C-11, r. 9 - Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business

Section 3 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

3. An inscription on a product may be exclusively in a language other than French in the following cases:

(1)  the product is intended for a market outside Québec;

(2)  the inscription appears on a container used in interprovincial or international transportation of merchandise;

(3)  the product is from outside Québec, has not yet been marketed in Québec and is being exhibited at a convention, conference, fair or exhibition;

(4)  the product is from outside Québec, is intended for incorporation into a finished product or for use in a manufacturing, processing or repair operation and is not offered in Québec for retail sale;

(5)  the product is from outside Québec and is in limited use in Québec and no equivalent substitute presented in French is available in Québec; or

(6)  the product is from outside Québec and the inscription is engraved, baked or inlaid in the product itself, riveted or welded to it or embossed on it, in a permanent manner. However, inscriptions concerning safety must be written in French and appear on the product or accompany it in a permanent manner.

O.C. 1756-93, s. 3.