TARIFF APPLICATION – COMMENT DUE The proposed amendment to the Rebate Item in respect of what was previously considered to be the third Structural Adjustment Programme, namely the television receiving set programme. The proposed amendment relates to: The deletion and substitution of Rebate Item 316.17/00.00/00.05 with the following: Rebate Item 316.17/00.00/01.00: “Goods of any description (excluding mounted or populated printed circuit boards, picture tubes fitted with components other than the deflection coil and cabinets fitted with components and any apparatus classifiable in tariff subheading 8528), for the manufacture of reception apparatus for television incorporating a cathode-ray tube (CRT) classifiable in tariff subheading 8528.72.20 and 8528.73.20, whether or not combined in the same housing with radio-broadcasting receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus, provided that the Commission is satisfied that the manufacturing process for the reception apparatus for television includes the mounting and populating of unpopulated (blank) circuit boards”. Rebate Item 316.17/00.00/02.00: “Goods of any description (excluding mounted or populated printed circuit boards and display panels, irrespective of their degree of completion and any apparatus classifiable in tariff subheading 8528), at such times, in such quantities and under such conditions as the International Trade Administration Commission may allow by specific permit for the manufacture of reception apparatus for television incorporating a display other than a cathode-ray tube (CRT) classifiable in tariff subheading 8528.72.20 and 8528.73.20, whether or not combined in the same housing with radiobroadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus, provided that the Commission is satisfied that the manufacturing process for the reception apparatus for television includes the mounting and populating of unpopulated (blank) circuit boards”. Rebate Item 316.17/00.00/03.00: “Plasma display panels and liquid crystal displays (excluding any apparatus classifiable in tariff subheading 8528), not equipped or presented with mounted or populated printed circuit boards designed for purposes other than pixel control, and inverters, whether or not incorporating a back lighting unit but not equipped or presented with any other components, at such times, in such quantities and under such conditions as the International Trade Administration Commission may allow by specific permit for the manufacture of reception apparatus for television classifiable in tariff subheading 8528.72.20 and 8528.73.20, provided that the Commission is satisfied that the display panels are used in the manner prescribed in rebate item 316.17.00.00/02.00”. The application was lodged by Tedelex Trading (Pty) Ltd. Comment due by 29 August 2008.
