Textile Floor Coverings Regulations (SOR/2016-176)

Marginal note:Importation

• 5 (1) A person may import a textile floor covering that is not labelled in accordance with these Regulations if

  • (a) it is imported solely for the purpose of resale;

  • (b) on or before the date of the importation, the person sends to the inspector referred to in subsection (2) a notice containing the following information:

    • (i) a statement to the effect that they are the importer,

    • (ii) the date and place of the importation,

    • (iii) the nature and quantity of the textile floor covering being imported, and

    • (iv) the address of the premises where the textile floor covering will be labelled in accordance with these Regulations; and

  • (c) prior to reselling the textile floor covering, they notify the inspector in writing that it has been labelled in accordance with these Regulations.

• Marginal note:Inspector

  (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the notice must be sent to the inspector who is located at the place where the textile floor covering is to be labelled in accordance with these Regulations or, if there is no inspector, to the inspector who is located nearest to that place.