A-20.03 - Act respecting reserved designations and added-value claims

Section 54 Disposition versions

2008-06-15

54. Accreditation gives the certification body for a recognized reserved designation or authorized added-value claim the power or obligation

(1)  to administer a certification program that complies with the applicable accreditation manual;

(2)  to refrain from unduly limiting the accessibility of its services for those to whom a specification manual or a regulation authorizing an added-value claim applies or whose activities are regulated by such a manual or regulation;

(3)  to certify products bearing the recognized reserved designation as compliant with the specification manual or to certify products bearing the authorized added-value claim as compliant with the regulation of the Minister;

(4)  to ensure that the parties registered with the certification body comply with the specification manual or with the standards defined by regulation of the Minister;

(5)  to receive any proposed amendment to a specification manual and forward it to the Board;

(6)  to keep an up-to-date list of the parties registered with the certification body, including their business contact information, and an up-to-date list of the products it certifies, and provide access to those lists, which are public information; and

(7)  to impose a contribution on the parties registered with the certification body to cover its operating costs.

2006, c. 4, s. 54.