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Animation Section – Schedule 1Voluntary Recognition Agreement for Animation ProductionsPrior to contracting a Writer or Story Editor, Producers who agree to becomeparties to this Section shall sign a Voluntary Recognition Agreement as follows ontheir own letterhead and forward it to the Guild. This Voluntary RecognitionAgreement shall constitute a binding and irrevocable obligation by the Producer tothe terms and conditions of the Animation Section of the Independent ProductionAgreement:VOLUNTARY RECOGNITION AGREEMENT FOR ANIMATIONPRODUCTIONS(Bargaining Authorization And Voluntary Recognition Agreement)I, _________________________(Insert name of individual) for the Production_______________________ (title of Production) on behalf of the Producer herebyacknowledge receipt of the Animation Section of the Independent ProductionAgreement dated November 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014 covering Writers ofAnimation Productions between the Canadian Media Production Association(CMPA), the Association des Producteurs de Films et Télévision du Québec(APFTQ), and the Writers Guild of Canada (the Guild). We hereby becomesignatory to said Section and only this Section of the Agreement and state that Iam authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of___________________________________________________________, (the“Producer”).The Producer hereby acknowledges that by executing this Voluntary RecognitionAgreement it is becoming signatory to the said Animation Section for theProduction. The Producer agrees to abide by and conform to all the terms andconditions contained therein.The Producer recognizes that the Guild is the exclusive bargaining agent ofWriters and Story Editors as defined in the Animation Section and recognizes theProducers’ Association of which it is a member as the Producer’s sole andexclusive bargaining agent.153