26 (1) Subject to section 27, if a cosmetic is packaged in a container described in subsection 25(1) and has a flame projection of a length set out in column I of any of items 1 to 3 of the table to this subsection or has a flashback as set out in column I of item 4 of that table, as determined by official method DO-30, Determination of Flame Projection, dated October 15, 1981, the principal display panel of the inner label of and outer label for the cosmetic shall display, in accordance with sections 15 to 18 of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following information:
(a) the hazard symbol set out in column II of the same item;
(b) in both official languages, the signal word set out in column III of the same item; and
(c) in both official languages, the primary hazard statement set out in column IV of the same item.
Item
Article
Column I
Colonne I
Column II
Colonne II
Column III
Colonne III
Column IV
Colonne IV
Flame Projection Length — Flashback
Projection de la flamme — Retour de flamme
Hazard Symbol
Signal de danger
Signal Word
Mot indicateur
Primary Hazard Statement
Mention de danger principale
1 Less than 15 cm
moins de 15 cm
Caution
Attention
Flammable
Inflammable
2 15 cm or more but less than 45 cm
15 cm et plus mais moins de 45 cm
Warning
Avertissement
Flammable
Inflammable
3 45 cm or more
45 cm et plus
Danger
Danger
Extremely Flammable
Extrêmement inflammable
4 Flashback
Retour de flamme
Danger
Danger
Extremely Flammable
Extrêmement inflammable
(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), one panel of the inner and outer labels of a cosmetic referred to in that subsection shall display, in the size required by paragraph 19(1)(b) of the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, as they read on September 30, 2001, the following additional hazard statements:
“Do not use in presence of open flame or spark.
Ne pas utiliser en présence d’une flamme nue ou d’étincelles.”
- SOR/81-615, s. 3
- SOR/82-430, s. 1
- SOR/85-928, s. 3
- SOR/92-16, s. 3
- SOR/2001-272, s. 3
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