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Disclaimer: These documents are not the official versions (more). Importation

MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT

Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995



Importation

13. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Act, a company, other than a company referred to in subsection 14(3), that imports a tire shall maintain records setting out

(a) the name of the manufacturer of the tire;

(b) the name of the company importing the tire;

(c) a statement that on the date of its importation the tire complied with these Regulations;

(d) a statement from the manufacturer of the tire or its duly authorized representative that the tire complied with subsection 5(2) or 6(2) on the date of its completion;

(e) the brand name, type and size designation of the tire and the number of tires of that type and size designation imported at the same time; and

(f) the date of importation of the tire.

(2) Where a tire is imported from the United States, the company importing the tire may replace the statement referred to in paragraph (1) (d) with a statement that the tire was manufactured for sale in the United States and meets all the requirements established under chapter 301 Motor Vehicle Safety of Title 49 United States Code, "Transportation".

(3) A person or the person's duly authorized representative that imports a tire pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Act shall, prior to importation, file with the Minister the signed declaration referred to in that paragraph that contains the information set out in Schedule VII.

Established by

SOR/95-148 21 March, 1995 pursuant to subsection 3 (2) and sections 5, 7, 10 and 11 of Motor Vehicle Safety Act, effective April 12, 1995

amended by

SOR/95-536 7 November, 1995 pursuant to sections 5, 10 and 11 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Subsection 13(2).


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