加拿大消费品安全法律

1、Consumer Product Safety Legislationin CanadaPresentation to AQSIQSeptember 2008, BeijingCurrent RegulatoryFrameworkProhibitsand restrictstheadvertising, saleorimportationofproductsnot coveredbyotherlegislation(notfood,drugs,cosmetics,pesticides,explosives)Product designed forhousehold, gardenorperso

2、naluseinsports or recreationalactivities,aslife-savingequipmentorasatoy, playthingorequipmentfor usebychildren.that is or is likelytobea dangertothehealth or safetyofthepublic by reasonofitsdesign,constructionorcontentsHazardousProductsActProhibited Products:any product, material or substancelistedi

3、nPartI of Schedule IRestricted Products:listed in PartIIofScheduleIwith correspondingregulationsProductsnotincludedinthe Schedule areconsidered “unregulated”HazardousProductsActEnsurecompliancewith theActand Regulations andthesafety of theproductsthey importinto Canada:understand therequirementsand

4、makethemcleartosupplierscarryout/verify riskassessmentandtestingbeable to provideevidenceofcomplianceatthetimeofimportationCorrect non-compliance andrecallunsafe productfromtheCanadianmarketplaceResponsibilityofIndustryProduct SafetyResourcesOtherRequirementsforConsumerProductsIndustryCanadaConsumer

5、Packagingand LabellingActregardingbilingual labelling,deceptive packagingandnet quantity declarationTextile LabellingAct& theTextile LabellingandAdvertisingRegulationsProvincial/Territorial RequirementsUpholsteredandStuffedArticles(Quebec,Ontario andManitoba)MandatorycertificationofElectrical/GasPro

6、ductsLabellingand CertificationNewLegislationNewlegislationcurrently going throughParliament(not yetlaw)Will replacePartI of theHazardousProductsActToaddress andprevent dangerstohumanhealth or safetyposedbyconsumerproducts(including their components, parts andaccessories)Dangertohealth andsafety:exi

7、stingorpotentialhazardsduringnormal/foreseeable usethat could leadtodeathoradverseeffectonhealth (includingbothacuteandchronichealtheffects)CanadaConsumerProductSafetyActProhibitionsonthe manufacture,importation,saleoradvertisement of consumer productsProhibited as perthescheduleNon-compliant withre

8、gulationsDeemedtobeadangertohumanhealth or safety(“GeneralProhibition”)Recalledorthesubjectofcorrective measures thathavenotbeencarried outThesubjectoffalse,misleadingordeceptivesafety claimsincludingfalsecertificationmarksCanadaConsumerProductSafetyActIncludesproduct/hazard-specificregulationsAbility to requireteststoverify complianceRecord-keepingtoallowtraceabilityinthe event of arecallAuthoritytorequiredocuments/informationatimportationMandatoryreporting by industry on inc