Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: new working draft
25 Apr 2018
The Committee worked through the new working draft of the Copyright Amendment Bill until Clause 10. The following items were flagged for further deliberation at Subcommittee level:
- Copyright protection for computer programs;
- Whether the State can own state-funded copyright material;
- Policy issues in the Bill;
- Determination ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Sugar Industry intervention report by DTI
24 Apr 2018
Documents handed out: Committee Report on Sugar Industry [available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The Committee discussed its Committee Report on Sugar Industry oversight visit. In discussion Members said these matters needed attention:
- imports and low import tariffs
- final price determination which happened in March now with a ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
South African National Accreditation System & National Metrology Institute of South Africa 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
27 Mar 2018
SANAS presented its strategic and annual performance plan (APP), and outlined its risk register as well as actions to improve management of the risks. In order to improve operational efficiency, SANAS would develop and implement a management development strategy, expand its assessor pool, and automate the accreditation processes. These actions ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
'Debt Intervention' National Credit Amendment Bill: Subcommittee on flagged clauses
22 Mar 2018
Members considered and deliberated further on the outstanding issues that Members still needed to reach consensus on. The Parliamentary Legal Advisor led the Members through the clauses, and outlined the following clauses for deliberations:
Trade, Industry and Competition
DTI 2018/9 Annual Performance Plan with Auditor-General input
20 Mar 2018
Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on its assessment and findings of the 2018/19 DTI Annual Performance Plan (APP). AGSA flagged certain indicators as misleading and those included:
• Number of companies assisted under Export Marketing and Investment Assistance (EMIA) in supporting value added exports (target: 823);
• ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
'Debt Intervention' National Credit Amendment Bill: flagged clauses
16 Mar 2018
As the Subcommittee had not finished going through the flagged clauses in the 'Debt Intervention' National Credit Amendment Bill, the full Committee continued with these. The following concerns were discussed:
• Whether credit providers and debt counsellors should be compelled to report reckless lending. This was flagged for further engagement ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright & National Credit Amendment Bills: Subcommittee reports; Committee Report on Sugar Industry oversight
13 Mar 2018
Committee Reports available once adopted
The Portfolio Committee approved the additional nominees for the Copyright Amendment Bill technical panel and changes to its terms of reference and draft programme. The nominees are:
• Adv Joel Baloyi – nominated
• Ms Michele Woods – nominated
• Adv Ntsietso Mokitimi-Makhafola – nominated ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Listeriosis & Ford Kuga: National Consumer Commission & NCRS progress report
9 Mar 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met with the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) and the National Consumer Commission (NCC). The NRCS presented a status report on Letters of Approval and the roll-out of risk-based management (RBM) system. It also gave an update on the Listeria outbreak and ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
'Debt Intervention' National Credit Amendment Bill: Treasury on constitutionality & response to submissions
7 Mar 2018
The legal opinion sought by National Treasury on the constitutionality of the ‘Debt Relief’ National Credit Amendment Bill and its response to public submissions were presented. Senior counsel had advised the Committee to at the very least seriously consider the viability of existing debt relief mechanisms – ‘if needs be ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Minister on SONA/Budget implications for DTI; WTO meeting; 'Debt Relief' National Credit Amendment Bill: DTI response to submissions
6 Mar 2018
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies spoke about the State of the Nation Address as it relates to the DTI mandate. He was also asked by the Committee to comment on the outcomes of the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Meeting; SABS and the Eskom Inquiry, the African ...