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• 8 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.

  additional quantity

  additional quantity means an additional quantity of 92 million board feet of softwood lumber products that may be exported to the United States during the four calendar quarters following the calendar quarter referred to in subsection (2). (quantité additionnelle)

  average price

  average price means the price in US dollars during a calendar quarter that is the simple average of the weekly price, as published in Random Lengths, for the weeks that end that calendar quarter. (prix moyen)

• (2) The fees referred to in sections 4, 6 and 7 are not payable in respect of an additional quantity if, for any calendar quarter, the average price per thousand board feet as published in Random Lengths for Spruce-Pine-Fir, Eastern, Kiln Dried, 2 x 4 random length, Standard & Better, Great Lakes delivered, equals or exceeds

  • (a) US$405, in respect of any calendar quarter during the period beginning on April 1, 1996 and ending on March 31, 1998; and

  • (b) US$410, in respect of any calendar quarter after the period referred to in paragraph (a).

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5 An exporter is exempt from the fee referred to in section 4

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• (b) where the production of softwood lumber products by the exporter has been reduced in the previous calendar quarter by at least 25 per cent by comparison to the same calendar quarter of the previous year due to a worker strike, or a mill fire or forest fire or any other force majeure, and the exporter informs the Government of Canada of the reduction and the Government of Canada provides notice and documentation of the reduction to the Government of the United States within 60 days after the disrupting event.

13 Subject to sections 14, 15, 17 and 18, remission is hereby granted of one third of the fee paid by an exporter under section 4 or 8.1 for the granting of a permit where the total exports of softwood lumber products by all exporters in any quarter of a year exceed 28.75 per cent of the established base and the total exports of softwood lumber products by all exporters during that year do not exceed the established base, on condition that the total of the export quantities for which remission is made and the exports for which no fees were paid pursuant to sections 4 and 8.1 does not exceed the total of 14.7 billion board feet and an additional quantity as defined in subsection 8(1).

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12 Subject to sections 14, 15, 17 and 18, remission is hereby granted of one half of the fee paid by an exporter under section 4 or 8.1 for the granting of a permit where the total exports of softwood lumber products by all exporters in any quarter of a year do not exceed 28.75 per cent of the established base and the total exports of softwood lumber products by all exporters during that year do not exceed the established base, on condition that the total of the export quantities for which remission is made and the exports for which no fees were paid pursuant to sections 4 and 8.1 does not exceed the total of 14.7 billion board feet and an additional quantity as defined in subsection 8(1).

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11 Subject to sections 14 to 16 and 18, remission is hereby granted of the fee paid by an exporter under section 4 for the granting of a permit where the total exports of softwood lumber products by exporters with benefit of export levels in a quarter of a year do not exceed 28.75 per cent of the established base, on condition that the total of the export quantities for which remission is made and the exports for which no fees were paid pursuant to section 4 does not exceed the total of 28.75 per cent of 14.7 billion board feet and an additional quantity as defined in subsection 8(1).

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