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

Section 10 Disposition versions

2008-06-15

10. To that end, the Board

(1)  prepares, in accordance with the regulations of the Minister, an accreditation manual setting out the standards and criteria against which it will assess applications for accreditation;

(2)  monitors accredited certification bodies, and sees that they apply certification standards and criteria and have the necessary resources to exercise adequate supervision, as provided for in the applicable accreditation manual, over the activities of users of recognized reserved designations and authorized added-value claims, and the necessary resources to verify the products they certify; and

(3)  sees that the parties registered with an accredited certification body comply with the rules for using recognized reserved designations and authorized added-value claims.

2006, c. 4, s. 10.