Vol. 145, No. 26 — December 21, 2011

Registration

SOR/2011-277 December 1, 2011

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS MARKETING ACT

Order Amending the British Columbia Vegetable Marketing Levies Order

The British Columbia Vegetable Marketing Commission, pursuant to section 3 and paragraph 4(a) (see footnote a) of the British Columbia Vegetable Order (see footnote b), hereby makes the annexed Order Amending the British Columbia Vegetable Marketing Levies Order.

Surrey, British Columbia, November 29, 2011

ORDER AMENDING THE BRITISH COLUMBIA VEGETABLE MARKETING LEVIES ORDER

AMENDMENTS

1. The definitions “processing crop” and “processor” in section 1 of the British Columbia Vegetable Marketing Levies Order (see footnote 1) are replaced by the following:

“processing crop” includes peas, beans, corn, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, strawberries, potatoes and any other crop designated by the Commodity Board when the end use is manufacturing or processing. (légumes destinés à la transformation)

“processor” means any person who changes the nature of vegetables by mechanical means or otherwise and markets, offers for sale, supplies, stores or transports the processed or manufactured product. (transformateur)

2. The schedule to the Order is replaced by the schedule set out in the schedule to this Order.

COMING INTO FORCE

3. This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

SCHEDULE
(Section 2)

SCHEDULE
(Section 2)

LEVIES

Item

Column 1



Crop

Column 2



Producer

Column 3

Administra-
tion Levy Based on Volume of Crop

Column 4

Administra-
tion Levy Based on Area Cultivated

Column 5
Research and Industry Development Levy Based on Volume of Crop

Column 6
Research and Industry Development Levy Based on Area Cultivated

1.

Greenhouse Vegetable Crops

  • (a) Producer
  • (b) Producer-shipper

nil


nil

$0.046 / m2
$0.046 / m2

nil


nil

$0.12 / m2

$0.12 / m2

2.

Storage Crops

  • (a) All producers: fresh storage crops except potatoes
  • (b) All producers: fresh potatoes
  • (c) All producers: contract storage crops except potatoes
  • (d) All producers: contract potatoes
  • (e) All producers: cabbages, rutabagas and turnips

$2.81 / ton







$5.42 / ton



$2.26 / ton







$4.87 / ton



nil

nil







nil



nil







nil



nil

$0.11 / ton







$0.11 / ton



$0.11 / ton







$0.11 / ton



$0.50 / ton

nil







nil



nil







nil



nil

3.

Processing Crops

  • (a) All producers: broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cauliflowers
  • (b) All producers: peas
  • (c) All producers: beans
  • (d) All producers: strawberries

$3.05 / ton






$3.30 / ton


$2.68 / ton


$2.10 / ton

nil






nil


nil


nil

nil






nil


nil


nil

nil






nil


nil


nil

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order).

The amendments to the Order update the definitions of “processing crop” and “processor” as well as the levy rates to be paid by all persons engaged in the production or marketing of vegetables.

Footnote a
SOR/2002-309

Footnote b
SOR/81-49

Footnote 1
SOR/2008-244