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PCB Regulations

Version of section 29 from 2010-03-11 to 2024-11-11:


Marginal note:Equipment and liquids used for their servicing

  •  (1) The owner of equipment referred to in section 16, other than equipment for which an extension has been applied for under section 17, or of a liquid used in its servicing referred to in subsection 15(2) shall affix a label in a readily visible location on the equipment or on the container of the liquid, no later than 30 days after the day on which it ceases to be used.

  • Marginal note:Equipment for which extension applied for

    (2) The owner of equipment for which an extension has been applied under section 17 shall affix a label in a readily visible location on the equipment.

  • Marginal note:Exceptions

    (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to

    • (a) equipment or containers of liquids that bear a label on September 5, 2008 that indicates the presence of PCBs; and

    • (b) equipment that is too small, including light ballasts, to bear the label referred to in subsection (4).

  • Marginal note:Containers for small equipment

    (3.1) The owner of the equipment referred to in paragraph (3)(b) that is stored shall affix the label referred to in subsection (4) in a readily visible location on the container in which the equipment is stored.

  • Marginal note:Description

    (4) The label must

    • (a) state “ATTENTION — contains 50 mg/kg or more of PCBs / contient 50 mg/kg ou plus de BPC” in black lettering on a white background, in a font size of no less than 36 points;

    • (b) measure at least 150 mm by 150 mm or at least 76 mm by 76 mm in the case of capacitors; and

    • (c) in the case of equipment for which an extension is applied for under section 17, state a unique identification number.

  • SOR/2010-57, ss. 12, 19

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