1969 Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Agreement
CUSTOMS UNION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA, THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO AND THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND
The text of an agreement concluded between the Governments of the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Kingdom of Swaziland, in terms of section 51 of the Customs and Excise Act, No. 91 of 1964, as amended, and the text of a memorandum of understanding recording additional understandings on which agreement has been reached among the four Governments and which shall be read with, and shall form part of the Agreement are hereby announced for general information.
The Agreement, which provides for the continuance of the customs union arrangements, which have been in operation between the four countries since 1910, was concluded on 11 December 1969, and will come into operation on 1 March 1970.
CUSTOMS UNION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF SOUTH AFRICA, BOTSWANA, LESOTHO AND SWAZILAND
The Governments of the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Kingdom of Swaziland -
Being desirous of maintaining the free interchange of goods between their countries and of applying the same tariffs and trade regulations to goods imported from outside the common customs area as hereinafter defined;
Recognizing that the Customs Agreement concluded on 29 June 1910, as amended from time to time, requires modification to provide for the continuance of the customs union arrangements in the changed circumstances on a basis designed to ensure the continued economic development of the customs union area as a whole, and to ensure in particular that these arrangements encourage the development of the less advanced members of the customs union and the diversification of their economies, and afford to all parties equitable benefits arising from trade among themselves and with other countries;
Have agreed as follows:
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[ Part 1 ] : Definitions; Interchange of Domestic Products, Interchange of Goods imported from outside the common
Customs Area
[ Part 2 ] : Customs and Sales Duties on Imported Goods, Imposition and Amendment of Customs Duties, Imposition
of Additional Duties for Protective Purposes by Botswana, Lesotho or Swaziland
[ Part 3 ] : Specification of Industries of Major Importance to Botswana, Lesotho or Swaziland, Excise and Sales
Duties on Goods Produced in the Common Customs Area, Duties on Goods Produced by Specified
Industries
[ Part 4 ] : Laws Relating to Customs, Excise and Sales, Import and Export Prohibitions and Restrictions,
Arrangements for Regulation the Marketing of Agricultural Products
[ Part 5 ] : Pool of Customs, Excise, Sales and Additional Duties, The Pool of Customs, Excise, Sales and Additional
Duties, Rail and Road Traffic
[ Part 6 ] : Freedom of Transit, Bilateral Consultations, Consultations on Zoo - Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Matters
[ Part 7 ] : Trade Agreements with Countries Outside the Common Customs Area, General Consultations, Termination
of 1910 Agreement
[ Part 8 ] : Memorandum and Amendments
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