Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations

Marginal note:Importer — composite wood panels or laminated products

• 28 (1) An importer of composite wood panels or laminated products must maintain a record of the following information and documents in English or French or both languages:

  • (a) in respect of any non-compliant lot, a copy of the written notice provided to the importer in accordance with subsection 16(5) and information describing the measures taken in accordance with subsection 16(7); and

  • (b) the declaration of certification referred to in section 19 for any composite wood panel that constitutes the core or platform of a laminated product referred to in subsections 7(4) and 8(5) and for any other product types.

• Marginal note:Retention period and location

  (2) The information and documents included in the record must be retained for a period of five years after the day on which they are made at one of the following locations:

  • (a) the importer’s principal place of business in Canada; or

  • (b) any other place in Canada where the record can be inspected, if the importer notifies the Minister of the civic address of that place within 30 days after the day on which the record is moved to that place for retention.

• Marginal note:Disclosure to Minister

  (3) On request, the importer must provide the Minister with any of the information and documents referred to in subsection (1).

• Marginal note:Additional disclosure to Minister

  (4) On request, the importer must provide the following information to the Minister in relation to the composite wood panels or laminated products that the importer imports:

  • (a) the name of the manufacturer of the composite wood panels or laminated products and the civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of its principal place of business;

  • (b) the lot number or date of manufacture of any composite wood panel or laminated product;

  • (c) the name of the supplier of the composite wood panels or laminated products, if different from the manufacturer referred to in paragraph (a), and the civic and postal addresses, telephone number and, if any, email address of its principal place of business;

  • (d) the date on which the importer purchased any composite wood panel or laminated product;

  • (e) the results of any tests performed in accordance with paragraph 7(1)(b);

  • (f) the qualifications of the third-party certifier under section 18; and

  • (g) the date and details of the most recent verification that the third-party certifier performed in respect of the composite wood panels or laminated products.

• Marginal note:Timeframe for additional disclosure

  (5) The importer must provide the information referred to in subsection (4) to the Minister in English or French or both languages within 40 days after the day on which the request is made or, if the information is to be translated from a language other than English or French, within 60 days after the day on which the request is made.