THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Question 2404:
Mr D J Maynier (DA) to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry:
Whether the SA Council for the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass
Destruction (a) received an (i) import and (ii) export application, (b)
issued an (i) import and (ii) export permit and (c)(i) received a
manufacturing and services application and (ii) issued a manufacturing and
services permit for any controlled good/s from and to Syria during the
period 1 April 1994 up to the latest specified date for which information
is available; if not, why not; if so, in each specified case, (aa) when was
the (aaa) application received and/or (bbb) permit issued, (bb) what (aaa)
kind and (bbb) quantity of controlled goods were (aaaa) imported, (bbbb)
exported and (cccc) manufactured and (cc) what was the value of the
controlled good/s? NW2888E
Response:
Records of the SA Council for the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass
Destruction since 2 December 1998 to date indicate that no permit
applications was received for the import or export of controlled goods from
or to Syria. Subsequently no import or export permits was issued for
controlled goods from or to Syria. Manufacturing and services permits are
only applicable to in country activities regarding certain selected
controlled goods and not related to any specific export destination. The
SA Council for the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
provides a consultation service to industry to guide industry on
destinations that may be of concern and thus prevent unnecessary denials.
If required, records of the period 1 April 1994 to 1 December 1998 could
also be scrutinized but would require more time for retrieval of records
from archives.