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Guild that for reasons of conscience, s/he does not wish to become amember of the Guild, in which case, s/he will be treated as a non-memberunder the terms of this Agreement. The rates, terms and conditions for sucha Writer or Story Editor shall not be less than those provided in thisAgreement.A106 a) This Agreement shall not apply to a regular employee of the Producerwhose duties include writing and who is regularly engaged in creativeaspects of production and for whom deductions under Income Tax laws areduly made.b) Notwithstanding (a), this Agreement shall apply to a regular employee:i) when writing a Feature Film Script which is subsequently produced.However, a staff writer employed by a Producer on a salaried basisshall be paid an annual remuneration at a rate not less than the rate inArticle C101.If as a result of such staff writer’s writing services a Feature Film isproduced, such Writer shall be contracted prior to the first day ofprincipal photography under the terms and conditions of thisAgreement. The remuneration to such a Writer for that film shall be atleast the applicable Script Fee in this Agreement, less one year’sremuneration in the year the film is produced, plus any ProductionFee and Distribution Royalties that may become due;ii) when writing a Television Script or any instalment or Rewritesthereof, except for documentaries, narration, game shows, continuity,and corporate Scripts.iii)when engaged as a Story Editor or Story Consultant on a specificprogram or Series.c) This Agreement shall not apply to a recognized specialist who is not amember who writes a non-dramatic Script, the contents of which relate tohis/her own special field, except that this exclusion shall not apply to such aspecialist after s/he has written three (3) such Scripts or to any Writer of aFeature Film.2