Vol. 150, No. 1 — January 13, 2016
Registration
SOR/2015-251 December 23, 2015
FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACT
Regulations Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986
Whereas the Governor in Council has, by the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Proclamation (see footnote a), established the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency pursuant to subsection 16(1) (see footnote b) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote c);
Whereas that Agency has been empowered to implement a marketing plan pursuant to that Proclamation;
Whereas that Agency has complied with the requirements of section 4 (see footnote d) of Part II of the schedule to that Proclamation;
Whereas the proposed Regulations Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986 are regulations of a class to which paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote e) of that Act applies by reason of section 2 of the Agencies’ Orders and Regulations Approval Order (see footnote f) and have been submitted to the National Farm Products Council pursuant to paragraph 22(1)(f) of that Act;
And whereas, pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote g) of that Act, the National Farm Products Council has approved the proposed Regulations after being satisfied that they are necessary for the implementation of the marketing plan that that Agency is authorized to implement;
Therefore, the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, pursuant to paragraph 22(1)(f) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote h) and section 2 of Part II of the schedule to the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Proclamation (see footnote i), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986.
Ottawa, December 11, 2015
Regulations Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986
Amendments
- 1 The definitions egg for processing quota and export market development quota in section 2 of the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986 (see footnote 1) are replaced by the following:
- egg for processing quota means the number of dozens of eggs that a producer is entitled, under these Regulations, to market to a processor in interprovincial and export trade during the period set out in Schedule 1.2; (contingent de transformation)
- export market development quota means the number of dozens of eggs produced in designated facilities that a producer is entitled, under these Regulations, to market exclusively to a single processor in export trade during the period set out in Schedule 1.3; (contingent pour le développement du marché d’exportation)
- 2 The portion of subsection 7.1(1) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
- 7.1 (1) The Commodity Board of a province shall allot egg for processing quotas to producers of that province in a manner that, during the period set out in Schedule 1.2, the aggregate of the number of dozens of eggs referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) will not exceed the applicable number of dozens of eggs set out in column 2 of that Schedule in respect of that province.
- 3 Section 7.2 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- 7.2 The Commodity Board of the province in which the designated facilities are located shall, on behalf of the Agency, allot export market development quotas to producers in a manner that the aggregate of the number of dozens of eggs authorized to be marketed under any export market development quota during the period set out in Schedule 1.3 does not exceed the aggregate of the number of dozens of eggs set out in column 2 of that Schedule in respect of that province.
- 4 Schedules 1 and 1.1 to the Regulations are replaced by the Schedules 1 to 1.3 set out in the schedule to these Regulations.
Coming into Force
5 These Regulations come into force on December 27, 2015.
SCHEDULE
(Section 4)
SCHEDULE 1
(Sections 2 and 6 and subsection 7(1))
Limits to Federal Quotas for the Period Beginning on December 27, 2015 and Ending on December 31, 2016
| Column 1 Province |
Column 2 Limits to Federal Quotas (Number of Dozens of Eggs) |
|---|---|
Ontario |
238,236,050 |
Quebec |
130,314,579 |
Nova Scotia |
22,537,894 |
New Brunswick |
13,131,377 |
Manitoba |
65,724,318 |
British Columbia |
79,697,622 |
Prince Edward Island |
3,734,985 |
Saskatchewan |
29,885,676 |
Alberta |
64,089,749 |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
10,027,904 |
Northwest Territories |
3,273,410 |
SCHEDULE 1.1
(Section 2 and subsection 7.1(1.1))
Limits to Special Temporary Market Requirement Quotas for the Period Beginning on December 27, 2015 and Ending on December 31, 2016
| Column 1 Province |
Column 2 Limits to Special Temporary Market Requirement Quotas (Number of Dozens of Eggs) |
|---|---|
Ontario |
10,630,985 |
Quebec |
3,889,385 |
Nova Scotia |
2,074,338 |
New Brunswick |
855,665 |
Manitoba |
1,374,249 |
British Columbia |
2,981,862 |
Prince Edward Island |
0 |
Saskatchewan |
1,114,957 |
Alberta |
414,868 |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
0 |
Northwest Territories |
0 |
SCHEDULE 1.2
(Section 2 and subsection 7.1(1))
Limits to Eggs for Processing Quotas for the Period Beginning on December 27, 2015 and Ending on December 31, 2016
| Column 1 Province |
Column 2 Limits to Eggs for Processing Quotas (Number of Dozens of Eggs) |
|---|---|
Ontario |
18,150,462 |
Quebec |
2,592,923 |
Nova Scotia |
0 |
New Brunswick |
0 |
Manitoba |
10,371,692 |
British Columbia |
2,592,923 |
Prince Edward Island |
0 |
Saskatchewan |
5,185,846 |
Alberta |
648,231 |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
0 |
Northwest Territories |
0 |
SCHEDULE 1.3
(Sections 2 and 7.2)
Limits to Export Market Development Quotas for the Period Beginning on December 27, 2015 and Ending on December 31, 2016
| Column 1 Province |
Column 2 Limits to Export Market Development Quotas (Number of Dozens of Eggs) |
|---|---|
Ontario |
0 |
Quebec |
0 |
Nova Scotia |
0 |
New Brunswick |
0 |
Manitoba |
12,964,615 |
British Columbia |
0 |
Prince Edward Island |
0 |
Saskatchewan |
0 |
Alberta |
0 |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
0 |
Northwest Territories |
0 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
The amendments amend the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986 to replace columns 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 of the Regulations with Schedules 1.2 and 1.3. Schedule 1.2 establishes in column 2 the limits of production for eggs for processing quotas for the period beginning on December 27, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2016. Schedule 1.3 establishes in column 2 the limits of production for export market development quotas for the period beginning on December 27, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2016.
The amendments also establish the number of dozens of eggs that producers may market under federal quotas (Schedule 1) and special temporary market requirement quotas (Schedule 1.1) for the period beginning on December 27, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2016.
- Footnote a
C.R.C., c. 646 - Footnote b
S.C. 2015, c. 3, s. 85 - Footnote c
R.S., c. F-4; S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 2 - Footnote d
SOR/99-186 (Sch., s. 4) - Footnote e
S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 7(2) - Footnote f
C.R.C., c. 648 - Footnote g
S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 7(2) - Footnote h
R.S., c. F-4; S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 2 - Footnote i
C.R.C., c. 646 - Footnote 1
SOR/86-8; SOR/86-411, s. 1