CHAPTER V : POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT
AND THE MINISTER
SECTION I : REGULATORY POWERS
57. The
Minister may make regulations
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to determine criteria and requirements for the recognition of reserved
designations;
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to prescribe the documents and information that must be submitted
with an application for the recognition of a reserved designation;
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to determine the standards and criteria that an accreditation manual
prepared by the Board must set out and that certification bodies
must meet in order to obtain accreditation, which standards and
criteria may vary according to the class of reserved designations,
according to whether the accreditation manual applies to certification
bodies for products that contain alcohol or according to the group
of authorized added-value claims the Minister determines;
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to determine the indications, logos, symbols or other markings
that may be used to identify recognized reserved designations or
authorized addedvalue claims and regulate their use; and
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to determine the content and means of dissemination of a notice
that the Board is to hold a consultation and any other conditions
related to the consultation.
1996, c. 4, s. 57. not in effect
58. The Government
may, by regulation, make any provision necessary for the carrying out
of this Act.
1996, c. 4, s. 58. not in effect
59. The
Minister must, in a regulation authorizing an added-value claim,
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identify the added-value claim and the products or the class of
products that may qualify for that claim; and
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define the standards with which such products or products of such
a class must comply in order to qualify for that claim.
1996, c. 4, s. 59. not in effect
SECTION II : OTHER POWERS OF THE
MINISTER
60. The
Minister, on the recommendation of the Board, may approve a certification
body accredited by an accreditation body coming under another administrative
authority. The Minister gives notice of such approval in the Gazette
officielle du Québec.
From the publication of the notice, a product bearing a reserved designation
or added-value claim certified by the body named in the notice is deemed
to qualify for the designation or claim under this Act.
The Minister, on the Minister’s own initiative or on the recommendation
of the Board, may withdraw the approval of such a certification body.
The Minister informs the body concerned and the Board of the withdrawal,
and gives notice of it in the Gazette officielle du Québec. The
Board must see to it that the identification of the products concerned
is made compliant with this Act and the regulations.
1996, c. 4, s. 60. not in effect
61. After
seeking an advisory opinion from the Board, the Minister may cancel the
recognition of a reserved designation, particularly when there no longer
is an accredited certification body that meets the standards and criteria
set out in the applicable accreditation manual. The Board must, in its
advisory opinion, set out any corrective action that could be taken to
avoid cancellation of the recognition.
In all cases, the Minister must first inform the interested parties of
the grounds for cancellation of the recognition and, if applicable, of
the corrective action the Minister considers must be taken in order to
avoid it.
1996, c. 4, s. 61. not in effect
62. The
Minister gives notice of the cancellation of the recognition of a reserved
designation in the Gazette officielle du Québec. The cancellation
takes effect on the date of publication of the notice.
Despite the first paragraph, the Minister may delay the effective date
of a cancellation to give the interested parties the opportunity to comply
with this Act.
1996, c. 4, s. 62. not in effect
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