Off-Road Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations

24 A company applying under section 156 of the Act for an exemption from conformity with any standard prescribed under these Regulations shall, before the importation or manufacture of an engine, submit in writing to the Minister

• (a) its name and street address and, if different, mailing address;

• (b) the province or country under the laws of which it is established;

• (c) the section number, title and text of the standards from which an exemption is sought;

• (d) the duration requested for the exemption;

• (e) the estimated number of engines for which the exemption is sought and an estimate of the changes in the level of emissions if the exemption is granted;

• (f) the reason for requesting the exemption, including technical and financial information that demonstrates in detail why conformity to the standards referred to in paragraph (c) would

  • (i) create substantial financial hardship for the company,

  • (ii) impede the development of new features for emission monitoring or emission control that are equivalent or superior to those that conform to prescribed standards, or

  • (iii) impede the development of new kinds of engines or engine systems or components;

• (g) if the basis of the application is substantial financial hardship,

  • (i) the world production of engines manufactured by the company or by the manufacturer that is the subject of the application in the 12-month period beginning two years before the start of the exemption period being sought, and

  • (ii) the total number of engines manufactured for, or imported into, the Canadian market in the 12-month period beginning two years before the start of the exemption period being sought; and

• (h) if the company is requesting that information submitted be treated as confidential under section 313 of the Act or otherwise, the reasons for the request.

• (i) [Repealed, SOR/2012-99, s. 6]