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SCHEDULE 4QUEBEC APPENDIX (ANIMATION SECTION)As the Act respecting the professional status and conditions of engagement ofperforming, recording and films artists, L.Q. c. S-32.1, (hereafter “the Act”)requires modifications, deletions and additions to the terms and conditions of theIPA, the present Appendix is applicable to producers who are members of APFTQand, as the case may be, to any producer who would be included in anyrecognition granted to the APFTQ by the Commission des relations de travail duQuébec (hereafter the “Commission”).1. Recognition and Scope of the Animation Section and General ProvisionsAs the Act requires certain modifications to the terms and conditions of Article 1of the Animation Section, the following provisions shall apply in lieu of Articles101, 104, 105, 106, 109 and 110 of the Animation Section:101 a)As per one of the Recognitions granted under the Act on June 15th, 1995,which came into force on July 3, 1995, the Writers Guild of Canada’s (“theGuild”) exclusive jurisdiction in the province of Quebec pertains to all “auteursde textes dans le domaine du film de langue autre que française dans la provincede Québec qui offrent leurs services moyennant rémunération.”Thus, the APFTQ and the producer recognize the Guild as the sole and exclusiveagent for all writers included in such Recognition.b) This Animation Section shall not apply to a person writing the lyrics of afeature film or of a television production when such a person is not contracted asthe writer of that feature film or that television production.c) Nothing in the present Appendix shall be interpreted as limiting anyexclusive recognition granted to the Guild under the Act. Without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing, the Guild may continue to negotiate minimum workingconditions or the application of the Animation Section with any producer notrepresented by the APFTQ.d) It is understood that for the moment the APFTQ binds only its regular andtrainee members to the provisions of the Animation Section. Permittee membersare bound only for the production for which they have joined the APFTQ.When, and if, the APFTQ is recognized under the Status of the Artist Act, this160