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International Trade Administration Act, 2002 (Act No. 71 of 2002)

Chapter 4 : Investigation, evaluation and adjudication procedures

Part C – Customs duty applications

31. Requests

 

(1) The Commission may receive requests from SACU to—
(a) evaluate a recommendation made to the Tariff Board by another Member State; or
(b) investigate and compile information available within the Republic concerning such a recommendation.

 

(2) The Commission may receive a request from the National Body of a Member State to—
(a) evaluate an application for a customs duty amendment received by that Member State; or
(b) investigate and compile information available within the Republic concerning such an application.

 

(3) The Commission must, upon receiving a request in terms of subsection (1)(a) or (2)(a), evaluate the application or recommendation, and make a recommendation to the Tariff Board concerning the matter.

 

(4) The Commission must, upon receiving a request in terms of subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b), conduct an investigation or compile the information requested and deliver a report concerning the matter to the Tariff Board or relevant National Body, as the case may be.

 

(5) Section 26, read with the changes required by the context, applies to a request received by the Commission in terms of subsection (1) or (2).

 

(6) The Commission may request the National Body of another Member State to—
(a) evaluate—
(i) an application for customs duty amendment received by the Commission; or
(ii) a recommendation made to the Tariff Board by another Member State; or
(b) investigate and compile information available within its jurisdiction concerning such an application or recommendation.

 

[Date of commencement of section 31: to be proclaimed]