The Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations prescribe the mandatory information that must appear on the label of a pre-packaged cosmetic product which includes the:

• product's identification in English and French;

• declaration of the product's net quantity in metric units of measure in English and French; and

• identity and principal place of business of the dealer in English or French.

The Act and Regulations also address false or misleading representation of the product and the standardization of container size.

The Act and Regulations  govern only those cosmetic products sold to consumers. It does not govern cosmetics applied by cosmeticians, hairdressers, etc., to their clients unless such persons sell the cosmetics to their clients as pre-packaged products.

Content

1 - Short Title

2 - Interpretation

3 - Exemptions from All Provisions of the Act

4 - Exemptions from Sections 4, 5, 6 and 10 of the Act

5 - Exemptions from Section 4 and Subparagraph 10(b)(ii) of the Act

6 - Bilingual Requirements and Exemptions

7 - Application of Label to Prepackaged Product

12 - Part of Label on Which Information to Be Shown

14 - Size of Type in Which Information to Be Shown

17 - Declaration of Net Quantity

19 - Exemption from Metric Net Quantity Declaration and Type Size Requirement

21 - Manner of Declaring Net Quantity

24 - Units of Measurement

28 - Prepackaged Products Consisting of Products Packaged Separately

29 - Advertisements

30 - Name and other Information

36 - Standardization of Container Sizes

37 - Capacity of Receptacles

38 - Tolerances

39 - Examination

SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE II

SCHEDULE III