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

Section 50 Disposition versions

2023-08-30

50. If, on 1 May 2023, a producer and a retailer have not succeeded in entering into a contract pursuant to section 47 or have not succeeded in agreeing on all the elements to be included in such a contract, they must, within 14 days of that date, submit the elements on which they disagree to a mediator who is accredited by a body recognized by the Minister of Justice and whose head office is located in Québec. The producer and the retailer pay the mediator’s fees in equal shares, along with the costs incurred by the mediator.

The Minister and the Société must be notified by the producer in writing, within the same 14-day time limit, of the elements of the dispute preventing the entering into a contract and of the choice of a mediator.

The Minister and the Société must be notified in writing by the mediator, within 14 days following the end of the mediation process, of its total or partial success, its failure or the fact that the producer and the retailer discontinued their application. They are also notified in writing, if the mediation was partially successful, of the elements on which the parties still disagree.

O.C. 972-2022, s. 50; O.C. 1366-2023, s. 21; I.N. 2023-09-01.

2022-07-07

50. If, at the end of the ninth month following 7 July 2022, a producer and a retailer have not succeeded in entering into a contract pursuant to section 47 or have not succeeded in agreeing on all the elements to be included in such a contract, they must, within 14 days after the time limit, submit the elements on which they disagree to a mediator who is accredited by a body recognized by the Minister of Justice and whose head office is located in Québec. The producer and the retailer pay the mediator’s fees in equal shares, along with the costs incurred by the mediator.

The Minister and the Société must be notified by the producer in writing, within the same 14-day time limit, of the elements of the dispute preventing the entering into a contract and of the choice of a mediator.

The Minister and the Société must be notified in writing by the mediator, within 14 days following the end of the mediation process, of its total or partial success, its failure or the fact that the producer and the retailer discontinued their application. They are also notified in writing, if the mediation was partially successful, of the elements on which the parties still disagree.

O.C. 972-2022, s. 50.

Not in force

In force: 2022-07-07

50. If, at the end of the ninth month following 7 July 2022, a producer and a retailer have not succeeded in entering into a contract pursuant to section 47 or have not succeeded in agreeing on all the elements to be included in such a contract, they must, within 14 days after the time limit, submit the elements on which they disagree to a mediator who is accredited by a body recognized by the Minister of Justice and whose head office is located in Québec. The producer and the retailer pay the mediator’s fees in equal shares, along with the costs incurred by the mediator.

The Minister and the Société must be notified by the producer in writing, within the same 14-day time limit, of the elements of the dispute preventing the entering into a contract and of the choice of a mediator.

The Minister and the Société must be notified in writing by the mediator, within 14 days following the end of the mediation process, of its total or partial success, its failure or the fact that the producer and the retailer discontinued their application. They are also notified in writing, if the mediation was partially successful, of the elements on which the parties still disagree.

O.C. 972-2022, s. 50.