Off-Road Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations

18 (1) A company shall maintain a record in writing, or in a readily readable electronic or optical form, of the following information and retain the record for the following periods:

• (a) a copy of any declaration set out in section 19, for a period of eight years after the year of the importation;

• (b) the evidence of conformity set out in sections 16 or 17, as the case may be, for a period of eight years after the date of manufacture of the engine;

• (c) for a company that imported less than 50 engines during a given calendar year, the number of engines imported, for a period of eight years after the calendar year in question; and

• (d) if applicable, a copy of the declaration set out in section 20, and information demonstrating that the company has disposed of the engine in accordance with that declaration, for a period of eight years after the day of the disposal.

(2) If the record is retained by another person on a company’s behalf, the company shall keep a record of that other person’s name, telephone number and civic address and, if different, their mailing address.

(3) If the Minister makes a written request for a record referred to in subsection (1) or (2), the company shall submit it to the Minister in either official language

• (a) within 40 days after the day on which the request is made to the company; or

• (b) within 60 days after the day on which the request is made to the company, if the record is to be translated from a language other than French or English.