Products Containing Mercury Regulations

Marginal note:Manufacture or import

• 3 (1) A person must not manufacture or import a product that contains mercury unless

  • (a) the product belongs to a category set out in column 1 of Schedule 1, contains a total quantity of mercury that is less than or equal to the maximum total quantity set out in column 2 and is manufactured or imported by the person on or before the end date set out in column 3;

  • (b) the product is a replacement part;

  • (c) the product is a replacement lamp; or

  • (d) the person holds a permit issued under subsection 5(1).

• Marginal note:Sale or offer for sale

  (2) A person must not sell or offer for sale a replacement lamp that belongs to a category set out in any of items 1 to 4, column 1, of Schedule 2 after the second anniversary of the end date set out in column 4.

• Marginal note:Replacement part

  (3) A replacement part is a part that

  • (a) will replace a component that a product contained before November 8, 2015, and is required for that product to function;

  • (b) cannot be replaced by a mercury-free alternative;

  • (c) does not belong to a category set out in column 1 of Schedule 1 or 2; and

  • (d) in the case of a cold cathode fluorescent lamp or an external electrode fluorescent lamp, is for use in an electronic display panel.

• Marginal note:Replacement lamp

  (4) A replacement lamp is a lamp that belongs to a category set out in column 1 of Schedule 2 and

  • (a) contains a total quantity of mercury that is less than or equal to the maximum total quantity set out in column 2;

  • (b) is manufactured in or imported into Canada on or after the start date set out in column 3 but no later than the end date set out in column 4; and

  • (c) will be used in a lighting fixture installed before the start date set out in column 3 or, in the case of a bulb for an automobile headlamp, in an on-road vehicle that was manufactured in or imported into Canada before that date.