Canadian Consumer Product Safety Act Becomes Effective June 20, 2011

The Governor General of Canada has fixed June 20, 2011 as the date on which the Canadian Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA), Chapter 21 of the Statutes of Canada, 2010, comes into force. The Act modernizes and strengthens the safety regulation of consumer products in Canada.

CCPSA creates prohibitions with respect to manufacturing, importing, selling, advertising, packaging and labelling of certain consumer products, including those that are a danger to human health or safety. In addition, it establishes certain measures that will make it easier to identify whether a consumer product is to be considered a danger to human health or safety and, if so, to more effectively prevent or address the danger. It also includes application and enforcement requirements.

Additional Information
Text for the new legislation can be found at these websites:
> http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-02-16/html/si-tr12-eng.html
> http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/legislation/acts-lois/ccpsa-lcspc/index-eng.php

Contact Information
If you have any comments and/or questions, please contact your customer service representative or email: cps.info@us.bureauveritas.com

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