Section 1 definition of "package" BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 87/2022, effective April 4, 2022.
"package" means a material, substance or object that is
(a) used to protect, contain or transport a vapour product, or
(b) attached to a vapour product or the vapour product's container for the purpose of marketing or communicating information about the vapour product;
Section 8 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 87/2022, effective April 4, 2022.
Packaging standards
8 (1) Subject to any enactment of Canada, a retailer must not sell a restricted e-substance unless the product is packaged in a plain manner that does not contain any text or image other than as required or permitted under this section.
(2) A retailer must not sell a restricted e-substance unless the package
(a) states the concentration of non-therapeutic nicotine in the restricted e-substance,
(b) states the total volume of restricted e-substance within the package or, if the package includes multiple cartridges or containers, the volume of restricted e-substance held or that may be held in each cartridge or container,
(c) states "WARNING: nicotine is highly addictive", and
(d) shows the warning symbol set out in the Schedule.
(3) A retailer is permitted to sell a restricted e-substance in a package that states one or more of the following:
(a) the name and contact information of the manufacturer;
Section 16 BEFORE self repealed by BC Reg 186/2020, effective September 15, 2021.
Transition for existing stock
"effective date" means the date on which this section comes into force;
"existing stock" means vapour products that, on the effective date, a previous seller
(b) has contracted for but has not yet taken possession of;
"previous seller" means a retailer who was lawfully selling vapour products immediately before the effective date.
(2) Despite sections 6 to 8 [restrictions and packaging standards], a previous seller may, until September 15, 2020, sell existing stock in contravention of those provisions.
(3) Despite sections 5, 10 and 11 [notice required before sale and reports] but subject to subsection (4), a previous seller may sell restricted e-substances on or after the effective date if the previous seller gives, before September 15, 2020,
(a) a notice of intent in accordance with section 5 (2) (a) and (b), and
(b) reports in accordance with sections 10 (1) (a) to (g) and 11 (1).
(4) A previous seller who gives a notice of intent and reports as described in subsection (3) after August 3, 2020 but before September 15, 2020 may not sell restricted e-substances after September 15, 2020 until at least 6 weeks have passed since the date on which the previous seller gave the notice of intent and reports.
