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Processed Products Regulations

Version of section 25 from 2006-03-22 to 2013-04-25:

  •  (1) Notwithstanding sections 20 to 23 and subject to subsection (4), any fruit or vegetable products set out in Tables I to IV of Schedule III may be marketed in containers of a volume or weight exceeding the greatest volume or weight set out in those Tables where

    • (a) the containers hold,

      • (i) for a product packed by weight, a net quantity of product that is not more than 20 kg, or

      • (ii) for a product packed by volume, a net quantity of product that is not more than 20 L;

    • (b) the net quantity of product declared on the labels of containers is a whole number multiple of 500 g for a product packed by weight or of 500 mL for a product packed by volume;

    • (c) the containers are labelled in accordance with Part IV;

    • (d) in the case of Canadian products, they are prepared in a registered establishment and the containers bear the registered labels required by these Regulations; and

    • (e) in the case of imported products,

      • (i) the importer has submitted to the Director a copy of the labels to be used on the containers, and

      • (ii) the importer has received written notice from the Director that the labels referred to in subparagraph (i) meet the requirements of these Regulations.

  • (2) Containers of a size smaller than the smallest size specified in Table I to Schedule III may be used to pack the fruit and vegetable juices and concentrated apple juice set out in that Table if the containers bear the registered labels required by the Regulations.

  • (3) Containers of a size smaller than the smallest size specified in Table III to Schedule III may be used to pack the fruit juices, jams, jellies, marmalades, grape juice, concentrated grape juice, grape juice from concentrate, pickles, relishes, chutneys, olives, horseradish sauce and creamed horseradish set out in that Table if the containers bear the registered labels required by these Regulations.

  • (4) Paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) do not apply in respect of containers of fruit or vegetable products referred to in subsection (1) that bear labels that have been registered as required by these Regulations prior to the coming into force of those paragraphs.

  • (5) Subsection (4) shall cease to be in force 2 years after the day on which paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) come into force.

  • SOR/80-762, s. 2
  • SOR/82-672, s. 1
  • SOR/87-133, s. 3
  • SOR/93-496, s. 3
  • SOR/2001-80, s. 2
  • SOR/2003-6, s. 49

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