Corded Window Coverings Regulations
- Citation
- SOR/2019-97
- Jurisdiction
- CA
- Made by
- Government of Canada (Canada Consumer Product Safety Act)
- Instrument
- Regulation
- Status
- In force
What it requires (7 obligations)
A reachable cord with one free end must not exceed 22 cm in length, and a reachable cord with no free end must not exceed 22 cm between two consecutive contact points, in each case when pulled in any direction by the gradual application of force attaining 35 N.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Textiles, home textiles, accessories, consumer products
- Markets
- CA
Two geometries, one limit. Reachable is defined as any part of the cord a person can touch once the covering is installed, in any position from fully open to fully closed - so the test is run against the installed article, not the component. The length is measured while the cord is pulled in any direction by the gradual application of force attaining 35 N, not at rest. A braid that elongates under that load spends part of its 22 cm on stretch.
Drafted from sections 5 and 6.
If a reachable cord is pulled in any direction by the gradual application of force attaining 35 N, the perimeter of any loop - whether it already existed, was created by the pull, or was enlarged by it - must not exceed 44 cm.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Textiles, home textiles, accessories, consumer products
- Markets
- CA
A loop is defined as a shape the majority of which is formed by a reachable cord and which creates a completely bounded opening. Created or enlarged by the pull is the operative phrase: an assembly with no loop at rest can fail this section if one appears under load.
Drafted from section 7.
Where two reachable cords each having one free end can be connected to one another end to end after each has been pulled in any direction by force attaining 35 N, the resulting cord must not exceed 22 cm in length and the perimeter of the loop created must not exceed 44 cm.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Textiles, home textiles, accessories, consumer products
- Markets
- CA
Two cords that each pass sections 5 and 7 on their own can fail here together. The section anticipates the article being defeated rather than merely used, which is why it asks what happens if somebody ties two compliant cords into one.
Drafted from section 8.
A cord that is not reachable must remain unreachable, whether the covering is fully opened, fully closed or in any position in between, throughout the useful life of the covering.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Textiles, home textiles, accessories, consumer products
- Markets
- CA
A durability requirement rather than a dimensional one, and the only clause here with a time horizon. A cord concealed behind a component that wears, fatigues or is removed in service has not remained unreachable, so the enclosure is part of the specification and not packaging.
Drafted from section 4.
Every part of a corded window covering that is accessible to a child and small enough to be totally enclosed in the small parts cylinder illustrated in Schedule 1 must be affixed so that it does not become detached when subjected to a force of 90 N applied in any direction.
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- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Textiles, home textiles, accessories, consumer products
- Markets
- CA
Reaches cord ends, tassels, toggles, beads and any trim on the assembly. The 90 N here is a detachment force and is unrelated to the 35 N used for the cord length tests; the two are easy to confuse and answer different questions.
Drafted from section 2.
Every external component of a corded window covering must not contain more than 90 mg/kg of lead, when tested in accordance with the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Textiles, home textiles, accessories, consumer products
- Markets
- CA
External component, not surface coating, so a dyed or pigmented cord is within scope on its own account. The limit happens to share the number 90 with the detachment force in section 2 and has nothing to do with it.
Drafted from section 3.
Information appearing on a corded window covering, accompanying one, or in any advertisement for one must not make any direct or indirect reference to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act or to these Regulations.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Textiles, home textiles, accessories, consumer products
- Markets
- CA
A prohibition on the compliance claim itself, and the reverse of what every labelling instrument in this register otherwise rewards. Indirect reference is included, so a phrase that gestures at federal approval without naming the Act is caught. Section 10 separately requires the information that IS mandated to appear in both English and French, legibly, in a colour contrasting sharply with its background.
Drafted from section 9.
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