Notice 2434 of 1999

General Notice

Notice 2434 of 1999

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

MARKET ACCESS: PROCEDURES FOR THE APPLICATION,
ADMINISTRATION AND ALLOCATION OF PERMITS

In order to fulfil South Africa's commitment under the World Trade Organisation; Marrakesh Agreement, regarding market access, rebate permits will be issued for the access quantities and at the reduced levels of duty as specified in the table in the Schedule. Permits will be issued only to importers in South Africa for importation into the Republic.

When applications for rebate permits are submitted, the following details must be provided:

Name and address of firm and individual.
Tariff heading and description of product.
Quantity per tariff heading and product.
Purpose of importation.
Country of origin.
Contact telephone and fax number.

Applications must –

when forwarded by post, be addressed to –
The National Department of Agriculture
The Deputy Director: Trade Permits
(For attention: Mr G J Kamfer, Room 468)
Private Bag X791
PRETORIA
0001;

when delivered by hand, be delivered to –
The National Department of Agriculture
The Deputy Director: Trade Permits
(For attention: Mr G J Kamfer, Room 468)
Dirk Uys Building (Room 468)
30 Hamilton Street
ARCADIA
PRETORIA.

when sent by facsimile, be faxed to –
the following number: 012 –326-6541: Provided that this is followed by the posting of the original faxed application to the address specified in paragraph (a).

Any applications delivered by hand or faxed will only be accepted during the Department's official hours, namely, 07:30 to 16:00.

The Department awaits applications for rebate permits as follows:

(a) For permits issued on a quarterly basis, applications must be submitted during the following time periods:

* 15 November – 15 December 1999 – for the first quarter of the quota valid for importation during the period January 2000 to April 2000.
* 1-31 March 2000 – for the second quarter of the quota valid for importation during the period April 2000 to July 2000.
* 1-30 June 2000 – for the third quarter of the quota valid for importation during the period July 2000 to October 2000.
* 1-30 September 2000 – for the last quarter of the quota valid for importation during the period October 2000 to January 2001.

(b) For permits issued on a half yearly basis, applications must be submitted during the following time periods:

* 15 November 1999 – 15 December 1999 – for the first half of the quota valid for importation during the period January 2000 to June 2000.
* 1-30 June 2000 – for the second half of the quota valid for importation during the period July 2000 to December 2000.

(c) For permits issued on an annual basis, applications must be submitted from 15 November 1999 – 15 December 1999. Permits will be valid from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000.

(d) For tobacco permits, applications must be submitted during the period 15 November 1999 to 15 December 1999. Tobacco permits will be valid from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000.

Applicants must return all expired permits within ten (10) days after the date of expiry thereof. Applicants who do not return their expired permits timeously may not be considered for the granting of future permits.

This notice shall replace all previous general notices regarding (Minimum) Market Access.

DIRECTOR-GENERAL: AGRICULTURE

SCHEDULE

Import arrangements

Tariff Heading	Description	Extent of rebate	Annual Quota Tonnage	Conditions for issue of permits
02.01 0201.10	Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled – Carcasses and half-carcasses	Full duty less 13,8%	26 254	Permits will be issued quarterly and allocated on a pro rata basis to historical importers, based on actual imports during 1998 and 1999 calendar years.
0201.20	– Other cuts with bone in	Full duty less 13,8%		10% is reserved for new entrants. 17 380 tons are reserved for suppliers from Botswana and Namibia and 8 874 tons from other traditional supplying countries. Permits will be valid for four months. Only enterprises that can prove by means of an audited certificate based on the bills of entry for the importation of meat during 1998 and 1999 calendar years will qualify to apply for permits. This certificate and a list of the bills of entry should accompany the application.
0201.30	– Boneless	Full duty less 32%
02.02 0202.10	Meat of Bovine Animals, Frozen – Carcasses and half-carcasses	Full duty less 13,8%
0202.20	– Other cuts with bone in	Full duty less 13,8%
0202.30	– Boneless	Full duty less 32%
02.04 0204.10	Meat of Sheep or Goats, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen – Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled	Full duty less 19%	6 002	Permits will be issued quarterly and allocated on a pro rata basis to historical importers, based on actual imports during 1998 and 1999 calendar years.
0204.2 0204.21 0204.22 0204.23 0204.30 0204 0204.41 0204.42	– Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled = Carcasses and half carcasses = Other cuts with bone in = Boneless – Carcasses and half carcasses of lamb, frozen – meat of sheep, frozen: = Carcasses and half-carcasses = Other cuts with bone in	Full duty less 19% Full duty less 13,2% Full duty less 13,2% Full duty less 19% Full duty less 19% Full duty less 13,2%		10% is reserved for new entrants. 4 380 tons are reserved for suppliers from Botswana and Namibia and 1 622 tons from other traditional supplying countries. Permits will be valid for four months.
				Only enterprises that can prove by means of an audited certificate based on the bills of entry for the importation of meat during 1998 and 1999 calendar years will qualify to apply for permits. This certificate and a list of the bills of entry should accompany the application.
0204.43 0204.50	= Boneless = Meat of goats	Full duty less 13,2% Full duty less 16,4%
04.02 *	Milk and Cream, Concentrated or Containing Added Sugar or Other Sweetening Matter, in Powder	Full duty less 19,2%	4 470	Permits will be issued half yearly and allocated on a pro rata basis to historical importers, based on actual imports during 1998 and 1999 calendar years. This means that 65% of the quota will be set aside for manufacturers of products under 04.02, 30% to persons using products under 04.02 in a manufacturing process and 5% for new entrants. Permits will be valid for six months.
04.03 *	Buttermilk, Curdled Milk and Cream. Yogurt, Kephir and Other Fermented or Acidified Milk and Cream, Whether or Not Concentrated or Containing Added Sugar or Other Sweetening Matter or Flavoured or Containing Added Fruit, Nuts or Cocoa	Full duty less 19,2%	213	Permits will be issued half yearly and allocated on a pro rata basis to historical importers, based on actual imports during 1998 and 1999 calendar years. 5% of the quota will be reserved for new entrants. Permits will be valid for six months. Producers of ice-cream cannot apply for permits.
04.04 *	Whey, Whether or Not Concentrated or Containing Added Sugar or Other Sweetening Matter ; Products Consisting of Natural Milk Constituents, Whether or Not Containing Added Sugar or Other Sweetening Matter, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included	Full duty less 19,2%	2 786	Permits will be issued half yearly and allocated on a pro rata basis to historical importers, based on actual imports during 1998 and 1999 calendar years. 5% of the quota will be reserved for new entrants. Permits will be valid for six months. Producers of baby food cannot apply for permits.

* Please note that applications for dairy products should be accompanied by an audited certificate indicating actual imports based on bills of entry for the 1998 and 1999 calendar years, excluding imports for the purpose of export.

Tariff Heading	Description	Extent of rebate	Annual Quota Tonnage	Conditions for issue of permits
04.05 *	Butter and Other Fats and Oils Derived from Milk, Dairy Spreads	Full duty less 15,8%	1 167	Permits will be issued half yearly and allocated on a pro rata basis to historical importers, based on actual imports during 1998 and 1999 calendar years. This means that 55% of the quota will be set aside for manufacturers of products under 04.05; 35% to persons using products under 04.05 in a manufacturing process, 5% to persons who import products under 04.05 for resale and 5% for new entrants. Permits will be valid for six months.
04.06 *	Cheese and Curd (Excluding Cheddar and Sweetmilk Cheese)	Full duty less 19%	1 989	Permits will be issued half yearly and allocated on a pro rata basis to historical importers, based on actual imports during 1998 and 1999 calendar years. 5% of the quota will be reserved for new entrants. Permits will be valid for six months.
04.08	Birds' Eggs, Not in Shell, and Egg Yolks, Dried, Cooked by Steaming or by Boiling in Water, Moulded, Frozen or Otherwise Preserved, Whether or Not Containing Added Sugar or Other Sweetening Matter	Full duty less 3,8%	9 000	Permits will be issued quarterly and allocated on a ratio basis of 97:2,9:0,1 for shelled eggs, liquid eggs and powdered eggs. Bona fide egg producers will be eligible for shelled eggs, while historical importers, wholesalers, processors and distributors will be eligible for liquid/frozen and powdered egg products. Permits will be issued on a first-come-first-served basis. Permits will be valid for four months.
0708.10	Leguminous Vegetables, Shelled or Unshelled, Fresh or Chilled = Peas (Pisum sativum)	Full duty less 6,6%	263	No limitations will be placed on the eligibility of applicants. Permits will be issued annually and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis in full container loads per allotment. Permits will be valid for 12 months.

Tariff Heading	Description	Extent of rebate	Annual Quota Tonnage	Conditions for issue of permits
07.10 0710.10 0710.2 0710.21	Vegetables (Excluding Potatoes and Leguminous Vegetables) (Uncooked or Cooked by Steaming in Boiling Water), Frozen – Potatoes – Leguminous Vegetables (Excluding Peas (Pisum Sativum), Shelled or Unshelled = Peas (Pisum Sativum)	Full duty less 7,4% Full duty less 9,8% Full duty less 4,8% Full duty less 6,6%	583	No limitations will be placed on the eligibility of applicants. Permits will be issued half yearly and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis in full container loads per allotment. Permits will be valid for six months.
07.12 0712.10	Dried Vegetables (Excluding Potatoes), Whole, Cut, Sliced, Broken or in Powder, But Not Further Prepared – Dried potatoes whether or not cut or sliced but not further prepared	Full duty less 7,4% Full duty less 9,8%	860	No limitations will be placed on the eligibility of applicants. Permits will be issued half yearly and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis in full container loads per allotment. Permits will be valid for six months.
0713.3	*Dried Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp), Shelled, Whether or not Skinned or Split* )	Full duty less 4,8%	11 063	Permits will be issued to historical importers of dried beans. Permits will be issued quarterly and allocated on a pro rata basis on proven actual imports during 1997, 1998 and 1999 calendar years. Signed audited certificates verifying the actual imports must accompany applications. 10% of the quota will be reserved for new entrants. Permits will be valid for four months.
0713.20 0713.90	Dried Chick Peas (Garbanzes), Shelled, Whether or not Skinned or Split ) – Other dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split	Full duty less 6,6% Full duty less 4,8%	5 184	No limitations will be placed on the eligibility of applicants. Permits will be issued half yearly and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis in full container loads per allotment. Permits will be valid for six months.
0806.20	Grapes, Dried	Full duty less 4,6%	397	No limitations will be placed on the eligibility of applicants. Permits will be issued half yearly and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis in full container loads per allotment. 100 tons of the quota will be reserved for imports of currants. The remaining quota will be allocated to other dried grapes. Permits will be valid for six months.
08.13 0813.10 0813.20 0813.30 0813.40 0813.50	Fruit, Dried (Excluding that of headings no 08.01 to 08.06): Mixtures of Nuts or Dried Fruits of this Chapter – Apricots, dried – Prunes, dried – Apples, dried – Other fruit, dried – Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of Chapter 8	Full duty less 14% Full duty less 6,6% Full duty less 6% Full duty less 10,8% Full duty less 8,8%	349	Permits will be issued half yearly and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis in full container loads per allotment. Permits for apricots will be issued in quantities of 2 container loads. Permits will be valid for six months.
10.01	Wheat	Full duty less 14,4%	108 279	Permits will be issued annually and allocated on a pro rata basis to processors of wheat, based on market share figures for the 1997/98 and 1998/99 marketing years, according to the records of the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). Market share figures (quantities of wheat milled for local consumption) have to be provided by way of certified statements issued by SAGIS. 5% of the quota will be set aside for new entrants and issued on a pro rata basis. Permits will be valid for 12 months.
10.05	Maize	Full duty less 10%	269 000	Permits will be issued annually and allocated on a pro rata basis to processors of maize, based on market share figures during the 1997/98 and 1998/99 marketing years, according to the records of the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). Market share figures (quantities of maize milled for local consumption) have to be provided by way of certified statements issued by SAGIS. 5% of the quota will be set aside for direct users of maize and new entrants and will be issued on a pro rata basis. Permits will be valid for 12 months.
10.08	Buckwheat, Millet and Canary Seed; Other Cereals	Full duty less 8,6%	145	No limitations will be placed on the eligibility of applicants. Permits will be issued annually and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis in full container loads per allotment. Permits will be valid for 12 months.
19.01 1901.10	Malt Extract; Food Preparations of Flour, Meal, Starch or Malt Extract, Not Containing Cocoa or Containing Less than 40 per cent by mass of Cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included (Excluding Preparations for Infant Use, put up for Retail Sale, Gluten Free Bread and Cake Mixtures, Cornflour and Pudding Powders); Food Preparations of Goods of Headings No. 04.01 To 04.04, Not Containing Cocoa or Containing Less than 5 per cent by mass of Cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included (Excluding Preparations for Infant Use, put up for Retail Sale, and pudding powders) Preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale	Full duty less 19,8% Full duty less 19,2%	6 119	No limitations will be placed on the eligibility of applicants. Permits will be issued quarterly and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis in full container loads. Permits will be valid for four months.
19.02	Pasta, Whether or Not Cooked or Stuffed (With Meat or Other Substances) or Otherwise Prepared, such as Spaghetti, Macaroni, Noodles, Lasagne, Gnocchi, Ravioli, Cannelloni, Couscous, Whether or Not Prepared	Full duty less 10,8%	1 749	Permits will be issued to the historical importers of pasta. Permits will be issued quarterly and allocated on a pro rata basis to importers, based on actual imports during 1998 and 1999 calendar years, with a maximum of 300 tons per importer per year. 10% of the quota will be reserved for new entrants. Permits will be valid for four months.

Tariff Heading	Description	Extent of rebate	Annual Quota Tonnage	Conditions for issue of permits
21.06 2106.90	Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: (excluding pudding mixtures and ice cream mixtures) – Ice cream mixtures – Pudding mixtures	Full duty less 7,4% Full duty less 19,8% Full duty less 19,8%	3 109	No limitations will be placed on the eligibility of applicants. Permits will be issued quarterly and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis in full container loads per allotments. Permits will be valid for four months.
22.04 2204.10 2204.10 2204.21 2204.29	Wine of Fresh Grapes, Including Fortified Wines; Grape Must (Excluding that of Heading No. 20.09): – Sparkling wine in containers holding 2l or less – Sparkling wine in containers holding more than 2l = Wine (excluding sparkling wine) and grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers holding 2l or less = Wine (excluding sparkling wine) and grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers holding more than 2l	Full duty less 14,6% Full duty less 19,6% Full duty less 14,6% Full duty less 19,6%	Liters of Absolute Alcohol (LAA): 9 572 405*	Permits will be issued half yearly and allocated on a pro rata basis to importers, based on actual imports during 1998 and 1999 calendar years. 5% of the quota will be reserved for new entrants. A list of Bills of Entry for the 1998 and 1999 calendar years must accompany applications. Stipulate the % alcohol content in the imported liters. Permits will be valid for six months.
2204.30	– Grape must (excluding grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol)	Full duty less 19,6%
22.05 2205.10 2205.90	Vermouth and Other Fresh Grapes Flavoured with Plants or Aromatic Substances – In containers holding 2l or less – In containers holding more than 2l	Full duty less 14,6% Full duty less 19,6%
22.06 2206.05	Other Fermented Beverages (For Example Cider, Perry, Mead); Mixtures of Fermented Beverages and Mixtures of Fermented Beverages and Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Not Elsewhere Specified or Included – Sparkling beverages	Full duty less 14,6%
2206.15 2206.80 2206.90	– Sorghum beer – Other unfortified beverages – Other beverages	Full duty less 14,6% Full duty less 14,6% Full duty less 14,6%
22.07 2207.10 2207..20	Undenatured Ethyl Alcohol of an Alcoholic Strength by Volume of 80 per cent Vol. or Higher, Ethyl Alcohol and Other Spirits, Denatured, or any Strength: – Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 per cent by vol. or higher – Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength	Full duty less 119,4% Full duty less 119,4%
22.08 2208.20 2208.20.10 2208.20.90 2208.30 2208.30.10 2208.30.90 2208.40 2208.40.10 2208.40.90 2208.50 2208.50.10 2208.50.90	Undenatured Ethyl Alcohol of an Alcoholic Strength by Volume of Less than 80 per cent Vol.; Spirits, liqueurs and Other Spirituous Beverages; – Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc: = In containers holding 2l or less = In containers holding more than 2l – Whiskies: = In containers holding 2l or less = In containers holding more than 2l – Rum and Tafia: = In containers holding 2l or less = In containers holding more than 2l – Gin en Geneva: = In containers holding 2l or less = In containers holding more than 2l	Full duty less 13,4% Full duty less 24,2% Full duty less 13,4% Full duty less 24,2% Full duty less 13,4% Full duty less 24,2% Full duty less 13,4% Full duty less 24,2%

* The quota (9 572 405 LAA) is applicable to all tariff headings for wine and spirits.

Tariff Heading	Description	Extent of rebate	Annual Quota Tonnage	Conditions for issue of permits
2208.60 2208.60.10 2208.60.90 2208.70 2208.70.10 2208.70.90 2208.90 2208.90.10 2208.90.90	– Vodka: = In containers holding 2l or less = In containers holding more than 2l – Liqueurs and cordials: = In containers holding 2l or less = In containers holding more than 2l – Other: = In containers holding 2l or less = In containers holding more than 2l	Full duty less 119,4% Full duty less 119,4% Full duty less 119,4% Full duty less 119,4% Full duty less 119,4% Full duty less 119,4%
24.01 2401.10 2401.20 2401.30	Unmanufactured Tobacco; Tobacco Refuse – Tobacco, not stemmed or stripped – Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped – Tobacco refuse	Full duty less 8,8% Full duty less 8,8% Full duty less 8,8%	16 773	Registered manufacturers of tobacco products will be eligible for import permits. Permits will be issued annually on a pro rata basis, based on the cutting figures for the 1998/99 marketing season. 200 tons of the quota will be reserved for new entrants. Permits will be valid for 12 months.
52.01 5201.20 5201.90	Cotton, not carded or combed – Ginned but not further processed – Other	Full duty less 12% Full duty less 12%	17 101	Processors of cotton will be eligible for permits. Permits will be allocated annually on a pro rata basis to importers, based on the 1998 and 1999 consumption figures of cotton lint. Permits will be valid for 12 months.