• 20. (1) The label of a controlled product or container in which a controlled product is packaged shall be applied

  • (a) within a border that is

    • (i) in a colour that contrasts with the background against which it appears, and

    • (ii) designed as depicted in Schedule III; and

  • (b) on a part of the controlled product or container that is displayed under normal conditions of storage and use.

• (2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in respect of the sale or importation of a controlled product that is packaged in a container that meets the requirements of section 17.

• 21. (1) The information required to be disclosed on the label of a controlled product or container in which a controlled product is packaged shall be clearly and prominently displayed, easily legible and contrasted with other information on the controlled product or container.

• (2) A label applied to a controlled product or container in which a controlled product is packaged shall be sufficiently durable and resistant under normal conditions of transport, storage and use to remain attached and legible.

22. Any hazard symbol required to be displayed on a label shall

• (a) except with respect to size and colour, be an exact reproduction of that hazard symbol as depicted in Schedule II; and

• (b) be displayed in a colour that is not likely to create confusion with a safety mark required by Part V of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations.

• 23. (1) The importation of a controlled product that is to be labelled or repackaged in Canada is exempt from the application of section 14 of the Act in respect of the requirements to obtain or prepare a material safety data sheet with respect to the controlled product and to have a label applied to the controlled product or container in which the controlled product is packaged on the following conditions:

  • (a) subject to subsection (2), the supplier provides to an inspector in each province into which the controlled product is imported, on or before the date of importation, a statement indicating

    • (i) that he intends to import the controlled product,

    • (ii) the nature of the controlled product to be imported,

    • (iii) the address of the premises in the province at which the controlled product is to be labelled or repackaged, and

    • (iv) the provinces into which the controlled product is to be imported; and

  • (b) the supplier, if so requested by an inspector in a province into which the controlled product is imported, provides to the inspector

    • (i) a sample of the controlled product on or before the date of importation,

    • (ii) the proposed dates and places of importation, and

    • (iii) the approximate quantity of the controlled product to be imported.

• (2) A statement provided in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) is valid in respect of the importation of that controlled product to those premises for a period not exceeding three years from the date the supplier provides the statement to the inspector.

• (3) An importer who imports a controlled product in accordance with subsection (1) shall obtain or prepare a material safety data sheet in respect of the controlled product in accordance with the Act and these Regulations before the controlled product is used or sold.

• (4) An importer who imports a controlled product in accordance with subsection (1) shall apply a label to the controlled product or to the container in which the controlled product is packaged in accordance with paragraph 14(b) of the Act

  • (a) where the controlled product is delivered to the address of the importer for his use or for sale, before the controlled product is used or sold; and

  • (b) where the controlled product is imported to the address of the person to whom the importer has sold the controlled product, before the controlled product is used by that person.

• (5) Paragraph (4)(b) does not apply where the person to whom the importer sold the controlled product undertakes in writing to apply a label to the controlled product or to the container in which the controlled product is sold in accordance with paragraph 13(b) of the Act.