Information received in response to the notice with respect to certain aromatic amines and aromatic azo and benzidine-based substances (2011).
To increase transparency and to facilitate access to information on substances in commerce in Canada, the Government of Canada is providing the summary of the information received in response to the Notice with respect to certain aromatic amines and aromatic azo- and benzidine-based substances, which was published in the Canada Gazette in December 2011. The data gathering was conducted under the Substance Groupings Initiative of the second phase of the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP), to support risk assessment and risk management activities for these substances.
The information gathered under this initiative includes general information on what was received including the type of submission, the main substances reported, activities, substance functions and commercial uses reported, the main industrial sectors involved, and the scientific studies reported for each substance. To complement this summary, a compilation of the non-confidential information received is available for download in various formats.
Important information about this summary:
The information provided under the Notice was collected for the 2010 calendar year.
Code 999 "Other" was provided for a Substance Function Code or a Consumer and Commercial Code, it indicates that the codes listed in sections 12 and 13 of Schedule 3 to the Notice did not apply and a description of the function or use was required.
Please refer to sections 12 and 13 of Schedule 3 to the Notice or section 6.5 of the Guidance Document for the full list of codes and their corresponding descriptions.
Useful links:
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-12-17/html/sup-eng.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/substance-groupings-initiative/aromatic-azo-benzidine-based.html
https://www.ec.gc.ca/ese-ees/default.asp?lang=En&n=840D4783-1