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Board Ruling Explanations

Last Updated
Membership Eligibility 08/10/11
Canadian Audit Program 30 (CAP30) 08/08/11
Streamlined Reporting 08/08/11
New Article 20 11/17/09
Community Newspaper Audit – first passage 07/31/09
Third-party Sales: Barter Eliminated 07/28/09
Third-party Sales: 14-day Notice Requirement Eliminated for Most Newspapers 07/28/09
New ABC Canada Board Formed 03/26/09
ABC Annual Conference Postponed 03/26/09
Geographic Reporting Optional for Weekly Newspapers 03/26/09
Electronic Edition Basic Prices 03/26/09
Omitted Days: Pre-approval No Longer Required 03/26/09
75,000 or Less Weekday Circulation 03/26/09
Combination Sales Rule Modified 03/26/09
Frequency Upgrades 03/26/09
Newspaper Consolidated Media Report 08/19/08

Archived Explanations

Last Updated
Member obligations—final passage July 2007 8/03/07
Premium exclusion: free or discounted access to online content 8/03/07
Publisher’s Statement—filing and certification—July 2007 board meeting 8/03/07
Variations from Publisher’s Statement July 2007 board meeting 8/03/07
Voluntary conversions 8/03/07
Premium exclusion: subscriber loyalty programs 7/17/07
Board request rule modification 4/04/07
Flyer Distribution Verification Service 4/04/07
Single-issue sales of back copies 4/04/07
Premium exclusion: archive access 4/04/07
Free copies of ABC documents - rule modification11/29/06
Transfer of subscription list - final passage November 200611/29/06
Third-party sales - adoption of guideline changes09/18/06
Third-party sales (home-delivered) - final passage of 15 percent error allowance09/18/06
Sanction – new Bylaw Article 7.603/17/06
Listing of “Audit Status” for all ABC members on ABC website07/22/05
ABC legal expenses – reimbursement by involved ABC members03/29/05
Censure provisions formalized03/29/05
Public notification of impending audit adjustment03/29/05
Adoption of hawker sales rule12/01/04
Subscription/single-copy sales in combination12/01/04
Newspapers permitted to serve NIE copies on credit12/23/02