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Trade, Industry and Competition
10th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Nairobi: Minister briefing
17 Nov 2015
Dr Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, briefed the Committee on the background and current situation around the Doha Development Agenda (DDA), and also noted the goals and position that would be adopted by South Africa for the upcoming 10th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, due to ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
DTI; National Gambling Board; National Empowerment Fund on their 2nd quarter 2015/16 performance
11 Nov 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) briefed the Committee on its five key areas for Quarter 2 (July - September 2015): Industrial Development; Trade, Investment and Exports; Special Economic Zones and Economic Transformation; Regulation; and Administration and Coordination.
The dti indicated that Volkswagen South Africa made an investment announcement ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Business Rescue procedures, review and status reports: Companies & Intellectual Property Commission, Department Trade and Industry and Pretoria University briefings
10 Nov 2015
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, Department of Trade and Industry and a Pretoria University professor briefed the Committee on the legislative framework and intention of Business Rescue proceedings, the challenges and experiences, what had been included in the considerations during the drafting of the Business Rescue Status Report and ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
South African Council for Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction briefing; Promotion & Protection of Investment Bill [B18-2015]: Committee Report
4 Nov 2015
The Committee met to hear a presentation on the mechanisms in place to regulate the trade of controlled goods that could be used to make weapons of mass destruction, whether those weapons are nuclear, chemical, or biological. The presentation explained the structure of the Non-Proliferation Council (NPC), which many government ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill [B18-2015]: adoption; Minister on Centurion Aerospace Village & African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA)
3 Nov 2015
The Committee met to adopt the Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill with amendments. The Chairperson first read through all the proposed amendments to the original Bill, which the Committee accepted. During voting on each clause of the Bill, the Democratic Alliance voiced its opposition to the Bill, and unsuccessfully ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Agreement of 2002 to Institutionalise SACU Summit: consideration of Amendments
28 Oct 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry convened for briefing and consideration of the amendments to the Annex on the Institutionalisation of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit. The Committee also deliberated its programme for the third quarter of 2015.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) highlighted the background, ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill [B18-2015]: flagged clauses
27 Oct 2015
The Committee met to hear responses from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and legal advisors on the remaining flagged clause in the Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill.
The Committee heard in depth legal analysis of the case law pertinent to the Freedom Front Plus submission calling for ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill [B18-2015]: deliberations
21 Oct 2015
The Committee met to revisit changes made to the Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill (PPIB) before the constituency break. The Committee went through the Title, Preamble, and fifteen clauses of the Bill and either agreed to previous changes or flagged areas for further discussion. Contentious issues included Member submissions ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Trade and Industry Budget Review and Recommendations Report
20 Oct 2015
BRRR Archive: BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee sat to finalise and adopt its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Members expressed concern about was described as the absurdly short length of time given for this process and the ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill [B18-2015]: flagged clauses
23 Sep 2015
After discussing Member enquiries about the textile industry and the Centurion Aerospace Village, the Committee considered the clauses in the Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill that had been flagged for further discussion during the previous day’s meeting. The Committee accepted the new definition of ‘measure’ and the DTI’s explanation ...