exemption regulations consumer products 5 pages available in english and french . the em canada consumer product safety act em ccpsa which came into force on june 20 2011 notified under g tbt n can 290 add.2 established legislative requirements to hel protect the public by addressing or preventing dangers posed by unsafe consumer products. in particular section 13 of the ccpsa requires those who manufacture import advertise sell or test consumer products for commercial purposes to maintain records of their product sources and customers. subparagraph 13 1 a i specifies that retailers who sell consumer products for commercial purposes must prepare and maintain documents that indicate the name and address of the person from whom they obtained the consumer product and the location where and the period during which they sold the consumer product. this requirement helps facilitate tracking of products through the supply chain u to the highest level of trade in the event of a consumer product safety issue. identification of the highest level of trade permits an easier determination of when and where consumer products are distributed in the supply chain. this allows safety issues to be addressed at the source and enables industry to carry out recalls or other safety measures more efficiently and effectively if required. as a result of ongoing dialogue with stakeholders regarding the then-proposed versions of the ccpsa bills c-52 c-6 and c-36 concerns regarding the requirement for the preparation and maintenance of documents by retailers were brought to the attention of health canada. the ccpsa has regulation-making authority under subsection 37 1 respecting the exemption of a class of consumer products or a class of persons from the application of the act or regulations. this authority is now being used to introduce the proposed em exemption regulations consumer products . em the proposed em exemption regulations em em consumer products em would exempt certain retailers from the requirements to prepare and maintain documents established under subparagraph 13 1 em a em i of the ccpsa in respect of a consumer product they obtain by donation from persons other than those who are or were engaged in the business of manufacturing importing or selling of such consumer products.