Marginal note:Primary producers with an export history

• 5. (1) If some or all of a primary producer’s products were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period and the primary producer applies for an export allocation, the primary producer must choose to receive an allocation of the Quebec quantity under the method described in section 6 (which is based on their historic export volume) or the method described in subsection 7(1) (which is based on their historic production volume).

• Marginal note:Primary producers without an export history

  (2) If none of a primary producer’s products were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period and the primary producer produced Quebec softwood lumber products during the period beginning on January 1, 2003 and ending on December 31, 2005 and applies for an export allocation, the primary producer may only receive the allocation under the method described in subsection 7(1) (which is based on their historic production volume).

• Marginal note:Remanufacturers

  (3) If some or all of a remanufacturer’s products were exported from Quebec to the United States under export permits during the reference period and the remanufacturer applies for an export allocation, the remanufacturer may only receive the allocation under the method described in section 9 (which is based on their historic export volume).

Marginal note:Allocation to primary producers — historic export volume

6. The allocation of the Quebec quantity to a primary producer that is based on their historic export volume is calculated in accordance with the formula

Marginal note:Allocation to primary producers — historic production volume

• 7. (1) The allocation of the Quebec quantity to a primary producer that is based on their historic production volume is calculated in accordance with the formula

  RP × (PPPV/TPV)

  where

  RP 

  is the reserve pool calculated in accordance with section 8;

  PPPV 

  is the volume of Quebec softwood lumber products that the primary producer produced during the period beginning on January 1, 2003 and ending on December 31, 2005; and

  TPV 

  is the total volume of Quebec softwood lumber products produced during the period beginning on January 1, 2003 and ending on December 31, 2005 of all primary producers whose allocations are based on their historic production volume.

• Marginal note:Records of production volume

  (2) The volume of Quebec softwood lumber products produced by a primary producer is based on records provided, with the consent of the primary producer, by the Government of Quebec to the Government of Canada.