M-35.1 - Act respecting the marketing of agricultural, food and fish products

Section 81 Disposition versions

1998-04-01

81. A general meeting of producers, duly called for such purpose, may, by resolution,

(1)  replace the marketing board and entrust the administration of the plan to a professional syndicate composed exclusively of producers of agricultural products marketed under the plan or a union or federation of such professional syndicates, to an agricultural cooperative whose sole object is the marketing of such products, or to a marketing board the composition and method of election, replacement or appointment of members of which shall be decided by the general meeting;

(2)  replace the negotiating agent or the sales agent;

(3)  modify the powers, duties and prerogatives of the agents or of the marketing board;

(4)  make any other amendment to the plan that does not affect its scope.

The resolution must be approved by two-thirds of the votes and submitted for approval to the Régie which shall publish a notice of its filing in a farm journal having general circulation and give the producers subject to the plan an opportunity to present observations.

The Régie may assess, in the manner it considers appropriate, the opinion of the producers on the resolution.

The Régie shall publish every resolution it has approved in the Gazette officielle du Québec and in a farm journal having general circulation. The resolution takes effect on the date of its publication or on any later date determined by the Régie.

1990, c. 13, s. 81; 1997, c. 43, s. 385.

1990-09-12

81. A general meeting of producers, duly called for such purpose, may, by resolution,

(1)  replace the marketing board and entrust the administration of the plan to a professional syndicate composed exclusively of producers of agricultural products marketed under the plan or a union or federation of such professional syndicates, to an agricultural cooperative whose sole object is the marketing of such products, or to a marketing board the composition and method of election, replacement or appointment of members of which shall be decided by the general meeting;

(2)  replace the negotiating agent or the sales agent;

(3)  modify the powers, duties and prerogatives of the agents or of the marketing board;

(4)  make any other amendment to the plan that does not affect its scope.

The resolution must be approved by two-thirds of the votes and submitted for approval to the Régie which shall publish a notice of its filing in a farm journal having general circulation and give the producers subject to the plan an opportunity to be heard.

The Régie may assess, in the manner it considers appropriate, the opinion of the producers on the resolution.

The Régie shall publish every resolution it has approved in the Gazette officielle du Québec and in a farm journal having general circulation. The resolution takes effect on the date of its publication or on any later date determined by the Régie.

1990, c. 13, s. 81.