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ENGLISHSUMMARYSUMMARY1 Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 19991 Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 19994 Coming into Force4 Coming into ForceSCHEDULESCHEDULE
Second Session, Forty-third Parliament,
69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-204
An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (final disposal of plastic waste)
AS PASSED
BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
June 2, 2021
431080
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to prohibit the export of certain types of plastic waste to foreign countries for final disposal.
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2nd Session, 43rd Parliament, 
69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-204
An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (final disposal of plastic waste)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1999, c. 33
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
1 Section 186 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):
Definition of plastic waste
(1.‍1) For the purposes of subsections (1.‍2) and (1.‍3), plastic waste means any type of plastic listed in Schedule 7.
Final disposal of plastic waste
(1.‍2) Despite subsection (1), it is prohibited to export plastic waste to foreign countries for final disposal.
List of Plastic Waste
(1.‍3) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by order, amend Schedule 7 by adding or deleting from it any type of plastic.
Competences
(1.‍4) The prohibition provided for in subsection (1.‍2) shall be applied in a manner that respects the
legislative competences of the federal and provincial governments.
2 Paragraph 272(1)‍(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Offence — persons
272 (1) Every person commits an offence who
(a) contravenes subsection 16(3) or (4), any of subsections 81(1), (3), (4), (10), (11) and (14), 84(2) and 96(3) and (4), section 101, any of subsections 106(1), (3), (4), (10) and (11) and 109(2), section 117 or 123, any of subsections 124(1), (2) and (3), 125(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), 126(1) and (2) and 139(1), section 142 or 144, subsection 150(3) or (4), section 152, subsection 153(1), section 154, subsection 155(5), section 171 or 181, subsection 185(1), 186(1.‍2) or (2), 189(1), 202(3) or (4) or 213(3) or (4), paragraph 228(a) or subsection 238(1);
3 The Act is amended by adding, after Schedule 6, the schedule set out in the schedule to this Act.
Coming into Force
12 months after royal assent
4 The provisions of this Act come into force twelve months after the day on which this Act receives
royal assent.
SCHEDULE 
(Section 3)
SCHEDULE 7 
(Subsections 186(1.‍1) and (1.‍3))
List of Plastic Waste
 1 
Ethylene
 2 
Styrene
 3 
Polypropylene
 4 
Polyethylene terephthalate
 5 
Acrylonitrile
 6 
Butadiene
 7 
Polyacetals
 8 
Polyamides
 9 
Polybutylene terephthalate
 10 
Polycarbonates
 11 
Polyethers
 12 
Polyphenylene sulphides
 13 
Acrylic polymers
 14 
Chlorinated alkanes C10-C13 (plasticizer)
 15 
Polyurethane (not containing chlorofluorocarbons)
 16 
Polysiloxanes
 17 
Polymethyl methacrylate
 18 
Polyvinyl alcohol
 19 
Polyvinyl butyral
 20 
Polyvinyl acetate
 21 
Urea formaldehyde resins
 22 
Phenol formaldehyde resins
 23 
Melamine formaldehyde resins
 24 
Epoxy resins
 25 
Alkyd resins
 26 
Perfluoroethylene/propylene
 27 
Perfluoro alkoxyl alkane
 28 
Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro vinyl ether 
 29 
Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro methylvinyl ether
 30 
Polyvinylfluoride
 31 
Polyvinylidenefluoride
 32 
Polyvinyl chloride
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