DRAFT COMMITTEE PROGRAMME

Select Committee on Economic and Foreign Affairs

OVERSIGHT

Department of Trade and Industry:

SELECT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS PROGRAMME: - 2004

May

Joint Briefing on the Budget 2004/2005 by Director-General

Focus: Budget 2004/2005, the dti Strategic plans and report on the measurable outputs of the previous cycle

DTI

June

1.Briefing on the Legislative Programme 2004/2005

2.Briefing by Ntsika and Khula on their activities

DTI

July

Visit to the dti – Induction Programme "Getting to Know the dti"

DTI

August

Ratification of the Madrid Protocol, the Hague Agreement and the Geneva Act

Briefing on the draft Cooperatives Policy

Briefing on the Companies Amendment Bill

DTI

September

Briefing on the Company Law Reform Policy

Possible - Ratification of the Wines and Spirit Agreement

Briefing by IDC and NEF on their activities

Briefing on the Back Economic Empowernment

DTI

October

Briefing on the Close Corporation Amendment Bill

Briefing on the Consumer Credit Policy

Briefing on the Consumer Policy

Briefing on the Smme Strategy

DTI

November

Briefing on SAWEN and TWIB (South African Women Entrepreneurs Network and Technology and Women in Business

DTI