{"topic_id":"CFIA_SOR_V3_SECTIONS_018","category":"canada","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"CFIA_SOR_V3_SECTIONS_018\"\ncategory: \"canada\"\ntitle: \"Transitional Provisions\"\nlang: en\nsource_document: \"Health Canada / CFIA Feeds Regulations, 2024 — SOR/2024-132\"\nsource: \"Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132) full text\"\nsource_file: \"pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt\"\ndate_parsed: \"2026-07-26\"\ntokens_estimated: 928\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)\"\n  title: \"Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132)\"\n  url: \"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2024-132/index.html\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-26\"\n  ref: \"SOR/2024-132\"\n  doc_type: \"official text extract\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\nTransitional Provisions — Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132; registered 2024-06-17; in force 2024-06-17). Verbatim slice from the consolidated regulation, C1 substring-verified against `pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt`. Note: the Feeds Act framework governs livestock feed; pet food for dogs/cats is excluded from the Feeds Act per CFIA RG-1 — these labelling/standards/tolerance provisions are the Canadian feed-regulatory context relevant to pet-food labels.\n\nTransitional Provisions\n\nMarginal note: Definition of\n\nformer Regulations\n\n76\n\nFor the purposes of sections 77 to 83,\n\nformer Regulations\n\nmeans the\n\nFeeds Regulations, 1983\n\nas they read immediately before the day on which this section comes into force.\n\nMarginal note: Exemption — paragraph 3(b) of former Regulations\n\n77\n\n(1)  Paragraph 3(b) of the former Regulations continues to apply for the 18-month period that begins on the day on which this section comes into force.\n\nMarginal note: Exemption — paragraph 3(c.1) of former Regulations\n\n(2)  Paragraph 3(c.1) of the former Regulations continues to apply on or after the day on which this section comes into force provided that the importer of the feed complies with the requirements of that paragraph, before the day on which this section comes into force.\n\nMarginal note: Notification of release\n\n78\n\n(1)  If, before the day on which this section comes into force, a notification for an authorization for the release of a novel feed has been provided to the Minister under paragraph 4.1(1)(a) of the former Regulations, accompanied by the undertaking referred to in paragraph 4.1(1)(b) of the former Regulations and the information set out in section 4.2 of the former Regulations, and the Minister has not made a decision under subsection 4.3(1) of the former Regulations, the Minister must approve the feed under section 8 if the requirements set out in paragraphs 8(1)(b) and (c) are met.\n\nMarginal note: Notice of refusal\n\n(2)  If the requirements set out in paragraphs 8(1)(b) and (c) are not met, the Minister must provide written notice of the refusal to approve the feed to the person providing the notification and provide the reasons for the decision.\n\nMarginal note: New information — release\n\n(3)  If, at any time after receiving authorization from the Minister for the release of a novel feed under paragraph 4.3(1)(a) of the former Regulations, a person becomes aware of any new information that the feed may present a risk of harm to human or animal health or the environment, the person must make an application for approval for that feed in accordance with section 7.\n\nMarginal note: Pending application to register a feed\n\n79\n\nEvery application to register a feed made to the Director in accordance with section 6 of the former Regulations that is pending on the day on which this section comes into force must be dealt with in accordance with the former Regulations.\n\nMarginal note: Validity of registration certificate\n\n80\n\nA registration certificate issued under section 9 of the former Regulations that is valid immediately before the day on which this section comes into force is deemed to have been issued under section 11 of these Regulations.\n\nMarginal note: Cancellation of registration certificate\n\n81\n\nSection 12 of the former Regulations continues to apply in respect of a registration certificate on or after the day on which this section comes into force if, before that day, the Minister has sent the notice referred to in subsection 12(2) of the former Regulations to the registrant by registered mail.\n\nMarginal note: Retention of documents — manufacture before coming into force\n\n82\n\n(1)  Subsections 15(1) and (4) of the former Regulations continue to apply in respect of any of the feeds referred to in those subsections if they were manufactured before the day on which this section comes into force.\n\nMarginal note: Retention of documents — manufacture on or after coming into force\n\n(2)  Section 64 applies in respect of any of the feeds referred to in that section only if they are manufactured on or after the day on which this section comes into force.\n\n83\n\n[Repealed, SOR/2024-132, s. 83.1]\n\nPrevious Version\n","sources":["canada — Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132) (retrieved 2026-07-26)"],"source":{"authority":"canada","title":"Feeds Regulations, 2024 (SOR/2024-132)","url":"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2024-132/index.html","retrieved":"2026-07-26","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Health Canada / CFIA Feeds Regulations, 2024 — SOR/2024-132","verification_file":"pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt"},"source_document":"Health Canada / CFIA Feeds Regulations, 2024 — SOR/2024-132","source_file":"pdf-parsed/ca-2026/cfia_feeds_regulations_2024.txt","tokens_estimated":928,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}