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NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

|1. |Notifying Member: Canada |

| |If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2): |

|2. |Agency responsible: Environment and Climate Change Canada |

| |Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority |

| |designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above: |

| |Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point |

| |Global Affairs Canada |

| |Technical Barriers and Regulations Division |

| |111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0G2 |

| |Telephone: (343)203-4273 |

| |Fax: (613)943-0346 |

| |E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca |

|3. |Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: |

|4. |Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, |

| |where applicable): Standards and technical regulations pertaining to environmental protection (HS Code 29038990, ICS code |

| |13.020) |

|5. |Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain |

| |Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (2 pages, available in English and French) |

|6. |Description of content: The Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the Prohibition Regulations) is a |

| |multi-substance regulation that prohibits, with a limited number of exemptions, the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, |

| |and import of toxic substances and products containing some of these substances. |

| |The proposed Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the proposed Amendments) |

| |would amend the Prohibition Regulations to modify existing controls on Benzenamine, N-phenyl-, reaction products with styrene |

| |and 2,4,4-trimethylpentene (BNST). |

| |Overview of the proposed Amendments: |

| |BNST |

| |The proposed Amendments would add an exemption to Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Prohibition Regulations allowing the |

| |manufacture, import, use, sale and offer for sale of BNST used as an additive in lubricants found in replacement parts. |

| |In addition, the proposed Amendments would extend the temporary exemption for BNST used as an additive in lubricants in Part 2|

| |of Schedule 2 of the Prohibition Regulations, thereby allowing the manufacture, import, sale and offer for sale of BNST used |

| |as an additive in lubricants until 14 March 2025. |

| |The proposed Amendments would allow manufacturers and importers of BNST and products containing BNST to apply for a permit to |

| |continue their activities after the expiry of the temporary exemption for additives in lubricants. Permits are valid for one |

| |year and can potentially be renewed twice allowing manufacturers and importers to continue their activities for an additional |

| |three years ending on 14 March 2028. |

|7. |Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of the environment |

|8. |Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, Part I, 5 November 2016, Vol. 150, No. 45, Pages 3375-3387 (available in English and |

| |French) |

|9. |Proposed date of adoption: Autumn 2017 |

| |Proposed date of entry into force: On the 90th day after publication in Canada Gazette, Part II |

|10. |Final date for comments: 19 January 2017 |

|11. |Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if |

| |available, of other body: |

| |The electronic version of the proposed regulatory text can be downloaded at: |

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