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C-11, r. 9 - Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business
Section 27.2
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In force: 2025-06-01
27.2. For the purposes of section 51.1 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11) and of section 7.1,
(1) a description refers to one or more words describing the characteristics of a product, excluding the name of the enterprise and the name of the product as sold;
(2) a generic term refers to one or more words describing the nature of a product, excluding the name of the enterprise and the name of the product as sold;
For the purposes of the first paragraph, designations of origin and distinctive names of a cultural nature are not considered a description or a generic term.
