CANADA: CONSUMER PACKAGING AND LABELLING The following notification is being calculated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 95.109. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: Canada. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Industry Canada. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable. Consumer packaging and labelling. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Proposed Amendment to the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations, pages 981-987. 6. Description of content: The Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act ensures that consumers are provided with accurate and meaningful information when making purchase decisions. To achieve this, the Act and its associated Regulations set out specifications for mandatory label information, such as the product's name, net contents and dealer's identity. In addition, specifications for label placement, requirements for the language of labelling, legibility, and units of measure and accuracy for net quantity declarations are provided. In addition to the basic labelling requirements, the Governor in Council may restrict the number of container sizes for specific product categories when, in his opinion, a proliferation of sizes or shapes exists and such proliferation may confuse consumers as to the net quantity of product. 7. Objective and rationale: Protection of human health and safety. 8. Relevant documents: Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol 129, No. 13, 1 April 1995. 9. Proposed dates for adoption and entry into force: Not stated. 10. Final date for comments: 30 May 1995. (130)

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