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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.109
24April 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0993)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CANADA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Industry Canada
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Consumer packaging andlabelling
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Proposed Amendment tothe
Consumer Packaging andLabelling Regulations (pages 981-987)
6. Description ofcontent: TheConsumer Packaging andLabelling Actensures that
consumers areprovided with accurate andmeaningful information when making
purchasing decisions. Toachieve this,theActanditsassociated Regulations setout
specifications formandatory labelinformation, suchastheproduct 'sname, netcontents
anddealer 'sidentity. Inaddition, specifications forlabel placement, requirements for
thelanguage oflabelling, legibility, andunits ofmeasure andaccuracy fornetquantity
declarations areprovided.
Inaddition tothebasic labelling requirements, theGovernor inCouncil may
restrict thenumber ofcontainer sizes forspecific product categories when, inhis
opinion, aproliferation ofsizes orshapes exists andsuch proliferation mayconfuse
consumers astothenetquantity ofproduct.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman health andsafety
8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, PartI,Vol.129,No.13,1April 1995
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9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Notstated
10. Final dateforcomments: 30May1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
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