Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations (C.R.C., c. 285)

• 29. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall market in interprovincial trade the following kinds of produce:

  • (a) apples grown in and shipped from the Province of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario or British Columbia;

  • (b) potatoes grown in and shipped from the Province of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec or Ontario; and

  • (c) blueberries grown in and shipped from the Province of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island and packed in containers having a capacity of six litres or less.

  • (d) and (e) [Repealed, SOR/95-225, s. 1]

• (2) A person may market in interprovincial trade produce referred to in subsection (1) where the produce is accompanied by one of the following documents, namely,

  • (a) an inspection certificate issued by an inspector, dated not more than three days, including Saturdays and holidays, prior to the date of shipment, certifying that the produce meets the requirements of these Regulations;

  • (b) where an inspection certificate cannot be issued at the time of the inspection, a document issued by an inspector, dated not more than three days, including Saturdays and holidays, prior to the date of shipment and signed by the inspector, certifying that the produce was inspected and that it meets the requirements of these Regulations; or

  • (c) a release permit issued by an inspector, in a form established by the Agency, where an inspection cannot be performed within the time referred to in paragraph 40(1)(a) or (b).

• (3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of produce that is prepared in an establishment that is registered, maintained and operated in accordance with Part X.

29.1 [Repealed, SOR/90-447, s. 2]

30. [Repealed, SOR/92-618, s. 12]

31. and 32. [Repealed, SOR/98-155, s. 2]

33. [Repealed, SOR/95-225, s. 3]

• 34. (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4) and section 35, no person shall market any produce in import trade unless

  • (a) the produce

    • (i) is packaged and labelled in accordance with Part II, and

    • (ii) meets the applicable standards prescribed by subsection 3(1);

  • (b) in the case of apples, onions and potatoes, the apples, onions and potatoes are inspected by an inspector

    • (i) at the Canadian port of entry if that port is an inspection point, or

    • (ii) at any other inspection point as authorized by an inspector; and

  • (c) in the case of apples, onions and potatoes, an inspector certifies that the apples, onions and potatoes meet the requirements of these Regulations.

• (2) Apples marketed in import trade shall meet the requirements of one of the following grades:

  • (a) in the case of apples that are marketed in import trade from the United States or shipped to Canada from another country through the United States, other than a lot that is bonded, Canada Extra Fancy or Canada Fancy; and

  • (b) in the case of apples that are marketed in import trade from places other than the United States, Canada Extra Fancy, Canada Fancy or Canada Commercial.

• (3) Potatoes marketed in import trade shall meet the requirements of Canada No. 1 grade.

• (3.1) Potatoes that are artificially coloured shall not be imported.

• (4) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of rhubarb.