Exceptions
 20. (1) Despite any provision of the Act or this Regulation, the LCBO may sell any liquor below the minimum retail price required by this Regulation to any of the following: 1.  Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, but only in respect of sales made through the LCBO’s Specialty Services department. 2.  A diplomatic mission or consular post of a foreign state that is officially recognized by Canada, but only in respect of sales made through the LCBO’s Specialty Services department. 3.  An international organization as defined in the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act (Canada), but only to the extent specified in an order made under section 5 of that Act and only in respect of sales made through the LCBO’s Specialty Services department. 4.  The holder of a NATO liquor permit issued by the LCBO, but only if the holder is purchasing in accordance with the terms of the permit. (2) Despite any provision of the Act or this Regulation, the LCBO may authorize, in writing, the sale of a particular class, variety or brand of liquor, other than beer, for a price that is below the minimum retail price required by this Regulation for that class, variety or brand if the same price reduction will be made at all retail stores and if, in the opinion of the LCBO, the sale is necessary, (a)  to clear a product that is being delisted; (b)  to clear a product that will soon become unsellable because of age or shelf life; or (c)  because it is part of a plan to permanently reduce inventory of that product. (3) Despite any provision of the Act or this Regulation, but subject to subsection (4), the LCBO may authorize, in writing, the sale of a particular class, variety or brand of liquor, other than beer, for a price that is below the minimum price required by this Regulation for that class, variety or brand at a retail store specified in the authorization if, in the opinion of the LCBO, the sale is necessary, (a)  to clear a product that will soon become unsellable because of age or shelf life; or (b)  because it is part of a plan to permanently reduce inventory of that product in that store. (4) A sale described in subsection (3) may not be at a price that is less than 70 per cent of the minimum retail price required by this Regulation for that class, variety or brand of liquor, and may not last for more than four weeks. PART VII (OMItted) 21. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). Schedule 1   Index Factor 1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the index factor is the greater of zero and the value calculated using the following formula, rounded to the nearest thousandth: [(B/C + C/D + D/E) / 3] − 1 in which, “B”  is the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period ending the previous November 30, “C”  is the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period mentioned in the description of “B”, “D”  is the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period mentioned in the description of “C”, and “E”  is the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period mentioned in the description of “D”. 2. For the purposes of this Schedule, the Consumer Price Index for a 12-month period is the result arrived at by, (a)  determining the sum of the Consumer Price Index for Ontario (All Items) as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act (Canada) for each month in that period; (b)  dividing the sum obtained under clause (a) by 12; and (c)  rounding the result obtained under clause (b) to the nearest tenth.  Français