Fine Auro Paints and Supplies Ltd. - conviction information for 2017-09-13
| Corporation name: | Fine Auro Paints and Supplies Ltd. |
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| Address: | 1110 Birchmount road, unit 16 |
| City: | Toronto |
| Province/territory: | Ontario |
| Postal code: | M1K 5G7 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 415 - Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories merchant wholesalers |
| Location of offense: | 1110 Birchmount road, unit 16, Toronto, Ontario |
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| Case summary: |
On April 18, 2013, enforcement officers (EOs) conducted a regulatory on-site inspection pursuant to Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations at Fine Auto Paints & Supplies Ltd. A warning letter was sent to Fine Auto Paints and Supplies Ltd. on June 24, 2013. The warning alleged a violation of the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations. On March 19, 2015 EOs conducted a regulatory on-site inspection pursuant to Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations at Iffy’s Autobody Parts & Supplies Ltd. located at 2266 Drew Road, Unit #11, Mississauga, Ontario, L5S 1B1. During the follow-up investigation sales records showed that high VOC products were sold to Fine Auto Paints & Supplies Ltd. On August 12, 2015, a warranted search was conducted of Fine Auto Paints & Supplies Ltd. Invoices, automotive refinishing coatings, and computer data were seized. On September 9, 2015, samples from Fine Auto Paints & Supplies Ltd. Were sent to Environment Canada’s VOC analysis lab. On November 9, 2015, charges were laid against Fine Auto Paints and Supplies Ltd. for violations of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations. One charge for the sale of high VOC content automotive refinishing coatings during 2014, and one charge for the sale of those products during 2015. The second charge for the sale of high VOC content automotive refinishing coatings was subsequently withdrawn as part of the plea agreement. |
| Charges: |
That Fine Auto Paints and Supplies Ltd., between the 1st day of January, 2015, and the 12th day of August, 2015, in the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario did sell automotive refinishing products set out in column 1 of the schedule containing a VOC concentration that exceeds the limit set out in column 2 of the schedule for that product, in violation of subsection 3.(2) of the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations, and thereby did commit an offence under 272.(1)(h) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
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| Enforcement notification: | Auto body supply shop to pay $25,000 fine for environmental violations |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2017-09-13 |
| Court level: | Federal Court |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Sale of non-compliant coating |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) | 3(2) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2017-09-13 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Toronto, Ontario |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $25,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On September 13, 2017, before the Ontario Court of Justice, of Toronto, Ontario, Fine Auto Paints and Supplies Ltd., has pleaded guilty of the sale of automotive refinishing products that exceed the threshold limits as prescribed by the Regulations contrary to subsection 3.(2). The corporation was ordered to pay a $25,000.00 fine to the Environmental Damages Fund (EDF).
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