Vol. 150, No. 14 — July 13, 2016

Registration

SOR/2016-169 June 22, 2016

CANADA CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

Children’s Sleepwear Regulations

P.C. 2016-596 June 21, 2016

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to section 37 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (see footnote a), makes the annexed Children’s Sleepwear Regulations.

Children’s Sleepwear Regulations

Interpretation

Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

CGSB means the Canadian General Standards Board. (ONGC)

char length means the maximum extent of the damaged length of a material that has been subjected to the tests set out in these Regulations. (longueur carbonisée)

loose-fitting sleepwear means children’s nightgowns, nightshirts, dressing gowns, bathrobes, housecoats, robes, pyjamas and baby-doll pyjamas in sizes up to and including 14X, other than sleepwear designed for infants weighing up to 7 kg, sleepwear designed for use in a hospital, polo pyjamas and sleepers. (vêtement de nuit ample)

OECD means the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. (OCDE)

tight-fitting sleepwear means any children’s sleepwear in sizes up to and including 14X other than loose-fitting sleepwear. It includes

Specifications

Tight-fitting sleepwear

2 Tight-fitting sleepwear when tested in accordance with the CGSB standard CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 27.5, entitled Textile Test Methods: Flame Resistance — 45° Angle Test — One-Second Flame Impingement, as amended from time to time, must have a time of flame spread of more than seven seconds.

Loose-fitting sleepwear — flame resistance test

3 (1) Loose-fitting sleepwear, when tested in accordance with Schedule 1, must have

Loose-fitting sleepwear — other tests

(2) Loose-fitting sleepwear that is treated with a flame retardant, any component that is extracted or broken down from such treated sleepwear and any flame retardant that is used to treat the sleepwear must not cause any of the following consequences:

Labelling

Loose-fitting sleepwear

4 Loose-fitting sleepwear that is treated with a flame retardant must have a label that is permanently affixed to it that displays in a clear and legible manner

Repeal

5 The Children’s Sleepwear Regulations (see footnote 1) are repealed.

Coming into Force

Registration

6 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

SCHEDULE 1

(Subsection 3(1))

Flame Resistance Test

Washing, Drying and Dry Cleaning Procedures

1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), loose-fitting sleepwear that is not treated with a flame retardant must be subjected to one washing cycle in accordance with the procedure set out in section 3, with the exception of paragraphs (b) and (e), followed by one drying cycle in accordance with the procedure set out in section 4.

(2) If the label of loose-fitting sleepwear that is not treated with a flame retardant displays the words “dry clean only”, the sleepwear must be dry cleaned once in accordance with the procedure set out in Method 30.3, the National Standard of Canada CAN2-4.2-M77, Procedure for the Removal of Flame Retardant Treatments from Textile Products, published by CGSB in May 1980, with the exception of sections 3.2 and 5.5 to 5.7 of the method.

2 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), loose-fitting sleepwear that is treated with a flame retardant must be subjected to 20 successive washing cycles in accordance with the procedure set out in section 3, followed by one drying cycle in accordance with the procedure set out in section 4.

(2) If the label of loose-fitting sleepwear that is treated with a flame retardant displays the words “do not bleach”, the sleepwear must be subjected to 20 successive washing cycles in accordance with the procedure set out in section 3, with the exception of paragraph (e), followed by one drying cycle in accordance with the procedure set out in section 4.

(3) If the label of loose-fitting sleepwear that is treated with a flame retardant displays the words “dry clean only”, the sleepwear must be dry cleaned five times successively in accordance with the procedure referred to in subsection 1(2).

Washing Procedure

3 The apparatus and washing procedure set out in sections 4.1 and 6, respectively, of Method 58, the National Standard of Canada CAN2-4.2-M77, Colour Fastness and Dimensional Change in Domestic Laundering of Textiles, published by CGSB in December 1984, must be used, with the following modifications:

Drying Procedure

4 The apparatus and drying procedure set out in sections 4.2 and 7.5, respectively, of Method 58, the National Standard of Canada CAN2-4.2-M77, Colour Fastness and Dimensional Change in Domestic Laundering of Textiles, published by CGSB in December 1984, must be used.

Specimen Preparation and Testing

5 (1) Four specimens measuring 89 mm × 254 mm must be cut from the loose-fitting sleepwear that has been washed and dried or dry cleaned in accordance with sections 1 to 4, in such a manner that two specimens are cut in the lengthwise direction and two are cut in the crosswise direction of the sleepwear. The specimens cut from sleepwear made from a multilayered fabric must include all layers of the fabric and must be held in the relative positions they occupy. The direction in which each specimen was cut must be indicated on the specimen.

(2) The four specimens must be tested in accordance with the procedures set out in paragraphs 1616.5(a) and (b) and subparagraphs 1616.5(c)(1) to (3) of Standard FF 5-74 of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Standard for the Flammability of Children’s Sleepwear: Sizes 7 through 14, published January 1, 1985 in the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1000 to end.

(3) The average char lengths for the two specimens cut in the lengthwise direction and for the two specimens cut in the crosswise direction must be determined.

(4) A fifth specimen must be cut in the same direction as the specimens having the longer average char length and tested in accordance with the procedures referred to in subsection (2).

(5) The char length, the direction in which each of the five specimens tested was cut and the average char length of the five specimens must be recorded.

SCHEDULE 2

(Subsection 3(2))

Toxicity Test

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears following SOR/2016-164, Asbestos Products Regulations.