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Cosmetic Regulations

Version of section 30 from 2024-10-09 to 2024-10-30:

  •  (1) Every manufacturer and importer shall provide the Minister with the following documents, at the latest 10 days after the manufacturer or importer first sells a cosmetic:

    • (a) a notification on a form obtained from the Minister and signed by the manufacturer or importer, as the case may be, or a person authorized on their behalf, advising whether they intend to continue sales of the cosmetic in Canada and including the information specified in subsection (2); and

    • (b) if the labels and inserts used in conjunction with the cosmetic require the information set out in any of sections 22 to 24, a copy or facsimile of the labels and inserts

  • (2) The following is the information required for the purpose of paragraph (1)(a):

    • (a) the contact information that appears on the inner label of the cosmetic in accordance with paragraph 20(a);

    • (b) the name under which the cosmetic is sold;

    • (c) the function of the cosmetic, including whether the cosmetic is a leave-on product or a rinse-off product;

    • (d) a list of the cosmetic’s ingredients, according to their INCI name — or, in the absence of such a name, their chemical name — and, for each ingredient, either its exact concentration or the concentration range that includes the concentration of that ingredient, the latter of which may only be indicated by setting out either the applicable concentration range set out in column 1 of the table to this section or the number in column 2 that corresponds to the applicable concentration range set out in column 1;

    • (e) the form of the cosmetic;

    • (f) the name and address in Canada of the manufacturer or importer;

    • (g) if the cosmetic was not manufactured or formulated by the person referred to in paragraph (f), the name and address of the person who manufactured or formulated it; and

    • (h) the name and title of the person who signed the notification referred to in paragraph (1)(a).

    TABLE

    Column 1Column 2
    ItemConcentration RangeCorresponding Number
    1More than 80%, up to 100%1
    2More than 65%, but not more than 80%2
    3More than 50%, but not more than 65%3
    4More than 40%, but not more than 50%4
    5More than 30%, but not more than 40%5
    6More than 20%, but not more than 30%6
    7More than 10%, but not more than 20%7
    8More than 3%, but not more than 10%8
    9More than 1%, but not more than 3%9
    10More than 0.3%, but not more than 1%10
    11More than 0.1%, but not more than 0.3%11
    12More than 0.001%, but not more than 0.1%12
    13More than 0%, but not more than 0.001%13
  • SOR/2004-244, s. 21
  • SOR/2007-150, s. 3
  • SOR/2024-63, s. 9

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