1. These Regulations may be cited as the Maple Products Regulations.

2. In these Regulations,

• “Act” means the Canada Agricultural Products Act; (Loi)

• “adulterated”[Repealed, SOR/2011-205, s. 16]

• “Agency” means the Canadian Food Inspection Agency established by section 3 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act; (Agence)

• “Certificate of Registration”[Revoked, SOR/91-371, s. 1]

• “colour class” means a colour class referred to in paragraph 5(1)(f); (classe de couleur)

• “communicable disease” means a disease capable of being transmitted through food or likely to contaminate food or food contact surfaces with microorganisms; (maladie transmissible)

• “container”[Revoked, SOR/91-371, s. 1]

• “contaminated”, in respect of a maple product, means containing a chemical, drug, food additive, heavy metal, industrial pollutant, ingredient, medicament, microbe, pesticide, poison, toxin or any other substance not permitted by, or in an amount in excess of limits prescribed under, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Food and Drugs Act or the Pest Control Products Act; (contaminé)

• “Department”[Repealed, SOR/2000-184, s. 13]

• “Director” means the Director designated by the President of the Agency; (directeur)

• “edible” means fit for use as human food; (version anglaise seulement)

• “Executive Director” means the Executive Director designated by the President of the Agency; (directeur exécutif)

• “first dealer” means any person who acquires for sale under their own label maple products packed by another person; (premier commerçant)

• “food” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act; (aliment)

• “food additive” has the same meaning as in section B.01.001 of Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations; (additif alimentaire)

• “grade” means a grade established by section 4 for maple syrup; (catégorie)

• “grade name”[Revoked, SOR/91-371, s. 1]

• “label”[Revoked, SOR/91-371, s. 1]

• “light transmission” means the ability of maple syrup to transmit light as determined in accordance with Schedule III; (transmission de lumière)

• “maple product” means any product obtained exclusively by the concentration of maple sap or maple syrup, excluding any substitute; (produit de l’érable)

• “maple sap” means the sap obtained exclusively from trees of the botanical genus Acer; (sève d’érable)

• “maple syrup” means the syrup obtained by the concentration of maple sap or by the dilution or solution of a maple product, other than maple sap, in potable water; (sirop d’érable)

• “maple syrup shipper”[Revoked, SOR/91-371, s. 1]

• “maple syrup shipper establishment” means the establishment of a person who buys maple syrup that is packed in bulk containers for colour classification, preparation and resale in bulk and who exports the syrup or conveys it from one province to another; (établissement d’un expéditeur de sirop d’érable)

• “Minister”[Revoked, SOR/91-371, s. 1]

• “operator” means the person who is responsible for the operation of a registered establishment; (exploitant)

• “packer”[Revoked, SOR/91-371, s. 1]

• “packing establishment” means an establishment in which the preparation of maple products, including colour classification, takes place, but does not include a sugar bush establishment or a maple syrup shipper establishment; (établissement d’emballage)

• “packing plant”[Revoked, SOR/91-371, s. 1(E)]

• “panel” means principal display panel; (espace)

• “principal display panel” and “principal display surface” have the same meanings as in the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations; (espace principalandprincipale surface exposée)

• “Regional Director General”[Repealed, SOR/2000-184, s. 13]

• “registered establishment” means an establishment that is registered in accordance with section 6.1; (établissement agréé)

• “registration number” means the number assigned to a registered establishment under section 6.1; (numéro d’agrément)

• “substitute” means any product that resembles a maple product in appearance and is prepared for the same uses as a maple product but is not obtained exclusively from maple sap; (succédané)

• “sugar bush establishment” means an establishment in which the preparation of maple products directly from maple sap, including colour classification, takes place. (établissement d’une érablière)

• “sugar bush operator”[Revoked, SOR/91-371, s. 1]