Seeds Regulations,
amendment (ID No. 96019)
(SOR/97-534,
OIC 1997-1672); Order Repealing the Seeds Fees Order
(SOR/97-535)
This regulation changes the
Regulations by removing all fees from the Seeds
Regulations and instead fixing the fees by Ministerial
Order under the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act in
the Seeds Fees Notice. Consequently, the Seeds Fees Order
is being repealed.
The Canadian Food Inspection
Agency plans to enter into an agreement with the newly
formed Canadian Seed Institute (CSI) for the collection
of fees for annual renewal of seed establishment
registrations, operator licences and grader
accreditations.
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Seeds Act, Canada
Agricultural Products Act, Financial Administration Act
Agr/95-1-M
To be published in Canada
Gazette December 10, 1997
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The amendments to the Seeds
Regulations and the Seeds Fees Order were prepublished in
the Canada Gazette, Part I on September 6, 1997. The
Agency received one comment. It came from a small seed
laboratory, concerned with the cost of accreditation. No
changes were made to the proposed regulations.
Contact: Glenn Hansen,
Director, Plant Products Division, Canadian Food
Inspection Agency, 59 Camelot Drive, Nepean, Ontario K1A
0Y9. Tel: 613-225-2342, ext. 4296; Fax: 613-228-6629.
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Energy Efficiency
Regulations, amendment
(SOR/97-529,
OIC 1997-1736)
The amendments provide a
more precise definition of electric motor than that
contained in the Energy Efficiency Regulations which came
into effect on February 3, 1995.
The Amendment contains more
stringent energy efficiency standards for electric
motors. Reporting requirements have been revised to
reduce the burden on dealers, and requirements pertaining
to the import of noncompliant products that will
subsequently be exported have also been revised.
Natural Resources Canada
(NRCan) received correspondence and held discussions with
motor dealers since the Regulations originally came into
effect. During these consultations, it became apparent
that the definition of motor in the Regulations did not
clearly establish which motors were covered by the
Regulations. The revised definition clarifies which
motors are regulated by using specific language drawn
from appropriate clauses of North American and
international motor standards. Many motors previously
covered by the Regulations are not covered in the
amendment while some, previously exempt, are covered.
The higher energy efficiency
standards for motors contained in the amendment are
already in effect in Ontario, British Columbia, Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick Those standards also came into
effect in the U.S. in October 1997.
The revised reporting
requirements reduce the burden on motor dealers by
reducing the number of energy efficiency reports that
have to be submitted to NRCan. Reports are now required
for 252 specific electric motor categories based on a
unique motor identifier consisting of the manufacturer,
horsepower or kilowatts, of poles or revolutions per
minute (rpm), and enclosure type (open or enclosed),
rather than for each particular motor model number. The
reporting requirements pertaining to the importation of
non-compliant products that will subsequently be exported
have been removed and replaced with a requirement that
electric motor dealers keep records with respect to these
products that could be submitted to NRCan upon request.
The proposed regulations
were prepublished in the Canada Gazette Part I on June
14, 1997. The implementation date for integral gear
motors would be November 27, 1999. The regulations come
into force November 27, 1997, to harmonize with U.S.
regulations which come into effect in October.
One change made following
consultations is that the minimum nominal efficiency
values for the following five IEC motor ratings: 1.5 kW,
6-pole, enclosed; 2.2 kW, 4-pole, open or enclosed; and
3.0 kW, 4-pole, open or enclosed have been lowered.
Contact: Valerie Whelan,
Standards Officer, Energy Efficiency Branch, Natural
Resources Canada, 580 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A
0E4. Tel: 613-947-1207; Fax: 613-943-1590; e-mail:
valerie.whelan@es.nrcan.gc.ca.
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Energy Efficiency Act
INRCan/96-1-I
To be published in Canada
Gazette December 10, 1997
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