Traduction de «Plug-in type bearing » (Anglais → Français) :

(Return tabled) Question No. 443 Ms. Anne Minh-Thu Quach: With regard to the dismantling or transformation of the cargo ship Kathryn Spirit by the company Groupe Saint-Pierre: (a) what federal statutes and regulations apply to the transformation of the ship; (b) which departments are responsible for enforcing the statutes and regulations in this type of situation; (c) has Environment Canada assessed the environmental risks of the operation; (d) has Environment Canada attended any meetings with Groupe St-Pierre and other departments or levels of government; (e) what was the outcome of those meetings; (f) what are Environment Canada’s ...[+++] evaluation criteria for this type of operation; (g) what were the results of the environmental assessment; (h) what measures has Environment Canada or any other federal department taken to ensure that there is no environmental accident before, during or after the operation; (i) what federal standards does this type of operation have to meet; (j) does the company dismantling or transforming the ship have to obtain a certificate of authorization from Environment Canada or any other department before proceeding; (k) what are Canada’s obligations under the Basel Convention in this type of situation; (l) what are the federal government’s and the company’s responsibilities in the event of an environmental accident; (m) has Environment Canada or any other federal department compiled a list or is it aware of other similar operations undertaken elsewhere in Canada; (n) has Environment Canada ever refused to allow an operation of this type to proceed; (o) where is the ship from; and (p) what portion of liability do the federal government and the provincial government bear in this type of situation?

In its investigation of the proposed transaction,, the Commission looked at two specific types of precision bearings, namely bearings for aerospace applications used mainly in aircraft and helicopters, and so-called angular contact ball bearings (“ACBBs”) used in the machine tool industry.

6. Welcomes the fact, bearing in mind the "polluter pays" principle, that the Commission Recommendation states that "during the phase of introduction of a new production type in a region, operators (farmers) who introduce the new production type should bear the responsibility of implementing the farm management measures necessary to limit gene flow";

3. Bearing in mind the ‘polluter pays’ principle, it is encouraging that the Commission recommendation states that ‘during the phase of introduction of a new production type in a region, operators (farmers) who introduce the new production type should bear the responsibility of implementing the farm management measures necessary to limit gene flow’.

6. Welcomes the fact, bearing in mind the ‘polluter pays’ principle, that the Commission Recommendation states that ‘during the phase of introduction of a new production type in a region, operators (farmers) who introduce the new production type should bear the responsibility of implementing the farm management measures necessary to limit gene flow’;

The Commission's market investigation found that tapered roller bearings and needle roller bearings belong to different product markets because each requires different production equipment and customers cannot easily substitute one type of bearing for another.