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REGULATIONSAMENDINGTHESURFACECOATINGMATERIALSREGULATIONS

AMENDMENTS

1.Subsection4

（1）oftheSurfaceCoatingMaterialsRegulations（seefootnote1）isreplacedbythefollowing:

Concentrationandtestmethodcriteria

4.

（1）Theconcentrationoftotalleadpresentinasurfacecoatingmaterialmustnotbemorethan90mg/kgwhenadriedsampleofitistestedinaccordancewithamethodthatconformstogoodlaboratorypractices.

2.Subsection5

（1）oftheRegulationsisreplacedbythefollowing:

Lead-contentinformation

5.

（1）Iftheconcentrationoftotalleadpresentinasurfacecoatingmaterialthatisusedforapurposedescribedinsubsection4

（2）ismorethan90mg/kg,thedisplaypanelmustcontainthefollowinginformationoritsequivalent:

DANGERCONTAINSLEAD/CONTIENTDUPLOMBDONOTAPPLYTOSURFACESACCESSIBLETOCHILDRENORPREGNANTWOMEN.NEPASAPPLIQUERSURUNESURFACEACCESSIBLEAUXENFANTSOUAUXFEMMESENCEINTES.

Mustbeusedexclusively[Inserttheappropriateuseorusesdescribedinsubsection4

（2）]./Utiliseruniquementauxfinssuivantes 

:

[insé

rerlesfinsmentionné

esauparagraphe4

（2）quis’appliquent].

3.Section8oftheRegulationsisreplacedbythefollowing:

Leadinpavementmarkings

8.TheconcentrationoftotalleadpresentinasurfacecoatingmaterialthatisusedforpavementmarkingsandthatissoldduringtheperiodbeginningonthedayonwhichtheseRegulationscomeintoforceandendingonDecember31,2010maybemorethan90mg/kg,whenadriedsampleofitistestedinaccordancewithamethodthatconformstogoodlaboratorypractices,ifthedisplaypanelcontainstheinformationrequiredbysection5.

COMINGINTOFORCE

4.TheseRegulationscomeintoforceonthedayonwhichtheyareregistered.

REGULATORYIMPACTANALYSISSTATEMENT

（ThisstatementisnotpartoftheRegulationsortheOrder.）

Issueandobjectives

TheHazardousProductsAct（HPA）prohibitsorrestrictstheadvertisement,saleandimportationofproductswhichare,orarelikelytobe,adangertothehealthorsafetyofthepublic.UndertheSurfaceCoatingMaterialsRegulations,ineffectsinceApril19,2005,HealthCanada（HC）seta600mg/kgtotalleadlimitforsurfacecoatingmaterials,includingpaintsorothersimilarmaterialsthatdrytoasolidfilmwhenalayerofitisappliedtoasurface,butnotincludingmaterialsthatbecomeapartofthesubstrate.HealthCanadaalsoprohibits,underPartIofScheduleItotheHPA,children’stoys（paragraph9（b））,furnitureandotherarticlesforchildrenotherthantoys（item2）aswellaspencilsandartists’brushes（item18）thathaveasurfacecoatingmaterialappliedtothemthatcontainsmorethan600mg/kgtotallead.

Excessivelevelsofleadcancausemanyseverehealtheffectsinyoungchildrenrangingfromkidneydamagetoimpairedintellectualdevelopment.Reducingleadinchildren’sproductsisaveryimportantissuearoundtheworld.

EffectiveAugust14,2009,intheUnitedStates（U.S.）,thetotalleadlimitsetoutunderTitle16:

CommercialPracticesoftheCodeofFederalRegulations（CFR）Part1303（16CFR1303）,BanofLead-ContainingPaintandCertainConsumerProductsBearingLead-ContainingPaint,wasreducedfrom600mg/kgto90mg/kginaccordancewithsection101（f）oftheConsumerProductSafetyImprovementActof2008（CPSIA）[www.cpsc.gov/cpsia.pdf].Thisappliestopaintsandsimilarsurfacecoatingmaterialsforconsumeruse,aswellastoysandotherarticlesintendedforusebychildrenandfurniturearticlesforconsumerusethathaveasurfacecoatingmaterialappliedtothem.

ThisamendmentisintendedtoprotectthehealthandsafetyofCanadianchildrenwhileatthesametimeitalignsCanadawiththeU.S.withrespecttototalleadlevelsinsurfacecoatingmaterialsandcertainproductsthatcontainsurfacecoatingmaterials:

∙Undersubsections4

（1）and5

（1）andsection8oftheSurfaceCoatingsMaterialsRegulations,thetotalleadlimitisnow90mg/kg.

∙The90mg/kgtotalleadlimitalsoappliestofurnitureandotherarticlesforchildren（item2）,toys,equipmentandotherproductsforusebyachildinlearningorplay（paragraph9（b））andpencilsandartists’brushes（item18）underPartIofScheduleItotheHPA.

Thefollowingadministrativeamendmentsarealsomade:

∙Paragraph9（b）ofPartIofScheduleItotheHPAwasrenumberedtoparagraph9（a）;

and

∙Item2,paragraph9（a）anditem18ofPartIofScheduleItotheHPAwererewordedasrequiredtoensureconsistency.

Descriptionandrationale

Leadisaninexpensive,soft,heavymetalthatcanbeusedinsurfacecoatingmaterialstoreducedryingtimeandincreasedurability.Leadcanalsobeusedincertainpigments.However,exposuretoleadmaybeharmfultohealth,particularlyinchildren.Leadcanenterthebodythroughthedigestivesystemorthelungs.Itaccumulatesinthebodyandcandamagethenervoussystem,thekidneys,andtheblood-formingandreproductivesystems.Leadhasalsobeenshowntocauseintellectualandbehaviouraldeficitsinchildren.

Theformer600mg/kgtotalleadlimitforsurfacecoatingmaterialsundertheSurfaceCoatingMaterialsRegulationsandvariousproductstowhichsurfacecoatingmaterialshavebeenappliedunderitem2,paragraph9（b）anditem18ofPartIofScheduleItotheHPAwasbasedona1972toxicologicalassessmentbytheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsCommitteeonEnvironmentalHealth,whichwasaffirmedbytheNationalAcademyofSciencesin1973（seehttp:

//pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/49/6/918）.ThislimitwasvoluntarilyadoptedbytheCanadianPaintandCoatingsAssociation（CPCA）in1991forallCanadianproducedconsumerpaints.Atthetime,italsoalignedwiththetotalleadlimiteffectivebetweenSeptember1,1977andAugust14,2009intheU.S.under16CFR1303.

Arecalculationofthe1972toxicologicalassessmentforleadbyHCin2008usingcurrentinformationshowedthatreducingthetotalleadlimitinsurfacecoatingmaterialstolessthan113mg/kgwouldresultinadailyleadintakebyachildthatisbelowthetolerabledailyintake（TDI）valueforleadcurrentlyestablishedbytheWorldHealthOrganizationandendorsedbyHC.Therefore,the90mg/kgtotalleadlimitforsurfacecoatingmaterialsadoptedintheU.S.andrecentlyadoptedinCanadaisconsideredtoprovideadequateprotectiontochildrenfromleadexposurethroughingestionofsurfacecoatingmaterials.AligningthetotalleadlimitforsurfacecoatingmaterialsinCanadaandtheU.S.ensuresthatCanadianchildrenhavethesamelevelofprotectionfromleadexposureaschildrenintheU.S.

BasedontheresultsofHCsurveys（seeTable1）andinformationreceivedfromindustryassociationsaffectedbythisproposal,thecostimpactofreducingthetotalleadlimitinsurfacecoatingmaterialsto90mg/kgwouldbelowtonegligible.MembersoftheCPCA,representingalmost90%ofCanadianpaintsales,arecompliantwiththe90mg/kgtotalleadlimit.Thisamendmentwillnotintroduceanynewcostsforthesurfacecoatingmaterialsindustry.Complianceislower（seefootnote2）overallfortheotherproductssubjecttothe90mg/kgtotalleadlimit,butvariesbetweenproductcategories.Giventherelativelysmallpercentageofproductsthatwerecompliantwiththeformertotalleadlimitof600mg/kgbutnotthecurrenttotalleadlimitof90mg/kg,itisestimatedthatthecostimpactofthisproposalontheaffectedindustrieswillbelow.

Table1.HealthCanadasurveysoftotalleadlevelsinsurfacecoatingmaterialsandproductscontainingsurfacecoatingmaterials

Year

Product

TotalLeadLevel（mg/kg）*

Year

Product

≤90

>

90but≤600

600

1988–1989

paintsandothersurfacecoatingmaterials

61%

10%

29%

2005–2006

paintsandothersurfacecoatingmaterials

98.6%

--

1.4%

pencilsandartists’brushes（item18）

85.9%

6.3%

7.8%

2007–2008

children’sfurnitureandotherarticles（item2）

75.9%

3.4%

20.7%

children’stoys（paragraph9（b））

92.9%

2.4%

4.7%

2008–2009

85.1%

7.4%

*resultsareexpressedasthepercentageoftheproductssampled

AligningCanadianandU.S.totalleadlimitsisimportantforboththepublicandindustry.ItallowsaconsistentleadlevelwhichallindustrymembersintheU.S.andCanadacanfollow,simplifyingtradebetweencountries.AmendingtheCanadianrequirementsalsosupportsthegovernment’scommitmenttotheFoodandConsumerSafetyActionPlan;

acomprehensivesetofproposedmeasuresthatwillmakeCanadianssaferbylegislatingtougherfederalgovernmentregulationoffood,health,andconsumerproducts.ItalsosupportstheLeadRiskReductionStrategyforConsumerProducts,whichlimitsleadexposuretochildrenthroughanumberofdifferentconsumerproducts.

Consultation

InJanuary2009,apre-consultationletteroutliningtheproposedamendmentstotheSurfaceCoatingMaterialsRegulations,aswellasitem2,paragraph9（b）anditem18ofPartIofScheduleItotheHPAwassenttosixassociationsrepresentingthefollowingindustries:

paintsandothersurfacecoatingmaterials,children’stoys,furnitureandotherarticlesforchildrenotherthantoysaswellaspencilsandartis