Q4 federal reason code Spilled or lost material & anything fouled by the accident.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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Q4, Material.
IWIC Q reason codes
Material
Use Q4 when the principal reason is material.
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal reason Q4 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal reason Q4 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 Q4 cover?
This value records material that has been spilled or lost or has undergone another mishap 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
- Material that has been spilled or lost or has undergone other mishap, including any material, equipment, etc., that has been contaminated as a result of the mishap.
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is material hit by a spill, loss or mishap Federal reason Q4?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| Q4 | The material was spilled, lost or involved in a mishap, including equipment or material contaminated by that mishap. |
Q4 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 Q4?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| Q1 | Production residues that are not otherwise specified in this Part |
| Q2 | Off-specification products |
| Q3 | Products whose date for appropriate use has expired |
| Q5 | Material |
| Q6 | Unusable parts (e.g., rejected batteries, exhausted catalysts) |
| Q7 | Substances |
| Q8 | Residues from industrial processes (e.g., slags, still bottoms) |
| Q9 | Residues from pollution abatement processes |