Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations (SOR/2021-268)

Marginal note:Issuance or renewal

• 19 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister must issue or renew a permit referred to in subsection 18(1) if the applicant has demonstrated that it will not be technically or economically feasible for them to, by the applicable date referred to in subsection 3(4) or the day on which their permit is to expire, as the case may be, reduce the product’s VOC concentration or VOC emission potential, as the case may be, to a level that is less than or equal to the applicable maximum VOC concentration set out in column 3 of the table to Schedule 1 or the applicable maximum VOC emission potential set out in column 2 of Schedule 2, as the case may be.

• Marginal note:Refusal

  (2) The Minister must refuse to issue or renew a permit if

  • (a) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant has provided false or misleading information in support of their application; or

  • (b) the information required under subsections 18(2) to (4) and the certification required under section 26 have not been provided or are insufficient to enable the Minister to process the application.

• Marginal note:Expiry

  (3) The permit expires on the second anniversary of the day on which the permit becomes effective or on an earlier date specified in the permit unless the permit holder submits an application for renewal at least 90 days before the day on which the permit expires and the application is approved by the Minister. The renewed permit expires on the second anniversary of the day on which the renewal becomes effective or on an earlier date specified in the renewed permit.

• Marginal note:Application for renewal

  (4) An application for renewal may be made only once.

• Marginal note:Explanation of reasons

  (5) An application for renewal must include an explanation of the reasons why the plan that was submitted in the initial permit application was not implemented within the period identified in that initial application.