The release of the report of the High Level Expert Group on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Customs Union.

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QUESTION NO: 1652  (NW1984E)

PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2012 OF 15 JUNE 2012                       

Mr I O Davidson (DA-MP) to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation:

1. Whether she intends to release the report of the High Level Expert Group on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Customs Union (details furnished); if not; why not if so, when?

REPLY:

The High Level Expert Group have completed their mandate of drafting the report and have submitted the report to the Ministerial Task Force on Regional Economic Integration (MTF) for their consideration. The MTF it is expected to present the report to Summit in August 2012. MTF will have to decide on releasing it, after it has been presented to Summit for consideration and approval.

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