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Hazardous Products Regulations

Version of section 8.7.3 from 2022-12-15 to 2024-08-18:


Marginal note:Ingredient classified in Category 1 or 1A

  •  (1) A mixture is classified in the category “Reproductive Toxicity — Category 1” or the subcategory “Reproductive Toxicity — Category 1A” if it contains at least one ingredient at a concentration equal to or greater than the concentration limit of 0.1% that is classified in the subcategory “Reproductive Toxicity — Category 1A”, unless

    • (a) there are data for the mixture as a whole that demonstrate conclusively, based on established scientific principles, that the mixture has adverse effects on sexual function and fertility or adverse effects on the development of the embryo, fetus or offspring, in which case the mixture is classified as a mixture that is toxic to reproduction in accordance with subsection 8.7.1(1); or

    • (b) the mixture as a whole has been subjected to a reproductive toxicity study that determines that the mixture does not have adverse effects on sexual function and fertility or adverse effects on the development of the embryo, fetus or offspring, and a scientifically validated method was used and the study was performed in accordance with generally accepted standards of good scientific practice at the time it was carried out.

  • Marginal note:Ingredient classified in Category 1 or 1B

    (2) A mixture is classified in the category “Reproductive Toxicity — Category 1” or the subcategory “Reproductive Toxicity — Category 1B” if it contains at least one ingredient at a concentration equal to or greater than the concentration limit of 0.1% that is classified in the subcategory “Reproductive Toxicity — Category 1B”, and does not contain any ingredient at a concentration equal to or greater than the concentration limit of 0.1% that is classified in the subcategory “Reproductive Toxicity — Category 1A”, unless

    • (a) there are data for the mixture as a whole that demonstrate conclusively, based on established scientific principles, that the mixture has adverse effects on sexual function and fertility or adverse effects on the development of the embryo, fetus or offspring, in which case the mixture is classified as a mixture that is toxic to reproduction in accordance with subsection 8.7.1(1); or

    • (b) the mixture as a whole has been subjected to a reproductive toxicity study that determines that the mixture does not have adverse effects on sexual function and fertility or adverse effects on the development of the embryo, fetus or offspring, and a scientifically validated method was used and the study was performed in accordance with generally accepted standards of good scientific practice at the time it was carried out.

  • SOR/2022-272, s. 54

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