Combating Counterfeit Products Act (S.C. 2014, c. 32)

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Assented to 2014-12-09

R.S., c. C-46Criminal Code

59. (1) The definition “offence” in section 183 of the Criminal Code is amended by adding the following after paragraph (d):
- (d.1) section 42 (offences related to infringement of copyright) of the Copyright Act,
(2) The definition “offence” in section 183 of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subparagraph (i)(vi), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (j) and by adding the following after paragraph (j):
- (k) section 51.01 (offences related to goods, labels, packaging or services) of the Trade-marks Act,

60. Subsection 107(5) of the Customs Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (l):

(l.1) any person who may receive information under section 44.03 or subsection 44.04(1) of the Copyright Act, solely for the purposes for which that person is entitled to the information;
(l.2) any person who may receive information under section 51.05 or subsection 51.06(1) of the Trade-marks Act, solely for the purposes for which that person is entitled to the information;

61. Paragraphs 5(1)(a) and (b) of the Olympic and Paralympic Marks Act are replaced by the following:

(a) of any offending goods, packaging, labels and advertising material; and
(b) of any equipment used to apply to those goods, packaging, labels or advertising material a mark whose adoption or use is prohibited under section 3.

62. The Act is amended by replacing “wares”, wherever it occurs, with “goods”.

63. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the provisions of this Act — other than sections 1, 3 and 4, subsections 7(1) and (4), sections 10, 11 and 14, subsection 15(2), sections 19, 22, 25 and 26, subsection 37(2) and sections 42, 45, 46, 53, 54, 56, 59, 61 and 62 — come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
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(2) Sections 2, 5 and 6, subsection 7(6) and sections 43, 44 and 60 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
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(3) Sections 52 and 58 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.