A401 federal activity code Plants making basic inorganic chemicals not listed elsewhere.
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- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
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A401, Other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals.
IWIC A activity codes
Other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals
Use A401 when this generating activity generated most of the material.
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal activity A401 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. A401 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the activity that made the waste, and doesn't decide whether it is hazardous.
For international shipments under the federal rules, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.
What does Federal activity A401 cover?
This value records other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals as the activity. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation reported for that waste line, not from the waste name alone.
- Official wording
- Other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is other primary inorganic chemical manufacturing waste Federal activity A401?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| A401 | Most of the material came from other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals. |
A401 records where most of the material came from. It doesn't name the destination operation or decide hazard status.
Which codes sit beside Federal activity A401?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| A280 | Building, building sites and landscaping |
| A300 | Production of primary chemicals and chemical feedstocks |
| A301 | Chlorine industry |
| A351 | Fertilizer fabrication |
| A451 | Petroleum and coal industry |
| A501 | Manufacture of basic plastic material |
| A551 | Other primary organic chemical manufacture |
| A601 | Chemical treatment of fats and fabrication of basic substances for detergents |