Y14 Basel waste code Lab chemicals from research or teaching, unknown or newly made.
- Free, no account
- Based on ECCC's classification guide and SOR/2021-25
- Nothing is stored
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Y14, Unidentified or new research chemicals.
Basel Y waste stream codes
Unidentified or new research chemicals
Use Y14 for unidentified or new research chemicals as a Basel waste stream or constituent.
ComplyOnSiteIs Basel Y14 hazardous waste?
Not from the code alone. Basel Y14 is a Basel waste stream or constituent used in the IWIC. The code describes the material. Its hazards, the other classification parts, and the definitions and exclusions in SOR/2021-25 decide its federal status in Canada.
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 apply.
What does Basel Y14 cover?
Chemical waste from research, development or teaching, when the substances are unidentified or new and their effects on people or the environment are unknown.
- Official wording
- Read the official entry
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Are unidentified or new research chemicals always Basel Y14?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| Y14 | Research or teaching chemicals that are unidentified or new, with unknown effects on people or the environment. |
Pick the entry whose description and conditions match the material. The code names the waste for classification. It doesn't replace the separate decision on SOR/2021-25 scope, exclusions, destination-country controls or the intended operation.
Which codes sit beside Basel Y14?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| Y10 | PCB, PCT or PBB waste |
| Y11 | Tar residue from thermal or refining processes |
| Y12 | Colourant, coating and ink process waste |
| Y13 | Resin, latex, plasticizer or adhesive process waste |
| Y15 | Explosive waste outside other law |
| Y16 | Photographic chemical and processing-material waste |
| Y17 | Metal and plastic surface-treatment waste |
| Y18 | Industrial waste-disposal residue |