Article 1013: Definitions

In this Chapter:

beverage alcohol products means wine and wine products, spirits and spirits products, beer and beer products or other beverage alcohol products controlled by a competent authority;

beer and beer products means ale, lager, stout, porter, malt liquor and malt-based beverages brewed in Canada, that are the product of the alcoholic fermentation by yeast of an infusion of barley or wheat, malt and hops or hop extract in potable water and are brewed in such a manner as to possess the aroma, taste and character of beer;

beverage alcohol products of a Party means beverage alcohol products produced, manufactured, brewed, blended or packaged in the territory of a Province;

competent authority means any Province or any commission, board, agency, entity or body that is authorized by that Province by law to control within its territory the importation, distribution or sale of beverage alcohol products, and includes any competent authority listed in Annex 1003;

distribution means the ordering, receipt and warehousing of beverage alcohol products and their transportation to points of sale;

listing means the right granted to a producer by a competent authority to sell a product within the territory of a Province;

other beverage alcohol products means any beverages containing alcohol, other than beverages that are brewed, that are not otherwise defined in this Article and that are produced, manufactured, blended or packaged in Canada and controlled by a competent authority;

points of sale means the retail locations and licensed establishments within the territory of a Party where beverage alcohol products are sold;

pricing means the methods and factors used by a competent authority in determining its selling price;

producer of a Party means a producer licensed by a competent authority to produce, manufacture, brew, blend or package beverage alcohol products in the territory of a Party and includes the agents and representatives of that producer;

spirits and spirits products means distilled spirits or beverages containing distilled spirits produced, manufactured, blended or packaged in Canada;

wine and wine products means wine or beverages containing wine that are produced, manufactured, blended or packaged in Canada and that contain, either exclusively or in various proportions:

(a) grapes grown in Canada or grape products produced from grapes grown in Canada;

(b) imported grapes or grape products made from imported grapes; or

(c) imported wine.