8.4. If the performance and efficiency factor determined for a municipality is equal to or lower than that established for the group of municipalities to which it belongs, the cost of the services provided by the municipality that is eligible for compensation corresponds to the net cost declared by the municipality under section 8.6.
If the performance and efficiency factor determined for a municipality is higher than that of the group of municipalities to which it belongs, the cost of the services provided by the municipality that is eligible for compensation corresponds to the amount obtained by applying the following formula:
EC = [PEG × (kg/inhab.)] × tonnes
“EC” is the cost of the services provided by the municipality that is eligible for compensation;
“PEG” is the performance and efficiency factor determined for the group of municipalities to which the municipality belongs;
“kg” is the quantity, in kilograms, of materials subject to compensation that was recovered or reclaimed during the year, as declared by the municipality;
“inhab.” is the number of inhabitants in the municipality, as determined in the Order in Council made under section 29 of the Act respecting municipal territorial organization (chapter O-9); and
“tonnes” is the quantity, in metric tonnes, of materials subject to compensation that was recovered or reclaimed during the year, as declared by the municipality.
However, for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, the cost of the services provided by a municipality that is eligible for compensation may in no case be lower than 70% of the net cost declared by the municipality under section 8.6.
For the purposes of sections 8.2 and 8.4 of this Regulation for the year 2013, the Société québécoise de récupération et de recyclage must deduct from the net cost of the services provided and declared by a municipality for that year, an amount equivalent to 7.5% of the net cost.
Likewise, the Société must subtract from the total quantity of materials subject to compensation declared by a municipality a quantity equivalent to 7.5% of that total quantity. (O.C. 1302-2013, s. 11)