§2.36 Infectious substances

2.36 (1) Substances are included in Class 6.2, Category A or Category B if they are infectious substances and are listed in Appendix 3 to this Part or exhibit characteristics similar to a substance listed in that appendix.

(2) Infectious substances that are included in Category A and that are in a form other than a culture may be handled, offered for transport or transported as Category B in accordance with the conditions set out in paragraphs 1.39(a) to (c) of Part 1, Coming into Force, Repeal, Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases.

(3) Despite subsection (2), the following infectious substances included in Category A, and any substance that exhibits characteristics similar to these substances, must always be handled, offered for transport or transported as Category A:

(a) Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever virus;

(b) Ebola virus;

(c) Flexal virus;

(d) Guanarito virus;

(e) Hantaviruses causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome;

(f) Hantaviruses causing pulmonary syndrome;

(g) Hendra virus;

(h) Herpes B virus (Cercopithecine Herpesvirus-1);

(i) Junin virus;

(j) Kyasanur Forest virus;

(k) Lassa virus;

(l) Machupo virus;

(m) Marburg virus;

(n) Monkeypox virus;

(o) Nipah virus;

(p) Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus;

(q) Russian Spring — Summer encephalitis virus;

(r) Sabia virus; and

(s) Variola (smallpox virus).

SOR/2008-34, s. 36