Products Containing Mercury Regulations

Marginal note:Label — products containing mercury

• 8 (1) Subject to subsections (3) to (5), any person that manufactures or imports a product that contains mercury must indicate the following information in a readily visible location on the product and, if applicable, on its package by means of a stamp, label or other mark:

  • (a) the statement “Contains mercury / Contient du mercure”;

  • (b) safe handling procedures and the measures to be taken in case of accidental breakage, the address of a website where that information is available, or contact information for a person who can provide that information;

  • (c) the options available for the disposal and recycling of the product in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the disposal or recycling is to take place, the address of a website where that information is available, or contact information for a person who can provide that information; and

  • (d) a statement to the effect that the product should be disposed of or recycled in accordance with the applicable laws.

• Marginal note:Information

  (2) The information must

  • (a) appear in both official languages;

  • (b) be presented in a font size of at least 10 points with characters that are at least 3 mm in height, that are legible and indelible and that are impressed, embossed or in a colour that contrasts with the label’s background or the colour of the product, as applicable;

  • (c) be enclosed by a border; and

  • (d) be easily distinguishable from other graphic material on the product or its package.

• Marginal note:Small product

  (3) If the product is too small to accommodate the information, the information must be indicated

  • (a) in a readily visible location on the product’s package; or

  • (b) if there is no package or if the package is too small to accommodate the information, in a notice attached to the product or in a manual that accompanies the product. The notice or manual may provide the address of a website where the relevant information is available and must be provided

    • (i) in the case of a notice, in both official languages, and

    • (ii) in the case of a manual, in English, French or both official languages, as requested by the first retail purchaser.

• Marginal note:Component of a product

  (4) If the mercury is contained in a component of the product, the information must be indicated

  • (a) in a readily visible location on the product; or

  • (b) in a notice attached to the product or in a manual that accompanies the product. The notice or manual may provide the address of a website where the relevant information is available and must be provided

    • (i) in the case of a notice, in both official languages, and

    • (ii) in the case of a manual, in English, French or both official languages, as requested by the first retail purchaser.

• Marginal note:Non-application

  (5) Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to

  • (a) products belonging to a product category referred to in any of items 31 to 34, column 1, of the schedule; or

  • (b) products that are manufactured for export.