Question NW3189 to the Minister of Economic Development
22 September 2015 - NW3189
Hill-Lewis, Mr GG to ask the Minister of Economic Development
Since the initiation of the Price Preference System for scrap metal in September 2013, how many export permits have been (a) applied for, (b) denied as a result of a local buyer having been found and (c) approved?
Reply:
A total of 11 224 applications were received between September 2013 and June 2015. Of these,
- 10 571 were approved
- 374 are pending or have been withdrawn (in part because a local buyer has been found or the application does not meet the requirements for an export licence) and
- 279 have been declined.
These figures exclude any successful voluntary negotiations between sellers and local industry, made in anticipation of the conditions applicable through the Price Preference System.
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