9. A person who applies for a certificate of accreditation or a holder of a certificate of accreditation who cannot comply with paragraph 8 of section 4, the second paragraph of section 7 or subparagraph 3 of the second paragraph of section 8 remains eligible for accreditation if he proves that he does not receive the standing orders required because of a refusal of service from a publisher or his distributor and not through his own refusal, fault or negligence.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-8.1, r. 4, s. 9.