Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) For paragraph 20 (1) (s) of the Act, this regulation explains AQS test procedures for the purposes of Subdivision 3-C of Division 3 of Part VI of the Act.
(2) Identify the inspection lot using regulation 4.35.
(3) Determine a sample size that is appropriate for the inspection lot using column 2 of the table in regulation 4.34.
(4) Determine the tolerable deficiency ( T ) appropriate for the nominal quantity of the prepackages using the following table.
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Nominal quantity of product |
Tolerable deficiency (T) a |
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Percent of Q n |
g or mL |
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0 to 50 |
9 |
- |
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50 to 100 |
- |
4.5 |
|
100 to 200 |
4.5 |
- |
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200 to 300 |
- |
9 |
|
300 to 500 |
3 |
- |
|
500 to 1 000 |
- |
15 |
|
1 000 to 10 000 |
1.5 |
- |
|
10 000 to 15 000 |
- |
150 |
|
15 000 to 50 000 |
1 |
- |
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a T values are to be rounded up to the next 1/10 of a g or mL for Qn ≤ 1 000 g or mL and to the next whole g or mL for Qn > 1 000 g or mL |
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Nominal quantity of product |
Percent of ( Q n) |
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Q n ≤ 5 m |
No tolerable deficiency allowed |
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Q n > 5 m |
2 |
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Nominal quantity of product |
Percent of ( Q n) |
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All Q n |
3 |
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Nominal quantity of product |
Percent of ( Q n) |
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Q n ≤ 50 items |
No tolerable deficiency allowed |
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Q n > 50 items |
1 b |
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b Compute the value of T by multiplying the nominal quantity by 1 % and rounding the result up to the next whole number. The value may be larger than 1 % due to the rounding but this is accepted because the products are whole items and cannot be divided. |
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(5) Determine the number of prepackages allowed to exceed the tolerable deficiency using column 5 of the table in regulation 4.34.
(6) For gravimetric determinations:
(a) randomly select an initial tare sample of 10 or more packing materials (for example, from the sample taken from an inspection lot or from a lot of packing materials at the point-of-pack); and
(b) measure the weight of each packing material.
(7) Determine the average tare weight and the sample standard deviation of the initial tare sample.
(8) For each sample selected, determine the actual quantity of the product and subtract from it the nominal quantity ( Q n) of product to calculate the individual prepackage error.