Public Notice 2000-3

Request for Reconsideration of the Decision Amending the Société des auteurs de radio, télévision et cinéma's (SARTeC) Certification Order
Tribunal File No. 1350-00-003

On April 6, 2000, the SARTeC requested that the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal clarify the scope of the sector the SARTeC had been granted on January 30, 1996. On July 28, 2000, the Tribunal granted the request and amended the sector definition accordingly (Tribunal File No. 1350-00-002).

On September 27, 2000, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) requested that the Tribunal reconsider its decision amending the sector. The Tribunal granted the request to reconsider its decision and has decided to seek the views of artists, artists' associations and producers regarding the amendment proposed by the SARTeC.

The request of April 6, 2000 seeks to add a paragraph "(c)" to the SARTeC's sector, such that the certification order would read as follows:

Throughout Canada, a sector composed of:

1. authors of original French language literary or dramatic works intended for radio, television, cinema or audio-visual media;
   
   
2. authors who adapt, in the form of French language scripts for radio, television, cinema or audio-visual media, literary or dramatic works originally intended for another form of public broadcast;
   
   
3. research carried out towards the completion of an audiovisual production when it is conducted by the author of the work;

but which does not include directors in their capacity as directors.

Any artist, artists' association or producer wishing to file written representations with the Tribunal with respect to this request must do so no later than January 31, 2001.

Written representations may be sent either by facsimile or mail to the: Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal 8th Floor West, 240 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1A1 Facsimile No. (613) 947-4125.

Josée Dubois
Executive Director