Pest Control Products Regulations

Marginal note:Exemption — unregistered pest control products

• 4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a pest control product is exempt from the application of subsection 6(1) of the Act if it is

  • (a) an active ingredient that is used only in the manufacture of a registered pest control product that was registered on January 1, 1984, or was registered after January 1, 1984 and the application for its registration was received by the Minister on or before that date, and the active ingredient meets the relevant conditions of registration of the registered pest control product;

  • (b) a pest control product

    • (i) that is of a type described in Schedule 2 and that meets the applicable conditions set out in that Schedule, and

    • (ii) the active ingredient of which is registered under the Act;

  • (c) a pest control product that is manufactured only for export from Canada and that contains an active ingredient that is registered in Canada;

  • (d) a foreign product that is imported under a foreign product use certificate; or

  • (e) a pest control product that is imported for the purpose of conducting research in accordance with sections 46 to 70.

• Marginal note:No exemption

  (2) A pest control product is not exempt from the application of subsection 6(1) of the Act if it is an active ingredient that is used in a pest control product of a type described in Schedule 2.

• Marginal note:Use in manufacture only

  (3) A pest control product that is exempt from registration under paragraph (1)(a) may not be used for any purpose other than the manufacture of a registered pest control product.

• (3.1) A pest control product that is exempt from registration under paragraph (1)(c) must meet the requirements of section 3.2.

• Marginal note:No manufacture or distribution in Canada

  (4) A pest control product that is exempt from registration under paragraph (1)(d) may not be manufactured or distributed in Canada.