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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 Trees as well as Production & Marketing Information of Pomegranates

5. Records to be kept and returns to be rendered

 

(1A) All producers, exporters and processors of pomegranates shall keep such records and render the returns as may be required by POMASA relating to:
(a) tree surveys;
(b) the volume of pomegranates destined for domestic fresh consumption and/or export; and
(c) the volume of pomegranates destined for processing for sale as fresh or dried arils.

 

(1B) 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 fruit; prices of services or the prices obtained for fruit, or any similar information, shall be required to be furnished.

 

(2) The National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries or its asignee shall render a copy of all export certificates or furnish the information required by POMASA contained in such certificates within the period specified in subclause (4)

 

(3) The records referred to in subclause (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.

 

(4) The returns referred to in subclause (1) shall be rendered on forms obtainable free of charge for this purpose from POMASA 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—

POMASA

PO Box 163

PAARL

7620

 

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

[email protected]