Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations (SOR/2009-197)

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

automotive refinishing

automotive refinishing means any activity relating to the servicing, maintenance, repair, restoration or modification of motor vehicles or mobile equipment, or their parts, involving the application of a coating or surface cleaner. (finition automobile)

coating

coating means a product that forms a film when applied to a surface for protective or any other automotive refinishing purpose. It excludes products used in carrying out metal plating and lacquer topcoats and any oil-based enamel paints used for the restoration of motor vehicles or mobile equipment made on or before 1985 and their parts. (revêtement)

excluded compounds

excluded compounds means the compounds that are excluded under item 65 of Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 as well as acetic acid, 1,1–dimethylethyl ester (C₆H₁₂0₂). (composés exclus)

mobile equipment

mobile equipment means any equipment, other than a motor vehicle, that is capable of being pulled on a highway. (équipement mobile)

motor vehicle

motor vehicle means any self-propelled vehicle, but does not include

• (a) an aircraft as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act;

• (b) rolling stock as defined in section 6 of the Canada Transportation Act; or

• (c) a boat, ship or craft designed, used or capable of being used solely or partly for navigation in, on, through or immediately above water. (véhicule automobile)

surface cleaner

surface cleaner means a product used to prepare the surface of motor vehicles or mobile equipment by removing unwanted matter from the surface before applying a coating. It excludes products used for cleaning automotive refinishing equipment and hand-held spray bottle spot cleaners used to prepare surfaces prior to sanding. (nettoyant de surface)

volatile organic compounds

volatile organic compounds or VOC means volatile organic compounds that participate in atmospheric photochemical reactions and that are not excluded compounds. (composés organiques volatils ou COV)