Information received in response to the data gathering initiative on certain selenium-containing substances (2013).
To increase transparency and to facilitate access to information on substances in commerce in Canada, the Government of Canada is providing the summary of the information received in response to the Notice with respect to certain selenium-containing substances, which was published in the Canada Gazette in May 2013. The data gathering was conducted under the Substance Groupings Initiative of the second phase of the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP), to support risk assessment and risk management activities for these substances.
The information gathered under this initiative includes general information on what was received including the type of submission, the main substances reported, activities, substance functions and commercial uses reported, the main industrial sectors involved, and the scientific studies reported for each substance. To complement this summary, a compilation of the non-confidential information received is available for download in various formats.
Important information about this summary:
The information provided under the Notice was collected for the 2012 calendar year.
Code 999 "Other" was provided for a Substance Function Code or a Consumer and Commercial Code, it indicates that the codes listed in sections 8 and 9 of Schedule 3 to the Notice did not apply and a description of the function or use was required.
Please refer to sections 8 and 9 of Schedule 3 to the Notice or section 6.3 of the Guidance Document for the full list of codes and their corresponding descriptions.
Useful links:
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-05-25/html/notice-avis-eng.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/substance-groupings-initiative/selenium.html
https://www.ec.gc.ca/ese-ees/default.asp?lang=En&n=ECA8FF32-1