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Printing Industries Federation of South Africa

Suid-Afrikaanse Federasie van Druknywerhede

PIFSA Federation Edition 17 30 September 2003

IMPRESSIONSIMPRESSIONSIMPRESSIONSIMPRESSIONS

A PIFSA Publication

P O Box 1084Honeydew2040

Printech AvenueLaser ParkHoneydew2040

Telephone: (011) 794-3810Fax: (011) 794-3964

President: L WrightVice President: Chief Executive: CWJ Sykes

IMPRESSIONS is published by thePrinting Industries Federation ofSouth Africa (pifsa) periodically forcirculation to members only.

Editor: Louise Moralee

Asst.Editor: Erich Kühl

Typesetting and Layout: PIFSA

Advertising: Maria Silveiro

IMPRESSIONS is circulated tomembers electronically as a PDF file.

Printed copies are available onrequest and are produced on an Océ3030 - HSP127 sheet fed copierwhich is on loan to the SouthernAfrican Printing College by Océ.

Envelopes for distribution of print-ed copies have been donated byRand Envelope.

The South African Printing Collegehas supplied the scans and per-formed all necessary file conversions.

All advertising queries can beaddressed to the editor or MariaSilveiro.

Tel: +27 (0)11 794-3810

Fax: +27 (0)11 794-3964

After several months of discussions which turned into negotiations, the secretariat of PIFSAand the management of ABSA Asset and Vehicle Finance concluded an agreement to estab-lish a Joint Venture. This Joint Venture, named PIFSA FINANCE, will see the establishmentof a specialised team, staffed by ABSA employees who will concentrate their efforts on thePrinting, Newspaper and Packaging Industry.

Initially sited at the PIFSA office in Honeydew, the PIFSA FINANCE team will make it theirbusiness to become acquainted with the broader Printing Industry and, in particular, types ofmachinery and equipment used, lifespan of that machinery, and technical, financial and otherdifficulties experienced by entrepreneurs.

The profits of this venture will be shared according to a predetermined formula betweenPIFSA and ABSA Asset and Vehicle Finance on an annual basis.

Apart from the direct benefit to members, in having a team who understands their difficultiesand are able to rapidly approve financing, the additional (and not inconsequential) benefit isthat PIFSA will be partly financed through a non subscription cash flow. There will be noadditional cost to printers who make use of this vehicle as ABSA is the entity who have agreedto sacrifice part of their normal profits. The rates being charged on loans will not be increasedto take up this sacrifice and members will find highly competitive rates on offer in addition tothe efficient and knowledgeable team representing a highly credible and sound financial insti-tution.

PIFSA FINANCE was launched at the following centres:

Durban 16 September 2003

Cape Town 17 September 2003

Johannesburg 18 September 2003

See page 5 for further details.

PIFSA FINANCE

PIFSA and ABSA announce the start of a partnership to provide finance to membersat competitive rates.

Left to Right: Chris Sykes - CE PIFSA;

Charles Young - Regional Manager ABSA;

Pam Pillay - Area Manager ABSA;

Peter Mageza - CE Vehicle and Asset Finance - ABSA;

Pat Lacy - Director PIFSA Central Chamber;

Craig Mitchelmore - President - PIFSA Central Chamber;

Chris Strydom - Gen Manager - ABSA.

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IMPRESSIONS Sept 2003 - 17

Features

Business Confidence Index September 2003 3

PIFSA FinanceJoint venture between PIFSA and ABSAFinancing Solutions for the Printing Industry 1, 5

Production Price Index August 2003 3

Promotion of Access to Information Act 2/2000Further extension granted to all private companies for submission of manuals 3

Regular Columns

1) Duty IssuesITAC Guidelines for applications for permits in terms of Item 521.00/00.00/01.00 of Schedule 5 to the Customs and Excise Act. 4Tariff Classification 4, 12

2) Gazette GleaningsArts, Culture, Science & Technology

•Heraldry Act Application and Registrations 6

Agriculture

•Agricultural Product Standards Act 119/1990Plums and prunes, dry beans, wheat 6

Competition Commission

Applications and approvals of mergers 6Education

•South African Schools Act 84/1996Draft Regulations Safety Measures 6Explanatory summaries various Bills 6

Environmental Affairs and Tourism

Publication of Bills 7National Environmental Management Second

Amendment Bill 2003National Evironmental Management: Air

Quality Bill 2003Environment Conservation Act 73/1989

Finance

•Collective Investment Schemes Control Act 45/2002 7

Health

•Medicines and Related Substances Control Act 101/1965 7•Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act 54/1972 7

Home Affairs

•Immigration Act 13/2002 7•South African Citizenship Act 7

Labour

•Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act130/1993

Prescribed Forms 7•Employment Equity Act 55/1998

Register of designated employers 8•Skills Development Act 97/1998

Skills Development Amendment Bill 2003 8Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill 2003 8

Safety and Security

Firearms Control Amendment Bill 2003 8

South African Qualifications Authority

Implementation of Recognition or Prior Learning 8

South African Revenue Services

•Income Tax Act 58/1995 8Tax Board for hearing of income tax appeals 8

Statistics South Africa

•Consumer Price Index 8•Production Price Index 3

Trade and Industry

Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Bill 8•Companies Act (61/1973) - CIPRO and other 8, 9•Lotteries Act (57/1997)

Regulations regarding Promotional Competitions 9, 10•Standards Act 29/1993

Canned meat, fish, tomotoes 10, 15•Trade Practices Amendment Act 26/2001

Trade Marks Act Convention Countries 10National Gambling Bill 2003 10National Small Business Amendment Bill 2003 10

Transport

•National Road Transport Transition Act 22/2000 10

Office of the President - Acts and Proclamations

•Corporate Laws Amendment Act 39/2002 11•Exchange Control Amnesty and Amendment of

of Taxation Laws Act 12/2003 11•Insurance Amendment Act 17/2003 11•Lotteries Act 57/1997 Commence of Certain sections 11•Medical Schemes Amendment Act 55/2002

Commencement 1/5/2003 11•Usury Amendment Act 10/2003 11

4) Packaging and Labelling Regulations and DraftRegulations

Tomatoes (Regulations) 15

5) Printing News – What’s HappeningGeneral news local and international 12

6) Event CalendarEvents for 2003 from March 2003 to 2006 13

7) Classified Ads 14

Impressions Index

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The SACOB Business ConfidenceIndex (BCI) improved further to112.3 in September (110.9 August).September, the volumes of exportsand imports and liquidations nega-tively influenced the BCI, while themajority of the financial indices usedwere mainly responsible for theBCI's upward movement.

Whilst debate on the strengtheningRand has mainly focused on its neg-ative impact on the export sector itshould be borne in mind that com-panies supplying the domestic mar-ket are also experiencing a down sidein the form of increasing competi-tion from imports. This "doublewhammy" is being softened slightlyby declining fuel prices and lowerinflation and interest rates.

have until the end of August 2005 tocomply. It is believed that publica-tion in the Government Gazette willbe optional, but that manuals willprobably still have to be publishedon your website if you have one.

A press release published by theSouth African Human Rights com-mission (SAHRC) follows:

ProductionPrice Index

Annual percentage change in the PPI for

locally produced commodities for

consumption in South Africa is lower at

2,6% at August 2003

(PPI at August 2003 compared with that

at August 2002)

The PPI for locally producedcommodities showed an annualrate of increase of 2,6% atAugust 2003 (i.e. the PPI atAugust 2003 compared with thatat August 2002), which is 1,8 per-centage points lower than thecorresponding annual rate of4,4% at July 2003 (i.e. the PPI atJuly 2003 compared with that atJuly 2002).

This annual rate of increase of2,6% was due to annual increasesin the price indices for electricity,transport equipment, paper,paper products and printing,beverages, chemicals and chemi-cal products, metal products andtobacco products.

Annual rate of change in the PPI for

imported commodities is -6,4% at

August 2003

(PPI at August 2003 compared with that

at August 2002)

The annual decrease of - 6,4%in the PPI for imported com-modities is due to annualdecreases in the price indices formining and quarrying products,office, accounting and comput-ing machinery, transport equip-ment, non-electrical machineryand equipment, chemicals andchemical products, food at man-ufacturing, paper, paper prod-ucts and printing , agriculturalproducts, radio, television, com-munication equipment and appa-ratus and basic metals.

For further enquiries contact: DrRos Hirschowitz, DeputyDirector General at (012) 310-8360 or 082-454-6209

Source: Statistics South Africa(http://www.statssa.gov.za)

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Promotion ofAccess to

Information Act

2/2000

Extension granted toprivate companiesfor submission of

manual

Production PriceIndex

August 2003

BusinessConfidence Index

According to a SACOB notice tomembers, public companies andgovernment departments were stillto submit their PAIA manuals to theHuman Rights Commission by theend of August 2003.

Private companies however asdefined in section 10 of theCompanies Act and CCs will now

Promotion of Access toInformation Act

Further extension granted to all private companies for submis-sion of manuals

Date: 28/08/2003

Source: South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)

Private bodies exempted from submitting manuals re info legislation

EXEMPTION OF PRIVATE BODIES

Following the recommendation of the SAHRC regarding exemption ofthe small, private bodies from submitting manuals in terms of section 51of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, the Minister of Justiceand Constitutional Development has issued a statement to the effect thatall private bodies other than public companies are exempted from sub-mitting the manuals.

The public companies are those companies designated by the words"Limited" after their name and private companies are those designatedby the words "Proprietary Limited" after their name.

Private companies may have a maximum of 50 shareholders and cannotoffer their shares to the public. They are not required to publish annualfinancial statements. Public companies on the other hand may have anunlimited number of shareholders and may offer their shares to the pub-lic, for example on a stock exchange.

Please note that a proper notice or regulation shall be issued by theDepartment of Justice in the Government Gazette.

For more information contact: Phumla Mthala on (011) 484-8300/ 072338 3872

Issued by South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)

28 August 2003

SACOB believes there is an opportu-nity for the Reserve Bank to decreaseinterest rates by up to 2 percentagepoints at its next MPC meeting.

Increasing unemployment howeverremains a concern in the economy.Growth at an optimistic level of 2%for 2003 provides little comfort forjob seekers.

SACOB believes that some progresswas made during the WTO talks inCancun with respect to several issuesand the acceptance by developedcountries that developing countrieshave genuine grievances, particularlyin respect to agricultural subsidies,that need to be addressed.

Source: SACOB, Johannesburg, 7 October 2003

BUSINESS CONFIDENCE REMAINS FAIRLY UPBEAT

Although the majority ofimporters and exporters in SouthAfrica make use of customs bro-kers or clearing and forwardingagents to do their customs clear-ance, correct tariff classifica-tion is based on informationproduced by the importer andexporter . The standard tradingconditions of clearing agentsprotect them against errors madeas a result of wrong informationproduced by the importer. It istherefore extremely importantthat importers and exportersknow enough about tariff classi-fication to know what informa-tion their customs brokersrequire to enable them to classifytheir products under their appro-priate tariff subheadings.

Importers and exporters will alsobe able to produce sufficientinformation to their overseasclients to enable them to classifythe products they deal in. Delaysin Customs clearance will there-fore be avoided. Without a basicknowledge of tariff classificationsuch delays may occur - or classi-fication errors take place result-ing in the application of penaltiesby Customs and Excise.

Customs Duties

Customs duties and obligationsfall into the following schedulesand sections.s Ordinary duties

(Schedule 1 - Part 1)s Specific duties on imported

goods of the same class or kind(Schedule 1 - Part 2A)

s Ad valorem customs and exciseduties on imported goods ofthe same class or kind.(Schedule 1 - Part 2B)

s Anti-dumping andCountervailing duties (Schedule 2)

s Rebates, Refunds andDrawbacks Industrial duties ofCustom duties (Schedule 3)

s General Rebates of Customsduties and Fuel Levy (Schedule 4)

s Specific Drawbacks andRefunds of Customs duties andFuel Levy (Schedule 5)

s Rebates and refunds of Exciseduties and Fuel Levy (Schedule 6)

s (Schedule 7 was deleted)s Various

(Schedule 8)Licences required for Customsand Excise WarehousesDistillation of Spirits, Stills,Wrecks, Container Depots andClearing Agents.

s Agreement on Trade develop-ment and Co-operation betweenthe EU and South Africa

Customs and Excise and Controlof Imports and Exports

The Customs and Excise branchof the South African RevenueServices (SARS) controlsimports into South Africa andexports from South Africa by theapplication of the Customs andExcise Act 91/1964 and relatedschedules.

s Customs and Excise fulfil thefollowing:

s Compilation of monthly statis-tics of imports and exports

s Collection of customs (import)duties

s Control imports and exports byapplying control measures onbehalf of other institutions.

s Tariff determinations

Duties of importers andexporters and their agents.

s Obligation to classify and enterall goods that enter into interna-tional trade in accordance withthe numerical coding systemknown as the HarmonisedCommodity Description andCoding System or HarmonisedSystem (HS). (The onus is on theimporter to comply with theprovisions of the Customs andExcise Act which include correctclassification, declaration of thecorrect customs value and com-pliance with the origin provi-sions of trade agreements.)

s Clearing of imported goodswithin a prescribed period (usu-ally 7 days after importation) onthe prescribed forms (bill ofentry) and to declare to the truthof such entry. (Goods importedinto the common customs areaSACU are subject to the provi-sions of the Customs andExcise Act 91 of 1964 and areclassified according the HS sys-tem.)

s Production and supply of sup-porting documents, transport,bill of lading, airway bill, invoic-es, packing lists etc. substantiat-ing the particulars on the bill oflading.

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Guidelines for applications for permits in terms of Item 521.00/00.00/01.00 of Schedule5 to the Customs and Excise Act.

International Trade Administration Commission

Interested parties are hereby notified that applications for permits for drawback of duty in terms of the above-men-tioned provision submitted to the International Trade Administration Commission (which will replace the Board on

Tariffs and Trade on 1 June 2003) after 20 June 2003

a) will be dealt with according to the guidelines described in this notice; and

b) must be in the format as set out in the application form in this notice.

Guidelines regarding applications for permits in terms of item 521.00/00.00/01.00 for drawback of the customs dutieson products used in the manufacture, processing, finishing, equipment or packing of any products exported (May 2003).

Source: Gov Gazette 24876, 23 May 2003, Notice 1512, Department of Trade and Industry

Customs and Excise IssuesGuidelines forapplications International TradeAdministrationCommission

Permits for Item521.00/00.00/01.00of Schedule 5 to theCustoms and ExciseAct

Tariff Classification

Duties of importers,customs and exciseand custom brokers


The secret of accurate tariff classification lies in communication between importers and exporters and their customs brokers.

Continued on Page 12

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PIFSA FINANCE

Benefits to PIFSAmembers

Contact details

Rental Agreements No initial rental/deposit is

required for qualifying clientss Repayment period of up to 60

monthss Total rental income tax

deductible where applicables Rental payments can be struc-

tured to the client’s requirementss Early settlement can be negotiat-

eds If the asset is sold and early set-

tlement arranged, VAT is payableonly on the outstanding capital

s Rental agreements do not affectgearing ratios on the balancesheet

s Monthly installments and insur-ance costs can be deducted fromincome tax

s No capital outlay requireds Risk of re-sale eliminateds Cash flow optimiseds Off balance sheet funding of

fleet provided to owners whooperate their own workshop facil-ities

s Return on assets improveds VAT payable on monthly rental

PIFSA FINANCE

Installment Sales Ability to negotiate a cash dis-

counts installments can be tailored to

individual needs if they quali-fy in terms of the CreditAgreement Act

s Finance charges, depreciationand insurance are taxdeductible

s Deposits are negotiable

Value Added Productss Comprehensive insurances Extended warrantiess Credit shortfall cover (this

covers the possible shortfallbetween what the comprehen-sive insurance covers and thesettlement amount of thecredit grantor)

s Life assurance planss Full maintenance leases and

maintenance plant.

Lease Agreements Early settlement is negotiable

(if outside the CreditAgreement Act)

s Monthly installments and insur-ance are tax deductible

s Flexible repayments can bescheduled (monthly, quarterly,half-yearly or annually) to suitthe clients requirements

s A residual value payment can benegotiated to reduce monthlyrepayments

s No deposit requireds At the end of the period the

client can enter into an extend-ed lease contract or return theasset

s VAT is capitalised and includedin the agreement

Financing solutions for the printing industry designed by the printing industry

PIFSA Finance offers a wide range of innovative and flexible options for capital equipment financingthrough a range of products such as installment sale, rental or lease.

Complementary solutions include lines of credit, structured payments, off-balance sheet financing, tax-based leases, residual value packages and insurance.

For more information on structured finance packages contact PIFSA finance on (011) 794-5516 from the 1October 2003.

The Relationship Manager for the Gauteng region is Leon Nel and he will be based at the PIFSA offices inHoneydew.

Purposes of Alliances PIFSA has an in-house

finance entity that providesasset based finance credit toits members

s PIFSA generates profits fromthe alliance to be utilised tothe benefit of its members.

s ABSA have access to PIFSA’sindustrial expertise

s PIFSA have access to ABSA’sfinancial and risk managementexpertise

Advantagess Members have access to dedi-

cated Account ManagerDurban Ralph HowellCape Town Hennie SmithGauteng Leon Nel

s Members will have directaccess via ABSA to the fol-lowing:Export/Import SupportAccess into AfricaCompetitive interest rate optionsInterim/Agency AgreementsService LevelsBack to back LC facilities

Left Chris Sykes, PIFSA Chief Executive

Right Peter Mageza, ABSA CE Vehicleand Asset Finance

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Arts, Culture,ScienceandTechnologyHeraldryApplication forRegistration ofHeraldicRepresentationsLetlolo Naledi Public School (Arms,

Motto)Waterberg District Municipality (Arms,

Supporters, Special Compartment,Motto)

Department of Home Affairs (ImmigrationEmblem) (Badge)

Mattheus Johannes Herman (Arms, Crest,Wreath, Mantling, Motto)

Martin Michael Cawley (Arms, Crest,Wreath, Matling, Motto)

Osvaldo Enrique Marcenaro Aguirre(Arms, Crest, Wreath, Mantling, Motto)

Grant Daniel Wakefield (Arms, Crest,Wreath, Mantling, Motto)

Grant Daniel Wakefield (Badge)Wayne Earle Parthum (Arms, Crest, Wreath,

Mantling, Motto)John Thomas Strunk (Arms, Crest, Wreath,

Mantling, Motto)Source: Gov Gazette 2484516 May 2003, Notice 639 Arts, Culture,Science and Technology

Camdeboo Municipality (Arms, Motto)Douglas Buchanan Bailey (Arms, Crest,

Wreath, Mantling, Motto, Banner,Badge, Standard))

Jameson Riley McShane Johnson (Arms,Crest, Wreath and Mantling, Motto,Badge, Standard

Robert James Nixon (Arms, Crest, Wreathand Mantling, Motto)

Thornley Todd Wehling (Arms, Crest,Wreath and Mantling, Motto)

Manala Mahgagwa Traditional Authority(Flag)

Mutale Municipality (Arms, Motto)Moses Kotane Local Municipality (Arms,

Motto)Polokwane Municipality (Arms, Motto)

(Short Clawed lark (Mirafra chuana) onsilky thorn tree (Acacia rehmanniana)

The Noble Alfredo Luigi degli Uberti,Count of Cavaglià (Arms, Crest,Mantling, Supporters, Motto, War-cry)

The Noble Pier Felice degli Uberti, Countof Cavaglià (Badge,Standard)

Nicholas Spencer Fitzroy Cram-Sinclair,Baron of Brough (Badge, Standard)

Geoffrey John Kingman-Sugars (Standard)Source: Gov Gazette 2527508 August 2003, Notice 1100 Arts, Culture,Science and Technology

Registrations:Notice 1291 - 7 December 2001Thomas Shortt, Baron of Galmoy (Arms)Notice 446 - 19 April 2002Nicholas Spencer Fitzroy Cram-Sinclair

(Arms)Highveld Hunters and Game Conservation

Association - Badge

Notice 83 - 17 January 2003Setla-Kgobi Local Municipality (Arms,

Motto)Disa Uitgewers BK (Badge)Amajuba District Municipality (Arms,

Motto)Azaliah College Pty Ltd (Arms, Crest,

Mantling, Motto)Lutheran Bapedi Church (Arms, Motto)Protem School (Arms, Motto)Sivananda Further Education and Training

College (Arms, Motto)Theewaterskloof Country Estate (Badge)Notice 145 - 31 January 2003Matzikama Municipality (Arms, Crest,

Mantling, Motto)Namakwa District Municipality (Arms,

Supporters, Motto)Ga-Segonyana Municipality (Arms, Motto)Endumeni Municipality (Arms, Motto)Amahlati Municipality (Arms, Motto)Nquthu Municipality (Arms, Motto)Notice 456 28/3/2003Rudulph Andries Ulrich Juchter van Bergen

Quast (Arms, Crest, Mantling, Motto,Badge, Standard)

Jonathan David Makepeace (Arms, Crest,Mantling, Motto, Badge)

George William Patterson III (Arms, Crest,Wreath, Mantling, Motto)

Fernando Virgili, Duke of Castelvenere(Arms, Crest, Mantling, Motto)

Richard Davies (Arms)Notice 485 - 11 April 2003Camilo Agasim-Pereira, Baron of Fulwood

and Dirleton, Lord of Colemere,Morpeth Castle, Repton and Gresley(Arms, Crest, Wreath, Mantling, Motto)

Christopher Edward Braddock (Standard)Mario Stefano Marco Teixeira De

Albergaria, Baron of Greencastle, Lordof the Manors of Caher and Brierfield(Banner, Badge 1- for Barony ofGreencastle, Badge 2 - for Lordship ofCaher, Standard)

Notice 639 - 16 May 2003Osvaldo Enrique Marcenaro Aguirre

(Arms, Crest, Wreath, Mantling, Motto)Grant Daniel Wakefield (Arms, Crest,

Wreath, Mantling, Motto)Grant Daniel Wakefield (Badge)Wayne Earle Parthum (Arms, Crest, Wreath,

Mantling, Motto)John Thomas Strunk (Arms, Crest, Wreath,

Mantling, Motto)Mattheus Johannes Herman (Arms, Crest,

Wreath, Mantling, Motto)Department of Home Affairs (Immigration

Emblem) (Badge) Source: Gov Gazette 2518918 July 2003, Notice 1007 Arts, Culture,Science and Technology

AgricultureAgricultural ProductStandards Act 119/1990

Standards and Requirements regard-ing the control of the export ofplums and prunes . Amendment

The amended standards and require-ments are available from theDirector: Agricultural ProductStandards, Department of

Agriculture, Private Bag X258,Pretoria, 0001 for a prescribed fee.

The Amended standards andrequirements come into effect sevendays after publication of this notice.(8/8/2003)

Source: Gov Gazette 25242,01 August 2003, Notice 2055.

Proposed amendments to regula-tions regarding the sale of drybeans .

The draft can be obtained from theExecutive Officer: AgriculturalProduct Standards, Dirk UysBuilding, 30 Hamilton Street,Arcadia, Pretora or Private BagX258, Pretoria, 0001; Telephone 0123196387 or from the website:http://www.nda.agric.za. ([email protected]) Commentsrequired by 31 days after publication.15/9/2003


Minister of Agriculture under sec-tion 15 of the act has madeRegulations relating to the gradingpacking and marking of wheatintended for sale in the Republic ofSouth Africa. Amendment.

Regulations come into effect on the1 October 2003.

http://www.nda.agric.za/docs/plan-tquality


CompetitionCommissionCompetition Act 89/1998Competition Commission: Reasonspublished for conditional approvalof the transaction involving AspenPharmacare Pty Ltd andGlaxosmithkline (South Africa) PtyLtd.

Source: Gov Gazette 24832,02 May 2003, Notice 1327.

EducationPublication of Bills.

Explanatory summaries of theEducation Laws Amendment Bill2003 and the Higher EducationAmendment Bill 2003.

Source: Gov Gazette 25226,27 July 2003, Notice 2010.

South African Schools Act84/1996A call for comment has been made ondraft regulations relating to safety meas-ures at independent schools. Commentsrequired by 8 September 2004


Arts, CultureScience andTechnologyHeraldryApplications andRegistrations

AgricultureAgricultural ProductStandards Act119/1990

Plums and PrunesAmended Standards

Dry BeansProposedamendments

WheatRegulations packingand marking

C o m p e t i t i o nCommissionConditional approvalof transactionbetween AspenPharmacare andGlaxosmithkline SAPty Ltd

EducationExplanatorysummariesEducation LawsAmendment Bill andHigher EducationAmendment Bill2003

South AfricanSchools Act84/1996Draft regulationssafety measures atindependent schools

Gazette Gleanings

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EnvironmentalAffairs and

TourismNational

EnvironmentalManagement

Second AmendmentBill 2003

NationalEnvironmentalManagement

Air Quality BillEnvironment

Conservation Act73/1989

FinanceCollective

InvestmentSchemes Control

Act 45/2002

HealthExclusions of certain

medicines fromcertain provisions of

the Medicines andRelated Substances

Control Act101/1965

Home AffairsImmigration Act

International Airport

South AfricanCitizenship Act

88/1995

LabourCompensation for

Occupational Injuriesand Diseases Act

130/1993

Prescribed formsRules, forms

Environmental Affairsand TourismPublication of Bills.

National EnvironmentalManagement SecondAmendment Bill 2003:

Provides for the further regulation ofenvironmental impact assessments,environmental authorisations, theregistration of associations of envi-ronmental assessment practitionersand incidental matters.

National EnvironmentalManagement: Air Quality Bill2003

To repeal the Atmospheric PollutionPrevention Act 45/1965 and to pro-vide the framework for governanceof air quality management throughthe establishment of national normsand standards, and a regulatoryframework for an air quality manage-ment planning and reporting regimeand numerous regulatory instru-ments for the control of air pollu-tion and a comprehensive approachto compliance and enforcement.

Source: Gov Gazette 24777,24 April 2003, Notice 555-6.

Notice regarding the introduction toparliament of the above bills wasgiven in August 2003.

Source: Gov Gazette 25289,1 August 2003, Notice 1108-1111.

Environment ConservationAct 73/1989

Repeal of regulations No 543 pub-lished in Government Gazette no23393 dated 9/5/2002 in terms ofthe Environmental ConservationAct 73/1989 (ECA).

The minister of EnvironmentalAffairs and Tourism published draftPlastic Carrier Bags and Plastic FlatBag regulations for comment undersection 32 of the Act. Interested par-ties were invited to submit com-ments within thirty days ofpublication of the notice.

Source: Gov Gazette 24739,9 April 2003, Notice 518.

Regulations under Section 24(d) ofthe Environment Conservation Act73/1989 were published with regardto Plastic Carrier Bags and PlasticFlat Bags.

Anyone wishing a copy can contactLouise Moralee.


FinanceCollective InvestmentSchemes Control Act 45/2002.Determination of securities, classesof securities, assets or classes ofassets that may be included in a port-folio of a Collective InvestmentScheme in securities and the mannerin which and limits and conditionssubject to which securities or assetsmay be so included.

FINANCIAL SERVICES BOARD

Under sections 40, 46 and 85 of theCollective Investment SchemesControl Act, 2002 (Act No. 45 of2002), I, Jeffrey van Rooyen,Registrar of Collective InvestmentSchemes, hereby determine in theSchedule in respect of a collectiveinvestment scheme in securities -

(a) the portfolios in which securities,classes of securities, assets orclasses of assets may be included:

(b) the securities, classes securities,assets or classes of assets thatmay be so included; and

(c) the manner in which and the lim-its and conditions subject towhich securities, classes of securi-ties, assets or classes of assetsmay be so included.

(Full details can be obtained fromLouise Moralee if required.)


HealthMedicines and RelatedSubstances Control Act101/1965.Guidelines with respect to the Act:including Adverse Drug ReactionsReporting Forms; Guidance docu-ments on Good ManufacturingPractice for Medicines; Clinicalrequirements including patient infor-mation inserts, leaflets, labels andwarnings.


Exclusion of certain medicines fromthe operation of certain provisionsof the medicines and related sub-stances control act.


Foodstuffs, Cosmetics andDisinfectants Act 54/1972.Regulations published relating to theFortification of certain foodstuffsincluding special provisions andlabelling of fortified foodstuffs.Source: Gov Gazette 24715,07 April 2003, Notice 504.

Home AffairsImmigration Act 13/2002The following notices have beenpublished by Home Affairs:

Kruger Mpumalanga InternationalAirport (PRIMKOP) is prescribed asa port of entry and added toSchedule B while NelspruitInternational Airport is removedfrom schedule B.


South African Citizenship Act88/1995Publication of explanatory summaryof the South African CitizenshipAmendment Bill

The Minister of Home Affairsintends introducing the SouthAfrican Citizenship Amendment Billin the National Assembly inSeptember 2003.

The Bill provides for the amendmentof the South African Citizenship Act1995 to repeal the provision of dep-rivation of citizenship in the case ofuse of dual citizenship and to makeprovision for penalties in case of theuse of a foreign citizenship whilewithin the Republic.

Source: Gov Gazette 25420, 1 September 2003, Notice 1255.

LabourCompensation forOccupational Injuries andDiseases Act 130/1993Under section 6A of theCompensation for OccupationalInjuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (ActNo. 130 of 1993, as amended),Sibongile Winifred Magojo,Compensation Commissioner, pre-scribed the following forms to be usedin the reporting of claims for accidents:

W.Cl.303 First Medical Report inrespect of Post TraumaticStress Disorder.

W.Cl. 304 Progress / Final MedicalReport in respect of PostTraumatic Stress Disorder,and for occupational dis-eases.

W.Cl. 110 Employee ExposureHistory.

W.Cl 305 Employee Affidavit for anOccupational Disease:When the Employer doesnot timeously submitEmployer’s Report of anOccupational Disease(W.CL. 1)

Members can obtain a copy of the notice fromLouise Moralee

Source: Gov Gazette 25266,12 August 2003. Notices 1098.

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EmploymentEquity Act 55/1998

Register of compa-nies who have sub-mitted reports

Skills DevelopmentAct 1998

Skills DevelopmentAmendment Bill2003

UnemploymentInsurance Bill 2003

Amendments

Safety andSecurityFirearms ControlAmendment Bill2003

SARSIncome Tax Act58/1962

Statistics SACPI

SAQASouth AfricanQualificationsAuthority Act58/1995

Criteria for RPL’s

Trade and Industry58/1995

Broad Based BlackEconomicEmpowerment Bill2003

Companies Act61/1973

CIPRO payment,receipting, and sealprocedures

Employment Equity Act55/1998Notice in terms of Section 41.Register of designated employersthat have submitted employmentequity reports n terms of section 21of the Employment Equity Act55/1998.

Source: Gov Gazette 24714,24 April 2003. Notices 501.

Skills DevelopmentAmendment Bill 2003Publication of explanatory summaryof Skills Development AmendmentBill

Source: Gov Gazette 25257,25 July 2003. Notices 2040.

Unemployment InsuranceAmendment Bill 2003Publication of explanatory summaryof Unemployment InsuranceAmendment bill.

To amend the UnemploymentInsurance Act, 2001, so as to definecertain expressions and to amend ordelete certain definitions; to excludepersons who receive a State pensionfrom the application of the Act; toprovide anew for the compilationand filing of a business plan; toextend the right to benefits todomestic workers who are employedby more than one employer; toextend the right to unemploymentbenefits to a domestic worker whosecontract of employment is terminat-ed by the death of his or her employ-er; to adjust the benefits payable tocontributors in respect of illness,maternity and adoption; to providefor the establishment of regionalappeals committees; and to provideanew for the settling of disputesrelating to payment or non-paymentof benefits; and to provide for mat-ters connected therewith.

A copy of the notice can be obtained fromLouise Moralee.

Source: Gov Gazette 25234, 22 July 2003, Notice 2019.

Safety and SecurityFirearms ControlAmendment Bill 2003Publication of explanatory summaryof the Firearms ControlAmendment Bill 2003. Bill obtain-able from South African PoliceService - http://www.saps.gov.za

Source: Gov Gazette 2476725 April 2003, Notice 1278.

South AfricanRevenue ServicesIncome Tax Act (58/1962):Convention between RSA and theGovernment of the Republic ofCuba for the avoidance of doubletaxation and prevention of fiscalevasion with respect to taxes onincome and capital.Source: Gov Gazette 24748, 14 April 2003, Notice 527.

Tax Board for the hearing ofincome tax appeals: Appointmentsand re-appointments on members tothe panel.

Source: Gov Gazette 25250, 30 July 2003, Notice 1103.

Statistics South AfricaConsumer Price IndexJanuary 2001 103.8February 2001 104.1March 2001 104.8April 2001 105.3May 2001 105.7June 2001 106.2July 2001 106.1August 2001 105.9September 2001 106.2October 2001 106.1November 2001 106.6December 2001 107.2Average 2001 105.7January 2002 109.0February 2002 110.2March 2002 111.3April 2002 113.1May 2002 113.9 (114.6)June 2002 114.7 (115.6)July 2002 116.3 (117.3)August 2002 116.9 (118.2)September 2002 118.1 (119.5)October 2002 119.9 (121.5)November 2002 120.3 (122.1)December 2002 120.5 (122.6)Average 2002 115.4January 2003 121.6 (123.9)February 2003 121.5March 2003 122.7April 2003 123.1May 2003 122.8June 2003 122.4July 2003 122.4Aug 2003 122.9The above indices are calculated from Base

(2000 = 100)

Source: Various Gov Gazettes and Stats SA Website.http://www.statssa.gov.zaAnnual Inflation on a Monthly Basis:Consumer Price Index (P0141.1) Metropolitan Areas - All Items

South AfricanQualifications AuthoritySouth African QualificationsAuthority Act 58/1995Criteria and Guidelines for theImplementation of Recognition of

Prior Learning: Discussion docu-ment for public comment.

Copy obtainable from L Moralee.

Source: Gov Gazette 24855, 16 May 2003, Notice 657.

Trade and IndustryBroad Based Black EconomicEmpowerment Bill 2003The Minister of Trade and Industryintends introducing the Bill listedbelow into Parliament during May orJune 2003.

To establish a legislative frameworkfor the promotion of black econom-ic empowerment: to empower theMinister to issue codes of practiceand to publish transformation char-ters; to establish the Black EconomicEmpowerment Advisory Council;and to provide for matters connectedtherewith.

Upon the introduction of the Billinto Parliament, copies can beobtained from Mr L S M Claassen,(021) 403-2224 or the Department ofTrade and Industry, ParliamentaryOffice: Miss S Naidoo, Tel 021-4617191 or 4657430.

A copy of the notice can be obtained fromLouise Moralee.

Source: Gov Gazette 24902, 23 May 2003, Notice 1527.

Companies Act 61/1973

Notice in terms of section 1 of theCompanies Act 1973.

The Registrar of Companies herebygives notice in terms of subsection(1B) of section 1 of the CompaniesAct 61/1973 that payment of theprescribed fee in terms of subsection6, of section 179, which exceeds anamount of one thousand rand(R1000.00) shall be deposited in theCompanies and Intellectual PropertyRegistration Office (CIPRO) bankaccount. Such notice shall be effec-tive as at the date of publication inthe Government Gazette.

The procedure to be adopted inrespect of such payment shall be dis-played on the CIPRO website(http://www.cipro.gov.za) prior tothe date of publication of this notice.

Source: Gov Gazette 25296, 01 August 2003, Notice 2082.


The Registrar of Companies herebygives notice in terms of subsection(1B) of section 1 of the CompaniesAct 61/1973 of introducing anacknowledgement of receipt in aform of confirmation certificate in

Gazette Gleanings

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Trade andIndustry

Companies Act61/1973

CIPRO payment,receipting, and seal

procedures

Lotteries Act57/1997

Regulationsregarding

promotionalcompetitions

respect of CM22 (Notice of regis-tered address and postal addressof company), CM29 (Contents ofregister of directors and officers)and CM31 (Auditors details) there-by replacing the current tear-off slip.The certificate will be available at nocost.

However subsequent requests forcertificates will carry a fee of R30.00per request.

Such notice shall be effective as at thedate of publication in theGovernment Gazette.

Source: Gov Gazette 2529704 August 2003, Notice 2083.


The Registrar of Companies herebygives notice in terms of subsection(1B) of section 1 of the CompaniesAct 61/1973 of introducing the sealof the Companies and CloseCorporation Registration Office byway of a confirmation letter therebyreplacing the Impressed seal cur-rently in use. Such notice shall beeffective as at the date of publicationin the Government Gazette.

Source: Gov Gazette 2529804 August 2003, Notice 2084.

Lotteries Act 57/1997

Regulations regarding PromotionalCompetitions 2003.

SCHEDULE

Definitions

1. In these regulations, unless thecontext indicates otherwise, any wordor expression defined in the Act hasthe meaning given to it therein and–-

“advertising material” excludes mate-rial, which refers to a promotionalcompetition printed or displayed onany individual item of the goods pro-moted by that competition and whichare for sale to the public;

“goods or services” means goods orservices which are ordinarily manu-factured, sold, supplied, distributedor delivered or in any other way forma substantial part of the business ofthe promoter involved in a particularpromotional competition in the cal-endar year during which that promo-tional competition is held;

“promoter” means a person whoholds, conducts, promotes, organisesor is in any other way directly associ-ated with the management or execu-tion of a promotional competition;and

“the Act” means the Lotteries Act,1997 (Act No. 57 of 1997).

Minimum age of participants

2(1) A promoter may not offer oraward to a person under a particularage, a prize or benefit comprising orconsisting of or involving goods orservices which in terms of a law, codeof conduct or ethics, agreement orrule may not-

(a) be sold or supplied to;

(b) be used by; or

(c) in any other way benefit,

a person under that age.

2(2) Advertising material in respectof a promotional competition orwhich offers or awards goods orservices contemplated in subregula-tion (1) must not be directed at per-sons under the age contemplated insubregulation (1) in respect of thosegoods or services.

Nature of prizes

3(1) A promoter may not offer oraward goods, services or benefits asprizes to a participant in a promo-tional competition-

(a) in respect of which the sale, pos-session, use, distribution, renderingor delivery is unlawful;

(b) which are substantially similar togoods, services or benefits offered orawarded as prizes in a competition,game or sports pool conducted by oron behalf of the National Lotteryduring the period in which that pro-motional competition is being held;

(c) in respect of which the posses-sion, use, rendering, distribution ordelivery is dependent on the paymentof a fee or any consideration to anyperson in order to fully possess oruse the prize;

(d) in respect of which any licence,approval, endorsement, sanction,consent, agreement or any form ofauthorisation by-

(i) any organ of state;

(ii) a person’s legal guardian; or

(iii) any other person,

is required for the lawful possessionor use of those goods, services orbenefits; or

(e) if, subject to subregulation (2) thewinner of the prize is expected orobliged to endorse, promote oradvertise the goods or services of thepromoter, unless that winner afterbeing publicly announced as a winnerof the promotional competition isinformed of such in writing and inwriting consents to endorse, promoteor advertise the goods or services ofthe promoter.

3(2) If the winner referred to in sub-regulation (1) (e) is a person underthe age if 18 years, any consent givenby that person is not sufficient with-out the written consent of that per-son’s legal guardian.

Advertising material

4. The rules of a promotional com-petition relating to the manner anddate of announcing the winners ofthe competition must be published inadvertising material promoting thatcompetition.

Prohibited participation

5(1) A person who is-

(a) a director, member, partner,employee or agent of or consultantto a promoter; or

(b) a spouse, life partner, parent,child, brother, sister, business partneror associate of a person contemplat-ed in paragraph (a),

may not participate in a promotionalcompetition held by that promoter.

5(2) Any advertising material inrespect of a promotional competi-tion must in legible type alertprospective participants in that com-petition to the prohibition referred toin subregulation (1).

Inspection

6(1) Any member of the board orany person designated by the chair-person or acting chairperson of theboard in writing for this purpose may,for purposes of monitoring compli-ance with the Act or these regula-tions, and on the authority of awarrant issued under subregulation(2), enter any premises and may-

(a) inspect or search those premises;

(b) examine any object found in orupon those premises;

(c) examine or make copies of or takeextracts from any book or documentfound on those premises; and

(d) seize that book, document or anyobject, if he or she wishes to retain itfor safe custody or for further

6(2) A warrant referred to in subreg-ulation (1) must be issued by a judgeof the High Court or a magistratewho has jurisdiction in the area wherethe premises are situated, if it appearsto the judge or magistrate from infor-mation under oath or affirmationthat there are reasonable grounds forbelieving that-

(a) an exercise of a power referred toin subregulation (1) is necessary forthe purpose of appropriate andapplicable law enforcement in termsof the Act or these regulations; and

Gazette Gleanings

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Trade andIndustry

Lotteries Act57/1997

Regulationsregarding

promotionalcompetitions

National SmallBusiness

Amendment Bill

Standards Act29/1993

Proposed replace-ment of compulsory

specificationsregarding process-ing of canned fish,molluscs and crus-

taceans.

Packaging andMarking ofTomatoes

Trade PracticesAmendment Act

26/2001

Proclaiming conven-tion countries of the

Paris Convention

TransportNational Land

TransportTransition Act

22/2000

Regulations various

(b) an object, book or documentrelating to such law enforcement islikely to be upon or in such premises.

6(3) A warrant referred to in subreg-ulation (1)-

(a) must specify which of the actsmentioned in subregulation (1) maybe performed thereunder by the per-son to whom it is issued;

(b) must be executed by day unlessthe person who issued it authorisesthe execution thereof by night attimes which in the circumstances arereasonable;

(c) may be issued on any day and,shall be in force until-

(i) it has been executed

(ii) it is cancelled by the person whoissued it or, if such person is notavailable, by any person with similar

(iii) the expiry of seven days from thedate of its issue.

6(4) Any person who acts on theauthority of a warrant referred to insubregulation (1)-

(a) must, subject to subregulation (5),immediately before commencingwith the execution-

(i) audibly demand admission to thepremises from the person whoappears to be in control of the prem-ises;

(ii) identify himself or herself to theperson who appears to be in controlof the premises, if such person ispresent, and hand to such person acopy of the warrant, or, if such per-son is not present, affix such copy ina prominent place on the premises;and

(iii) if such person is present, statethe purpose for which he or she seeksentry;

(b) may, subject to subregulation (3)(a), use such force as may be rea-sonably necessary, including thebreaking of any door, window orother barrier-

(i) to overcome any resistance againstthe entry and search; or

(ii) if no person replies to thedemand contemplated in paragraph(a)(i), in order to gain entry to thepremises.

6(5) Subregulation (4)(a) is not appli-cable if the person acting on theauthority of that warrant has reason-able grounds to believe that anyobject, book or document which isthe subject of the search may bedestroyed, tampered with or disposeof if subregulation (4)(a) is first com-plied with.

6(6) A person from whose posses-sion or control a book or documenthas been removed under this regula-tion may make copies therefrom atany reasonable time, at his or her ownexpense and under the supervision ofa member of the board or the personso designated.

Offences and penalties

7(1) A promoter who contravenesregulation 2, 3, 4 or 5 is guilty of anoffence.

7(2) A person who knowingly in con-travening of regulation 5 participatesin a promotional competition, isguilty of an offence.

7(3) A person who hinders, obstructsor otherwise prevents any personwho acts on the authority of a war-rant issued in terms of regulation 6from exercising his or her powers orfrom performing his or her dutiesauthorised by that warrant, is guilty ofan offence.

7(4) Any person convicted of anoffence in terms of this regulation isliable to a fine or to imprisonment orto both a fine and imprisonment.

Exclusions

8. These regulations do not apply inrespect of any operation authorisedby the license contemplated in sec-tion 13 (1) of the Act or by section 13(1) (j) of the National Gambling Act,1996 (Act No. 33 of 1996).

Commencement

9. These regulations shall come intoeffect on the date of publication.

Source: Gov Gazette 2487416 May 2003, Notice 672.

National Gambling Bill 2003

To provide for the co-ordination ofconcurrent national and provincialcompetence over matters relating tocasinos, racing, gambling and wager-ing, and to provide for the continuedregulation of those matters; for thatpurpose to establish certain uniformnorms and standards applicable tonational and provincial regulationsand licensing of certain gamblingactivities, and to provide for the cre-ation of additional uniform normsand standards applying generallythroughout the Republic; to continuethe National Gambling Board; toestablish the National GamblingPolicy Council, and to provide forrelated incidental matters.

Source: Gov Gazette 2514727 June 2003, Notice 1840.

National Small BusinessAmendment Bill 2003

To delete references to the NationalSmall Business Council and otherchanges.

Source: Gov Gazette 2462827 March 2003.

Standards Act 29/1993

Proposed replacement of the com-pulsory specification for the manu-facture, production, processing andtreatment of canned meat prod-ucts.

Source: Gov Gazette 2524501 August 2003. Notice 1080.


Proposed replacement of the compul-sory specification for the manufacture,production, processing and treatmentof canned fish, canned marinemolluscs and canned crustaceans.

Any person who wishes to object tothe intention of the Minister to thusreplace the compulsory specificationconcerned shall lodge his objection inwriting with the President, SouthAfrican Bureau of Standards, PrivateBag X191, Pretoria, 0001 on or beforethe date two (2) months after publica-tion of this notice.

Source: Gov Gazette 2524501 August 2003.


Regulations relating to the quality,grading, packing and marking oftomatoes intended for sale in theRepublic of South Africa.

The Minister of Agriculture hasmade the regulations in the scheduleto come into operation on the 1August 2003 (See page 15)


Trade Practices AmendmentAct 26/2001

Trade marks Act 194/1993Proclaiming Convention Countriesof the Paris Convention 1883 interms of section 63.


TransportNational Land TransportTransition Act 22/2000Regulations

Operating licence strategy: Minimumrequirements in terms of the Act.

Rationalisation Plan: Minimumrequirements in terms of the Act.Integrated Transport Plan: Minimumrequirements in terms of the Act.

Gazette Gleanings

Public Transport Plan: Minimumrequirements in terms of the Act.Source: Gov Gazette 25245, 01 August 2003, Notice 1089-93

Acts andProclamationsCorporate Laws AmendmentAct 39/2002Assented to on 30 December 2002

Commencement of sections 1 to 6.In terms of section 10 of theCorporate Laws Amendment Act39/2002, I hereby fix 28 August2003 as the date on which sections 1- 6 of the said Act come into opera-tion.

Given under the President's handand seal of RSA at Pretoria on the26/8/2003.

To amend the Companies Act 1973,so as to make further provision forthe manner of payment of fees orother moneys payable in terms ofthe act; to clarify that each applica-tion for the reservation of a compa-ny name must be accompanied by aprescribed fee; to further regulate theregistration of a memorandum andarticles of association of a company;and to introduce the lodgement ofannual return by companies; toamend the Close Corporations Act,1984, so as to make further provisionfor the manner of payment of feesor other moneys payable in terms ofthe act; and to introduce the lodge-ment of annual return by close cor-porations; and to provide for mattersconnected therewith

Source: Gov Gazette 2540327 August 2003. Proclamation 63.

Exchange Control Amnestyand Amendment of TaxationLaws Act 12/2003Assented to on 30 May 2003.

To provide for exchange controlamnesty with accompanying taxmeasures in respect of voluntary dis-closure by an applicant of any con-travention of the Exchange ControlRegulations or failure to comply withthe provisions of the Estate DutyAct 1955, or the Income Tax Act1962 to the extent that it relates toforeign assets; to adjust the TransferDuty Act 1949 so as to adjust therates of duty, to fix the rates or nor-mal tax payable by persons otherthan companies in respect of taxableincome for the years of assessmentending on 29/2/2004 etc.

Acts amended: Estate Duty Act1955, Income Tax Act 1962,Transfer Duty Act 1949, Customsand Excise Act 1964, Stamp DutiesAct 1968, South African ReserveBank Act 1989, Value Added TaxAct 1991, Tax on Retirement FundsAct 1996.

Source: Gov Gazette 25047,31 May 2003.

Insurance Amendment Act17/2003Commencement date is 1 August2003.

Source: Gov Gazette 25290,31 July 2003.

Lotteries Act 57/1997Commencement of Section 54 ofthe Lotteries Act 58/1997, 2 May2003 - Given under hand and seal30/5/2003.

Section 54 as amended by theLotteries Amendment Act 46/2001,which commenced on the 7 June2002 in terms of proclamation R482002 published in GovernmentGazette 23502.

Source: Gov Gazette 24837,02 May 2003.

Medical SchemesAmendment Act 55/2002Commencement: 1 May 2003. Givenunder hand and seal on the16/4/2003

Source: Gov Gazette 24778 25 April2003 Office of the President

Usury Amendment Act10/2003Assented to 23/4/2003

To amend the Usury Act 1968, so asto provide for persons other thanpublic service officials to be appoint-ed to inspect the activities of a mon-eylender, credit grantor or lessor; andto provide for matters connectertherewith.

Source: Gov Gazette 2481930 April 2003.

Office of thePresident

New Acts andProclamations

Corporate LawsAmendment Act

39/2002

Exchange ControlAmnesty and

Amendment ofTaxation Laws Act

12/2003

InsuranceAmendment Act

17/2003Commencement date is

1 August 2003

Lotteries Act 57/1997

Commencement of cer-tain sections

Medical SchemesAmendment Act

55/2002

Commencement date is1 May 2003

Usury AmendmentAct

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THE CENTRE FOR THE BOOK ENTERS A NEW PHASE

In five years of existence the Centre for the Book has come a long way.

From 2003 it has been recognised by the Department of Arts & Culture as a "Special Project" of theNational Library; and now funds the salaries of the 7 core staff.

Centre for the Book projects and staff now fall under the auspices of The Book Development Foundation(BDF), a Section 21 Company whose membership reflects the widest range of stakeholders in the book

world, and includes, librarians, publishers, printers, booksellers, writers, paper manufacturers and educators. The BDF will manage all donor funds.

For a wider picture of the Centre for the Book as an organisation, please visit their website:

www.centreforthebook.org.za

The Harmonised CommodityDescription and Coding System

This system is based on the interna-tional coding system drawn up by theWTO (World Trade Organisation) inBrussels, Belgium. There are current-ly about 176 countries participating(representing 98% of world trade).

Currently most of the codes havebeen subdivided into sub-headings.

The international HS is sub-dividedup to a maximum of 6 digits, e.g.4810.22. Any further subdivisions upto 8 digits are local subheadings onlygiving effect to the local tariff struc-

ture and to the requirements of thecountry's own domestic law.(Example 4810.22.10)

Tariff Determinations

A tariff determination is an officialdocument issued to individualimporters or their agents on specificgoods imported by them or intendedto be imported by them. They aredefined in Section 47(9) of theCustoms and Excise Act 91/1964. Ifthe determination is not in writing itis merely an opinion.

The determination only applies tothe goods specified and are onlyvalid if issued by Customs HeadOffice Pretoria.

An application for a determinationshould be made through your localcustoms office or in the case ofgoods already imported, via theCustoms office through which thegoods arrived.

Appeals regarding tariff determina-tions must also be made via yourlocal office.

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NEW SATURDAY PAPER FORKWAZULU-NATAL

The Natal Witness has launched anew-look Saturday paper into theKwaZulu Natal market. Under thetitle of Weekend Witness, the newnewspaper will enjoy a first three-issue distribution of 100 000 intoDurban, the KwaZulu coast andinland KZN.

The result of a research projectwhich was undertaken earlier in theyear by Jos Kuper, Witness Weekendhas been three months in the plan-ning and follows on recommenda-tions by the researchers aimed atrepositioning The Witness as an all-over KZN brand, where previously itmight have been perceived as aPietermaritzburg product.

The new newspaper has alreadycaused a stir with Durban advertiserswho have clamoured for advertisingspace in the first editions. The launchedition on September 20, reached abumper 44 pages and carried a 20page tabloid property supplementsupported by both Durban andPietermaritzburg estate agents.

Distributed on the streets of Durbanand at the Sharks Griqua's match atABSA stadium, initial reaction fromreaders has been positive. Its boldcolourful layout and mix of contentfor the whole family is seen as exact-ly what is needed in a weekend readand expectations are that new andexisting readers will quickly take toits breezy, reader-friendly format.

"We intend to carry lots of news, butmore importantly lots of leisure,sport, gardening and entertainmentnews along with the weekend TVviewing," MD Piet le Roux says.

"Personal finance for the man in thestreet will also be featured, as will arange of adventure sports, includingangling, kite surfing, climbing,cycling and much more.

"The property market in KwaZuluNatal has taken off in the past yearand our popular Weekend Propertysupplement which has been expand-ed to include Durban and the coast,has been enthusiastically received byagents," he said.

Eco-tourism will also feature in thenew Weekend Witness and KZNTourism's CEO Gareth Coleman willfile a weekly column on tourismissues around the province. The pagehas the full support of EzimveloKZN Wildlife and will feature touristdestinations in the province, wildlifetopics and environmental issues.

The new paper sells for R2,80 mak-ing it the cheapest weekend paper inthe marketplace and this shouldprove an additional strategic advan -tage.

Dave ErasmusMarketing and National SalesManagerThe Natal WitnessPhone: 033 3551110Cell: 083 259 2358Fax: 033 3551117Email: [email protected]

Source: MediaWebMISA Communique (New newspaper)September 23, 2003

NEW YORK TO GET FREETABLOID

New York

New Yorkers will be able to read afree distribution newspaper whenamNewYork launches later this year.

Tribune Publishing says the title willappear Monday to Friday from Q4.

The target audience as with otherurban free newspapers will be youngcommuters looking for a 15 minuteread while in transit to work. Detailsof circulation and distribution pointshave not been disclosed.

Tribune Publishing already producesNewsday and Hoy, the city's largestSpanish language daily and also titlesin South Connecticut. It owns 13leading daily papers across the US.

SAUDIS WANT THEIR OWNPRINTERS

Jeddah

The Jeddah Chamber of Commerceand Industry is investigating the pos-sibility of starting a print trainingcollege in order to train schoolleavers to become printers. This fallsas part of the Saudization projectintended to replace ex-patriot work-ers with trained Saudis.

Heidelberg is willing to offer supportthrough its Print Media Academyand local distributor Juffali PrintingSystems is also keen to support theproposed institute. Its managingdirector Zeid Al-Jehni says:"Vocational training is the need ofthe hour. Heidelberg and JPS areready to offer support by providing acurriculum, trainers and trainingequipment."

At present Saudi printers are trainedoutside the country, many travellingto Cairo where Heidelberg has set upa Print media Academy. Other attendschools in Bahrain and Muscat.

Printing News – What’s Happening?

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PrintPak 200308—10 October 2003Nürnberg, GermanyContact and Address DetailsNürnberg Messe GmbHTel +49 9 118 6060eMail [email protected] http://www.worldoflabels.com

Held in conjunction with FachPack 2003

Mozbex 200310 October 2003Maputo, MozambiqueContact and Address DetailsExhibition Management ServicesPty LtdTel +27 11 783 7250

SGIA 2003 and DPI Conference

015—18 October 2003Atlanta, Georgia, USAContact and Address DetailsDigital Printing & Imaging AssocTel +1 703 385 1339Fax +1 703 359 1336Web http://www.dpi.org/press

Digital Printing and ImagingConference held in conjunction withSGIA International (Screenprinting)

PISEC 200320—22 October 2003Edinburgh, ScotlandContact and Address DetailsTarsus Group PLCTel +44 208 846 2868Fax +44 208 846 2801

Security Printers Exhibition andConference

Friends of St Bride AnnualConference 2003

20—21 October 2003London, EnglandContact and Address DetailsFriends of St BrideTel +44 207 353 4660Fax +44 207 583 7073Web http://www.stbride.org

Interesting topics include: letteringon buildings, clothing labels,mathematical typesetting, coffinplate typography.

Propak Cape 2003

22—24 October 2003Cape Town, South AfricaContact and Address DetailsSpecialised ExhibitionsTel +27 11 835 1565Fax +27 11 496 1161

PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRY EVENTSEXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES

Drupa 200406—19 May 2004Düsseldorf, GermanyContact and Address DetailsDusseldorfer MessegesellschaftTel +49 211 456001Fax +49 211 4560668

SuperCorrExpo 200408—11 November 2005Atlanda, USAContact and Address DetailsTAPPITel +1 770 446 1400Fax +1 770 446 6947

World Print Congress andComprint Merge24—28 January 2005Cape Town, South AfricaContact and Address DetailsPrinting Industries Fed. of SATel +27 11 794 3810Fax +27 11 794 3964Web http://www.wpc.com

Merge of World Print Congress 8 andComprint International 10.

Interpack 200521—27 April 2005Düsseldorf, GermanyContact and Address DetailsDusseldorfer MessegesellschaftTel +49 211 456001Fax +49 211 4560668

Fespa 200531 May—04 June 2005Münich, GermanyContact and Address DetailsFed of European ScreenprintersTel +49 173 7240788Fax +49 173 7240770

IPEX 200604—11 April 2006Birmingham, EnglandContact and Address DetailsIIR Exhibitions LtdTel +44 171 4535360Fax +44 171 453 5303

Imprinta 2005Dates to be advised 2006Düsseldorf, GermanyContact and Address DetailsDüsseldorfer MessegesellschaftTel +49 211 456001Fax +49 211 4560668(Was originally to be held in 2003now to take place in 2006).

The details on this page havebeen compiled from varioussources, trade journals and

press releases

PIFSA does not guarantee thecontents of the above list.

Digital Print World Conference2003

25—27 November 2003London, EnglandContact and Address DetailsPira InternationalTel +44 1372 802164Fax +44 1372 802238Contact:Iassy Catalao

Items of interest, Digital vs Conventional;new and emerging supply chains forbooks on demand; printer and publisherintegration; digital archives; building adigital newspaper from scratch.

LabelExpo China 2003

09 December 2003Shanghai, ChinaContact and Address DetailsTarsus Group PLCTel +44 208 846 2868Fax +44 208 846 2801Web http://www.labelexpo-china.com

Middle East Sign & GraphicImaging 200410—12 January 2004Dubai, United Arab EmiratesContact and Address DetailsInternational Expo-Consults LLCTel +971 4 3435777Fax +971 4 3436115

Propak Africa 2004

09—12 March 2004Johannesburg, South AfricaContact and Address DetailsSpecialised ExhibitionsTel +27 11 835 1565Fax +27 11 496 1161eMail [email protected] http://www.propakafrica.co.za

Sino-Corrugated 2004

29—31 March 2004Guangdong, ChinaContact and Address DetailsReed Huayin (Shanghai)InternationalTel +86 21 520 0318Fax +86 21 520 0308eMail [email protected] http://www.sino-corrugated.com

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s Catering for all function require-ments and home cooking for theaway from home person.

s Two comfortable new trainingrooms add to the listing inJanuary.

s The 300 seater auditorium isideal for the business launch orlarger meeting requirements.

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Contact Lynne Hetherington at Tel: 011 794 3810 or

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Any classified advertisement placed will also appear in the website posting.

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AmendedStandards andRequirements

Packing andmarking of tomatoesintended for sale in

the Republic ofSouth Africa and

effective from

1 August 2003

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT STANDARDS ACT, 1990

(ACT No. 119 OF 1990)

No. 25245 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 AUGUST 2003

Definitions"carrier container" means a container in which more than one consumer package of toma-toes are packed;

Restrictions on the sale of tomatoes2.(1) No person shall sell in the Republic of South Africa tomatoes, other than imported tomatoes referred

to in subregulation (2), --(iii) unless the tomatoes are packed in a container and in the manner prescribed in regulations 5, 6 and

7;(iv) unless the tomatoes are marked with the particulars and in the manner prescribed in regulation 8;(vi) if the tomatoes are packed in a container or in a manner so prescribed as a container in which or

a manner in which it may not be packed;(vii) if the tomatoes are marked with particulars or in a manner prescribed as particulars with which

or a manner in which it may not be marked.

CONTAINERS, PACKING AND MARKING REQUIREMENTS

Requirements for containers5.(1) Containers in which tomatoes are packed in shall -

(a) be intact, clean, suitable and strong enough for the packing and normal handling of tomatoes;(b) not impart a taste or odour to the tomatoes;(c) be free from any matter other than the tomatoes packed therein and the packing material in which

tomatoes are customarily packed;(d) in the case of containers that are re-used, the container should be

(i) be of such material that the container can be cleaned and disinfected prior to re-use;(ii) be thoroughly clean before tomatoes are packed therein; and(iii) be free from all marks and etiquettes removed or be covered by new etiquettes.

5.(2) A carrier container shall be strong enough not to bulge out or dent in during normal handling andtransporting practices.

Stacking of containers on pallets6. If containers containing tomatoes are palletised --

(a) the pallet shall be clean, undamaged and suitable and not transmit to tomatoes any harmful sub-stance or any substance that may be injurious to human health;

(b) pallets manufactured from wood shall be without bark;(c) the pallet shall be free from any visible signs of fungal growth;(d) the pallet shall be free from Arthropoda infestation;(e) the containers shall be stacked firmly and square with each other and the pallet;(f) only containers of the same dimensions shall be stacked in the same layer on the pallet; and(g) the containers shall not be stacked upside-down on the pallet.

Packing requirements7. Each container tomatoes shall -

(a) be packed with tomatoes to the full capacity thereof; and(b) in the case of classified tomatoes, contain tomatoes of the same class and size group and as far as

practical possible of the same colour.

Marking requirements8. (1) Containers containing tomatoes destined for sale shall be marked in clear and legible block letters and

figures in a manner described in subregulation (5) with the following particulars: Provided that the par-

Regulations relating to the packing and marking oftomatoes intented for sale in the Republic of SouthAfrica.

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ticulars shall be omitted in the case of a transparent container of 5 kg and less of which the full con-tents can be seen by the consumer:(a) The name or trademark and physical or postal address of either the producer or owner or importer

or packer of the tomatoes packed in that container.(b) The producers' code or packhouse code (with the exception of imported tomatoes), which is reg-

istered with the Executive Officer by the producer or packhouse as the case may be: Provided that--(aa) the packhouse code shall only be used if the origin of the tomatoes cannot be traced back to

the producer;(bb) if a producer has more than one farm, each farm shall be registered separately; (cc) such code shall be preceded by the expression "Producer:", "Packhouse:", "Packer:" or any

other suitable term having a similar meaning; and(dd) the producer has a system in place to enable him/her to track a specific consignment of toma-

toes down to field level.(c) The expression "Product of" followed by the name of the country of origin of the tomatoes.(d) The class, in the case of Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and Lowest Class:Provided that additional to the class names the following names may be used: Class 1 - First, Class 2- Select, Class 3 - Standard, Lowest Class - Budget.(e) The size group of the tomatoes in the container, indicates as either minimum diameter or maxi-

mum diameter or as "XX-large" or "XXL", "Extra large'' or "XL", "Large" or "L", "Medium Plus"or "MP", "Medium" or "M", "Small" or "S" and "Cocktail" or "C": Provided that the size groupindication may be omitted in the case of tomatoes in a bunch or cherry tomatoes.

(f) The net mass of the contents: Provided that the net mass may be omitted in the case where stan-dardised containers as prescribed by the Trade Metrology Act, 1973 (Act No. 77 of 1973).

(g) The word "tomatoes", in the case of containers the contents of which are not visible from out-side.

8 (2) If containers containing tomatoes are packed in a carrier container, each carrier container shall bemarked with the particulars in subregulation (l), as well as with the number of containers it contains,on at least one end of every carrier container by means of stamping or stencilling or by pasting a print-ed label thereon.

8 (3) The particulars prescribed in subregulation (1) shall be indicated on the container by stamping, print-ing or by affixing a label thereon.

8 (4) Particular shall be printed in any of the official languages: Provided that internationally acknowledgedsymbols may be used.

8 (5) If at any stage the class or size designation should change the labels shall be replaced unless the newclass or size designation is stamped across the old class or size designation, in clear legible block let-ters of at least 2 mm larger than the previous marks, with a suitable stamp.

8 (6) Each container containing tomatoes shall be provided with only one or more labels that shall be -(a) intact, clean and neat;(b) manufactured from manila paper or other suitable material; and(c) affixed firmly to the container and in such a manner that re-stamping is possible without opening

or damaging the container.8 (7) If classified tomatoes are displayed for sale in loose quantities -

(a) any quantity of a particular class, size group or cultivar shall not be displayed mixed with tomatoesof any other class, size group or cultivar; and

(b) the class, size group and country of origin of the tomatoes shall be indicated in clear, legible blockletters on a notice board prominently placed at the quantity of tomatoes.

8 (8) Containers containing unclassified tomatoes shall be marked in clear and legible block letters and alsocomply with subregulations 8(l)(a), (b), (c), (f) and (g) and subregulation 8(2), (3), (4) and (6).

Prohibited particulars9. No wording, illustration or other device of expression which constitutes a misrepresentation or which

directly or by implication can create a misleading impression of the contents shall appear on a containercontaining tomatoes or on a label affixed thereto or which is displayed therewith.

AmendedStandards andRequirementsPacking andmarking of tomatoesintended for sale inthe Republic ofSouth Africa andeffective from

1 August 2003

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