Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (SOR/2021-25)

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — SOR/2026-174, s. 6

  • 6 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after the heading of Division 2 of Part 1:

    Export Prohibited to Certain Countries

    • Hazardous waste

      • 18.01 (1) It is prohibited for any person to export to a country of destination not listed in Annex VII of the Convention, as amended from time to time, to the extent that the amendments are binding on Canada

        • (a) hazardous waste, within the meaning of subsection 2(1);

        • (b) anything — even if it is not hazardous waste within the meaning of subsection 2(1) — that is to be disposed of using one of the operations set out in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, or that can no longer be used for its original purpose, cannot be used for another purpose and cannot be altered to be used for its original purpose or another purpose, and that is defined as, or considered to be, hazardous waste under the legislation of the country of destination that is a party to the Convention; or

        • (c) anything — even if it is not hazardous waste within the meaning of subsection 2(1) — that is to be disposed of using one of the operations set out in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, or that can no longer be used for its original purpose, cannot be used for another purpose and cannot be altered to be used for its original purpose or another purpose, and that is one of the hazardous wastes referred to in subparagraph 1(a) of Article 1, of the Convention, with the exception of wastes referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 1 of the Convention, as amended from time to time, to the extent that the amendments are binding on Canada.

      • Hazardous recyclable material

        (2) It is prohibited for any person to export to a country of destination not listed in Annex VII of the Convention, as amended from time to time, to the extent that the amendments are binding on Canada

        • (a) hazardous recyclable material, within the meaning of subsection 4(1); or

        • (b) anything — even if it is not hazardous recyclable material within the meaning of subsection 4(1) — that is to be recycled using one of the operations set out in column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 and that is one of the hazardous wastes referred to in subparagraph 1(a) of Article 1, of the Convention, with the exception of wastes referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 1of the Convention, as amended from time to time, to the extent that the amendments are binding on Canada.