Q12 federal reason code Product spoiled by a contaminant, such as PCB oil.
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- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
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Q12, Adulterated material (e.g., oils contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls).
IWIC Q reason codes
Adulterated material (e.g., oils contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls)
Use Q12 when the principal reason is adulterated material (e.g., oils contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls).
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal reason Q12 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal reason Q12 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the reason for disposal or recycling, and doesn't decide whether the material is hazardous.
On federally regulated international shipments, 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 reason Q12 cover?
This value records adulterated material (e.g., oils contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls) as the reason for disposal or recycling. Choose it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation on that waste line, not from the waste name alone.
- Official wording
- Adulterated material (e.g., oils contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls).
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is adulterated material (such as PCB oil) Federal reason Q12?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| Q12 | The material is adulterated, such as oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls. |
Q12 records why the material is going for disposal or recycling. It doesn't name the activity that made it or its hazard.
Which codes sit beside Federal reason Q12?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| Q8 | Residues from industrial processes (e.g., slags, still bottoms) |
| Q9 | Residues from pollution abatement processes |
| Q10 | Machining or finishing residues (e.g., lathe turning, mill scales) |
| Q11 | Residues from raw material processing (e.g., mining residues, oil field slop) |
| Q13 | Any material |
| Q14 | Products with no further use |
| Q15 | Any material, substance or product |
| Q16 | Any material, substance or product |