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

Section 22 Disposition versions

2023-08-30

22. The products covered by this Division are electronic appliances used to send, receive, display, store, produce, reproduce, record or save information, images, objects, sounds or waves, and their accessories, except cases, decorative or transportation accessories and products designed and intended to be used exclusively in an industrial, commercial or institutional environment.

The category of electronic products is composed of the subcategories provided for in the following subparagraphs, which include the types of products listed therein:

(1)  desktop or laptop computers as well as electronic pads;

(2)  display devices, such as computer screens and television sets;

(3)  printers, scanners, fax machines and photocopiers;

(4)  telephones of all types, pagers and answering machines;

(5)  portable electronic products not covered by subparagraphs 1 to 4, such as e-book readers, global positioning systems, cameras, walkie-talkies, camcorders, portable digital players, physical activity trackers, smart watches, smart glasses, as well as small electronic devices not covered by another subcategory provided for in this section, such as digital photo frames;

(6)  non-portable electronic products not covered by another subcategory provided for in this section, such as projectors, video game consoles, sound, image and wave readers, recorders, burners or storage devices, amplifiers, equalizers, digital receivers and other non-portable electronic products designed to be used with an audiovisual system or marketed as part of a set;

(7)  peripherals and accessories designed to be used with a product covered by this Division, such as cables, routers, servers, hard drives whether portable or not, memory cards, USB keys, webcams, earphones, mouses, keyboards, speakers, remote controls and joysticks, as well as spare parts not covered by another subcategory provided for in this section and designed to be used with a product covered by this category.

(8)  (subparagraph replaced);

(9)  (subparagraph replaced);

(10)  (subparagraph replaced).

For the purposes of this Division, a desktop computer that is integrated into a screen is considered as a product in the subcategory referred to in subparagraph 1 of the second paragraph and a multi-purpose pocket electronic device that includes a function allowing it to be used as a telephone, and whose dimensions are similar to those of a cellphone, is considered as a product in the subcategory referred to in subparagraph 4 of that paragraph.

O.C. 597-2011, s. 22; O.C. 933-2022, s. 21; O.C. 1369-2023, s. 12.

2022-06-30

22. The products covered by this Division are electronic appliances used to send, receive, display, store, produce, reproduce, record or save information, images, objects, sounds or waves, and their accessories, except cases, decorative or transportation accessories and products designed and intended to be used exclusively in an industrial, commercial or institutional environment.

The category of electronic products is composed of the subcategories provided for in the following subparagraphs, which include the types of products listed therein:

(1)  desktop or laptop computers as well as electronic pads;

(2)  display devices, such as computer screens and television sets;

(3)  printers, scanners, fax machines and photocopiers;

(4)  telephones of all types, pagers and answering machines;

(5)  portable electronic products not covered by subparagraphs 1 to 4, such as e-book readers, global positioning systems, cameras, walkie-talkies, camcorders, portable digital players, activity trackers, smart glasses, as well as small electronic devices not covered by another subcategory provided for in this section, such as digital photo frames;

(6)  non-portable electronic products not covered by another subcategory provided for in this section, such as projectors, video game consoles, sound, image and wave readers, recorders, burners or storage devices, amplifiers, equalizers, digital receivers and other non-portable electronic products designed to be used with an audiovisual system or marketed as part of a set;

(7)  peripherals and accessories designed to be used with a product covered by this Division, such as cables, routers, servers, hard drives whether portable or not, memory cards, USB keys, webcams, earphones, mouses, keyboards, speakers, remote controls and joysticks, as well as spare parts not covered by another subcategory provided for in this section and designed to be used with a product covered by this category.

(8)  (subparagraph replaced);

(9)  (subparagraph replaced);

(10)  (subparagraph replaced).

For the purposes of this Division, a desktop computer that is integrated into a screen is considered as a product in the subcategory referred to in subparagraph 1 of the second paragraph and a multi-purpose pocket electronic device that includes a telephone function is considered as a product in the subcategory referred to in subparagraph 4 of that paragraph.

O.C. 597-2011, s. 22; O.C. 933-2022, s. 21.

2012-09-01

22. The products covered by this Division are electronic appliances used to send, receive, display, store, record or save information, images, sounds or waves, and their accessories, except cases, decorative or transportation accessories and products designed and intended to be used exclusively in an industrial, commercial or institutional environment.

The category of electronic products is composed of the subcategories provided for in the following subparagraphs, which include the types of products listed therein:

(1)  desktop computers;

(2)  laptop computers, electronic pads and e-book readers;

(3)  computer screens and television sets;

(4)  printers, scanners, fax machines and photocopiers;

(5)  cellular and satellite telephones;

(6)  wireless and conventional telephones, pagers and answering machines;

(7)  keyboards, mouses, cables, connectors, chargers and remote controls designed to be used with a product covered by this Division;

(8)  video game consoles and their peripherals, projectors designed to be used with electronic equipment, readers, recorders, burners or sound, image and wave storage devices, amplifiers, equalizers, digital receivers and speakers designed to be used with an audio video system; the types of products referred to in this subcategory include those marketed as part of a set such as home theatre systems;

(9)  portable digital players, radio receivers, docking stations for portable digital players and other portable devices, walkie-talkies, digital cameras, digital photo frames, camcorders and global positioning systems;

(10)  routers, servers, hard drives, memory cards, USB keys, speakers, webcams, earphones, wireless devices and other accessories and spare parts not covered by an other subcategory provided for in this section and designed to be used with a product covered by this category.

For the purposes of this Division, a desktop computer that is integrated into a screen is considered as a product in the subcategory referred to in subparagraph 1 of the second paragraph and a multi-purpose pocket electronic device that includes a telephone function is considered as a product in the subcategory referred to in subparagraph 5 of that paragraph.

O.C. 597-2011, s. 22.