1. For the purposes of the Act respecting the development of Québec firms in the book industry (chapter D-8.1) and the regulations made for its application, “basic discount” means the percentage a publisher or his distributor allows to be deducted in favour of an accredited bookstore from the list price or net price of a book at the time of sale; a basic discount does not include cash discounts according to quantity or for early payment, special conditions, additional discounts or special net prices granted to an accredited bookstore for exceptional service rendered by the bookstore to the publisher;
“tabulated statement” means the factor by which an accredited bookstore must multiply the list price or net price of a book in foreign currency to determine the Canadian sales price to be paid by the institution.