Pest Control Products Act

Marginal note:Confirmation

• 21 (1) If the Minister considers that the health and environmental risks and the value of a pest control product are acceptable after any required evaluations and consultations have been completed, the Minister shall confirm the registration.

• Marginal note:Amendment or cancellation

  (2) If the Minister does not consider that the health or environmental risks or value of a pest control product are acceptable, the Minister shall

  • (a) amend the registration if the Minister considers that the health and environmental risks and value of the product would be acceptable after the amendment; or

  • (b) cancel the registration.

• Marginal note:Delay of effective date

  (3) The Minister may delay the effective date of the amendment or cancellation if

  • (a) no suitable alternative to the use of the pest control product is available; and

  • (b) the Minister considers that the health and environmental risks and value of the product are acceptable until the effective date of the amendment or cancellation.

• Marginal note:Conditions on delay

  (4) A delay is subject to any conditions that the Minister considers necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

• Marginal note:Continued possession, etc., of existing stocks

  (5) When cancelling the registration of a pest control product under this section or any other provision of this Act, the Minister may

  • (a) allow the continued possession, handling, storage, distribution and use of stocks of the product in Canada at the time of cancellation, subject to any conditions, including disposal procedures, that the Minister considers necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act;

  • (b) require the registrant to recall and dispose of the product in a manner specified by the Minister; or

  • (c) seize and dispose of the product.