10. (1) An application for the registration of an establishment, or for the renewal or amendment of an existing registration, shall be made to the Director, in a form provided by the Agency, accompanied by the applicable fee prescribed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice, and shall contain the following information:

• (a) the name, address, including the postal code, telephone number and, if any, facsimile number of the applicant and of the establishment, where they are different from those of the applicant;

• (b) whether it is an application for a new registration or for the renewal or amendment of an existing registration;

• (c) the existing registration number, if any;

• (d) whether the establishment is owned by individual, a partnership, a co-operative or a corporation;

• (e) the name under which the establishment operates, where the name is different from that of the applicant;

• (f) the names and titles of all owners, partners, officers and directors of the establishment; and

• (g) whether the establishment packs low-acid food products or acidified low-acid food products in hermetically sealed containers.

(2) Every application referred to in subsection (1) shall have annexed thereto a copy of an outline of a sanitation program for the establishment indicating

• (a) the person responsible for carrying out the program;

• (b) the equipment available for use to bring about and maintain clean and sanitary conditions; and

• (c) the measures proposed to ensure clean and sanitary conditions.

11. (1) Where an establishment, in respect of which an application referred to in subsection 10(1) has been made, complies with the conditions prescribed by sections 13 to 19, the Director shall

• (a) register the establishment by entering its name in the register of registered establishments of the Agency and by assigning it a registration number; and

• (b) issue to the operator of the establishment a Certificate of Registration for the establishment.

(2) The operator of a registered establishment shall post and keep posted the Certificate of Registration issued to him under subsection (1) in a conspicuous place in the establishment for the period during which the certificate remains in force.

(3) The operator of a registered establishment shall not assign or transfer the Certificate of Registration issued for that establishment.

12. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (5), the Certificate of Registration shall remain in force for the 12-month period following the date of issuance.

(1.1) [Repealed, SOR/2000-183, s. 18]

(2) The registration of an establishment may be suspended by the Director

• (a) where

  • (i) the establishment does not comply with any provision of the Act or these Regulations,

  • (ii) the operator of the establishment does not comply with any provision of the Act or these Regulations, or

  • (iii) it is reasonable to believe that public health will be endangered if the establishment is allowed to continue operating; and

• (b) where the operator has failed or is unable to take immediate corrective action.

(3) No registration referred to in subsection (2) shall be suspended unless

• (a) an inspector has prepared a written report setting out the reasons for the suspension and the corrective measures required and has forwarded a copy of that report to the operator; and

• (b) a Notice of Suspension of Registration is delivered to the operator.

(4) A suspension of registration under subsection (2) shall remain in effect

• (a) until the required corrective measures have been taken;

• (b) where a cancellation procedure has been commenced under subsection (5), until the resolution of the cancellation issue; or

• (c) where a cancellation procedure has not been commenced under subsection (5), until a period of 90 days has elapsed.

(5) The registration of an establishment may be cancelled by the Director

• (a) where the establishment does not comply with any provision of the Act or these Regulations; or

• (b) where the operator of the establishment fails to comply with any provision of the Act or these Regulations.

(6) No registration referred to in subsection (5) shall be cancelled unless

• (a) an inspector has, at the time of his inspection, notified the operator of the failure to comply with any provision of the Act or these Regulations;

• (b) a copy of an inspection report has been delivered to the operator

  • (i) identifying the provision of the Act or these Regulations that has not been complied with, and

  • (ii) specifying the period of time for compliance with that provision of the Act and these Regulations in order to prevent the cancellation of the registration;

• (c) the operator has failed to comply with or failed to bring the establishment into compliance with any provision of the Act or these Regulations within the period of time specified in the inspection report or continues, after that period, to violate or fail to comply with any provision of the Act or these Regulations;

• (d) the operator has been given an opportunity to be heard in respect of the cancellation; and

• (e) a Notice of Cancellation of Registration is delivered to the operator.