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Launching of the Market Access Platform by The Business Localisation Technical Working Committee.
On Tuesday 17 August 2021 Proudly South African hosted a webinar on Market Access Platform Launch,
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION
BLOCK EXEMPTION FOR THE SECURITY OF SUPPLY OF ESSENTIAL GOODS, 2021
I, Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, after consultation with the Competition Commission, in terms of section 10(10), read with section 78(1) of the Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998) as amended, made the following Regulations as set out in the Schedule hereto:
The purpose of these Regulations is to exempt a category of agreements or practices amongst firms in the supply chain for essential goods from the application of sections 4 and 5 of the Act in response to disruptions to the supply chains of essential goods within the country.