Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations

Marginal note:Manufacturer — panels or laminated products

• 26 (1) A manufacturer of composite wood panels or laminated products must maintain a record of the following information and documents, in English or French or both languages:

  • (a) in respect of the tests referred to in paragraph 7(1)(b),

    • (i) the name and contact information of the person performing or overseeing the tests,

    • (ii) the dates on which the tests were performed,

    • (iii) the type of composite wood panel or laminated product that was tested,

    • (iv) the lot number of the composite wood panel that was tested or the month and year of manufacture of the laminated product that was tested, as the case may be,

    • (v) the test method used, and

    • (vi) the test results, including the data used for establishing equivalence in accordance with Section 2 of the Directive;

  • (b) in respect of the tests referred to in paragraph 8(1)(b),

    • (i) the name and contact information of the person performing or overseeing the tests,

    • (ii) the corporate name and civic address of the facility where the tests were performed,

    • (iii) the dates on which the tests were performed,

    • (iv) the type of composite wood panel or laminated product that was tested,

    • (v) the lot number of the composite wood panel that was tested or the month and year of manufacture of the laminated product that was tested, as the case may be,

    • (vi) the test method used, and

    • (vii) the test results, including the data used to establish the correlation of results in accordance with subsection 8(4), if applicable;

  • (c) in respect of the composite wood panels or laminated products,

    • (i) their description, and

    • (ii) information allowing each composite wood panel or laminated product to be traced to a specific lot;

  • (d) in respect of the resin used,

    • (i) its trade name,

    • (ii) if the manufacturer of the composite wood panels or laminated products purchases resin, the names, civic and postal addresses, telephone numbers and, if any, the email addresses of the supplier and of the manufacturer of the resin as well as records of purchase of the resin from the supplier, and

    • (iii) if the manufacturer of the composite wood panels or laminated products uses its own resin, documents describing the type and amount of resin used by volume and weight;

  • (e) in respect of changes to the manufacturing of composite wood panels and laminated products,

    • (i) details of any increase of more than 10% in the resin used,

    • (ii) details of any change in resin composition that results in an increase in formaldehyde emissions, and

    • (iii) details of any other change that may result in an increase in formaldehyde emissions;

  • (f) in respect of a composite wood panel or laminated product made with a no-added-formaldehyde resin or an ultra-low-emitting-formaldehyde resin,

    • (i) the production volume, expressed in square metres, of each product type manufactured,

    • (ii) the resin trade name,

    • (iii) the name, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of the resin supplier,

    • (iv) documents demonstrating that the conditions under section 10 or 11, as the case may be, are met,

    • (v) the volume and weight of resin that the manufacturer uses, and

    • (vi) details of any change in composition of the resin;

  • (g) in respect of particleboard, medium-density fibreboard or thin medium-density fibreboard for which testing has been performed in accordance with subsection 8(6), documents demonstrating the average results referred to in that subsection;

  • (h) in respect of any non-compliant lot,

    • (i) a list of all non-compliant lots manufactured by the manufacturer that indicates whether each lot was destroyed or treated and, if it was treated, the results obtained from re-testing performed in accordance with subsection 16(4), and

    • (ii) a copy of the written notice provided by the manufacturer in accordance with subsection 16(5); and

  • (i) in respect of the third-party certifier,

    • (i) the declaration of certification referred to in section 19 and all supporting documentation referred to in that section for any composite wood panel that constitutes the core or platform of a laminated product referred to in subsections 7(4) and 8(5) and for any other product types,

    • (ii) the date and details of the most recent verification that the third-party certifier performed in respect of the manufacturer’s composite wood panels or laminated products, and

    • (iii) the qualifications of the third-party certifier under section 18.

• Marginal note:Retention period and location

  (2) The information and documents included in the record must be retained for a period of five years after the day on which they are made at one of the following locations:

  • (a) the manufacturer’s principal place of business in Canada; or

  • (b) any other place in Canada where the record can be inspected, if the manufacturer notifies the Minister of the civic address of that place within 30 days after the day on which the record is moved to that place for retention.

• Marginal note:Disclosure to Minister

  (3) On request, the manufacturer must provide the Minister with any of the information and documents referred to in subsection (1).

• Marginal note:Purchaser

  (4) On request, the manufacturer must make any of the information or documents referred to in paragraph (1)(a) available to a person that purchases a composite wood panel or laminated product from the manufacturer.

• Marginal note:Additional disclosure to Minister

  (5) On request, the manufacturer must provide the following information to the Minister:

  • (a) in respect of composite wood panels or laminated products sold by the manufacturer,

    • (i) the name, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of the purchaser,

    • (ii) the purchase order number or the invoice number and the production volume purchased, expressed in square metres,

    • (iii) the total production volume, expressed in square metres, of composite wood panels and laminated products manufactured and sold in Canada, and

    • (iv) a copy of each label required under subsection 20(1); and

  • (b) in respect of the shipping of composite wood panels or laminated products, the shipping invoice number.

• Marginal note:Timeframe for additional disclosure

  (6) The manufacturer must provide the information referred to in subsection (5) to the Minister in English or French or both languages within 40 days after the day on which the request is made or, if the information is to be translated from a language other than English or French, within 60 days after the day on which the request is made.