New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) — 1
Definitions 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 . ( Loi ) animal includes a part of an animal, but does not include an animal or a part of an animal that exists primarily as a single cell and is without the organization that characterizes tissues or organs. ( animal ) anionic polymer means a polymer that has one or more monomer units that are covalently bound and bear a net negative charge. ( polymère anionique ) biochemical means a substance, other than a polymer, that (a) is produced by a micro-organism; or (b) is a protein or nucleic acid that is derived from a plant or an animal. ( substance biochimique ) biopolymer means a polymer that (a) is produced by a micro-organism; or (b) is a protein or nucleic acid that is derived from a plant or an animal. ( biopolymère ) CAS registry number means the identification number assigned to a substance by the Chemical Abstracts Service Division of the American chemical Society. ( numéro d’enregistrement CAS ) cationic polymer means a polymer that has one or more monomer units that are covalently bound and bear a net positive charge. ( polymère cationique ) chemical means a substance that is not a polymer. ( substance chimique ) consumed , in respect of a substance, means destroyed or completely converted to another substance. ( consommée ) contained , in respect of a site-limited intermediate substance or an export-only substance, means an absolute release limit of 1 kg per day per site to the aquatic environment after wastewater treatment. ( confinée ) DSL means the Domestic Substances List maintained by the Minister under subsection 66(1) of the Act, as amended from time to time. ( liste intérieure ) material safety data sheet [Repealed, SOR/2015-19, s. 1] micro-organism means a microscopic organism that is (a) classified in the Bacteria, the Archaea, the Protista, which includes protozoa and algae, or the Fungi, which includes yeasts; (b) a virus, virus-like particle or sub-viral particle; (c) a cultured cell of an organism not referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), other than a cell used to propagate the organism; or (d) any culture other than a pure culture. ( micro-organisme ) monomer unit means the reacted form of a monomer in a polymer. ( unité monomère ) NDSL means the Non-domestic Substances List maintained by the Minister under subsection 66(2) of the Act, as amended from time to time. ( liste extérieure ) plant includes a part of a plant, but does not include a plant or part of a plant that exists primarily as a single cell and is without the organization that characterizes tissues or organs. ( végétaux ) polymer means a substance that consists of (a) molecules characterized by the sequence of one or more types of monomer units; (b) greater than 50% by weight of molecules having three or more monomer units that are covalently bound to one or more other monomer units or reactants; (c) less than 50% by weight of molecules of the same molecular weight; and (d) molecules distributed over a range of molecular weights whose differences in molecular weights are primarily attributable to differences in the number of monomer units. ( polymère ) reactant , in respect of a polymer, means a substance that is used in the manufacture of the polymer and becomes part of its chemical composition, and includes a monomer. ( réactif ) reactive functional group means atoms or an associated group of atoms in a substance that are intended or may reasonably be expected to undergo facile chemical reaction. ( groupe fonctionnel réactif ) reduced regulatory requirement polymer means one of the polymers described in section 9. ( polymère à exigences réglementaires réduites ) research and development substance means a substance that is undergoing systematic investigation or research, by means of experimentation or analysis other than test marketing, whose primary objective is any of the following: (a) to create or improve