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            <description><![CDATA[1, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs, hereby give notice of an integrated biotrade and bioprospecting permit application on traditional knowledge associated with Sclerocarya birrea (Marula, Mufula, Morula, Ukanyi), under section 82 of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) read with regulations 31(2), and 39(2) of the Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit Sharing Amendment Regulations, 2015.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs, hereby give notice of my intention to make regulations pertaining to the financial provision for prospecting, exploration, mining or production operations under section 44(aE), (aF), (aG), (aH) read with sections 24(5)(b)(ix), 24(5)(d), 24N, 24P and 24R of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No.107 of 1998) in the Schedule hereto.]]></description>
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            <category>[G. 41236 RG 10778 GoN 1228] - Comment by 10 Dec 2017</category>
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