189.1.Despite section 17, the amount of a deposit on a contained fixed under 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 31 October 2023, or fixed under an unregulated deposit system for redeemable containers from 1 November 2023, is, if greater than the deposit on such a container under this Regulation and for the 15 days following 31 October 2023, refundable in the amount fixed under the agreement or unregulated deposit system, and the provisions of this Regulation apply to the refund.