Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations

19 (1) For the purposes of this section,

area

area means an area within the meaning of subsection 337(1) of the Weights and Measures Regulations; (région)

floor covering

floor covering means floor covering within the meaning of section 342 of the Weights and Measures Regulations; (couvre-plancher)

individually measured commodity

individually measured commodity means an individually measured commodity within the meaning of section 45 of the Weights and Measures Regulations. (marchandise mesurée individuellement)

(2) Subject to subsection (3), prepackaged products packaged from bulk on a retail premises, other than wallpaper or floor covering, are exempt from paragraphs 4(1)(b) and 8(b) of the Act and from section 14 of these Regulations, if the net quantity of the product is clearly shown on the principal display panel of the label thereon in terms of a Canadian unit.

(3) Prepackaged food that is an individually measured commodity is exempt from paragraphs 4(1)(b) and 8(b) of the Act and from section 14 of these Regulations in each area described in Column I of an item of the table to section 341 of the Weights and Measures Regulations prior to the applicable date set out in Column III of that item, if the net quantity of the product is clearly shown on the principal display panel of the label thereon in terms of a Canadian unit.

(4) Prepackaged food that is an individually measured commodity is exempt from section 14 of these Regulations in each area described in Column I of an item of the table to section 341 of the Weights and Measures Regulations on and after the applicable date set out in Column III of that item.