51. Not later than 31 July 2023, if a producer and a retailer have still not succeeded in entering into a contract pursuant to section 47, the retailer is required to install, within 3 months of that date, a return point or return centre for each establishment it operates and in which it sells a product in a redeemable container. Sections 25 to 40 apply to the retailer.
The producer must, in such a case,(1) reimburse to the retailer, within 30 days of the filing of a claim by the retailer, the amounts spent to meet the obligation imposed on the retailer by the first paragraph, and the amounts that the retailer incurs to cover the elements listed in subparagraph 15 of the first paragraph of section 47; the claim must detail the costs claimed and include the documents that show those costs;
(2) ensure that the redeemable containers stored at the site are collected at least twice per week; and
(3) provide the retailer, within 3 months following 31 July 2023, with the name and logo of the system.
The retailer must provide the producer, within the time set by the producer, with all the information and documents requested by the producer concerning the elements listed in subparagraphs 1, 3, 6 to 10 and 12 of the first paragraph of section 47.
972-2022O.C. 972-2022, s. 51; 1366-2023O.C. 1366-2023, s. 2211a.