A-20.03 - Act respecting reserved designations and added-value claims

Section 12 Disposition versions

2006-11-06

12. The Board is composed of nine members, including a chair and executive director.

The Government appoints two members, including the chair and executive director. The Conseil de promotion de l’agroalimentaire québécois incorporated by letters patent issued under Part III of the Companies Act (chapter C-38) appoints a member from each of the following groups:

(1)  producers;

(2)  processors;

(3)  distributors;

(4)  retailers;

(5)  certification bodies;

(6)  consumers; and

(7)  producers of products that contain alcohol.

The Conseil de promotion de l’agroalimentaire québécois chooses each of these seven members from among the candidates proposed by the representative associations for the group concerned; those associations collectively propose three to five candidates.

If the Conseil de promotion de l’agroalimentaire québécois fails to make those appointments, the Minister designates another legal person with similar activities.

2006, c. 4, s. 12.