13. Credits are allocated to a person responsible under section 11 who, for the 2006, 2007 or 2008 model year, complies with the standards set for the 2012 model year for the motor vehicle category. The person must prove compliance to the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks. The credits are considered as if they had been allocated in 2011 and retain their full value until 2012. They then lose 50% of their value in 2013 and 75% in 2014. In 2015, the credits expire.
Credits are allocated to a person responsible under section 11 who, as of the 2009 model year, complies with the standards set out in of section 6, 7 or 8.
Beginning with the 2009 model year, credits retain their full value for 5 years after the year in which they are allocated. They lose 50% of their value in the sixth year and 75% in the seventh year. In the eighth year, the credits expire.