Sacu/India Preferential Trade
Access Negotiation
If you are currently trading
with India, or considering
entering that market, it’s worth
noting that the Southern
African Customs Union
(Sacu) and India are currently
negotiating a Preferential Trade
Access Agreement.
As part of the process of
negotiation the Department
of Trade and Industry (dti)
has undertaken a review of
products that could form
part of the negotiations. Two
product lists have
been prepared.
Based on its analysis the
dti believes that it would now
be useful to prioritise a smaller
list of products for these
negotiations.
All interested parties are
invited to comment by
21 July 2008.
TNPA & SAPS Sign Memo of
Understanding
In the Government Gazette of
July 4, 2008 Transnet National
Ports Authority (TNPA) and
the South African Police
Services (SAPS) published
for general information
the “Memorandum of
Understanding Between
Transnet National Ports
Authority and the South
African Police Services Entered
into in terms of Section 13 of
the National Ports Act, No.12
of 2005”.
The objectives of the MoU
are to:
• Ensure the effective
deployment of SAPS
personnel at all South
African sea ports;
• Integrate SAPS and TNPA
roles that will result in safe
and secure sea ports in
South Africa;
• Ensure the joint
implementation of an
optimised policing and
security strategy at the
South African sea ports;
• Co-ordinate the
performance and minimise
the duplication of functions
between the SAPS and
TNPA personnel in the sea
ports; and
• Enhance commercial
operations of the South
African seaports.
Anti-dumping Duties on
Paper Withdrawn
In the third decision of its
kind in so many weeks,
the International Trade
Administration Commission
of South Africa (ITAC) has
announced the “Decision by
the Commission to Rescind its
Decision to Initiate a Sunset
Review of the Anti-Dumping
Duties on White Uncoated
Woodfree A4 Paper Originating
in or Imported from Brazil and
Indonesia”.
The anti-dumping duties
on these products imported
from or originating in Brazil
and Indonesia, can now be
reclaimed with retrospective
effect to 27 November 2003.
Possible Anti-dumping
Review
An invitation has been
extended to the manufacturers
of stainless steel tubes
and pipes, originating in or
imported from Chinese Taipei
(Taiwan), Malaysia, and Korea
(South), to submit comments
and motivation in respect
of the extension of the antidumping
duties. These duties
were imposed on 16 July 2004
and are due to expire on
15 July 2009.
Response due by
20 July 2008.
Duty calls
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