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Archive of Abstracts--Issue Date View This view allows you to see abstracts of monitoring summaries by the issue date of EHS Global Alert. Abstracts may be listed under more than one topic. The archive contains abstracts reporting on recent regulatory and legislative actions in 44 countries back to January 2002. 2009 23 March 2009 Argentina Environment Limit to the content of lead in paints, lacquers and varnishes adopted Report on Progress Made Regarding Environmental Damage Liability Insurance published Law Prohibiting the Import and Marketing of Incandescent Lamps for Residential Use adopted On-line hazardous waste management control and documentation system planned to be set-up Products Limit to the content of lead in paints, lacquers and varnishes adopted Law Prohibiting the Import and Marketing of Incandescent Lamps for Residential Use adopted Australia - Commonwealth and NSW Environment NSW: Further provisions of Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 2008 commence Guidance on assistance for emissions-intensive trade-exposed industries released NSW: Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 amended for inspections and enforcement Ozone depleting substances regulations amended to include new offenses and record-keeping requirements Greenhouse gas emissions data under further scrutiny Australia - Commonwealth and Queensland Environment Guidance on assistance for emissions-intensive trade-exposed industries released QLD: Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 published Ozone depleting substances regulations amended to include new offenses and record-keeping requirements Greenhouse gas emissions data under further scrutiny Australia - Commonwealth and Victoria Environment VICTORIA: Draft Industrial Water Reuse Guidelines under public consultation Guidance on assistance for emissions-intensive trade-exposed industries released VICTORIA: Guidelines on the design, installation and management requirements for underground petroleum storage systems (UPSSs) released Ozone depleting substances regulations amended to include new offenses and record-keeping requirements Greenhouse gas emissions data under further scrutiny Australia - Commonwealth and Western Australia Environment Guidance on assistance for emissions-intensive trade-exposed industries released Ozone depleting substances regulations amended to include new offenses and record-keeping requirements Greenhouse gas emissions data under further scrutiny Austria Environment Ordinance on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel adopted Collection systems under Batteries Ordinance Ordinance on work involving detonations in the mineral-extracting industries adopted ADR 2009 published Health and Safety Ordinance on work involving detonations in the mineral-extracting industries adopted Products Collection systems under Batteries Ordinance Belgium Environment Wallonia: Decree on soils management adopted Federal: Opinion of the Council for Sustainable Development on the draft 2009-2012 Federal Plan on Air Pollution Prevention issued Federal: Requirements on the transport of dangerous goods by road (ADR 2009) published Federal: Opinion of the Council For Sustainable Development on the National Climate Plan 2009-2012 issued Federal: National Implementation Plan of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants issued Wallonia: Order on the monitoring of CO2 emissions adopted Products Federal: Opinion of the Council for Sustainable Development on the draft 2009-2012 Federal Plan on Air Pollution Prevention issued Bolivia Environment Constitution of Bolivia enacted Health and Safety Constitution of Bolivia enacted Brazil Environment Legislation on soil contamination under discussion Minimum information to be included in the environmental license proposed Ordinance INMETRO on conformity assessment of re-conditioned packaging for road transport of dangerous goods adopted Ordinance INMETRO on conformity assessment of large packaging for road transport of dangerous goods adopted Ordinance INMETRO on conformity assessment of portable containers used in the road transport of dangerous goods adopted Criteria and procedures to protect and preserve groundwater adopted Bulgaria Environment Regulation on Classification, Labeling and Packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) adopted Law on Protection from the Harmful Impact of Chemical Substances and Preparations amended Canada - Federal and Ontario Environment Bill C-9 proposed to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act Regulations Adding Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Its Salts to the Virtual Elimination List adopted Significant New Activity Notice No. 15274 adopted regarding lithium cobalt manganese nickel oxide, CAS No. 182442-95-1 Significant New Activity Notice EAU-455 adopted regarding benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 2-butyloctyl ester, CAS No. 190085-41-7 Draft screening assessment documents published on Batch 5 Challenge substances specified on the Domestic Substances List Significant New Activity Notice No. 14503 adopted regarding aliphatic alkyl diester of succinic acid ONTARIO: Green Energy and Green Economy Act 2009 proposed CCME consultation published on extended producer responsibility regarding packaging Health and Safety Draft screening assessment documents published on Batch 5 Challenge substances specified on the Domestic Substances List Products Regulations Adding Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Its Salts to the Virtual Elimination List adopted Significant New Activity Notice No. 15274 adopted regarding lithium cobalt manganese nickel oxide, CAS No. 182442-95-1 Significant New Activity Notice EAU-455 adopted regarding benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 2-butyloctyl ester, CAS No. 190085-41-7 Draft screening assessment documents published on Batch 5 Challenge substances specified on the Domestic Substances List Significant New Activity Notice No. 14503 adopted regarding aliphatic alkyl diester of succinic acid CCME consultation published on extended producer responsibility regarding packaging Canada - Federal and Quebec Environment Bill C-9 proposed to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act Regulations Adding Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Its Salts to the Virtual Elimination List adopted Significant New Activity Notice No. 15274 adopted regarding lithium cobalt manganese nickel oxide, CAS No. 182442-95-1 Significant New Activity Notice EAU-455 adopted regarding benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 2-butyloctyl ester, CAS No. 190085-41-7 Draft screening assessment documents published on Batch 5 Challenge substances specified on the Domestic Substances List Significant New Activity Notice No. 14503 adopted regarding aliphatic alkyl diester of succinic acid