Procedures for Filing Claims for Exemption

Before a registry number is issued, claims for exemption are reviewed to ensure that all required documentation has been included in the submission. This review ensures that HMIRC registers only claims which it can review under its mandate.

The claim is then assigned to a screening officer, who will review the supporting documentation received from the claimant—using the criteria prescribed in the HMIRR—and rule on the validity of the claim.

Alongside this claim review, HMIRC evaluators perform a review of the MSDS or label to provide compliance advice to the screening officer. The screening officer also has the statutory mandate to decide whether the MSDS or label complies with the disclosure requirements of the Controlled Products Regulations (CPR). In the event of an appeal against decisions, any undertakings or orders of a screening officer, appeal boards will be assigned to specific cases and may be accorded the right of access to the Claim for Exemption Form and other documentation related to the claim for exemption being appealed.

Date Modified: 2010-12-15

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