Interpretation

acceptable method

acceptable method means a method of analysis or examination designated by the Director as acceptable for use in the administration of the Act and these Regulations; ( mГ©thode acceptable )

Act

Act means the Food and Drugs Act. except in Parts G and J; ( Loi )

common-law partner

common-law partner. in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year; ( conjoint de fait )

cubic centimetre

cubic centimetre and its abbreviation cc. shall be deemed to be interchangeable with the term millilitre and its abbreviation ml. ; ( centimГЁtre cube )

Director

Director means the Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch, of the Department of Health; ( Directeur )

inner label

inner label means the label on or affixed to an immediate container of a food or drug; ( Г©tiquette intГ©rieure )

Lot number

Lot number means any combination of letters, figures, or both, by which any food or drug can be traced in manufacture and identified in distribution; ( numГ©ro de lot )

manufacturer

manufacturer [Repealed, SOR/97-12, s. 1]

manufacturer

manufacturer or distributor means a person, including an association or partnership, who under their own name, or under a trade-, design or word mark, trade name or other name, word or mark controlled by them, sells a food or drug; ( fabricant or distributeur )

official method

official method means a method of analysis or examination designated as such by the Director for use in the administration of the Act and these Regulations; ( mГ©thode officielle )

outer label

outer label means the label on or affixed to the outside of a package of a food or drug; ( Г©tiquette extГ©rieure )

prescription drug

prescription drug means a drug that is set out in the Prescription Drug List, as amended from time to time, or a drug that is part of a class of drugs that is set out in it; ( drogue sur ordonnance )

Prescription Drug List

Prescription Drug List means the list established by the Minister under section 29.1 of the Act; ( Liste des drogues sur ordonnance )

principal display panel

principal display panel has the same meaning as in the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations ; ( espace principal )

security package

security package means a package having a security feature that provides reasonable assurance to consumers that the package has not been opened prior to purchase. ( emballage de sГ©curitГ© )

SOR/84-300, s. 1(F); SOR/85-141, s. 1; SOR/89-455, s. 1; SOR/97-12, s. 1; SOR/2000-353, s. 1; SOR/2001-272, s. 5; SOR/2003-135, s. 1; SOR/2013-122, s. 1.

A.01.011 В The Director shall, upon request, furnish copies of official methods.

A.01.012 В The Director shall, upon request, indicate that a method is acceptable or otherwise upon its submission to him for a ruling.

A.01.013 В Where a food, drug, vitamin or cosmetic has more than one name, whether proper or common, a reference in these Regulations to the food, drug, vitamin or cosmetic by any of its names is deemed to be a reference to the food, drug or vitamin by all of its names.

A.01.014 В When a lot number is required by these Regulations to appear on any article, container, package or label it shall be preceded by one of the following designations:

(a)  “Lot number”;

(b)  “Lot No. ”;

(c)  “Lot”; or

(d)  “(L)”.

A.01.015 В (1) В Subject to subsection (2), any statement, information or declaration that is required by these Regulations to appear on the label of any drug shall be in either the French or the English language in addition to any other language.

(2) В The adequate directions for use required to be shown on the inner and outer labels of a drug pursuant to subparagraph C.01.004(1)(c)(iii) shall be in both the French and English languages if the drug is available for sale without prescription in an open self-selection area.

A.01.016 В All information that is required by these Regulations to appear on a label of a food or a drug, other than a drug for human use in dosage form, shall be

(a) В clearly and prominently displayed on the label; and

(b) В readily discernible to the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase and use.