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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/18 | Canada | 2019 | General environmental protection | Import licences | Energy | 6. National Energy Board Act and the Part VI…
6. National Energy Board Act and the Part VI Regulations made thereunder control imports of natural gas, whether in gaseous or liquid state, by pipeline, railway tank cars and tank trucks or tankers. Imports are authorized by both licences and orders. Licences are issued for long-term imports while orders are used in the case of long-term small volume imports, emergency imports or and short-term large volume imports
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/17 | 2018 | General environmental protection | Import licences | Energy |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/18 | Canada | 2019 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Import licences | Other | 11. By virtue of the Convention on International…
11. By virtue of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), of which Canada is a member, specimens of such species and their parts and derivatives are listed on Schedule I of the Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations (WAPTR) established under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA) and subject to licensing. Species which may be harmful to Canadian ecosystems if ever released to the wild are listed in Schedule II of WAPTR and are also subject to licensing.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/17 | Canada | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Import licences, Risk assessment | Agriculture | 3. The Grower Requested Own Use (GROU) program…
3. The Grower Requested Own Use (GROU) program allows growers to import the foreign version of a Canadian registered agricultural pesticide product, once approved for the Program by Health Canada. Before products are accepted in the GROU program (by way of an equivalency certificate), they are evaluated by scientists to identify if any chemical differences may lead to increased health or environmental risks.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/17 | Canada | 2018 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Import licences | Mining, Other | 5. Nuclear Safety and Control Act (S.C., 1997, c…
5. Nuclear Safety and Control Act (S.C., 1997, c.9) - comprehensive regulatory control system for the import, export, transfer, possession and use of nuclear substances, prescribed equipment and prescribed information (technology) . Under this system, any person proposing to conduct these activities in Canada must do so only in accordance with a licence. The Commission may not issue a licence unless it is satisfied that the applicant is qualified to conduct the activity to be authorized, and that the applicant will make adequate provision for the protection of the environment , the health and safety of persons, and the maintenance of national security and measures required to implement international obligations to which Canada has agreed.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/17 | Canada | 2018 | Environmental protection from pests and diseases,…
Environmental protection from pests and diseases, Plant protection
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Import licences | Agriculture | 8. In accordance with Section 31 of the Plant…
8. In accordance with Section 31 of the Plant Protection Regulations and pursuant to the Plant Protection Act, a prospective importer must apply in writing for an import permit. According to section 32 and section 43 of the Plant Protection Regulations, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri Food, on the basis of a pest risk assessment, may issue a permit for the importation of a thing that is either a plant pest, constitutes or could constitute a biological obstacle to the control of a plant pest or is/could be infested with either a plant pest or a biological obstacle to the control of a plant pest if, the Minister determines that every precaution necessary can and will be taken to prevent the introduction into Canada or the establishment and spread within Canada of a plant pest or biological obstacle to the control of a plant pest.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/17 | Canada | 2018 | Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem,…
Animal protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
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Import licences | Other | 12. . By virtue of the Convention on…
12. . By virtue of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), of which Canada is a member, specimens of such species and their parts and derivatives are listed on Schedule I of the Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations (WAPTR) established under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA) and subject to licensing. Species which may be harmful to Canadian ecosystems if ever released to the wild are listed in Schedule II of WAPTR and are also subject to licensing.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/16 | Canada | 2017 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Environmental protection from pests and diseases
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Import licences, Risk assessment | Agriculture | GROWER REQUESTED OWN USE (GROU) PROGRAM
The…
GROWER REQUESTED OWN USE (GROU) PROGRAM
The Grower Requested Own Use (GROU) program allows growers to import the foreign version of a Canadian registered agricultural pesticide product, once approved for the Program by Health Canada. Before products are accepted in the GROU program (by way of an equivalency certificate), they are evaluated by scientists to identify if any chemical differences may lead to increased health or environmental risks. |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/16 | Canada | 2017 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Import licences | Mining, Other | 5 NUCLEAR SAFETY AND CONTROL ACT
Nuclear Safety…
5 NUCLEAR SAFETY AND CONTROL ACT
Nuclear Safety and Control Act (S.C., 1997, c.9) - comprehensive regulatory control system for the import, export, transfer, possession and use of nuclear substances, prescribed equipment and prescribed information (technology). Under this system, any person proposing to conduct these activities in Canada must do so only in accordance with a licence. The Commission may not issue a licence unless it is satisfied that the applicant is qualified to conduct the activity to be authorized, and that the applicant will make adequate provision for the protection of the environment, the health and safety of persons, and the maintenance of national security and measures required to implement international obligations to which Canada has agreed. |
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/3/CAN/16 | Canada | 2017 | General environmental protection | Import licences | Energy | 6 NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD ACT
National Energy…
6 NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD ACT
National Energy Board Act and the Part VI Regulations made thereunder control imports of natural gas, whether in gaseous or liquid state, by pipeline, railway tank cars and tank trucks or tankers. Imports are authorized by both licences and orders. Licences are issued for long-term imports while orders are used in the case of long-term small volume imports, emergency imports or and short-term large volume imports |
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