Declarations Regulations (Chemical Weapons Convention) (SOR/2010-56)

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  Act

  Act means the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act. (Loi)

  CAS registry number

  CAS registry number means the identification number assigned to a chemical substance by the Chemical Abstracts Service, a division of the American Chemical Society. (numéro d’enregistrement CAS)

  contact information

  contact information means the address, telephone number and, if applicable, fax number and e-mail address. (coordonnées)

  discrete organic chemical

  discrete organic chemical means any chemical that belongs to the class of chemical compounds consisting of all compounds of carbon except for carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbon disulfide, carbonyl sulfide and metal carbonates. Also excluded from this definition are oligomers and polymers — whether or not they contain phosphorus, sulfur or fluorine — and chemicals that contain only carbon and metal. (produit chimique organique défini)

  IUPAC

  IUPAC means the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. (UICPA)

  other facility

  other facility means a plant site, plant or unit, other than the single small-scale facility, where activities authorized under the Schedule 1 Chemicals Regulations (Chemical Weapons Convention) are carried out. (autre installation)

  PSF chemical

  PSF chemical means a discrete organic chemical that contains phosphorus, sulfur or fluorine. (produit PSF)

  Schedule 1 chemica1

  Schedule 1 chemica1 means a toxic chemical or precursor listed in Schedule 1 of the Schedules of Chemicals set out in the Annex on Chemicals in the Convention. (produit chimique du tableau 1)

  Schedule 2 chemical

  Schedule 2 chemical means a toxic chemical or precursor listed in Schedule 2 of the Schedules of Chemicals set out in the Annex on Chemicals in the Convention. (produit chimique du tableau 2)

  Schedule 3 chemical

  Schedule 3 chemical means a toxic chemical or precursor listed in Schedule 3 of the Schedules of Chemicals set out in the Annex on Chemicals in the Convention. (produit chimique du tableau 3)

  single small-scale facility

  single small-scale facility means the single small-scale facility referred to in paragraph 19(1)(a) of the Schedule 1 Chemicals Regulations (Chemical Weapons Convention) or any facility replacing it or intended to replace it. (installation unique à petite échelle)

• Marginal note:Other words and expressions

  (2) Unless the context otherwise requires, all words and expressions used in these Regulations have the same meaning as in the Convention.

• Marginal note:Electronic transmission

  (3) Any notice given or declaration made under these Regulations may be given or made by electronic means.