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2nd Session, 35th Parliament,
45 Elizabeth II, 1996-97
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-24
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An Act to amend the Tobacco Products
Control Act
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| R.S., c. 14
(4th Supp.)
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Her Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate and House of Commons
of Canada, enacts as follows:
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1. Subsection 9(1) of the Tobacco Products
Control Act is replaced by the following:
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| Health
messages
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9. (1) No distributor shall sell or offer for
sale a tobacco product unless, if and as
required by the regulations,
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(a) the package containing the product
displays
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(i) messages pertaining to the health
effects of the product and of the toxic
constituents of the product and, where
applicable, of the smoke produced from
its combustion, which messages may, at
the option of the distributor, be attributed
to a prescribed entity, and
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(ii) a list of those toxic constituents and
their quantities; and
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(b) a leaflet has been placed inside the
package
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(i) furnishing information relative to the
health effects of the product and of the
toxic constituents of the product and,
where applicable, of the smoke produced
from its combustion, which information
may, at the option of the distributor, be
attributed to a prescribed entity, and
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(ii) displaying a list of those toxic
constituents and their quantities.
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2. Paragraphs 17(f) and (g) of the Act are
replaced by the following:
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(f) requiring, in respect of any tobacco
product, that messages and lists referred to
in paragraph 9(1)(a) be displayed on pack
ages and prescribing, for the purposes of
that paragraph,
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(i) the content of the messages, the
substances that are toxic constituents and
the name of the entity, and
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(ii) the appearance of the messages, of
the list of toxic constituents and of the
name of the entity, including their posi
tion, configuration, size, colour and
prominence;
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(g) requiring, in respect of any tobacco
product, that leaflets referred to in para
graph 9(1)(b) be placed inside packages and
prescribing, for the purposes of that para
graph,
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(i) the content, form, and manner of
placement of the leaflets,
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(ii) the content of the information, the
substances that are toxic constituents and
the name of the entity, and
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(iii) the appearance of the information, of
the list of toxic constituents and of the
name of the entity, including their posi
tion, configuration, size, colour and
prominence;
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| Coming into
force
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3. This Act comes into force on a day to be
fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
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