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PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TRADE & INDUSTRY

The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry is responsible for dealing with legislation introduced into parliament by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, overseeing the work of the Department of Trade and Industry, and making recommendations and proposals to the Ministry and Department. The committee has 26 members drawn from 6 parties represented in parliament. It is divided into five working groups: Trade and Industrial Policy; Small Business Development; Intellectual Property; Competition Policy; Agriculture and Food Policy.

This site will make available information about forthcoming activities of the Committee and include reports presented to Parliament.

1. Forthcoming Activities:

Provisional legislative programme for 1997

2. Activity Reports:

1996 Report on Portfolio Committee Activities

3. Reports Tabled in Parliament:

Public Hearings on "TARIFF POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY"

REPORT ON THE SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISE PROVINCIAL STUDY

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE BUDGET REPORT ON VOTE 35 OF THE 1997/98 BUDGET: TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Final report of SMME International Study Tour in September 1997

INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING & JOB CREATION IN THE CONTEXT OF TARIFF REDUCTIONS (Public Hearings 4-8 May 1998)

4. Bills before the Committee:

Bills of the South African Parliament

How to contact the Committee:

Chairperson:

Dr Rob Davies Tel: (021) 403-3085 Fax: (021) 403-3614 e-mail: rdavies@anc.org.za

Convenors:

Trade and Industrial Policy

Prof Ben Turok Tel: (021) 403-2593 Fax: (021) 461-9390 e-mail: bturok@anc.org.za

Small Business Development

Ms Bongi Ntuli Tel: (021) 403-2964 Fax: (021) 403-2072

Intellectual Property

Mr Don Gumede Tel: (021) 403-2733 Fax: (021) 403-2072

Competition Policy

Mr Tsediso Ntoapane Tel: (021) 403-3151 Fax: (021) 403-2072

Food & Agricultural Policy

Ms Wendy Mayimele Tel: (021) 403-3139 Fax: (021) 403-2072

Last Updated on August 31st 1998 by Henri Fortuin of the CSIR