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CANADA • Title f-27 Laws • Part 2
Part 2 — Definitions
This section provides comprehensive definitions for key terms used throughout the Act, including 'advanced therapeutic product', 'advertisement', 'analyst', 'clinical trial', 'confidential business information', 'contraceptive device', 'cosmetic', 'Department', 'device', 'drug', 'food', 'food for a special dietary purpose', 'foreign regulatory authority', 'inspector', 'label', 'Minister', 'package', 'person', 'prescribed', 'sell', 'therapeutic product', 'therapeutic product authorization', and 'unsanitary conditions'.
What this part covers
- The definitions provided in this section must be used for the interpretation and application of all other sections of this Act.
- Advanced therapeutic product is defined as a therapeutic product described in Schedule G or belonging to a class described in that Schedule.
- Advertisement includes any representation for promoting the sale or disposal of food, drug, cosmetic, or device.
- Analyst refers to an individual designated under section 28 of this Act or section 13 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act.
- Clinical trial means a study involving human subjects to discover or verify effects of a drug, device, or food for special dietary purposes.
- Confidential business information is defined by specific criteria including non-public availability, reasonable measures to keep it non-public, and actual or potential economic value.
- Contraceptive device means an instrument, apparatus, contrivance, or substance (other than a drug) for preventing conception.
- Cosmetic includes substances for cleansing, improving, or altering complexion, skin, hair, or teeth, including deodorants and perfumes.
Sections in Part 2
Regulatory Context
This document sits within CANADA Laws and is most useful when linked to operational submission, quality, and inspection workflows.
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