Compendium of Canada's engagement in international environmental agreements and instruments. Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) – regulatory partnership statement (RPS) on chemicals.: En4-381/3-30-2018E-PDF
"The Regulatory Cooperation Council was created in 2011 between the President of the United States and Canada's Prime Minister. This cooperative arrangement is important because it gives an opportunity for both countries to align or harmonize standards between the two countries. Within the broader agreement there were specific work items agreed to concerning chemical risk assessment. Through this work, Canada and the U.S. managed to create an Assessment Collaboration Framework (ACF), which facilitates and enhances collaboration between both countries regarding chemical assessment. Canada and the U.S. are committed to working together on chemicals assessment in order to protect human health and the environment. Joint-cooperation amongst the US and Canada on the topic of chemicals management will continue to be important to both Nations"--Plain language summary.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada. |
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| Title | Compendium of Canada's engagement in international environmental agreements and instruments. Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) – regulatory partnership statement (RPS) on chemicals. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Recueil des engagements du Canada aux accords et instruments internationaux en matière d'environnement. Conseil Canada-États-Unis de coopération en matière de réglementation (CCR) – énoncé de partenariat en matière de réglementation sur les produits chimiques. "Compendium edition: October 2018." Issued also in HTML format. |
| Publishing information | [Gatineau, Quebec] : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, 2018. ©2018 |
| Description | 1 online resource (2 pages) |
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| Subject terms | Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council. Hazardous substances -- Risk assessment -- Canada. Hazardous substances -- Risk assessment -- United States. |
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