53.A cooperative, other than a work cooperative or a shareholding workers cooperative, or a federation of cooperatives that, on 12 June 2003, holds a qualification certificate that is still in force on that date and authorizes its holder to issue securities under the rules set out in the Cooperative Investment Plan adopted under the Act respecting the Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation (chapter M-30.01), may, until the day on which the qualification certificate is revoked in accordance with that plan but before 1 April 2004, proceed with the issue of those securities in accordance with those rules, provided that their issue is necessary to fulfill an agreement entered into in writing on or before 12 June 2003 with an eligible worker within the scope of a workers investment program referred to in Division 4.1 of the rules of that plan.