Trade and Industry Department Commerical Information Circular No. 396/2008

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Ref : EIC 191/4

　1 August 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 396/2008

Canada : New Labelling and Registration Requirements for Padded Undergarments and Shoulder Pads and Trimmings in Articles of Clothing

The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) recently made amendments to the Ontario Regulation 218/01 (Upholstered and Stuffed Articles) under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000. The regulatory amendments include exemption, labelling and content declaration issues.

DETAIL

The Ontario Regulation 218/01, administered by TSSA, protects the public from potential hazards related to the use of unclean or used upholstered and stuffed articles. By regulation, all manufacturers who manufacture upholstered and stuffed articles for sale in Ontario, Québec and Manitoba must be registered. Agents, importers, distributors and retailers are not eligible for registration; however, they may register on behalf of a domestic and/or foreign manufacturer. TSSA also requires that all upholstered and stuffed articles offered for sale in Ontario, Québec and Manitoba must affix labels to their products in the prescribed format, namely Forms 1 - 6. In particular, for clothing and miscellaneous articles, a label in Form 2 should be used.
Under the amended regulations, amongst others, padded undergarments and shoulder pads and trimmings in articles of clothing that are sold in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Québec and Manitoba are subject to the labelling requirements with immediate effect. Manufacturers of such items must be registered with each of these provinces where the articles would be sold.

TSSA also requires that a label in Form 2 (Annex)(pdf format) be affixed to an upholstered or stuffed article with the generic names of all stuffing materials used in the article indicated and listed in order of predominance, by volume but not by percentage. Specifications of the labelling requirements are detailed in the Ontario Regulation 254/08. For more information of the regulations, traders are strongly advised to seek clarifications with their importers in Canada in order to comply with the necessary requirements.

Because of the bulkiness of the regulations, they are not appended to this circular. Interested parties may download the regulations at:

Ontario Regulation 218/01 (Upholstered and Stuffed Articles)
http://www.tssa.org/CorpLibrary/ArticleFile.asp?Instance=136&ID=8A2BF42C3DFD44B7ABF3124B563D0443

New amendments (Director's Order) for padded undergarments
http://www.tssa.org/CorpLibrary/ArticleFile.asp?Instance=136&ID=7F761CD327BF417F98A87FC19935D78B

New amendments (Ontario Regulation 254/08) for shoulder pads and trimmings in articles of clothing
http://www.tssa.org/CorpLibrary/ArticleFile.asp?Instance=136&ID=DCE7E4D618BC4D09893582043F73E2CE

ENQUIRIES

For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5682.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Bonny CHAO)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

　

Electronic services for Production Notification, Certificate of Origin, Textiles Notifications, and Cargo Manifests enable traders to lodge/make the relevant applications directly through their office computer faster and easier. Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited currently runs services for the above documents,
and Global e-Trading Services Limited is providing electronic services for Cargo Manifests. Please call the service providers for enquiries on their services:

Global e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700)
　

Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
　