Canada | Notice of intent to indicate subsection 81(3) of that Act applies to the substance 2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

Whereas the substance 2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate (Chemical Abstracts Service [CAS] Registry No. 7425-14-1) is specified on the Domestic Substances List;

Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health (the ministers) have conducted a screening assessment of the substance under paragraphs 68(b) and (c) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, which was published on December 15, 2018, in the Canada Gazette, Part I;

And whereas the ministers suspect that the information concerning a significant new activity in relation to this substance may contribute to determining the circumstances in which the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic within the meaning of section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,

Notice is hereby given that the Minister of the Environment intends to amend the Domestic Substances List, pursuant to subsection 87(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to indicate that subsection 81(3) of that Act applies to any significant new activities relating to the substance, as set out in this notice.

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