Q-2, r. 40.1 - Regulation respecting the recovery and reclamation of products by enterprises

Section 8 Disposition versions

2022-06-30

8. An enterprise, including a municipality or a public body within the meaning of section 4 of the Act respecting contracting by public bodies (chapter C-65.1), that, for its own use, manufactures, or causes to be manufactured, products covered by this Regulation must recover and reclaim, or cause to be recovered and reclaimed, those products after their use.

That enterprise must provide for the management of recovered products in accordance with subparagraphs 1, 2 and 4 of the first paragraph of section 5 and obtain from each of its service providers and subcontractors all information enabling to verify the practices used for the management of the products entrusted to them.

Not later than 3 months before the date provided for in Chapter VI for the implementation of a recovery and reclamation program for a product, that enterprise must inform the Minister of its intention to implement an individual program, join a group of enterprises implementing a common program or become a member of an organization referred to in section 4.

An enterprise electing to implement an individual program or to join a group of enterprises must then provide to the Minister the information and documents referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 5, 8, 9 and 12 of the second paragraph of section 6, with the necessary adaptations.

This section does not apply to an enterprise that is a “small supplier” within the meaning of the Act respecting the Québec sales tax (chapter T-0.1).

O.C. 597-2011, s. 8; O.C. 933-2022, s. 9.

2012-09-01

8. An enterprise, including a municipality, that, for its own use, acquires from outside Québec products covered by this Regulation or manufactures such products must recover and reclaim, or cause to be recovered and reclaimed, those products after use.

That enterprise must provide for the management of recovered products in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of section 5 and obtain from each of its service providers and subcontractors all information enabling to verify the practices used for the management of the products entrusted to them.

Where a management method referred to in paragraph 1 of section 5 may not be used for one of the reasons provided for in subparagraphs a and b of that paragraph, one of the documents referred to in the second paragraph of subparagraph 8 of the second paragraph of section 6 must be provided to the Minister.

O.C. 597-2011, s. 8.