Terms & conditions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON STANDARDIZATION AND RESPONSIBLE PAYMENT OF MUSICIANS
WHEREAS the parties agree to comply with the Act respecting the professional status and conditions of engagement of performing, recording and film artists, RSQ c. S-32.1, or the Status of the Artist Act, SC 1992, c. 33, according to the respective scope of application of said legislation;
WHEREAS the “Producer” agrees to enter into an agreement governing the hiring, working and monetary conditions of the musicians whose services are or will be retained by the Producer in the production sector referred to in these terms and conditions;
WHEREAS the Producer acknowledges the existence of a collective agreement negotiated between the Guilde des Musiciens et Musiciennes du Québec and Ambiance Musique which governs the hiring, working and monetary conditions of artists in the production sector(s) covered by the various packages and to which the Producer intends to be bound under the terms hereof;
WHEREAS for the purposes of these terms and conditions the “Producer” means the above-named Producer, its present and future subsidiaries or any other affiliated company or corporation that it manages, administers or controls.
THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. The preamble forms an integral part of these terms and conditions.
2. The Producer declares itself bound by the collective agreement negotiated between the Guilde des musiciens et musiciennes du Québec and Ambiance Musique, dated December 2, 2022, in effect at the time of signing hereof and produced in Appendix 1, and in doing so, recognizes herein all the attributes and effects of its Appendix 1, to be valid as the collective agreement entered into between the Producer and the GMMQ.
3. Schedule 1 applies in full unless a specific provision is provided for in this Agreement, in which case, that provision takes precedence.
4. The Producer adheres to the rules and conditions prescribed in Appendix 1 as well as those of this agreement and acknowledges being bound by them for each and every one of its productions.
5. The parties shall have recourse to the chapter on grievances and arbitration included in Annex 1 to resolve any disagreement which may arise between them in the interpretation and application of this agreement.
6. This agreement comes into force on December 2, 2022, or failing that, on the day it is signed by the parties, for a period of three (3) years or until the signing of a new collective agreement between the parties signing Appendix 1, whichever is the shortest.
7. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the deadline, either party may notify the other party, in writing, of its intention to negotiate a new agreement.
8. This agreement is renewed for one (1) year, unless one of the parties terminates it within one hundred and twenty (120) days preceding its expiration, from year to year.
9. This Agreement shall remain in force until a new Agreement is signed between the parties signing this Agreement.
10. The parties agree that the laws of Quebec will be applicable.
11. The parties acknowledge having read this agreement and its annex 1, having understood its scope and implications and declare themselves satisfied with it.