On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations

40 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person that is not a company and that intends to import a vehicle or engine shall submit, prior to the importation, a declaration to the Minister in a form and manner that is satisfactory to the Minister. This declaration must be signed by the person or their duly authorized representative and contain the following information:

• (a) the name, email address, phone number, street address and, if different, mailing address of the importer;

• (b) the name of the manufacturer of the vehicle or engine;

• (c) the expected date of the importation;

• (d) in the case of a vehicle, the class, make, model, model year and, if known, identification number of the vehicle;

• (e) in the case of an engine, the make, model, model year and, if known, identification number of the engine; and

• (f) a statement

  • (i) from the person or their duly authorized representative that the vehicle or engine bears

    • (A) the national emissions mark,

    • (B) the U.S. emission control information label or, in the case of a heavy-duty engine, the U.S. engine information label referred to in paragraph 35(1)(d), showing that the vehicle or engine conformed to the EPA emission standards in effect when the main assembly of the vehicle or the manufacture of the engine, as the case may be, was completed, or

    • (C) a label showing that the vehicle or engine conformed to the emission standards of the California Air Resources Board in effect when the main assembly of the vehicle or the manufacture of the engine, as the case may be, was completed, or

  • (ii) from the manufacturer or its duly authorized representative that, as the case may be,

    • (A) the vehicle conformed to the standards set out in these Regulations or to the standards referred to in clause (i)(B) or (C) when its main assembly was completed, or

    • (B) the engine conformed to the standards set out in these Regulations or to the standards referred to in clause (i)(B) or (C) when its manufacture was completed.

(2) A person that is not a company and that imports no more than 10 engines or no more than 10 vehicles in a calendar year is exempt from the obligation of submitting the declaration to the Minister.