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National Gazette No. 43913, 20 November 2020, Vol 665, Page 106

20201120 - National Gazette No 43913 of 20-November-2020, Volume 665, page 106

Page	106 of 112
Gazette	National Gazettes, No 43913, from 20 November, 2020
Department	Trade and Industry
Notice	Page No. 1 of 3, Notice No. 663, International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa » Amendment to PPS guidelines

106    No. 43913            GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20 NOVEMBER 2020

Trade, Industry and Competition, Department of/ Handel, Nywerheid en Kompetisie, Departement van
                                 DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION
                                                   NOTICE 663 OF 2020
          
                International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa

The Minister issued a directive in Government Gazette No. 43501 on 3 July 2020,
                instructing the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa
                (ITAC)  to  investigate  whether  the  Price  Preference  System  (PPS)  on  the
                exportation  of  scrap  metal  is  achieving  the  objectives  of  the  Policy.  ITAC
                conducted  an  investigation,  requested  public  comments  and  implemented
                initial amendments to the PPS Guidelines in Notice 532 of 2020, published in
                Government Gazette No. 43765 on 2 October 2020. Information received during
                the  above-mentioned  investigation  and  information  provided  in  the  public
                comments indicated that further amendments are required to ensure that the
                PPS  is  strengthened.  Public  comments  are  herewith  invited  on  the  further
                proposed amendments to the PPS.

Proposed amendments to the PPS Policy Guidelines published in Government
                Gazette No. 43765, Notice 532 of 2020 on 2 October 2020 on the exportation of
                ferrous and non-ferrous waste and scrap metal.

Amended Export Control Guidelines on the Exportation of Ferrous and Non-
                Ferrous Waste and Scrap

The above-mentioned guidelines are herewith amended as follows:

1.  By the insertion of the following paragraph as a new paragraph after paragraph
                    4.2, following the words "..domestic consuming industry."

Scrap  metal  ISRI  grades  that  are  non-specific  as  to  scrap  metal  content
                       specification  and  where  it  is  recommended  in  the  ISRI  Specifications,  for
                       example, that scrap metal be sold by analysis, sample, recovery basis or the
                       like,  and  where  a  particular  reference  to  minimum  percentage  content  (for
                       example copper scrap ISRI: Druid: Insulated Copper Wire Scrap) is also not
                       specified in the ISRI Specifications, a valid offer can be made at a minimum of
                       3% of the content of the metal in question (i.e. 3% copper content in the above-
                       mentioned example). Should the content of the metal in question of a specific
                       ISRI grade be more than 3%, a valid offer can be made on an analysis, sample
                       or recovery basis.

2.  By the amendment of the percentage of copper LME full price of the copper ISRI
                    grade Druid in the Red metal Table contained in paragraph 4.3 from "33.0" to "3.0
                    or analysis, sample or recovery basis".

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