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Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: DTI briefing on Bill and DAC & DTI positions
31 May 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) gave a briefing on the views of DTI and the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) on key clauses of the Bill. The Parliamentary Legal Advisor also provided legal advice so the Committee could make its independent decisions on the Bill.
Clauses 2, ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
‘Debt Intervention’ National Credit Amendment Bill: finalisation of outstanding decisions
23 May 2018
The Committee went through the ‘Debt Intervention’ National Credit Amendment Draft Bill clause by clause, and resolved all outstanding matters so that a final version of the Bill could be prepared by Legal Services and presented for voting in three weeks’ time after they had heard from the constitutional experts. ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: new working draft
25 Apr 2018
The Committee worked through the new working draft of the Copyright Amendment Bill until Clause 10. The following items were flagged for further deliberation at Subcommittee level:
- Copyright protection for computer programs;
- Whether the State can own state-funded copyright material;
- Policy issues in the Bill;
- Determination ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill sub-committee: Department report-back on priorities & way forward
24 Apr 2018
Document awaited:
The Department highlighted priorities and challenges in the Copyright Amendment Bill as requested the previous week. Some of the priority areas outlined included:
- the non-payment of royalties
- strengthening and capacitating the Tribunal;
- fair use or fair dealing, DTI proposed the former
- low royalty rate ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
B-BBEE Commission & DTI Annual Performance Plan
18 Apr 2018
Documemts handed out: Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003 as Amended by Act 46 of 2013 (Booklet)
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry dealt with two matters in the meeting: The Strategic Plan for the B-BBEE Commission 2018/19 - 2020/21 and a follow-up engagement on the 2018/19 ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Amendment Bill: subcommittee deliberations
18 Apr 2018
The subcommittee met to address some of the outstanding issues to be included in the Copyright Bill. The pace of the draft legislation had been extremely slow, especially considering the fact that the legislation was seeking to address recommendations made by the Farlam Copyright Review Commission presented in 2012.
The ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Election of an Acting Chairperson
17 Apr 2018
The Committee met to elect an acting chairperson to preside over the committee meetings until the chairperson returns from her overseas trip. Mr A Williams (ANC) was elected as acting chairperson.
Trade, Industry and Competition
South African National Accreditation System & National Metrology Institute of South Africa 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
27 Mar 2018
SANAS presented its strategic and annual performance plan (APP), and outlined its risk register as well as actions to improve management of the risks. In order to improve operational efficiency, SANAS would develop and implement a management development strategy, expand its assessor pool, and automate the accreditation processes. These actions ...
Energy
Minister of Energy Mahlobo on Department Performance
20 Feb 2018
The Minister of Energy, David Mahlobo, spoke about the performance of the Department for Quarter 2 and 3 (June to December 2017). There have been delays with the finalisation of the renewable energy independent producers contracts for Bid Windows 3.5 and 4. The Minister had signed a Section 34 declaration ...
Energy
Minister of Energy on government’s plans in energy sector Day 2; with Deputy Minister present
22 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Energy continued its consideration of the government’s plans for the energy sector, with the Minister of Energy having to face tough questioning on the sale of the country’s strategic oil stocks and his involvement in PetroSA’s large oil and gas deal with the Russian exploration company, ...