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Vol. 141, No. 39 — September 29, 2007
Corded Window Covering Products Regulations
Statutory authority
Hazardous Products Act
Sponsoring department
Department of Health
REGULATORY IMPACT
ANALYSIS STATEMENT
For the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, see the Order Amending Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (Corded Window Covering Products).
PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT
Notice is hereby given that the Governor in Council, pursuant to section 5 (see footnote a) of the Hazardous Products Act, proposes to make the annexed Corded Window Covering Products Regulations.
Interested persons may make representations concerning the proposed Regulations within 75 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to Shannon Whittle, Project Officer, Consumer Product Safety Bureau, Product Safety Programme, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Department of Health, MacDonald Building, Postal Locator: 3504D, 123 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 (fax: 613-952-9138; e-mail: shannon_ whittle@hc-sc.gc.ca).
Ottawa, September 18, 2007
MARY PICHETTE
Acting Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council
CORDED WINDOW COVERING
PRODUCTS REGULATIONS |
| INTERPRETATION |
Definitions
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1. The following definitions apply in these
Regulations. |
"Act"
« Loi » |
"Act" means the Hazardous Products Act. |
"corded window covering product"
« couvre-fenêtre à cordon » |
"corded window covering product" means an interior window covering that incorporates a bead chain, cord or any type of flexible looped device in its operation. |
"national standard"
« norme nationale » |
"national standard" means the standard CAN/CSA-Z600 published by the Canadian Standards Association, entitled Safety of corded window covering products, as amended from time to time. |
"person responsible"
« responsable » |
"person responsible" means, in respect of a corded window covering product,
(a) if the product is manufactured in Canada, the manufacturer who advertises or sells it; and
(b) if the product is imported, the importer. |
| AUTHORIZATION |
| Advertise, sell or import |
2. A corded window covering product may be advertised, sold or imported if it meets the requirements of these Regulations. |
| PROHIBITION |
| No reference |
3. No direct or indirect reference to the Act or these Regulations may be made on the label of a corded window covering product or in any advertisement for one. |
| REQUIREMENTS |
| Safety requirements |
4. A corded window covering product must meet the product safety requirements of section 4 of the national standard. |
| Labelling and information requirements |
5. A corded window covering product must meet the labelling and information requirements of section 5 of the national standard. |
| RECORDS |
Retention period
Inspection |
6. (1) The person responsible must keep records that show that a corded window covering product meets the requirements of these Regulations, for a period of at least three years after the date of manufacture in Canada or the date of importation of the product, as the case may be.
(2) The person responsible must provide an inspector with any records that the inspector requests in writing, within 15 days after receipt of the
request. |
| COMING INTO FORCE |
| Registration |
7. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. |
[39-1-o]
Footnote a
S.C. 2004, c. 9, s. 2
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