Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 150, Number 20: Regulations Amending the Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations

May 14, 2016

Statutory authority

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Sponsoring departments

Department of the Environment and Department of Health

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)

Issues

Mercury is a naturally occurring chemical element that is persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, even at very low levels, to human health and in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Mercury is released into the environment from natural processes and human activities, and when released into the atmosphere, it undergoes long-range atmospheric transport and accumulates in northern regions, including Canada and, in particular, the Canadian Arctic.

In 2003, the Governing Council of the United Nations Environmental Programme found sufficient evidence of significant global adverse impacts from mercury and its compounds to warrant further international action to reduce the risks to human health and the environment. This finding led to negotiation, from 2010 to 2013, of the Minamata Convention on Mercury (Minamata Convention), a global, legally binding treaty that addresses all aspects of the mercury life cycle, including atmospheric emissions and trade. Parties to the Convention are required to maintain comprehensive restrictions on the export of elemental mercury that is at a concentration of 95% or more by weight.

Currently, there are no measures in Canada controlling or prohibiting the export of elemental mercury, except when it is, or is contained in, hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material regulated under the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (EIHWHRMR). To be in a position to ratify the Minamata Convention, which Canada signed on October 10, 2013, Canada must implement controls on the export of elemental mercury.

Background

Mercury is found in three general forms: (1) pure mercury (a heavy metal), also known as “elemental mercury” or “metallic mercury”; (2) inorganic mercury compounds; and (3) organic mercury compounds. Natural processes, such as volcanic activity and erosion, release mercury into the environment. Mercury is also released as a result of human activities such as metal mining, base metal smelting, the combustion of coal, cement production, product use and disposal, and incineration of waste containing mercury. Mercury has been used in a variety of commercial and consumer products due to its unique characteristics. These products include, among others, fluorescent lamps, thermometers and thermostats, batteries, dental amalgam, medical/measuring devices and switches and relays.

Exposure to mercury is known to have toxic effects on humans, ecosystems and wildlife. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that is particularly damaging to the development of human fetuses, infants and young children. The primary route of human exposure to mercury is consumption of fish or of piscivorous (fish-eating) mammals with heightened levels of mercury. Therefore, there is particular concern for those eating large amounts of these foods, such as First Nations and Arctic Aboriginal peoples, who rely on these traditional foods for sustenance. A 2011 study conducted in Nunavik showed that 72% of women of childbearing age had levels of mercury in their blood above safe thresholds. (see footnote 1)

Given these risks of toxic effects on humans, ecosystems and wildlife, Canada has put in place various measures to reduce and mitigate the potential risk of exposure to domestic mercury emissions and releases. These measures have reduced Canadian mercury emissions by over 90% since the 1970s. Mercury and its compounds are listed on Schedule 1 (List of Toxic Substances) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), enabling the introduction of regulatory and non-regulatory risk management measures. Canada-wide Standards for Mercury Emissions (Incineration and Base Metal Smelting) and Canada-wide Standards for Mercury Emissions from Coal-fired Electric Power Generation Plants were established in 2000 and 2006, respectively. These measures, along with the closure of mercury cell chlor-alkali facilities, and process changes by a smelting company in Flin Flon, Manitoba, drove the reductions in mercury emissions in Canada.

More recently, the Products Containing Mercury Regulations, which, with some exemptions, prohibit the import and manufacture of products containing mercury, came into force on November 8, 2015, and are anticipated to prevent over 4 100 kg of mercury from being released into the air.

Despite these domestic efforts to reduce mercury air emissions and releases into the environment, Canada remains a net recipient of mercury through air emissions at the global level. More than 95% of mercury resulting from human activities that is deposited in Canada comes from other countries. Mercury travels by air and is deposited in Canada's soil, water and ice. At 42%, China is the largest foreign source of mercury deposition in Canada, followed by the United States, at approximately 17%. The sector for artisanal and small scale gold mining using mercury, which does not occur in Canada, contributes 37% of global mercury emissions. (see footnote 2) Coal burning contributes 24% of global mercury emissions. (see footnote 3) This suggests that Canada would benefit from global efforts to reduce or eliminate impacts from mercury emissions worldwide.

Canada is not a producer of high-purity mercury through primary mercury mining, nor do facilities exist in Canada to distill mercury wastes or by-products to a high purity for industrial use. Therefore, all mercury for industrial use must be imported. Statistics Canada data indicates that there are 88 companies in total that import mercury. Among them, 11 companies are known exporters of mercury waste, and another 4 were identified as exporters of mercury. The Department of the Environment (the Department) assumes these 4 companies are re-exporters since Canada does not produce mercury.

The Minamata Convention

The Minamata Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury. The major highlights of the Minamata Convention include a ban on new mercury mines, the phase-out of existing mines, control measures on air emissions, and international action on the sector of artisanal and small-scale gold mining using mercury. In order to ratify the Minamata Convention, Parties must also control exports of elemental mercury (see footnote 4) in which the concentration of elemental mercury is 95% or more by weight. The Convention was agreed upon at the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Geneva, Switzerland, in January 2013, and it was opened for signature in Japan in October 2013. The Convention had been signed by 128 governments, including Canada, and the number of governments that have ratified the Convention (including the United States in 2013) continues to increase.

Export Control List

Canada has committed to shared responsibility and cooperative efforts to address the international trade in chemicals and pesticides. The Export Control List (ECL) in Schedule 3 to CEPA and the associated Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations (the Regulations) help Canada to meet its current international obligations.

The ECL is a list of substances whose export is controlled because their use in Canada is prohibited or restricted, or because Canada has accepted to control their export under the terms of an international agreement. Section 100 of CEPA provides the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health with the authority to add or delete substances from the ECL by order. These amendments are published in the Canada Gazette.

Permits are sometimes required for the export of a substance on the ECL. The conditions for determining when an export permit is required and for obtaining permits from the Minister are specified in the Regulations. Additionally, the Regulations establish conditions under which a person may export a substance listed on the ECL.

The substances are grouped into three parts:

Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations

The Regulations impose controls on the export of substances listed on the ECL. They describe the manner in which to notify the Minister of the Environment of proposed exports. The Regulations enable Canada to meet its obligations under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention) as well as its export obligations under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention) (see footnote 5). Specifically, the Regulations provide a permitting scheme for exports to parties to the Rotterdam Convention and establish restrictions on the export of substances subject to the Stockholm Convention. Canada is a party to both of these Conventions.

The Regulations apply to all exports of substances listed on the ECL, regardless of the purpose of the export or the quantity.

The Rotterdam Convention

The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, establishes a list of substances (see footnote 6) that have been banned or severely restricted by some parties to the Rotterdam Convention for health and/or environmental reasons. The Rotterdam Convention facilitates an information exchange between parties, in which the “prior informed consent” of the importing Party is required prior to the export of substances. Substances must be listed in Part 1 or Part 2 of the ECL in order for Canada to respect the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure. Presently, substances listed in Part 3 due to domestic controls are not subject to the PIC procedure.

Objectives

The primary objective of the proposed Amendments is to position Canada to ratify the Minamata Convention. Ratification of the Convention by Canada would demonstrate Canada's commitment to protecting the environment and human health from mercury to domestic stakeholders and to Canada's international negotiating partners. Canada's ratification would encourage reductions in global mercury emissions, and would consequently reduce foreign mercury deposition in Canada, particularly in Canada's Arctic.

The proposed Amendments allow Canada to remain compliant with the Rotterdam Convention when a new substance from Part 3 of the ECL becomes subject to that Convention, without amending the ECL. Currently, the ECL must be amended to move a Part 3 substance to either Part 1 or Part 2 when it becomes subject to the Rotterdam Convention to respect the Prior Informed Consent conditions of the Convention. The proposed Amendments would enable compliance with the Rotterdam Convention automatically when Part 3 substances become subject to that Convention.

In addition, the proposed Amendments aim to provide additional flexibilities to exporters subject to the Regulations, to ensure that Canada can more readily remain compliant with obligations under the Rotterdam Convention, and to address administrative issues identified by the Standing Committee on the Scrutiny of Regulations (SJCSR).

Description

The proposed Amendments would make the following modifications to the Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations.

Conditions relative to the Minamata Convention

The proposed Amendments are accompanied by the proposed Order Amending Schedule 3 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, which would add elemental mercury to the ECL, and make the substance subject to the Regulations. The proposed Amendments would restrict the export of mixtures containing elemental mercury at a concentration of 95% or more by weight.

In line with the Minamata Convention, the following types of export would be allowed:

  1. Mercury that is, or is contained in, a hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material regulated by Canada's Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations;
  2. Mercury-containing manufactured items; or
  3. Mercury to be used for laboratory-scale research and analysis or as a reference standard.

A prior notification of export would be required for exporters of these substances for the exempted purposes as described above.

The proposed Amendments would not apply to naturally occurring trace quantities of mercury present in non-mercury metals, ores or mineral products, nor would the controls apply to unintentional trace quantities of mercury in chemical products.

Prior notice of export

The proposed Amendments would reduce the 30-day prior notification of export for any substance listed on the ECL to 15 days. This change would reduce the compliance burden for exporters who may be holding an export in their inventory to allow the existing 30-day notification period to elapse. Additionally, exporters would not be required to forecast as far into the future.

Amendments to conditions relative to the Rotterdam Convention

The proposed Amendments would ensure the application of the Prior Informed Consent procedure of the Rotterdam Convention, which requires that exports of substances listed under this Convention are prohibited where the importing Party has stated its refusal for such imports. The proposed Amendments would therefore enable the Minister to deny an export permit to an exporter, where the PIC procedure is not allowed.

The change would allow Canada to remain compliant under the Rotterdam Convention when Parties to that treaty agree to list a substance that occurs in Part 3 of the ECL without the need for an amendment to the ECL to move such a substance from Part 3 to either Part 1 or Part 2.

Labelling

Certain exports that are subject to the conditions relative to the Rotterdam Convention in sections 7 to 22 of the Regulations require that a label be affixed to the container that includes information in either or both official languages and, as far as practicable, at least one of the official languages of the country of destination. The proposed Amendments would require that this information be provided in both official languages and, as far as practicable, at least one of the official languages of the country of destination. This would ensure availability of the safety information in both languages for handlers while still respecting Canada's obligations under the Rotterdam Convention.

Administrative changes to address comments by the SJCSR

The proposed Amendments would also make housekeeping changes to address administrative issues that have been raised by the SJCSR (e.g. changes to better align the text in both official languages).

Benefits and costs

Below is a summary of the impacts on Canadians, industry, and the Government.

Canadians

The proposed Amendments, along with the addition of mercury to the ECL, would benefit Canadians by allowing Canada to be in a position to ratify the Minamata Convention. The Minamata Convention, once in force, will obligate participating governments to take measures to control and, where possible, reduce mercury emissions and to take steps to enable the responsible trade of mercury.

The Minamata Convention will come into force 90 days after 50 governments have ratified the treaty. Canada's participation in the Minamata Convention allows it to contribute to global controls of mercury emissions. Hence this international, legally binding treaty will lead to the control and reduction of mercury emissions worldwide. Since most of the mercury deposited in Canada is from foreign sources, global action taken under the treaty will reduce Canadians' exposure to mercury.

A restriction on certain mercury exports (see footnote 7) is also consistent with the life-cycle approach adopted by Canada, which aims to prevent or minimize releases to the environment. This approach takes into account supply, trade, products, manufacturing processes, uses, atmospheric emissions, releases to land and water, environmentally sound interim storage and waste. The Minamata Convention's ultimate objective “to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds” is in line with the life-cycle approach.

By restricting mercury exports, Canada would not be contributing to the global use of mercury for artisanal and small-scale gold mining, which accounted for 37% of global mercury emissions in 2010. A reduction in global mercury emissions would reduce the impact on the environment and the health of Canadians, particularly in the Arctic.

Since the proposed Amendments would be strictly in regard to exports, there would be no direct costs passed on to Canadian consumers.

Industry

Canada is not a producer of high-purity mercury. Available information shows that exports of mercury from Canada take place by exporters who first import the mercury. However, due to the United States' ban on mercury exports in 2013, the availability of mercury from domestic U.S. sources and a limited market for mercury in the United States, imports of mercury into the United States have decreased significantly. As a result, the impact of the proposed Amendments on any Canadian exporters to the United States would be low.

The export of mercury waste for treatment or environmentally sound disposal is allowed under both the Minamata Convention and the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Eleven Canadian companies are known to have exported mercury waste between 2010 and 2015. These companies would be allowed to continue this activity. The proposed Amendments would not result in any increased costs or lost revenue. If this waste contains mercury below 95%, it would not be within the scope of the Regulations, but may still be regulated under the EIHWHRMR. If the waste contains mercury above this level, the export would still be allowed, but a prior notification of export would be required in addition to any controls that may apply under the EIHWHRMR or other instruments.

Companies that export mercury at a concentration of 95% or more by weight to countries other than the United States would be affected by the proposed Amendments. Over the last five years, four companies exported mercury from Canada to countries other than the United States. This activity would be restricted under the proposed Amendments. According to Statistics Canada, exports of elemental mercury to countries other than the United States have been inconsistent, and averaged approximately $800,000 per year between 2011 and 2014. There may be a forgone business opportunity as a result of this restriction. However, due to the irregularity of export data patterns, it is not possible to predict with confidence future exports of elemental mercury or to accurately determine the opportunity loss to businesses that may result from the proposed Amendments.

Companies exporting mixtures containing elemental mercury in a concentration of 95% or more by weight, for purposes that would still be allowed under the proposed Amendments, would be required to provide prior notification of exports. The administrative costs associated with the notification requirements are assessed in the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for the proposed Order Amending Schedule 3 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, which is being published in parallel.

The reduction of time for prior notification would provide additional compliance flexibility for stakeholders, and may reduce costs for stakeholders who hold exports in inventory to allow the existing 30-day notification period to elapse.

In terms of the new labelling requirements, the expected cost to exporters is negligible. These requirements would only apply to exports subject to the Rotterdam Convention provisions of the Regulations. Presently, two exporters would be impacted. Since exporters already have access to the prescribed information in both English and French and only have to transcribe this information to the package label, they would not carry significant extra costs to comply with the proposed Amendments.

Competitiveness

The proposed Amendments are not expected to affect competitiveness for any regulatee or sector given that the expected cost for stakeholders is negligible.

Government

The cost of the proposed Amendments to the Government would be negligible, as there is an existing regulatory program in place to administer the Regulations. Specifically, no compliance promotion costs would be expected, since the Department maintains and updates a list of compliance promotion materials on a regular basis. Therefore, the Government is not expected to face any additional compliance promotion obligations.

The changes to the conditions relative to the Rotterdam Convention would expedite the process to align the Regulations with the Rotterdam Convention.

“One-for-One” Rule

The “One-for-One” Rule would not apply to the proposed Amendments, as administrative costs are accounted for in the proposed Order. Therefore, the proposed Amendments would not result in incremental administrative costs (“INs”) or savings (“OUTs”) to business.

Small business lens

The small business lens applies to proposals that impact small business and that have nationwide cost impacts greater than $1 million, or that have a disproportionate impact on small business. The Department of the Environment has identified four businesses that have exported mercury to countries other than the United States in recent years, including three small businesses. These exports, valued at $800,000 per year on average, would be prohibited. To determine whether the impact of this prohibition would result in a disproportionate impact on small business, targeted efforts were made to contact these companies and to understand their concerns. No responses were received. The Department concludes that there would not be a disproportionate impact, and the small business lens therefore does not apply.

Consultation

An initial 30-day online public consultation was held in September 2014 regarding possible export controls for elemental mercury. The Department informed known stakeholders of this opportunity to comment by email. Responses from industry were generally positive or neutral since the comprehensive restrictions that would be imposed on the export of mercury would continue to allow for the export of mercury that is, or is contained in, a hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material already regulated by the EIHWHRMR. Responses from environmental non-governmental organizations were supportive of the restrictions on the export of mercury.

A second 30-day online public consultation was held in May 2015 to detail the proposed Amendments and describe the proposed restrictions on the export of mercury. The Department informed known stakeholders of this additional opportunity to comment by email. Three current regulatees responded to indicate support for the proposed reduction of the prior notification of export period.

For both consultations, the Department sent emails to the four companies who had recently exported mercury regarding the opportunity to comment. However, no responses were received.

Rationale

Exposure to mercury is known to have toxic effects on humans, ecosystems and wildlife. When released into the environment, it undergoes long-range atmospheric transport and accumulates in northern regions, in particular the Canadian Arctic. Consumption of fish or piscivorous (fish-eating) mammals with high levels of mercury is the primary route of human exposure to mercury. There is particular concern for those consuming large amounts of these foods, such as First Nations and Arctic Aboriginal peoples.

The proposed Amendments would restrict certain exports of elemental mercury. This would be an effective means of ensuring Canada's compliance with export obligations under the Minamata Convention. The proposed Amendments would also reduce the 30-day prior notification of export for any substance listed on the ECL to 15 days, which would provide more flexibility for stakeholders and would address administrative changes raised by the SJCSR. The proposed Amendments, along with the addition of mercury to the ECL, would position Canada to ratify the Minamata Convention. Since most of the mercury deposited in Canada comes from foreign sources, Canada requires global action to reduce emissions of mercury to have a positive outcome for Canadians.

Canada is not a producer of high-purity mercury. However, available information shows that exports of mercury from Canada take place by exporters who first import the mercury. The proposed addition of mercury to Part 2 of the ECL and the proposed Amendments would restrict the import and subsequent re-export of mercury.

The proposed Amendments would create a consistent, effective, and efficient approach to export controls by using an existing instrument to limit high-purity mercury exports.

The proposed Amendments may potentially result in costs to industry. The export of mercury would be restricted under the proposed Amendments, and these exporters may have an opportunity cost of a forgone business opportunity. However, the value of this is difficult to determine, and no concerns were raised by stakeholders during consultations.

Consultations were conducted on the proposed addition of mercury to Part 2 of the ECL and the proposed Amendments. Responses from industry and environmental non-governmental organizations were generally positive or neutral.

Strategic environmental assessment

As required by The Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals, a preliminary review was conducted which concluded that there would be no expected important environmental effects, either positive or negative; accordingly, a strategic environmental assessment is not required. (see footnote 8)

Implementation, enforcement and service standards

Since the proposed Amendments would be made under CEPA, enforcement officers would, when verifying compliance with the Regulations, apply the Compliance and Enforcement Policy for CEPA. The Policy also sets out the range of possible responses to alleged violations: warnings, directions, environmental protection compliance orders, ticketing, ministerial orders, injunctions, prosecution, and environmental protection alternative measures (which are an alternative to a court trial after the laying of charges for a CEPA violation). In addition, the Policy explains when the Department would resort to civil suits by the Crown for cost recovery.

When, following an inspection or an investigation, an enforcement officer discovers an alleged violation, the officer would choose the appropriate enforcement action based on the following factors:

The Department has an existing compliance promotion program associated with the current Regulations. This program provides a guidance document for exporters that helps determine whether their export activity is subject to the Regulations and, if so, what their obligations would be. Forms for export notification and permit application are also provided, though exporters are able to use their own templates provided all of the required data is presented. Where the necessary conditions are met, an exporter should expect approval and issuance of an export permit under these Regulations within 10 working days of the receipt of the completed permit application. An exporter should expect acknowledgement of a prior notification of export within 10 working days of the receipt of the completed prior notification of export.

Contacts

Lucie Desforges
Director
Chemical Production Division
Department of the Environment
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard,11th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3
Fax: 819-938-4218
Email: ec.substancedexportationcontrolee-exportcontrolledsubstance.ec@canada.ca

Yves Bourassa
Director
Regulatory Analysis and Valuation Division
Department of the Environment
200 Sacré-Cœur Boulevard
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3
Fax: 819-938-3374
Email: DARV.RAVD@canada.ca

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is given, pursuant to subsection 332(1) (see footnote a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote b), that the Governor in Council, pursuant to subsection 102(1) of that Act, proposes to make the annexed Regulations Amending the Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations.

Any person may, within 75 days after the date of publication of this notice, file with the Minister of the Environment comments with respect to the proposed Regulations or, within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, file with that Minister a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established under section 333 of that Act and stating the reasons for the objection. All comments and notices must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to the Chemical Production Division, Environmental Stewardship Branch, Department of the Environment, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3 (tel.: 819-938-4228; fax: 819-938-4218; email: ec.substancedexportationcontrolee-exportcontrolledsubstance.ec@canada.ca).

A person who provides information to the Minister of the Environment may submit with the information a request for confidentiality under section 313 of that Act.

Ottawa, May 5, 2016

Jurica Čapkun
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

Regulations Amending the Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations

Amendments

1 Section 1 of the Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations (see footnote 9) is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Minamata Convention means the Minamata Convention on Mercury, as amended from time to time. (Convention de Minamata)

2 Section 2 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Purpose

2 The purpose of these Regulations is to establish regulatory conditions applicable to the export of substances specified in the Export Control List and to implement the Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam Convention and Minamata Convention in relation to the export of those substances.

3 Paragraph 3(2)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

4 Subsection 5(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Fifteen days

5 (1) The notice of proposed export that is required under subsection 101(1) of the Act must be provided to the Minister by the person proposing the export of a substance at least 15 days before the export.

5 (1) Paragraph 6(2)(d) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(2) Paragraph 6(2)(e) of the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

6 (1) Subsection 7(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Application

7 (1) Subject to section 22.1, sections 8 to 22 set out the additional conditions applicable to the export of a substance specified in the Export Control List if that export is to a Rotterdam Party.

(2) Paragraphs 7(2)(h) and (i) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

7 The portion of section 8 of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Substances not subject to prior informed consent procedure

8 A person that has provided a notice of proposed export under subsection 101(1) of the Act may export a substance — other than a substance specified in Part 1 of the Export Control List — that is specified in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention, but that is destined for use in a category other than the category specified for that substance in that Annex, if

8 Subsection 10(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Substances in question

10 (1) Subject to section 9, any person proposing to export any of the following substances must hold an export permit:

9 Section 11 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Content of application

11 (1) The application for an export permit must include the information listed in Schedule 2 and be accompanied by

Electronic or paper submission

(2) The application and the documents referred to in subsection (1) may be submitted either in writing or in an electronic format that is compatible with the one that is used by the Minister.

Combined notice and permit application

(3) If the notice of proposed export and the application for an export permit in relation to a particular substance are provided to the Minister at the same time, the exporter does not need to provide the information referred to in items 1, 2 and 4 to 8 of Schedule 2 if that information is provided in the notice.

10 The portion of subsection 12(1) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Substances subject to prior informed consent procedure

12 (1) Subject to section 16, in the case of the export of a substance subject to the prior informed consent procedure that is specified in Part 1 of the Export Control List and destined for destruction or a substance subject to the prior informed consent procedure that is specified in Part 2 or 3 of the Export Control List, the Minister must issue an export permit if

11 Section 14 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Other substances — Part 3 of Export Control List

14 Subject to section 16, the Minister must, on receipt of a permit application, issue an export permit for the export of a substance specified in Part 3 of the Export Control List that is not specified in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention.

12 Paragraph 16(c) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

13 Paragraphs 18(1)(d) and (e) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

14 Paragraph 19(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

15 The portion of subsection 21(1) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Information to appear on label

21 (1) An exporter must affix to any container in which a substance is exported a label that includes the following information in both official languages and, as far as practicable, at least one of the official languages of the country of destination:

16 The heading before section 23 and sections 23 to 26 of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

Conditions Relative to the Minamata Convention

Restrictions

23 A person that has provided a notice of proposed export under subsection 101(1) of the Act may export a mixture that contains elemental mercury (CAS 7439-97-6) at a concentration of 95% or more by weight only if the mixture

17 Subparagraphs 3(g)(i) to (v) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations are replaced by the following:

18 Schedule 2 to the Regulations is amended by replacing the references after the heading “SCHEDULE 2” with the following:

(Subsections 11(1) and (3))

19 Paragraph 13(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Coming into Force

20 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

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