A follow-up inspection conducted November 20, 2003, on a referral from Canada Customs and Border Services confirmed that labelling on imported women's wear did not conform to the requirements of subsection 11 of the Textile Labelling Act, concerning dealer identification.

The dealer identity may be disclosed by identifying the name and full postal address under which the dealer normally carries out his business, or for a dealer in Canada, an identification number obtained by applying to the Competition Bureau. This identification number, commonly referred to as a "CA Number", will be registered for the exclusive use of the dealer.

After discussions with Bureau officials, the retailer-importer's national head office provided assurance that present and future articles will be labelled to comply with the Textile Labelling Act.

This matter was closed November 25, 2004.

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