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Part II Partie II Vol. 137, No. 25 Vol. 137, no 25 du Part II Partie II OTTAWA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2003 OTTAWA, LE MERCREDI 3 DÉCEMBRE 2003 Statutory Instruments 2003 Textes réglementaires 2003 SOR/2003-363 to 384 and SI/2003-176 to 184 DORS/2003-363 à 384 et TR/2003-176 à 184 Pages 2830 to 2972 Pages 2830 à 2972 NOTICE TO READERS AVIS AU LECTEUR The Canada Gazette Part II is published under authority of the Statutory La Gazette du Canada Partie II est publiée en vertu de la Loi sur les textes Instruments Act on January 1, 2003, and at least every second Wednesday réglementaires le 1 janvier 2003, et au moins tous les deux mercredis par la thereafter. suite. 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ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENTAL RÈGLEMENT SUR LA PROTECTION DE PROTECTION REGULATIONS L’ENVIRONNEMENT EN ANTARCTIQUE INTERPRETATION DÉFINITION Definition 1. In these Regulations, “Act” means the Antarc- 1. Dans le présent règlement, « Loi » s’entend de Définition de tic Environmental Protection Act. la Loi sur la protection de l’environnement en An- « Loi » tarctique. APPLICATION FOR PERMITS DEMANDE DE PERMIS Who may apply 2. Any person may apply for a permit. 2. Toute personne peut demander un permis. Admissibilité Application 3. An application for a permit must be in the 3. La demande de permis respecte la forme et le Formulaire de form form set out in Schedule 1 and must contain the contenu du formulaire prévu à l’annexe 1. demande information required by the form. Content of 4. An application for a permit must be signed by 4. En outre, la demande de permis est signée par Autres application the applicant and must include, in addition to the le demandeur et comporte les éléments suivants : éléments de la demande information required by the application form, a) une évaluation environnementale préliminaire (a) a preliminary environmental evaluation that conforme à l’article 14; meets the requirements of section 14; b) la description des procédures que mettra en (b) a description of the procedures to be put into place le demandeur, notamment pour évaluer et place by the applicant, including any monitoring, confirmer les effets environnementaux des acti- to assess and verify the environmental impact of vités visées par le permis, y compris tout méca- the activities to which the permit is to relate; nisme de surveillance; (c) the Management Plan, if any, for any spe- c) le plan de gestion de toute zone spécialement cially protected area to which the permit relates; protégée, s’il y a lieu, visée par le permis; (d) a waste management plan that meets the re- d) le plan de gestion des déchets établi confor- quirements of sections 34 and 35; mément aux articles 34 et 35; (e) an emergency plan that meets the require- e) le plan d’urgence conforme à l’article 48; ments of section 48; and f) la description de tout ce que le demandeur en- (f) a description of anything that the applicant in- tend retirer de l’Antarctique. tends to remove from the Antarctic. Acknowledg- 5. Within 30 days after the Minister receives an 5. Le ministre accuse réception de la demande de Accusé de ment of application for a permit, the Minister must send the permis dans les trente jours suivant sa réception. réception application applicant an acknowledgment that the application has been received. ——— ——— a S.C. 2003, c. 20 a L.C. 2003, ch. 20 2830 2003-12-03 Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 137, No. 25 Gazette du Canada Partie II, Vol. 137, no 25 SOR/DORS/2003-363 Minister’s 6. The Minister must provide to the applicant a 6. Le ministre envoie au demandeur un avis écrit Décision decision written notice of the Minister’s decision concerning de sa décision à l’égard de la demande de permis ministérielle the application within 90 days after the application dans les quatre-vingt-dix jours suivant la réception is received if de celle-ci si : (a) the applicant has provided the Minister with a) d’une part, le demandeur a communiqué les all of the information that is required by these renseignements exigés par le présent règlement Regulations or requested by the Minister under ou par le ministre aux termes du paragra- subsection 21(3) of the Act; and phe 21(3) de la Loi; (b) the Minister, after considering the prelimi- b) d’autre part, il estime, à l’issue de l’évaluation nary environmental evaluation in relation to the environnementale préliminaire, que les activités activities to which the permit is to relate, is of the visées par la demande auront des effets environ- opinion that the activities will likely have less nementaux moindres que mineurs ou transitoires. than a minor or transitory impact on the envi- ronment. Further 7. If the Minister is of the opinion that the activi- 7. Le ministre, s’il estime que les activités auront Évaluations evaluation ties are likely to have
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