Risk management action milestones: Batch 7
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The chemical substances listed below are from Batch 7 of the Challenge, and these substances have met the criteria of section 64(c) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). The table below compiles the proposed risk management actions for health and environment. For the complete wording of these proposed actions, please refer to the risk management approaches listed in the summary of Batch 7 substances and publications. An updated summary of Chemical Management Plan (CMP) risk management instruments is available on the CMP risk management actions table.
Batch 7
| Authority | Risk management actions | Most recent milestone |
|---|---|---|
| CEPA 1999 | Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions. | An order amending the Domestic Substances List (DSL) published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on August 28, 2013. |
| Food and Drugs Act (F&DA) (cosmetics) | Addition to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. | The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist has been amended. |
| Authority | Risk management actions | Most recent milestone |
|---|---|---|
| CEPA 1999 | Reduction in the availability of indoor alkyd paints to consumers. | Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Architectural Coatings Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on September 30, 2009. Prohibition on the sale and offer for sale of products exceeding set VOC concentration limits came into effect September 2012. |
| CEPA 1999 | Discussions with industry to pursue exposure reduction measures for remaining alkyd, indoor products. | Publication of the final Code of Practice for 2-Butanone, oxime (Butanone oxime) Associated with the Interior Application of Consumer Alkyd Paint and Coating Products. Comments and the Government's response are summarized in the Response to Comments on Proposed Code of Practice for 2-Butanone, oxime (Butanone oxime). The corresponding Notice was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on June 28, 2014 . |
| CEPA 1999 | Addition to the Environmental Emergency Regulations. | Butanone oxime does not meet the criteria in section 200 of CEPA 1999 and will not be added to the Environmental Emergency Regulations. |
| Authority | Risk management actions | Most recent milestone |
|---|---|---|
| CEPA 1999 | SNAc provisions. | An order amending the DSL was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on August 28, 2013. |
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