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Trade, Industry and Competition
Trade Negotiations: status report; Trade Facilitation Agreement in Protocol amending Marrakesh Agreement establishing WTO
17 Feb 2016
DTI’s International Trade and Economic Development Division of the Department of Trade and Industry gave a briefing on its approach to trade negotiations and a status report on the South African Customs Union (SACU); Southern African Development Community (SADC) Trade Protocol; SADC Trade in Services; Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (TFTA); ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Incentive schemes performance: DTI briefing
16 Feb 2016
In a joint meeting with the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, the Incentive Development and Administration Division (IDAD) of the Department of Trade and Industry presented on the objectives of industry support, the principles which guide incentive design and administration and an overview of its 14 incentive programmes within its ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Black Industrialists Policy (BIP); Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regulations
10 Feb 2016
The Black Industrialist Policy (BIP) aimed at expanding the base of industrialists from the current small base of predominantly White industrialists. Black industrialists had to contend with obstacles related to limited access to finance, markets and contracts. Participation of Black industrialists in the economy was to be accelerated. Eligible Black ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Draft Credit Life Insurance Regulations; Review of Limitations on Fees and Interest Rates Regulations; National Credit Amendment Act Regulations: briefing
9 Feb 2016
The Department of Trade and Industry briefed the Committee on the National Credit Amendment Act regulations and the prescription of a threshold for all credit providers. The implementation of the National Credit Amendment Act would make a huge impact in the reduction of over indebtedness and protect the rights of ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
WTO Decision on Implementation of Paragraph 6 of DOHA Declaration on TRIPS Agreement and Public Health
24 Nov 2015
The meeting was for the deliberation of Paragraph 6 of theDoha Declaration on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and Public Health. The agreement on (TRIPS) was an international agreement administered by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The key flexibility provided by the TRIPS agreement was ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission; National Consumer Commission; National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications 2nd Quarter 2015/16 performance
18 Nov 2015
Three entities of the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) presented their second quarter 2015/16 performance reports. The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) focused on the efforts it was making to automate its systems and aim for a paperless organisation. It had also reintroduced the traditional Call Centre and ...
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 ...