The regulations proposed by Environment Canada are similar to the California Air
Resource Board (CARB) Suggested Control Measure, which begins to take effect in
2009.
Environment Canada’s proposed VOC content limits (in g/L) “as applied”, and limits required by other jurisdictions:
| U.S. EPA & OTC g/L (lb./gal) (sometimes referred to as National Rule) | California Air Resource Board (CARB) Suggested Control Measure g/L (lb./gal.) |
Environment Canada’s proposed limits g/L (lb./gal) |
European Union Directive 2004/42/CE (g/L) | |||
| Effective Sept. 1998 | Effective 2009 & 2010 | Proposed effective date Jan. 2010 | Effective Jan. 2007 | |||
| Pretreatment wash primers | 780 (6.5) | Pretreatment coating | 660 (5.5) | 660 (5.5) (pretreatment wash primer) |
Wash primer | 780 |
| Primer surfacer | 580 (4.8) | Primers | 250 (2.1) | 250 (2.1) (primer surfacer) |
Surfacer/filler and general (metal) primer | 540 |
| Primer sealer | 550 (4.6) | Primer sealer | 340 (2.8) | |||
| Single-stage and two-stage coatings | 600 (5.0) | Single-stage coating | 340 (2.8) | 420 (3.5) | Topcoats | 420 |
| Multi-stage (more than 2 stages) | 630 (5.3) | Clear coats | 250 (2.1) | 250 (2.1) | ||
| Color coats | 420 (3.5) | 420 (3.5) | ||||
| Multi-colored | 680 (5.7) | Multi-colored | 680 (5.7) | 680 (5.7) | ||
| Specialty coatings | 840 (7.0) | Adhesion promoter | 540 (4.5) | 840 | Special finishes | 840 |
| Temporary protective coating | 60 (0.5) | 60 (0.5) | Body filler/stopper | 250 | ||
| Truck bed liner coating | 310 (2.6) | 310 (2.6) | ||||
| Underbody coating | 430 (3.6) | 430 (3.6) | ||||
| Uniform finish coating | 540 (4.5) | 540 (4.5) | ||||
| Any other coating type | 250 (2.1) | 250 (2.1) | ||||
| Surface cleaners | 50 |
