Maple Products Regulations

19 (1) No person shall import into Canada

• (a) any maple syrup packed in containers that have a capacity of 5 L or less unless

  • (i) it is marked with one of the grade designations No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3 on the same panel of the label as the name of the product and in letters of a size set out in Schedule IV,

  • (ii) it complies with standards that are equivalent to the grade requirements set out in Schedule I for the grade whose number corresponds to the number of its grade designation,

  • (iii) it is marked with the name of its colour class in English and French adjacent to the grade name and in letters of a size set out in Schedule IV,

  • (iv) the percentage of light transmission of the maple syrup is as required by Schedule III for the colour class with which it is marked,

  • (v) it is packed in the manner set out in section 10, and

  • (vi) it bears a label marked

    • (A) with the name of the contents,

    • (B) with a true and correct declaration of net quantity expressed in litres or, where less than a litre, in millilitres,

    • (C) with the name and address of the packer or importer, and

    • (D) with a declaration of the country of origin; or

• (b) any maple product other than maple syrup packed in containers that have a capacity of 5 kg or less unless

  • (i) it complies with the standards that are equivalent to those set out in Schedule II,

  • (ii) it is packed in the manner set out in section 10, and

  • (iii) it bears a label marked

    • (A) with the name of the contents,

    • (B) with a true and correct declaration of net quantity expressed in kilograms or, where less than a kilogram, in grams,

    • (C) with the name and address of the packer or importer, and

    • (D) with a declaration of the country of origin.

(2) No person shall import into Canada any maple syrup packed in containers that have a capacity exceeding 5 L or any maple product other than maple syrup packed in containers that have a capacity exceeding 5 kg unless

• (a) the product complies

  • (i) in the case of maple syrup, with subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (vi), and

  • (ii) in the case of a maple product other than maple syrup, with subparagraphs (1)(b)(i) to (iii); or

• (b) authorization in writing is obtained from the Executive Director for each shipment before it enters Canada and, on entry into Canada, the shipment is subjected to any inspection or analysis that under these Regulations is necessary to determine whether the product complies with these Regulations.