3. Municipal systems and the Coopérative régionale d’électricité de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Rouville are exempted from the application of this Regulation if all their supplies planned for the next 3 years come from Hydro-Québec carrying on its distribution activities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, they remain subject to this Regulation if part of their supplies for the next 3 years does not come from Hydro-Québec carrying on its distribution activities. In that case, the data referred to in paragraph 2 of section 1 shall be submitted so as to cover at least 5 years.