“Startups” form

HOW TO GET A
STARTUP QUOTA – 2016
WHO QUALIFIES
Anyone who wants to start a new sugar bush or buy a sugar bush with
no quota and apply for a quota of up to 25,000 taps
Important : The applicant must have more than three years without
direct or indirect involvement in another sugar bush operation.
OR
Anyone currently operating a sugar bush without a quota, if :
• The entire harvest is sold directly to consumers
or
• The entire harvest has been delivered without a quota to the Federation for the past three years and any applicable fines have been paid
DOCUMENTS TO SEND IN BY AUGUST 15, 2016 :
A duly completed “Startup” form (see page 2)
SEND YOUR
DOCUMENTS IN A
POSTMARKED
ENVELOPE BY
AUGUST 15, 2016
TO :
FPAQ
New quotas –
Startup
Maison de l’UPA
555 boul. Roland-Therrien –
Suite 525
Longueuil, Quebec
J4H 4G5
Or by email:
info@fpaq.ca
Your permit to operate a sugar bush on public land with a maximum of 25,000
taps or a certificate from the appropriate ministry, authority, or agent certifying
that the sugar bush in question is for the producer’s exclusive use
or
The deed or successful bid for a sugar bush that is without a quota
or
A notarized, registered lease on private land for a minimum of 15 years and a
statement by the owner of the leased sugar bush declaring that he or she is not a
maple syrup producer or tied to a maple syrup producer
A business plan (max. 5 pages) that meets the requirements explained in “Startup
Business Plan – A Guide to Implementing Your Business Plan”
The cadastral description and a plan of the sugar bush
(GPS outline and tapping capacity)
The Federation is aware that the demand on forest engineers to produce
cadastral plans for each component before the deadlines for 2016 could
create a bottleneck. Exceptionally for 2016, if a plan cannot be submitted
by the deadline, the producer will have the option of providing a certified
letter from the engineer with the expected completion date for the plan.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
For the complete application timetable and for more details about the
quota allocation process, go to fpaq.ca.
STARTUP
INTERIM QUOTA REQUEST FORM : MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION STARTUP PROJECT - 2016
SECTION 1 IDENTIFICATION
Company name:
FPAQ number (if any):
NIM (MAPAQ ministerial ID number):
NAMES OF PARTNERS/SHAREHOLDERS
Partner/Shareholder 1
Date of birth:
Share of business (as a percentage):
Address:
City:
Postal code:
Home phone:
Partner/Shareholder 2
Date of birth:
Share of business (as a percentage):
Address:
City:
Postal code:
Home phone:
Partner/Shareholder 3
Date of birth:
Share of business (as a percentage):
Address:
City:
Postal code :
Home phone:
Partner/Shareholder 4
Date of birth:
Share of business (as a percentage):
Address:
City:
Postal code:
Home phone:
Maison de l’UPA
555 boul. Roland-Therrien – Suite 525, Longueuil, Quebec J4H 4G5
Phone: 450 679-7021 | Fax: 450 679-0139 | www.fpaq.ca
MAILING ADDRESS:
Contact’s last name:
Contact’s first name:
Address:
City:
Postal code:
Email:
Home phone:
Work phone:
Cellphone:
Fax:
SECTION 2 REQUEST
I request an interim quota of :
taps (maximum 25,000) for a sugar bush startup project.
SECTION 3 DECLARATION
I, the undersigned,
residing and domiciled at
declare the following:
1. I request an interim quota for a startup project
2. I declare that the project complies with Section 9.15.41 of the Regulation.
SIGNED
IN
(Applicant’s signature)
(City)
ON
(Date)
SECTION 4 UNDERTAKINGS
I undertake to complete my project by March 1, 2018 at the latest. I undertake to notify the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup
Producers when my project is completed and to provide the necessary information, BEFORE I begin operations with the new taps.
I understand that if I want to start operations on my sugar bush in 2017, I must notify the Federation by February 1, 2017, at the latest,
whereas if I want to start operations on my sugar bush in 2018, I must notify the Federation by February 1, 2018, at the latest.
I understand that I must personally operate the new sugar bush for a minimum of three (3) years and I undertake to do so.
I understand that if the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers awards me a quota, it may withdraw that quota if I make false
declarations in my application, if I don’t complete my project in the allotted time, if I don’t meet the eligibility criteria, or if I don’t
provide all of the necessary documents.
I undertake not to add more taps without the Federation’s express written authorization and not to sell maple syrup produced in
sugar bushes other than those declared to the forest engineer who produces the cadastral plan of my sugar bush for my startup
quota application.
SIGNED
IN
(Applicant’s signature)
(City)
ON
(Date)
SECTION 5 HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AND THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE
By mail by August 15, 2016
Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers
555 boulevard Roland-Therrien – Suite 525, Longueuil, Quebec J4H 4G5
By email by August 15, 2016
info@fpaq.ca
P.S. FORMS SENT BY EMAIL ARE CONSIDERED SIGNED.
Maison de l’UPA
555 boul. Roland-Therrien – Suite 525, Longueuil, Quebec J4H 4G5
Phone: 450 679-7021 | Fax: 450 679-0139 | www.fpaq.ca