Québec statute on stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles

Important notice

In the wake of the adoption of Bill 103, the Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles (CQLR, chapter M-5) has been repealed.
From now on, businesses, manufacturers, craftspeople, and repairers of upholstered and stuffed articles will no longer be obliged to:

• possess a stuffing permit;
• pay annual fees to obtain permits;
• place a label on their products.

They  must nonetheless continue to comply with the rules in the following legislative documents:

• the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (S.C. 2010, c. 21);
• the Consumer Protection Act(CQLR, chapter P-40.1).
• the Textile Labelling Act(R.S.C., 1985, c. T-10);
• the Civil Code of Québec, with respect to a safety defect (CCQ-1991, c. 64, a. 1469);
• the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1551).