Article 4 - Administration Fee
| 401 |
The Producer shall assist in defraying the cost of administering the terms of this Agreement by paying as an administration fee the following percentage of Gross Fees:
| i. |
If the Producer is a Member in Good Standing of the Association as of the date of the remittance of the fee, (which membership in good standing shall be confirmed by the Association by written notice), 2% to a maximum of $1,000 per Animation Production or episode to the Guild, and 2.75% to a maximum of $2,850 per Animation Production (Feature Film, Television Movie, Pilot, etc.) or $1,900 per episode of a Series directly to the Association. The Producer's obligations to pay these fees to the Association and to the Guild respectively shall not be reduced, waived or otherwise varied absent the Association's or the Guild's respective express written consent, as applicable. |
| ii. |
If the Producer is not a Member in Good Standing of the Association as of the date of the remittance of the fee, as evidenced by written notice from the Association to such effect, 7% with no maximum for any Animation Production or Episode, such amount to be sent directly to the Guild. |
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| 402 |
The Producer shall remit the administration fees to the Guild and to the Association, when applicable, on or before the 15th of the month following the payments of the Animation Writer's or Animation Story Editor's fees. The fees shall be payable by cheques to the Guild and to the Association and mailed to the Guild and Association offices. |
| 403 |
All amounts collected under Article 401 (ii) above shall be divided as follows: 50% shall be retained by the Guild and 50% shall be paid to the Association. The Guild shall remit the respective shares of the administration fees itemized by production to the Association within 30 days of the end of each calendar quarter. Upon seventy-two (72) hours' notice, an authorized representative of the Association may, during normal business hours, inspect the books and records of the Guild pertaining to the collection and remittance of the administration fee. |
| 404 |
Amounts paid under Article 401 to the Guild and to the Association shall each be accompanied by a completed copy of the Remittance Statement Form provided to Producers. |
| 405 |
During the life of this Agreement, the Association may amend the amounts payable to the Association by its members set out in article 401(i). |
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