(24) The mechanism for rapid exchange of information on new psychoactive substances (the 'European Union Early Warning System on New Psychoactive Substances' ('EWS')) has proved to be a useful channel for sharing information on new psychoactive substances, on new trends in the use of controlled psychoactive substances and on related public health warnings.

(24) The mechanism for rapid exchange of information on new psychoactive substances (the 'European Union Early Warning System on New Psychoactive Substances' ('EWS')) has proved to be a useful channel for sharing information on new psychoactive substances, on new trends in the use of controlled psychoactive substances and on related public health warnings.

(Return tabled) Question No. 286 Mr. Alex Atamanenko: With regard to the horse slaughter industry in Canada: (a) does the government know whether third party monitoring of video footage is occurring at Viandes Richelieu and Bouvry Exports and, if so, (i) what is the monitoring criteria, (ii) who is monitoring the footage, (iii) what actions, if any, have been taken as a result of observations, (iv) is footage monitoring to be a daily practice at this and other Canadian horse slaughter plants, (v) how many hours have been monitored, (vi) is footage archived and for how long, (vii) does the recording continuously loop over previous footage; (b) which tissue types and/or bodily fluids are targeted by the government when testing for phenylbuta ...[+++]zone and other drugs in horsemeat, (i) what percentage of drug testing is performed on equine organs (particularly kidney and liver) as opposed to other tissues, such as muscle, (ii) what is the exact methodology and what are the specific testing mechanisms used to detect phenylbutazone and other drugs in horsemeat; (c) what surveys or studies has the government undertaken or relied on to determine the number of overall horse owners and keepers that have administered to horses under their care, even once in the horse's lifetime, substances that are banned for human consumption, in (i) Canada, (ii) the United States (US); (d) what surveys or studies encompassing the overall horse population has the government undertaken or relied on to determine the percentage of veterinarians who routinely administer to horse patients under their care, at any time in the horse's lifetime, substances that are banned for use in food animals, in (i) Canada, (ii) the US; (e) what was the ratio between the number of horses and the number of prescriptions of substances banned for use in food animals at any time in their lifetime, issued by veterinarians to the overall horse population in (i) Canada, (ii) the US; (f) what were the results of European ...

To establish a coherent registration system designed to provide basic hazard and risk information on new and existing chemical substances manufactured in or imported into the EU; To reverse the burden of proof, moving it away from Member States' authorities to producing and importing companies, who will be responsible for demonstrating that substances can be used safely; To introduce responsibility for downstream users to provide information on uses and associated risk management measures relating to substances; To maintain the existing restriction sys ...[+++]tem and to introduce an authorisation procedure for the most hazardous substances as a new instrument; To ensure greater transparency and openness for the public by providing easier access to relevant information on chemicals; To establish a European central entity (the Agency) to facilitate the administration of REACH and ensure that the system is applied in a harmonised way across the EU.

the information on physicochemical properties specified in Annex V and any other relevant physicochemical, toxicological and ecotoxicological information that is available for substances manufactured or imported in quantities of 1 tonne or more per year per manufacturer or importer, and where a substance is not a phase-in substance or one or more of the screening criteria in Annex Ic are met, the registrant shall provide the information specified in Annex V. Where the substance meets criterion (a) of Annex Ic then a chemical safety assessment shall be un ...[+++]dertaken;

Based on these principles, State intervention on psychoactive substances will essentially consist of providing intelligent information and education on various substances and their uses, risks, and dangers; supporting those who use them excessively or dangerously, and fighting illegal trafficking and driving vehicles or operating complex machinery while under the influence of these substances.