This advisory note is to inform manufacturers and importers of new substances and any other stakeholders of an administrative change made to the New Substances Notification (NSN) process for substances used in products regulated by the Food and Drugs Act (F&DA).

To view complete article, published on the Government of Canada’s New Substances website, please visit: New Substances Program Advisory Note 2006-04 – Administrative Change for New Substances Used in Products Regulated by the Food & Drugs Act

Canada Gazette II – Vol. 140, No. 23 — November 15, 2006

Whereas the Minister of the Environment has been provided with information under either paragraph 87(1)(a) or (5)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 in respect of each substance referred to in the annexed Order;

Whereas, in respect of the substances being added to the Domestic Substances List pursuant to subsection 87(1) of that Act, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health are satisfied that those substances have been manufactured in or imported into Canada in excess of the quantity prescribed under the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) by the person who provided the information;

Whereas the period for assessing the information under section 83 of that Act has expired;

And whereas no conditions under paragraph 84(1)(a) of that Act in respect of the substances are in effect;

Therefore, the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsections 87(1), (3) and (5) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, hereby makes the annexed Order 2006-87-08-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List.

Ottawa, October 25, 2006

To view the amendments under this order, published in the Canada Gazette, please visit: Order 2006-87-08-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List

Canada Gazette II – Vol. 140, No. 23 — November 15, 2006

Whereas the Minister of the Environment is satisfied that the substance referred to in the annexed Order was, between January 1, 1984 and December 31, 1986, imported into Canada by a person in a quantity of not less than 100 kg in any one calendar year, meeting the requirement set out in paragraph 66(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;

Therefore, the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsection 66(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Ottawa, October 25, 2006

To view the amendments under this order, published in the Canada Gazette, please visit: Order 2006-66-08-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List

Canada Gazette I – Vol. 140, No. 45 — November 11, 2006

Notice to interested parties — Intent to delete non-eligible substances from the Domestic Substances List

Notice is hereby given that the Minister of the Environment intends to delete 1 105 substances from the Domestic Substances List which, as the result of an audit, were discovered not to have met the criteria prescribed in subsection 66(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

A provisional list of these substances is attached. This list may also be accessed on the New Substances Program Web site (www.ec.gc.ca/substances) or obtained, upon request, at the address noted below.

Interested parties may provide their comments within 180 days of the publication of this notice. During the comment period, anyone who objects to the deletion of a substance should provide, using Part A of the attached form, for each substance of interest the information and substantiating documentation to prove that the substance proposed for deletion meets the criteria prescribed in subsection 66(1) of the Act.

To view complete article, published in the Canada Gazette, please visit: Intent to delete non-eligible substances from the Domestic Substances List

To view a list of specific CAS #’s and chemical names, please visit: Chemical Names & CAS #’s