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# O rder A ddi ng T oxi c Subs t ances t o Schedul e 1 t o t he C anadi an E nvi ronm ent al P rot ect i on A ct , 1999

St at ut or yauthor i t y

Canadi an E

nv i r onm e ntal

P r ot e c t i on A c t

, 1999

Spons or i ng de

par t m e nt s

D e pa rt m e ntof the E nvi ronm e nt and D e part m e ntof H e a l th

R EG U LA TO RY I M P A C T A N A LY S I S S TA TEM EN T

( T hi s s tat e m e nt

i s not par t of t he O r de r

. )

I s s u ean d obje c t

i v es

T he purpos e of the O r de r A ddi ng T ox i c Subs t anc es t o Sc he dul e 1 t o
the Canadi an Env i r onm e ntal P r ot e c t i on A c t

, 1999 (he re i na ft e r

re fe rre d t o a s t he propos e d O rde r) m a de purs uantt o s ubs e c t i on 90(1) of t he Canadi an E

nv i r onm e ntal

P r ot e c t i on A c t

, 1999 (CE P A 1999) i s t o propos e the a ddi t i on of c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns t o the L i s t of T oxi c S ubs t a nc e s i n S c he dul e 1 of the A c t

. T he s e s ubs t a nc e s w e re found t o be t oxi c a s s e tout

i n s e c t i on 64 of CE P A 1999.

D es c r i pt i on an d r at

i on al e

Ba c kground

Chl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns re fe r t o thre e c l a s s e s of s ubs t anc e s : s hort c ha i n

c hl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns (i .e . c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns w i t h 102013; 13

c a rbon a t om s ), m e di um c ha i n c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns (i .e . c hl ori na t e d
pa ra ffi ns w i th 142013; 17 c arbon a t om s ) a nd l ong c ha i n c hl ori na t e d
pa ra ffi ns (i .e . c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns w i th 18 or m ore c arbon a t om s ). In Ca na da , the s e s ubs t anc e s are m a i nl y us e d i n m e t a l w orki ng, i n pl a s t i c s /rubbe r a nd a s l ubri c a t i ng a ddi t i ve s

.

Chl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns w e re i ni t i a l l y a s s e s s e d unde r t he fi rs t P ri ori tyS ubs t a nc e s L i s t progra m . T he a s s e s s m e nt re port c onc l ude d tha t

s hort

c ha i n c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns c ons t i t ut e or m ay c ons t i t

ut e a dange r t o hum a n he a l th or l i fe a s s e t out i n CE P A 1999 (s e e footnot e 1) ; how e ve r, da t a

i de nt i fi e d a ttha tt i m e w e re c ons i de re d i ns uffi c i e nt t o

c onc l ude w he t he r s hort , m e di umor l ong c ha i n c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns

w e re ha rm ful t o the e nvi ronm e ntor w he the r m e di um or l ong c ha i n

c hl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns w e re c ons i de re d a dange r t o hum an he a l th. D i s c us s i ons a i m e d a t

m ana gi ng t he ri s ks pos e d by s hortc ha i n

c hl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns w e re e nga ge d w i t h s t a ke hol de rs unde r the fra m e w ork of the T oxi c S ubs t anc e s M ana ge m e ntP ol i c y. H ow e ve r, ri s k m a na ge m e nt

di s c us s i ons w e re s us pe nde d, pe ndi ng t he ge ne ra t i on

a nd re vi e w of ne w i nform a t i on c onc e rni ng the ri s k of c hl ori na t e d
pa ra ffi ns t o hum a n he a l th and the e nvi ronm e nt

.

F i na l fol l ow -up a s s e s s m e nt re port on c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns

E nvi ronm e nt

Ca na da and H e a l t h Ca na da c onduc t e d the fol l ow -up

a s s e s s m e nt

re port on c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns purs uant t o s e c t i on 68 of CE P A 1999.

T he fi na l a s s e s s m e nt

c onc l ude s tha t

• a l l c hl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns m e e t the c ri t e ri a

unde r pa ra gra ph 64( c ) of CE P A 1999; a nd

• c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns c ont a i ni ng up t o 20 c arbon a t om s (s hort

a nd m e di um -c ha i n c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns , a s w e l l a s l i qui d l ong

c ha i n pa ra ffi ns ) m e e t

t he c ri t e ri a unde r pa ra gra ph 64( a ) of CE P A 1999.

Ba s e d on c onc l us i ons of the a s s e s s m e nt , i t i s t he re fore re c om m e nde d

t ha t a l l c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns be a dde d t o t he S c he dul e 1 of CE P A 1999.

F urthe rm ore , c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns c ont a i ni ng up t o 20 c arbon a t om s

a re pre dom i na nt l y anthropoge ni c and t he a va i l a bl e da t a re gardi ng t he i r pe rs i s t e nc e a nd bi oa c c umul a t i on pot e nt i a l i ndi c a t e s t ha t t he y

s a t i s fy the c ri t e ri a

out l i ne d i n t he P e r

s is t e nc e and B i oac c um ulat i on R e gulat i ons , m a de unde r CE P A 1999. Chl ori na t e d para ffi ns

c ont a i ni ng up t o 20 c a rbon a t om s t hus m e e t t he c ri t e ri a for vi rt

ua l

e l i m i na t i on (s e e footnot e 2) of re l e a s e s t o the e nvi ronm e nt a s s e t out i n the T oxi c S ubs t anc e s M ana ge m e ntP ol i c y.

T he ful l a s s e s s m e ntre port m ay be obt a i ne d from the Che m i c a l S ubs t a nc e s W e b s i t e a t

w w w .c he m i c a l s ubs t anc e s .gc .c a , fromt he E xi s t i ng S ubs t a nc e s D i vi s i on, E nvi ronm e nt Ca na da , G a t i ne au, Q ue be c K 1A 0H 3, 819-953-4936 (fa x), or by e m a i l a t E xi s t i ng.S ubs t a nc e s .E xi s t ant e s @e c .gc .c a

.

A uthori ty

U nde r s ubs e c t i on 90(1) of CE P A1999, t he G ove rnor i n Counc i l m ay, i f s a t i s fi e d t ha t

a s ubs t a nc e i s t oxi c , m a ke an orde r a ddi ng the

s ubs t a nc e t o the L i s t

of T oxi c S ubs t anc e s i n S c he dul e 1 of the A c t

. T he A ddi ng O rde r i s m a de on the re c om m e nda t i on of the M i ni s t e r of

t he E nvi ronm e nt

a nd the M i ni s t e r of H e a l t h.A l t e rna t i ve

O ne of t he fol l ow i ng m e a s ure s c an be a ppl i e d a ft e r a n a s s e s s m e nt i s

c onduc t e d unde r CE P A1999: t a ki ng no furthe r a c t i on i n re s pe c t of

t he s ubs t a nc e ; unl e s s the s ubs t anc e i s a l re a dy on the P ri ori ty S ubs t a nc e s L i s t , a ddi ng the s ubs t anc e t o the P ri ori ty S ubs t anc e s L i s t ;

or re c om m e ndi ng tha t

the s ubs t anc e be a dde d t o the L i s t of T oxi c S ubs t a nc e s i n S c he dul e 1, a nd w he n a ppl i c a bl e , the i mpl e m e nt a t i on of vi rt ua l e l i m i na t i on.

T he fol l ow -up a s s e s s m e nt re port on c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns c onc l ude s t ha t t he s e s ubs t a nc e s are e nt e ri ng, or l i ke l y t o e nt e r, the e nvi ronm e nt i n a qua nt i ty or c onc e ntra t i on or unde r c ondi t i ons t ha t c ons t i t ut e or

m a y c ons t i tut e a dange r t o t he hum a n he a l t h or l i fe and tha t

c hl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns c ont a i ni ng up t o 20 c arbon a t om s ha ve or m a y ha ve a n i m m e di a t e or l ong-t e rm harm ful e ffe c ton the e nvi ronm e ntor i t s bi ol ogi c a l di ve rs i ty. A ddi t i ona l l y, c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns c ont a i ni ng up t o 20 c a rbon a t om s are pe rs i s t e nt , bi oa c c umul a t i ve , i nhe re nt l y t oxi c a nd pre s e nt

i n t he e nvi ronm e nt

pri m ari l y a s a

re s ul tof hum an

a c t i vi ty.

G i ve n tha t

t he s e s ubs t anc e s m e e t

t he c ri t e ri a for 201C; t oxi c 201D ; unde r s e c t i on 64 of CE P A 1999, a ddi ng the m t o S c he dul e 1 i s the onl y opt i on c ons i de re d.

In a ddi t i on a nd a s pre vi ous l y m e nt i one d, c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns

c ont a i ni ng up t o 20 c a rbon a t om s are pre dom i nant l y anthropoge ni c

a nd the a va i l a bl e da t a

re gardi ng the i r pe rs i s t e nc e and bi oa c c um ul a t i on pot e nt i a l i ndi c a t e s t ha t the y s a t i s fy the c ri t e ri a out l i ne d i n the P e r

s is t e nc e and B i oac c um ulat i on R e gulat i ons , m a de unde r CE P A 1999. Chl ori na t e d para ffi ns c ont a i ni ng up t o 20 c a rbon

a t om s thus m e e t

the c ri t e ri a

for vi rt ua l e l i m i na t i on of re l e a s e s t o the

e nvi ronm e nta s s e t

out i n the T oxi c S ubs t anc e s M ana ge m e ntP ol i c y.

Be ne fi t s a nd c os t s

T he a ddi t i on of c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns t o S c he dul e 1 of CE P A 1999

w oul d e na

bl e pre ve nt i ve or c ontrol a c t i ons on the s e s ubs t anc e s t o be

t a ke n t o e ns ure the prot e c t i on of hum an he a l th a nd the e nvi ronm e nt

.

T he de c i s i on t o a dd t oxi c s ubs t anc e s t o S c he dul e 1 of CE P A1999 i s ba s e d pri m a ri l y on a

s c i e nt i fi c a s s e s s m e nt . A ddi ng a s ubs t anc e t o S c he dul e 1 of CE P A 1999 a l l ow s t he G ove rnm e ntof Ca na da t o

a c c e s s the re gul a t ory t ool s provi de d for unde r the A c t . T he G ove rnm e nt

w i l l unde rt a ke a

ppropri a t e s oc i oe c onom i c a s s e s s m e nt of

t he pot e nt i a l i mpa c t s of ara nge of pos s i bl e i ns trum e nt s duri ng the ri s k m a na ge m e nt

pha s e

.

Con s u l t at i on

O n J une 11, 2005, the M i ni s t e rs of the E nvi ronm e nt and of H e a l th publ i s he d i n t he Canada G az e t t e , P artI, for a60-da y publ i c c om m e nt
pe ri od, the s um m ary of the s c i e nt i fi c re s ul t s of the fol l ow -up

a s s e s s m e nt

on c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns and a s t a t e m e nt

i ndi c a t i ng the

m e a s ure s the y propos e t o t a ke on t he ba s i s of s c i e nt i fi c

c ons i de ra t i ons . P ri or t o thi s publ i c a t i on, the CE P AN a t i ona l A dvi s oryCom m i t t e e w a s i nform e d a boutthe re l e a s e of the fol l ow -up

a s s e s s m e nt

on c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns and the publ i c c om m e nt pe ri od

m e nt i one d a

bove

.

D uri ng t he 60-da y publ i c c om m e ntpe ri od, s ubm i s s i ons w e re re c e i ve d from i ndus try a nd i ndus t ry a s s oc i a t i ons on t he s c i e nt i fi c a s s e s s m e nt

. N o c om m e nt s w e re re c e i ve d fromnon-gove rnm e nt a l orga ni z a t i ons , m e mbe rs of the publ i c or a c a de m i a . T e c hni c a l c om m e nt s on the

a s s e s s m e nt

re port s ubm i t t e d by s t a ke hol de rs w e re c a re ful l y re vi e w e d by E nvi ronm e nt

Ca na da and H e a l t h Ca na da . T he a s s e s s m e nt re port

w a s re vi s e d ba s e d on the s e c om m e nt s . Re s pons e s t o the c om m e nt s

a re s um m a ri z e d be l ow . T he ful l re s pons e s t o the c om m e nt s a re

a va i l a bl e on t he Che m i c a l S ubs t a nc e s W e b s i t e a t

w w w .c he m i c a l s ubs t anc e s .gc .c a

.

Indus try s t a ke hol de rs a c know l e dge d tha t the t oxi c i ty of s hort

c ha i n

c hl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns i s w e l l doc um e nt e d, but the y w e re c onc e rne d

a bout the pa uc i t y of i nform a t i on and t he unc e rt a i nt y i n the a s s e s s m e nt

w i t h re ga rds t o m e di um - a nd l ong-c ha i n c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns

. Cons i de ri ng the s t a t e of s c i e nc e a nd c urre nt i nt e rna t i ona l w ork on

t he s e s ubs t a nc e s , the y be l i e ve tha tthe c onc l us i on on w he the r

m e di um - a nd l ong-c ha i n c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns m e e t t he c ri t e ri a s e t

out i n pa ra gra ph 64( a ) of CE P A 1999 i s pre m a t ure . T he y a l s o s ought

c l a ri fi c a t i on or provi de d s ugge s t i ons on w ha tthe a ppropri a t e ri s k

m a na ge m e nt

of c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns s houl d be

.

In a ddi t i on, i ndus try s t a ke hol de rs provi de d vari ous t e c hni c a l

c om m e nt s on t he a s s e s s m e nt . T he y c ri t i c i z e d the us e of nonCa na di a n, out da t e d or c ons e rva t i ve da t a and a s s umpt i ons for

e s t i m a t i ng e ffe c t s and e xpos ure . T he y a l s o que s t i one d the va l i di ty of

s om e c a l c ul a t i on m e t hods a nd m ode l i ng us e d t o de t e rm i ne the
pe rs i s t e nc e a nd bi oa c c umul a t i on. F i na l l y, t he y propos e d tha tthe

m ode s of a c t i on by w hi c h s om e tum ours are i nduc e d i n ani m a l s

e xpos e d t o s hort -c ha i n c hl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns are notre l e vant t o hum an he a l th.

E nvi ronm e nt

Ca na da i ndi c a t e d t ha t

da t a us e d i n t he a s s e s s m e nt

are

s e l e c t e d on the ba s i s of the i r re l e vanc e t o Ca na di an c ondi t i ons . T he da t a us e d a nd a s s umpt i ons m a de a bout the e xpos ure , pe rs i s t e nc e and bi oa c c um ul a t i on pot e nt i a l w e re upda t e d t o re fl e c tc urre nt i nt e rna t i ona l pra c t i c e s us e d i n ri s k a s s e s s m e nt . In a ddi t i on, the de pa rtm e nt

m odi fi e d t he a

pproa c h for the a s s e s s m e nt of l ong-c ha i n

c hl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns by s ubdi vi di ng t he mfurthe r i nt o t hre e groups

a nd re c ogni z i ng the i r di ffe re nt phys i c a l and c he m i c a l prope rt i e s . N e w i nform a t i on i n s upport

of t he bi oa c c umul a t i on c onc l us i on on a l l

c hl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns w a s a l s o a dde d.

W i th re s pe c t

t o t he c om m e nt

pe rt a i ni ng t o hum an he a l th, H e a l t h Ca na da i ndi c a t e d tha tthe re i s i ns uffi c i e nt i nform a t i on t o rul e out

c onc e rns of t

um our i nduc t i on for hum ans s i m i l ar t o t hos e s t a t e d for

a ni m a l s a nd tha t , i n a ddi t i on, s hort -c ha i n c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns a l re a dy

m e e t t he c ri t e ri on unde r pa ra gra ph 64( a ). T he re fore , the de partm e nt

c ons i de re d tha t

furthe r re s e arc h i s nota

pri ori t y.

A s a re s ul t of a thorough s c i e nt i fi c re vi e wof e xpe ri m e nt a l and

m ode l e d da t a , E nvi ronm e nt Ca na da and H e a l t h Ca na da be l i e ve the rei s now s uffi c i e nt i nform a t i on t o c onc l ude tha t s hort - a nd m e di um

c ha i n c hl ori na t e d para ffi ns , a s w e l l a s l i qui d l ong-c ha i n para ffi ns

c ont a i ni ng up t o 20 c a rbon a t om s , m e e t t he c ri t e ri a s e t

out i n pa ra gra phs 64( a ) a nd ( c ) of CE P A 1999. H ow e ve r, ba s e d on the l i m i t e d i nform a t i on a va i l a bl e , the a s s e s s m e nt

c onc l us i ons for l ongc ha i n pa ra ffi ns c ont a i ni ng ove r 20 c arbon a t om s ha ve be e n re vi s e d s o t ha t t he s e s ubs t a nc e s m e e t

the c ri t e ri on s e t

outi n para gra ph 64( c ) of CE P A 1999, butdo not

m e e t the c ri t e ri on s e t

outi n para gra

ph 64( a ) of t he A c t . A ri s k m ana ge m e nta pproa c h for c hl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns i s be i ng pre pa re d a nd c ons ul t a t i ons w i l l be he l d w i th a ffe c t e d

s t a ke hol de rs fol l ow i ng publ i c a t i on of the fi na l a s s e s s m e nt re porti n 2008.

I m pl e m e n t at ion , e n for c e m e n t

an d s e r v i c es t

an dar ds

A s the propos e d O rde r w oul d a dd t he s ubs t anc e s t o S c he dul e 1 of CE P A 1999, de ve l opi ng a n i mpl e m e nt a t i on pl an, c ompl i anc e s tra t e gy

or e s t a bl i s hi ng a s e rvi c e s t a ndard a re notne c e s s ary. In a ddi t i on, t he re i s no c ompl i a nc e or e nforc e m e nt re qui re m e nta s s oc i a t e d w i th S c he dul e 1 of CE P A 1999, i t s e l f.

Con t ac t s

D a ni e D ub00E 9; E xi s t i ng S ubs t a nc e s D i vi s i on E nvi ronm e nt

Ca na da G a t i ne au, Q ue be c K 1A 0H 3 T e l e phone : 819-956-9313 F a x: 819-953-4936 E m a i l : E xi s t i ng.s ubs t anc e s .e xi s t ant e s @e c .gc .c a

M a rke s Corm i e r Re gul a t ory A na l ys i s a nd Ins t rum e ntChoi c e D i vi s i on E nvi ronm e nt

Ca na da G a t i ne au, Q ue be c K 1A 0H 3 T e l e phone : 819-953-5236 F a x: 819-997-2769 E m a i l : M a rke s .c orm i e r@e c .gc .c a

A rthur S he ffi e l d Ri s k M a na ge m e ntBure au H e a l th Ca na da O t t a w a , O nt a ri o K 1A 0K 9 T e l e phone : 613-957-8166 F a x: 613-952-8857 E m a i l : A rthur_S he ffi e l d@hc -s c .gc .c a

P R O P O S ED R EG U LA TO RY TEX T

N ot i c e i s he re by gi ve n, purs uant t o s ubs e c t i on 332(1) (s e e foot not e a ) of t he Canadi an E

nv i r onm e ntal

P r ot e c t i on A c t

, 1999 (s e e footnot e b)

, t ha t t he G ove rnor i n Counc i l propos e s , on the re c om m e nda t i on of t he M i ni s t e r of the E nvi ronm e nt and t he M i ni s t e r of H e a l th, purs uantt os ubs e c t i on 90(1) of t hatA c t , t o m a ke the anne xe d O r de r A ddi ng T ox i c Subs tanc es t o Sc he dul e 1 t o t he Canadi an E

nv i r onm e ntal P r ot e c t i on A c t

, 1999

.

A ny pe rs on m a y, w i t hi n 60 days a ft e r the da t e of publ i c a t i on of thi s not i c e , fi l e w i t h the M i ni s t e r of the E nvi ronm e nt c om m e nt s w i t h

re s pe c t t o t he propos e d O rde r or anot i c e of obj e c t i on re que s t i ng tha t

a boa rd of re vi e wbe e s t a

bl i s he d unde r s e c t i on 333 of t hatA c t and

s t a t i ng t he re a s ons for the obj e c t i on. A l l c om m e nt s and not i c e s m us t

c i t e t he Canada G az e t t e , P art I, a nd t he da t e of publ i c a t i on of thi s not i c e , a nd be s e nt

t o the E xe c ut i ve D i re c t or, E xi s t i ng S ubs t a nc e s D i vi s i on, E nvi ronm e nt

Ca na da , G a t i ne au, Q ue be c K 1A 0H 3 by m a i l

, by fa x a t 1-800-410-4314 or 819-953-4936, or by e m a i l t o E xi s t i ng.S ubs t a nc e s .E xi s t ant e s @e c . gc .c a

.

A pe rs on w ho provi de s i nform a t i on t o the M i ni s t e r of the E nvi ronm e nt

m a y s ubm i t

w i th t he i nform a t i on a

re que s t for

c onfi de nt i a l i ty unde r s e c t i on 313 of t ha t A c t

.

O t t a w a , S e pt e m be r 4, 2008

M A RY P ICH E T T E A s s i s tant Cl e r k of the P r i v yCounc i l

O R D ER A D D I N G TO X I C S U BS TA N C ES TO S C H ED U LE 1 TO TH E C A N A D I A N EN V I R O N M EN TA L P R O TEC TI O N A C T, 1999

A M EN D M EN T

1. S c h e d u l e 1 to th e Can adi an En v i r on m e n t al P r ot e c t ion Ac t , 1999 (s e e foot not e 3) i s ame n d e d b y ad d i n g th e fol l ow i n g:

Chl ori na t e d pa ra ffi ns t ha t ha ve the m ol e c ul ar formul a C
n H
x Cl (2n+ 22013; x) i n w hi c h 10 2264; n 2264; 38

C O M I N G I N TO F O R C E

2. Th i s O r d e r c ome s i n to for c e on th e d ay on w h i c h i t i s

r e gi s te r e d

.

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F ootnot e 1 T he Ca na di a n E nvi ronm e nt a l P rot e c t i on A c ti s nowre pe a l e d and

re pl a c e d by the Ca na di an E nvi ronm e nt a l P rot e c t i on A c t , 1999.

F ootnot e 2 T he fe de ra l gove rnm e nt ' s T oxi c S ubs t anc e s M ana ge m e ntP ol i c y furt he r re qui re vi rt

ua l e l i m i na t i on from the e nvi ronm e nt of t oxi c

s ubs t a nc e s t ha t

a re pe rs i s t e ntand bi oa c c umul a t i ve and are pre s e nt i n t he e nvi ronm e nt

pri m ari l y due t o hum an a c t i vi ty (T ra c k 1), a nd of

t he i r pre c urs ors

.

F ootnot e aS .C. 2004, c . 15, s . 31

F ootnot e b S .C. 1999, c . 33

F ootnot e 3 S .C. 1999, c . 33