Playpens Regulations (SOR/2018-186)

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

accessory

accessory means a product, including a change table accessory and a sleep accessory, that is designed or advertised to be used with a playpen and that has the following characteristics:

• (a) it is designed to support the weight of a child;

• (b) it can be placed on or fixed to the playpen; and

• (c) its primary function is

  • (i) in the case of a change table accessory, to allow the changing of a child’s diaper or the dressing of a child,

  • (ii) in the case of a sleep accessory that has sides to confine the child, to provide sleeping accommodation for a child, and

  • (iii) in any other case, to provide a play area for a child or an area to enable caregiver-child interaction. (accessoire)

fastener

fastener includes all of the following items:

• (a) items that, once installed on a playpen or accessory, are capable of being joined or unjoined without the use of any tool or equipment, such as

  • (i) string, cords, straps, wire and other similar items, and

  • (ii) zippers, buttons, snaps and other similar items; and

• (b) items that join two objects together on being installed on a playpen or accessory, such as screws, bolts, hinges, nails and other similar items. (attaches)

good laboratory practices

good laboratory practices means practices that are in accordance with the principles set out in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development document entitled OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice, Number 1 of the OECD Series on Principles of Good Laboratory Practice and Compliance Monitoring, ENV/MC/CHEM(98)17, the English version of which is dated January 21, 1998 and the French version of which is dated March 6, 1998. (bonnes pratiques de laboratoire)

occupant retention area

occupant retention area means

• (a) in the case of a playpen, the space that is bounded by the playing surface and the interior surfaces of the playpen’s sides; and

• (b) in the case of a sleep accessory, the space that is bounded by the sleeping surface and the interior surfaces of the accessory’s sides. (espace de confinement)

playpen

playpen means a product that has the following characteristics:

• (a) its function is to provide a play area for a child who has a height of 90 cm or less;

• (b) none of its structural components are inflatable;

• (c) it has sides, at least one of which is made of a textile or other pliable material, that are attached to its floor;

• (d) it serves to confine the child; and

• (e) it can be used as a stand-alone product. (parc pour enfant)

structural cover

structural cover means a structural component of a playpen or sleep accessory that has the following characteristics:

• (a) it is made of a textile or other pliable material;

• (b) it attaches to the frame of the playpen or sleep accessory with a zipper, snaps, buttons or other similar fasteners;

• (c) it completely or partially defines the occupant retention area; and

• (d) it is removable. (recouvrement structurel)

supplied with

supplied with, in respect of an accessory, means designed to be used and sold together with a specific playpen or accessory that is made by the same manufacturer. (fourni)