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Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area Regulations — 3
Description 3 The Marine Protected Area consists of the following management zones, each of which is depicted in the schedule: (a) Zone 1a, which is bounded by a series of rhumb lines drawn from point 6 to point 7, then to points 19 to 23 and then back to point 6; (b) Zone 1b, which is bounded by a series of rhumb lines drawn from points 24 to 27 and then back to point 24; (c) Zone 2a, which is bounded by a series of rhumb lines drawn from points 1 to 6, then to point 23, then to point 22, then to points 14 to 18 and then back to point 1; and (d) Zone 2b, which is bounded by (i) a series of rhumb lines drawn from point 7 to point 24, then to point 27, then to point 26, then to point 25 and then to point 8, (ii) a geodesic line drawn from point 8 to point 9, and (iii) a series of rhumb lines drawn from points 9 to 13, then to point 21, then to point 20, then to point 19 and then back to point 7.
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Prohibition 4 It is prohibited to carry out any activity in the Marine Protected Area that disturbs, damages, destroys or removes from the Marine Protected Area any living marine organism or any part of its habitat or is likely to do so.
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Permitted activities 5 Despite section 4, the following activities may be carried out in the Marine Protected Area: (a) the navigation of vessels provided that there is no anchoring in Zone 1a or 1b; (b) fishing, other than commercial fishing, that is authorized under the Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations ; (c) the laying, maintenance and repair of cables in Zones 2a and 2b, provided that it is not likely to destroy the habitat of any living marine organism in the Marine Protected Area; (d) any activity that is carried out for the purpose of public safety, national defence, national security, law enforcement or responding to an emergency; and (e) any activity that is part of an activity plan that has been approved by the Minister.
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Submission to Minister 6 (1) Any person may submit to the Minister an activity plan for the carrying out of scientific research or monitoring or educational activities in the Marine Protected Area. Content of plan (2) The activity plan must contain (a) the person’s name, address, telephone number and email address; (b) if the activity plan is submitted by an institution or organization, the name of the individual who will be responsible for the proposed activity and their title, address, telephone number and email address; (c) the name of each vessel that the person proposes to use to carry out the activity, its state of registration and registration number, its radio call sign and the name, address, telephone number and email address of its owner, master and any operator; (d) a detailed description of the proposed activity and its purpose, the methods or techniques that are to be used to carry out the activity and the data to be collected; (e) the geographical coordinates of the site of the proposed activity and a map that shows the location of the activity within the boundaries of the Marine Protected Area; (f) the proposed dates and alternative dates on which the activity is to be carried out; (g) a list of the equipment that is to be used, the means by which it will be deployed and retrieved and the methods by which it is to be anchored or moored; (h) a list of the type and quantity of samples that are to be collected; (i) a list of any substances that may be deposited during the proposed activity in the Marine Protected Area — other than substances that are authorized under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 to be deposited in the navigation of a vessel — and the quantity and concentration of each substance; (j) a description of the adverse environmental effects that are likely to result from carrying out the proposed activity and of any measures that are to be taken to monitor, avoid, minimize or mitigate those effects; (k) a description of any scientific research or monitoring activity or educational activity that the person has carried out or anticipates carrying out in the Marine Protected Area; and (l) a general description of any study, report or other work that is anticipated to result from the proposed activity and its anticipated date of completion.
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Approval of activity plan 7 (1) The Minister must approve an activity plan if (a) the scientific research or monitoring activities set out in the plan are not likely to destroy the habitat of any living marine organism in the Marine Protected Area and (i) will serve to increase knowledge of the habitat of any living marine organism or the biodiversity or the ecosystem structure and function of the Marine Protected Area, or (ii) will serve to assist in the management of the Marine Protected Area; and (b) the educational activities set out in the plan (i) are not likely to damage, destroy or remove from the Marine Protected Area any living marine organism or any part of its habitat, and (ii) will serve to increase public awareness of the Marine Protected Area. Approval prohibited (2) Despite subsection (1), the Minister must not approve an activity plan if (a) any substance that may be deposited during the proposed activity is a deleterious substance as defined in subsection 34(1) of the Fisheries Act , unless the deposit of the substance is authorized under subsection 36(4) of that Act; or (b) the cumulative environmental effects of the proposed activity, in combination with any other past and current activities carried out in the Marine Protected Area, are such that the activity is likely to destroy the habitat of any living marine organism in the Marine Protected Area or adversely impact the biodiversity or the ecosystem structure and function of the Marine Protected Area. Timeline for approval (3) The Minister’s decision in respect of an activity plan must be made within (a) 60 days after the day on which the plan is received; or (b) if amendments to the plan are made, 60 days after the day on which the amended plan is received.
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Post-activity report 8 (1) If the Minister approves an activity plan, the person who submitted it must provide the Minister with a post-activity report within 90 days after the last day of the activity. The report must contain (a) the data collected during the activity; (b) the type and quantity of any sample that was collected, the date of collection and the geographic coordinates of the sampling site; (c) an evaluation of the effectiveness of any measures taken to monitor, avoid, minimize or mitigate the adverse environmental effects of the activity; and (d) a description of any event that occurred during the activity and that was not anticipated in the activity plan, if the event could result in the disturbance, damage, destruction or removal from the Marine Protected Area of any living marine organism or any part of its habitat. Studies, reports or other works (2) The person must also provide the Minister with a copy of any study, report or other work that results from the activity and is related to the conservation and protection of the Marine Protected Area. The study, report or other work must be provided within 90 days after the day on which it is completed.
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Registration 9 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging and Labelling Regulations — a
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to sections 7 a and 33 b of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act c , makes the annexed Tobacco Products Regulations (Plain and Standardized Appearance ). a S.C. 2018, c. 9, s. 11 b S.C. 2018, c. 9, s. 44 c S.C. 1997, c. 13; S.C. 2018, c. 9, s. 2
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Act means the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act . ( Loi )
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carton means a secondary package in which two or more primary packages containing the same type of tobacco product are placed. ( cartouche )
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cigar means a roll or tubular construction intended for smoking, other than a little cigar, that contains a filler composed of natural or reconstituted tobacco and has a wrapper, or a wrapper and a binder, composed of natural or reconstituted tobacco. ( cigare )
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cigarette includes any roll or tubular construction that contains tobacco and is intended for smoking, other than a cigar, little cigar or tobacco stick. ( cigarette )
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display area means the portion of the surface area of a tobacco product package, leaflet or tobacco product on which a labelling element is to be displayed. ( zone d’affichage )
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drab brown means the colour known as Pantone 448. ( brun terne )
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gray means the colour known as Pantone Cool Gray 2. ( gris )
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health warning , in respect of a tobacco product, means the applicable health warning (a) referred to in subsection 88 (1) and displayed on a tobacco product package; or (b) referred to in subsection 118 (1) and displayed directly on a tobacco product. ( avertissement sanitaire )
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lower slide-flap means, in respect of a slide and shell package, the lower extremity of the slide that can be folded and is concealed by the shell when the package is closed. ( rabat inférieur )
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manufacturer does not include an individual or entity that only packages or distributes tobacco products on behalf of a manufacturer. ( fabricant )
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primary package means any package — other than an overwrap — that is intended for retail sale in Canada and in which a tobacco product is directly placed. ( emballage primaire )
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secondary package means any package — other than an overwrap — that is intended for retail sale in Canada and in which a primary package is placed. ( emballage secondaire )
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slide means the sliding portion of a slide and shell package. ( tiroir )
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top edge means the edge that is in the horizontal plane and forms the upper limit of the package when the package is used in the customary manner to gain access to the tobacco product. ( arête supérieure )
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upper slide-flap means, in respect of a slide and shell package, the upper extremity of the slide that can be folded and is concealed by the shell when the package is closed and that is visible when the package is used in the customary manner to gain access to the tobacco product. ( rabat supérieur )
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Tobacco product and package — retail sale 2 (1) These Regulations apply to every tobacco product that is intended for retail sale in Canada, as well as to any package that contains such a tobacco product. Package that does not contain tobacco products (2) Part 1 also applies, in accordance with section 60 , to a package that does not contain a tobacco product but is furnished by a manufacturer of a tobacco product so that a tobacco product, primary package or secondary package may be placed in it after the tobacco product, primary package or secondary package is sold at retail in Canada. SOR/2023-97, s. 4
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Non-application 3 These Regulations do not apply to a package that contains a tobacco product and that is intended to be distributed to a manufacturer or retailer.
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Interior surfaces 4 (1) For greater certainty, a provision of these Regulations that applies to any interior surface of a primary package that contains cigarettes applies to each surface of the slide of a slide and shell package — including the upper slide-flap and lower slide-flap — with the exception of any surface that forms the exterior surface of the top or bottom of the package when it is closed. Carton (2) For greater certainty, a provision of these Regulations that applies to any interior surface of a secondary package applies to each surface of a carton that forms its flaps and that is visible only when the carton is opened.
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Plain and standardized packaging 5 (1) For the purposes of section 23 of the Act, these Regulations set out the requirements that manufacturers of tobacco products must meet in respect of the plain and standardized appearance, shape and content of tobacco product packages. Information — package (2) For the purposes of section 15.3 of the Act, these Regulations set out the requirements that manufacturers of tobacco products must meet in respect of the manner of displaying information on tobacco product packages and on leaflets, including the form and placement of the information. SOR/2023-97, s. 5
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Product standards and markings 6 For the purposes of sections 5 and 5.3 of the Act, these Regulations also establish standards that manufacturers of tobacco products must meet in respect of the plain and standardized appearance and shape of tobacco products and set out requirements that manufacturers must meet in respect of the markings that may be displayed on tobacco products.
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Labelling — required information 6.1 For the purposes of sections 15 and 15.2 of the Act, these Regulations set out the labelling requirements that manufacturers of tobacco products must meet in respect of (a) information that is required under the Act to be displayed about tobacco products and their emissions and about the health hazards and health effects arising from the use of the products and from their emissions; and (b) the manner of displaying that information on tobacco products, on packages that contain tobacco products and on leaflets. SOR/2023-97, s. 6
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Primary package 7 (1) A primary package may contain only a tobacco product, a lining and a leaflet. Secondary package (2) A secondary package may contain only a primary package or other secondary package, as well as any overwrap covering those packages.
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Secondary package shape 8 Every secondary package must have a rectangular cuboid shape when it is closed, having six surfaces that meet at right angles and edges that are rigid and straight, without any rounding or bevelling.
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Brand element, colour or information 9 Except as otherwise provided by or under the Act, any other Act of Parliament or any Act of the legislature of a province, the interior and exterior surfaces of a primary package and of a secondary package must not display any brand element or any colour or information. SOR/2023-97, s. 30(F)
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Standardized colour 10 (1) Except as otherwise provided by these Regulations, every interior and exterior surface of a primary package and of a secondary package must be drab brown. Exception — required or authorized information (2) Other colours may be used on the interior and exterior surfaces to display a health warning or other information that is required or authorized by or under the Act, any other Act of Parliament or any Act of the legislature of a province, in accordance with the requirements imposed by or under that Act, other Act of Parliament or Act of the legislature of a province. Exception — package made of metal or wood (3) An interior surface of a primary package that is made of metal or wood may be the natural colour of the metal or wood. SOR/2023-97, s. 8
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Finish 11 (1) Except as otherwise provided by or under the Act, any other Act of Parliament or any Act of the legislature of a province, every interior and exterior surface of a primary package and of a secondary package must have a matte finish. (2) The interior surfaces and exterior surfaces of a primary package that is a pouch or soft package may have a glossy finish if those surfaces include a transparent film. SOR/2023-97, s. 9
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Adhesive substance 12 Any adhesive substance that is used on an interior or exterior surface of a primary package or of a secondary package or on any lining or overwrap must be transparent and colourless.
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Texture 13 (1) Every interior and exterior surface of a primary package and of a secondary package, as well as any overwrap covering the package, must have a smooth texture, without any raised features, embossing, decorative ridges, bulges or other irregularities. Exception — carton (2) However, a carton may include a perforated strip for opening that, once torn, may leave serrations on the carton’s interior and exterior surfaces.
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Features 14 (1) The interior and exterior surfaces of a primary package and of a secondary package, as well as any lining, leaflet and overwrap, must not include any feature that is designed to change the appearance (such as heat-activated ink) or to change the surface area (such as a fold-out panel) of the package, lining, leaflet or overwrap. Means of opening (2) A primary package must be designed in such a manner that it may be opened by only one means when the package is used in the customary manner to gain access to the tobacco product. Inner box (3) A primary package must not be designed in such a manner that it forms an inner box that can be removed without being damaged.
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Alphanumeric code 15 (1) A primary package and a secondary package may display an alphanumeric code that is composed of no more than 10 numeric characters and either the abbreviation “CA” that represents Canada or one of the following internationally approved alpha codes that represents the province or territory where the product is sold: (a) in the case of Ontario, “ON”; (b) in the case of Quebec, “QC”; (c) in the case of Nova Scotia, “NS”; (d) in the case of New Brunswick, “NB”; (e) in the case of Manitoba, “MB”; (f) in the case of British Columbia, “BC”; (g) in the case of Prince Edward Island, “PE”; (h) in the case of Saskatchewan, “SK”; (i) in the case of Alberta, “AB”; (j) in the case of Newfoundland and Labrador, “NL”; (k) in the case of Yukon, “YT”; (l) in the case of the Northwest Territories, “NT”; and (m) in the case of Nunavut, “NU”. Alphanumeric code — manner of display (2) The alphanumeric code may be displayed on a primary package and a secondary package if it is displayed in such a manner that the code (a) has a matte finish and is printed in a regular weight and width Lucida Sans Serif font style, without italics, and in black or gray; (b) is printed only once on the primary package and once on the secondary package, in characters of no more than 8 points; and (c) in the case of a package that has a rectangular cuboid shape when it is closed, is displayed on only the exterior surface of the top, bottom or any one of the sides of the package. Information — characteristics (3) The alphanumeric code must not convey any information relating to characteristics of the tobacco product that the primary package or secondary package contains or the tobacco product’s emissions. Brand element (4) The alphanumeric code must not evoke the tobacco product’s brand elements. SOR/2023-97, s. 10
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Bar code 16 (1) A primary package and a secondary package may display a bar code that is rectangular in shape, does not contain any image or design and is no more than 40 mm by 20 mm in size. Bar code — manner of display (2) The bar code may be displayed on a primary package and a secondary package if it is displayed in such a manner that the code (a) has a matte finish and is printed in either black and white or in drab brown and white; (b) is displayed only once on the primary package and once on the secondary package; and (c) in the case of a package that has a rectangular cuboid shape when it is closed, is displayed on only the exterior surface of the top, bottom or any one of the sides of the package.
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Means of electronic communication 17 (1) The interior and exterior surfaces of a primary package and of a secondary package, as well as any lining, leaflet and overwrap, must not include any feature that is designed to permit access remotely to any promotion by a means of electronic communication. Other types of information (2) The surfaces, lining, leaflet and overwrap may include a feature that is designed to permit access remotely to other types of information by a means of electronic communication if the feature becomes visible only through technological means or meets the requirements imposed by or under the Act, any other Act of Parliament or any Act of the legislature of a province. SOR/2023-97, s. 30(F)
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Feature to prevent counterfeiting 18 (1) A feature that is designed to prevent counterfeiting may be displayed on an exterior surface of a primary package or of a secondary package if the feature (a) is required under an enactment of a foreign government; (b) is a QR code, DotCode or Data Matrix; (c) is rectangular in shape and does not contain any image or design; (d) is no more than 40 mm by 20 mm in size; (e) has a matte finish and is printed in either black and white or in drab brown and white; (f) is displayed only once on each package; and (g) in the case of a package that has a rectangular cuboid shape when it is closed, is displayed on only the exterior surface of the top, bottom or any one of the sides of the package. Definition of QR code , DotCode and Data Matrix (2) For the purposes of this section, QR code , DotCode and Data Matrix have the same meanings as in Article 21 of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 of December 15, 2017 on Technical Standards for the Establishment and Operation of a Traceability System for Tobacco Products .