Category: General oversight
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCVMC — 2013 Election Policy Amendment
BCFIRB grants conditional prior approval for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission’s amended Election Policy for the 2013 elections only. BCFIRB directs the BCVMC to review concerns about the removal of District III (greenhouse) representation by September 1, 2013.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCMMB — Election and Appointment Rules and Procedures Amendment
BCFIRB provides prior approval for the B.C. Milk Marketing Board’s (BCMMB) amended “Election and Appointment Rules and Procedures” (dated August 17, 2011), which amends its election rules to include online voting.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCMMB — Election Rules and Procedures Amendment
BCFIRB grants interim prior approval for the B.C. Milk Marketing Board’s August 10, 2012, Election Rules and Procedures, subject to the BCMMB providing further clarification on the issue of family trusts and agreeing to future amendments if required.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Turkey Marketing Board — Change to quota transfer assessment for New Entrant Program
BCFIRB responds to the BCTMB’s request to change its quota transfer assessment from a deemed to a direct transfer calculation for the New Entrant Program, allowing certain exemptions for direct family members, businesses, and partnerships.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCCMB — Election Rules and Procedures Amendment
BCFIRB provides prior approval for the BCCMB’s election rules and procedures.
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Principles-based regulation — Ten point summary
Attachment to a letter to board and commission chairs regarding the February 2016 workshop, explaining the UK Financial Services Authority’s approach to principles-based regulation.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Turkey Marketing Board — Improving access to the supply management system
BCFIRB responds to the BCTMB’s proposal to amend quota regulations, emphasizing the need for a declining quota transfer assessment to support specialty and new entrant programs. A formal review of these programs is scheduled for 2009.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCMMB — Election Rules and Procedures Amendment
BCFIRB provides prior approval for the BCMMB’s election rules and procedures, which were revised to clarify nomination procedures.
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Regulated Marketing Economic Policy — B.C. Regulated Marketing System Overview
This document establishes the high-level economic and public interest principles that BCFIRB and all supply-managed commodity boards (like the BCCMB and BCBHEC) must follow when creating and administering their regulations, orders, and policies.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Chicken Marketing Board — Potential conflict of interest
BCFIRB responds to the BCCMB regarding potential conflict of interest issues related to BCCMB chair Harvey Sasaki’s role in the review of Mandatory Notifiable Avian Influenza Insurance. BCFIRB advises on managing conflicts during the presentation of the Joint Submission and emphasizes ongoing vigilance and disclosure for future involvement.