Q-2, r. 16.1 - Regulation respecting the development, implementation and financial support of a deposit-refund system for certain containers

Section 17 Disposition versions

2023-08-30

17. The amount of the deposit for each redeemable container is

(1)  $0.25 for single-use or reusable containers made of glass or any other breakable material that are used to commercialize, market or otherwise distribute a product and that have a volume of not less than 500 ml and not more than 2 litres;

(2)  $0.10 for single-use or reusable containers made of glass or any other breakable material that are used to commercialize, market or otherwise distribute a product and that have a volume of not less than 100 ml and not more than 499 ml and for other types of containers.

The first paragraph applies from the following dates:

(1)  1 November 2023 for single-use or reusable containers made of metal that are mainly composed of aluminum and on which no deposit was payable prior to that date, containers in which beer or a carbonated soft drink is commercialized, marketed or otherwise distributed and for which a deposit, fixed in an agreement entered into pursuant to the Act respecting the sale and distribution of beer and soft drinks in non-returnable containers (chapter V-5.001) as it read on 30 August 2023, was payable prior to that date, and containers on which a deposit, fixed under an unregulated deposit system, was payable prior to that date, with the exception of containers used to commercialize, market or otherwise distribute milk;

(2)  1 March 2025 for all containers referred to in section 3 on which no deposit was payable before that date.

O.C. 972-2022, s. 17; O.C. 1366-2023, s. 5.

2022-07-07

17. Beginning in the sixteenth month following 7 July 2022, the amount of the deposit for each redeemable container is

(1)  $0.25 for glass containers of not less than 500 ml and not more than 2 litres that are used to commercialize, market or otherwise distribute a product; and

(2)  $0.10 for glass containers less than 500 ml and for other types of containers.

Despite the first paragraph, the amount of the deposit for a fibre container, including a multi-layer container, is applicable as of the date occurring 2 years after the date specified in the first paragraph.

O.C. 972-2022, s. 17.

Not in force

In force: 2022-07-07

17. Beginning in the sixteenth month following 7 July 2022, the amount of the deposit for each redeemable container is

(1)  $0.25 for glass containers of not less than 500 ml and not more than 2 litres that are used to commercialize, market or otherwise distribute a product; and

(2)  $0.10 for glass containers less than 500 ml and for other types of containers.

Despite the first paragraph, the amount of the deposit for a fibre container, including a multi-layer container, is applicable as of the date occurring 2 years after the date specified in the first paragraph.

O.C. 972-2022, s. 17.