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													Membership shall consist of: | |
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													The Founding members named in the Application for Incorporation | 
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													All other members who have become such in accordance with the By-laws of the Corporation and who are in good standing. | 
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													Qualifications: | |
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													(a) | 
													Membership shall be open to Canadian sole proprietors, partnerships, Corporations or associations who are engaged in the manufacture, directly or indirectly, within Canada, of finished long chain omega 3 marine based products destined for human consumption for sale whether in Canada and/or internationally. | 
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													The manufacturers who sell raw marine oil and/or marine oil omega 3 finished products that do not comply with the minimum standards of the Association whether they be sole proprietors, partnerships, corporations or associations shall not qualify for membership in the Association. | 
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													(c) | 
													The minimum quality standards shall be those published by the Council for Responsible Nutrition in October 2002. These may be changed from time to time by approval of a majority of the Board of Directors and a two-third's majority of the members at a special meeting called for such purpose or at the Annual General Meeting. The production process must also be Canadian Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) compliant as defined by Health Canada. | |
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