Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

FRUIT & VEGETABLE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CORPORATION / CORPORATION DE RÈGLEMENTS DES DIFFÉRENDS DANS LES FRUITS ET LÉGUMES / Fred Webber, PRESIDENT & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: FRUIT & VEGETABLE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CORPORATION / CORPORATION DE RÈGLEMENTS DES DIFFÉRENDS DANS LES FRUITS ET LÉGUMES
Responsible Officer Name: Fred Webber, PRESIDENT & CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2001-06-20
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 814282-85

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 30

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 30 (2001-06-20 to 2002-01-18)

Version 1 of 30 (2001-06-20 to 2002-01-18) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Organization Information

Organization: FRUIT & VEGETABLE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CORPORATION / CORPORATION DE RÈGLEMENTS DES DIFFÉRENDS DANS LES FRUITS ET LÉGUMES
BLDG #75, C.E.F., 930 CARLING AVENUE
OTTAWA, ON  K1A 0C6
Canada
Telephone number: 613-234-0982
Fax number: 613-234-8036  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: STEPHEN W WHITNEY, PRESIDENT & CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE FRUIT & VEGETABLE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CORPORATION (DRC) IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF PRODUCE COMPANIES FROM THE THREE NAFTA COUNTRIES DEDICATED TO PROVIDING FAIR, EFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE AND ENFORCEABLE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES. THE DRC'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCE INDUSTRY WITH THE TRINATIONAL POLICIES, STANDARDS AND SERVICES NECESSARY FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES IN A TIMELY AND COST EFFECTIVE MANNER.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: THERE ARE TWO MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES:REGULAR MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL BUYERS, SELLERS, BROKERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WHOSE PLACE OF BUSINESS IS IN NORTH AMERICA. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL BUYERS, SELLERS, BROKERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WHOSE PLACE OF BUSINESS IS OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA. REGULAR MEMBERS ARE COVERED FOR ALL THEIR TRANSACTIONS WITH OTHER REGULAR MEMBERS OR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE COVERED FOR ALL THEIR TRANSACTIONS WITH REGULAR MEMBERS, BUT THEY ARE NOT COVERED IN THEIR TRANSACTIONS WITH OTHER ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: STEPHEN WHITNEY
Position title: PRESIDENT & CEO
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), THE CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Agriculture
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: WE WORKED WITH THE CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY (CFIA)AND AGRICULTURE & AGRI-FOOD CANADA (AAFC) TO SET UP A PROJECT TO EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR THE CONTINUED DELIVERY OF DESTINATION INSPECTION SERVICES FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. WE ALSO WORKED WITH CFIA AND AAFC TO EXAMINE THE POSSIBILITIES OF MAINTAINING A REGULATORY REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSING OF PARTIES WHO MARKET FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN INTERPROVINCIAL OR INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNDER THE LICENSING & ARBITRATION REGULATIONS AND THE CANADA AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS ACT. WE ADMINISTERED A PROJECT FUNDED IN PART BY AGRICULTURE & AGRI-FOOD CANADA TO HELP PROMOTE THE EVOLUTION OF THE DRC IN MEXICO FOR THE BENEFIT OF CANADIAN EXPORTERS.
Subject Matter: Prospective: WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE CFIA AND AAFC ON OPTIONS FOR THE CONTINUED DELIVERY OF DESTINATION INSPECTION SERVICES FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. AS WELL, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE CFIA AND AAFC TO EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF A REGULATORY REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSING OF PARTIES WHO MARKET FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN INTERPROVINCIAL OR INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNDER THE LICENSING & ARBITRATION REGULATIONS AND THE CANADA AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS ACT. WE ADMINISTERED A PROJECT FUNDED IN PART BY AGRICULTURE & AGRI-FOOD CANADA TO HELP PROMOTE THE EVOLUTION OF THE DRC IN MEXICO FOR THE BENEFIT OF CANADIAN EXPORTERS.




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