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Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)

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Wine Industry : Implementation of Statutory Measures and Determination of Guideline Prices

9. Information statutory levy

 

(1) An information levy is hereby continued to be imposed on—
(a) grapes;
(b) grape juice concentrate; and
(c) drinking wine.

 

(2) The amount of the information levy shall—
(a) in the case of grapes, be—
(i) R13.93 per ton for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018;
(ii) R14.70 per ton for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019;
(iii) R15.54 per ton for the period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020; and
(iv) R16.38 per ton for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021;
(b) in the case of grape juice concentrate, be—
(i) 1.99 cent per litre at 17,4 degrees Balling for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018;
(ii) 2.10 cent per litre at 17,4 degrees Balling for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019;
(iii) 2.22 cent per litre at 17,4 degrees Balling for the period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020; and
(iv) 2.34 cent per litre at 17,4 degrees Balling for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021; and
(c) in the case of drinking wine, be—
(i) 1.99 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018;
(ii) 2.10 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019;
(iii) 2.22 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020; and
(iv) 2.34 cent per litre for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021.

 

(3) The information levy shall—
(a) be payable by a wine producer in respect of drinking wine packaged in containers of 5 litres or less;
(b) be payable by a wine trader in respect of—
(i) grapes;
(ii) grape juice concentrate in containers of more than 5 litres, acquired from a wine producer; and
(iii) drinking wine in containers of more than 5 litres, acquired from a wine producer.

 

(4) The information levy shall be payable to SAWIS in accordance with subclause (5).

 

(5)
(a) Payment of the information levy shall be made not later than sixty days following the month of delivery of a quantity of grapes, grape juice concentrate or drinking wine sold, purchased or otherwise acquired.
(b) Payment shall be made by means of a cheque or electronic transfer in favour of SAWIS, and shall—
(i) when paid by cheque, be addressed to—

SAWIS, P O Box 238, Paarl, 7620;

(ii) when electronically transferred, be paid to the bank account obtainable from SAWIS on request.