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C-11 - Charter of the French language
Section 205.1
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205.1. (Replaced).
1997, c. 24, s. 22; 2022, c. 142022, c. 14, s. 1171.
205.1. Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of sections 51 to 54 by distributing, selling by retail sale, renting, offering for sale or rental or otherwise marketing, for consideration or free of charge, or by possessing for such purposes,
(1) a product, if the inscriptions on the product, on its container or wrapping, or on a document or object supplied with it, including the directions for use and the warranty certificates, are not in conformity with the provisions of this Charter,
(2) computer software, including game software and operating systems, or a game or toy that is not in conformity with the provisions of this Charter, or
(3) a publication that is not in conformity with the provisions of this Charter,
commits an offence and is liable to the fines provided for in section 205.
The operator of an establishment where menus or wine lists that are not in conformity with the provisions of section 51 are presented to the public also commits an offence and is liable to the fines provided for in section 205.
The burden of proof concerning the exceptions provided for in sections 52.1 and 54, or pursuant to section 54.1, lies with the person who invokes the exceptions.
