1. The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations.

“Act”

“Act” means the Excise Act, 2001. (Loi)

“carton”

“carton” means a paperboard box or wrapper containing 15 or fewer packages of cigarettes or 200 or fewer tobacco sticks. (cartouche)

“case”

“case” means a corrugated cardboard box in which packages or cartons of tobacco products are packed, primarily for the purpose of transport and protection against damage. (caisse)

“manufacturer”

“manufacturer” means a manufacturer of tobacco products. (fabricant)

“smokeless tobacco”

“smokeless tobacco”[Repealed, SOR/2011-6, s. 1]

2. For the purpose of paragraph (a) of the definition “packaged” in section 2 of the Act,

• (a) raw leaf tobacco is packaged in a prescribed package when it is formed into a hand for sale or when a hand of raw leaf tobacco or broken portions of the leaf are packed for sale; and

• (b) a tobacco product is packaged in a prescribed package when it is packaged in the smallest package — including any outer wrapping that is customarily displayed to the consumer — in which it is normally offered for sale to the general public.

3. For the purposes of paragraph 34(b) of the Act, the prescribed information is

• (a) the tobacco licensee’s name and address;

• (b) the tobacco licensee’s licence number; or

• (c) if the tobacco product is packaged by the licensee for another person, the person’s name and the address of their principal place of business.

3.1 For the purposes of paragraph 35(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed information is

• (a) the name and address of the manufacturer who packaged the tobacco product;

• (b) if the tobacco product was imported by a tobacco licencee, the licensee’s name and address or tobacco licence number; or

• (c) if the tobacco product was imported by a person other than a tobacco licensee, the person’s name and address.