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

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Establishment of Statutory Measure: Records and Returns relating to Pecan Nut Trees as well as Domestic Production, Processing, Imports and Exports of Pecan Nuts and Pecan Nut Products

5. Records to be kept and returns to be rendered

 

(1) All producers, processors, importers and exporters of pecan nuts and pecan nut products as well as growers of pecan nut trees shall keep such records and render the returns as may be required by SAPPA relating to:
(a) The number of pecan nut trees supplied to producers;
(b) The volume of pecan nuts and/or pecan nut products produced;
(c) The volume of pecan nuts and/or pecan nut products imported and/or exported; and
(d) The volume of pecan nuts and/or pecan nut products processed by processors.

 

(2) No records or returns shall be required in terms of this measure which disclose confidential information of a marketing nature, and in particular, no returns disclosing, inter alia, contracting parties; purchasers of pecan nuts products; prices of services or the prices obtained for product, or any similar information, shall be required to be furnished.

 

(3) The National Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development or its assignee shall render a copy of all export certificates or furnish the information required by SAPPA contained in such certificates within the period specified in sub-clause (4)

 

(4) The records referred to in sub-clause (1) shall—
(a) be recorded on a computer or with ink in a book;
(b) be kept at the registered premises of the person required to keep it for a period of at least three years.

 

(5) The returns referred to in sub-clause (1) shall be rendered on forms obtainable free of charge for this purpose from SAPPA within fifteen (15) days after the end of the month in which the returns have been requested.

 

(a) be submitted, when forwarded by post, to—

 

SAPPA

PO Box 163

PAARL

7620

 

(b) when delivered by hand, be delivered to—

 

SAPPA

258 Main Street

PAARL

7646

 

(c) when sent by telefax, be addressed to—

 

021 870 2915

 

(d) when sent by E-mail, addressed to—

 

[email protected]