Special Provision 16

  1. The technical name of at least one of the most dangerous substances that predominantly contributes to the danger or dangers posed by the dangerous goods must be shown, in parentheses, on the shipping document following the shipping name in accordance with clause 3.5(1)(c)(ii)(A). The technical name must also be shown, in parentheses, on a small means of containment or on a tag following the shipping name in accordance with subsections 4.11(2) and (3).

  2. Despite subsection (1), the technical name for the following dangerous goods is not required to be shown on a shipping document or on a small means of containment when Canadian law for domestic transport or an international convention for international transport prohibits the disclosure of the technical name:

    1. UN1544, ALKALOID SALTS, SOLID, N.O.S. or ALKALOIDS, SOLID, N.O.S.;

    2. UN1851, MEDICINE, LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S.;

    3. UN3140, ALKALOID SALTS, LIQUID, N.O.S. or ALKALOIDS, LIQUID, N.O.S.;

    4. UN3248, MEDICINE, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, N.O.S.; or

    5. UN3249, MEDICINE, SOLID, TOXIC, N.O.S.

  3. Despite subsection (1), the technical name for the following dangerous goods is not required to be shown on a small means of containment:

    1. UN2814, INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE, AFFECTING HUMANS; or

    2. UN2900, INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE, AFFECTING ANIMALS.

Applicable UN Numbers

UN0020, UN0021, UN0190, UN0248, UN0249, UN0349 to UN0359, UN0382 to UN0384, UN0461 to UN0482, UN0485, UN1078, UN1224, UN1228, UN1325, UN1378, UN1383, UN1409, UN1450, UN1461, UN1462, UN1479, UN1482, UN1544, UN1549, UN1556, UN1557, UN1564, UN1566, UN1583, UN1588, UN1601, UN1602, UN1655, UN1693, UN1707, UN1719, UN1759, UN1760, UN1851, UN1903, UN1935, UN1953 to UN1956, UN1964, UN1965, UN1967, UN1968, UN1986 to UN1989, UN1992, UN1993, UN2006, UN2024 to UN2026, UN2206, UN2478, UN2570, UN2588, UN2627, UN2630, UN2693, UN2733 to UN2735, UN2757 to UN2764, UN2771, UN2772, UN2775 to UN2784, UN2786 to UN2788, UN2801, UN2810, UN2811, UN2813, UN2814, UN2845, UN2846, UN2856, UN2881, UN2900, UN2902, UN2903, UN2920 to UN2930, UN2991 to UN2998, UN3005, UN3006, UN3009 to UN3021, UN3024 to UN3027, UN3071, UN3077, UN3080, UN3082, UN3084 to UN3088, UN3093 to UN3096, UN3098, UN3099, UN3101 to UN3120, UN3122 to UN3126, UN3128 to UN3132, UN3134, UN3135, UN3139 to UN3144, UN3146 to UN3148, UN3156 to UN3158, UN3160 to UN3163, UN3172, UN3175, UN3176, UN3178 to UN3192, UN3194, UN3200, UN3205 to UN3210, UN3212 to UN3214, UN3219, UN3221 to UN3240, UN3243, UN3244, UN3248, UN3249, UN3256 to UN3267, UN3271 to UN3290, UN3301, UN3303 to UN3312, UN3334 to UN3336, UN3345 to UN3352, UN3354, UN3355, UN3361, UN3362, UN3379 to UN3400, UN3439, UN3440, UN3448, UN3462, UN3464 to UN3467, UN3488 to UN3491, UN3500 to UN3505, UN3510 to UN3518