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ARCHIVED - Guidance Document - Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

1. Introduction

This guidance document provides information about the requirements of the Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations established under the authority of Part 7, Division 5 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999).

The text of CEPA 1999 is not repeated in the Regulations. This guidance document cites both the Regulations and the Act to aid in understanding the requirements of the Regulations and the Act.

The Regulations are aligned with the corresponding U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules for off-road compression-ignition engines. Engines sold concurrently in Canada and the United States and covered by a valid EPA certificate of conformity can enter Canada with a declaration at the border. For other engines, the evidence of conformity must be obtained and produced in a form and manner that is satisfactory to the Minister.

Figure 1 illustrates how this document is organized. Each chapter includes a short description of a specific aspect of the Regulations followed by additional details, typically in question and answer format.


Figure 1: Structure of the Guidance Document

Structure of the Guidance Document (see long description below).

Description of Figure 1

A flowchart shows the structure of the document. The start of the flowchart is "regulatory framework" found in chapter 2. The flowchart divides in two paths: "engines" and "persons" affected by the regulations (chapters chapter3 and chapter4 of the document). These two separate paths rejoin before the item "regulatory requirements" described in chapter 4 of the guidance document. The next and last item in the main path of the flowchart is called "compliance and enforcement" in chapter 11 of the document. Under the item "regulatory requirements", there is secondary path leading to an item called "additional details" where chapters discussing the national emissions mark (chapter 5), emission standards (chapter 6), evidence of conformity (chapter 7), importing an engine (chapter 8), other obligations (chapter 9) and special engine cases (chapter 10) are listed.


Disclaimer

This document provides guidance only. It does not in any way supersede or modify the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 or the Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations. In the event of an inconsistency between this document and the Act and/or the Regulations, the Act and the Regulations prevail.

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