2384
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 100

Country and Currency
Sweden (Krona)
Switzerland (Franc)
United Kingdom (Pound)
United States of America (Dollar)
West Germany (Deutschmark)
Date: 24 August 1981.
Time: 9 a.m.

A. TULLOCH,
Assistant Chief Cashier,
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington.

Customs Notice—Exchange Rates

NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to the Customs Act 1966, that the following exchange rates to the New Zealand dollar relate to imported goods for which a New Zealand Customs entry has been lodged on or after 1 September 1981:

Argentina
Australia
Bangladesh
Belgium
Brazil
Burma
Canada
China
Denmark
Egypt
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Greece
Hong Kong
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Papua New Guinea
Portugal
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
United Kingdom
U.S.A.
West Germany
Western Samoa

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of August 1981.
P. J. MCKONE, Comptroller of Customs.

Import Control Regulations 1973—Import Licence Tendering Scheme

PURSUANT to the provisions of regulation 9A of the Import Control Regulations 1973 (S.R. 1973/86), as inserted by regulation 2 of the Import Control Regulations 1973, Amendment No. 3 (S.R. 1980/246), the Secretary of Trade and Industry, being duly authorised in this behalf by the Minister of Trade and Industry hereby publishes a guide to the Import Licence Tendering Scheme, amended for Round Two.

OUTLINE OF SCHEME

1. (a) This scheme applies to certain import licences for commodities falling within the general category of consumer goods. It derives from the Import Control Regulations 1973, Amendment No. 3 and is administered by the Department of Trade and Industry under delegated authority from the Minister of Trade and Industry. Within the department a Registrar, Import Licence Tendering, appointed by the Secretary of Trade and Industry is in charge of the specific functions of the scheme.

(b) Tenders are being called for import licences for each product category in up to four rounds, not necessarily equal in value, at six monthly intervals. Each product category is assigned a separate tender number.

(c) These Calls for Tenders will be advertised in the Gazette and the press.

(d) Any enterprise as defined in section 4 below is eligible to submit a bid in response to a specific Call for Tender issued by the department.

(e) The successful tenderers will be those who submit the highest valid bids for the available licence units in each tender number. A nil bid is not acceptable.

(f) Details of all tenders will be published in the Gazette.

(g) Otherwise than as may be provided in this guide, licences granted under the scheme will be subject to the usual procedures, and terms and conditions, laid down pursuant to the Import Control Regulations 1973, and nothing in these guidelines shall limit any provision of those regulations.

(h) The goods imported will be subject to the appropriate rate of duty and also sales tax where applicable. The calculation of sales tax on goods imported under tender licences will include the amount bid.

(i) Licences obtained under the Import Licence Tendering Scheme will not count towards history for the general import licensing system.

ALLOCATIONS FOR EACH TENDER NUMBER

2. (a) Calls for Tenders will specify amounts of licence to be allocated for each tender number (made up of whole or part Item Codes).

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TENDERER TO ENSURE THAT THE GOODS TO BE IMPORTED AGAINST A GIVEN TENDER NUMBER ARE CORRECTLY CLASSIFIED IN A TARIFF ITEM THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE RELEVANT TENDER NUMBER.

(b) Allocations for each tender number will be split into licence units expressed in value terms for tendering purposes (e.g. Item Code Ex 82.005, Tariff Item 82.04.011, screwdrivers as may be determined by the Minister, first round tender allocation—$15,000, licence unit size—$1,500 and the number of licence units a tenderer may bid for—one). The size of such licence units will vary for each tender number, but will be as large as possible taking into account such diverse factors as the nature of the goods, the structure of the trade, the value of the allocation for tendering, the diversity of licence-holdings, and the need to consider minimum economic orders and shipments.

SPARE PARTS AND SERVICE

3. (a) Tenderers will be expected to provide an adequate spare parts and servicing back-up where relevant. However, for certain tender numbers marked with an asterisk in the Calls for Tenders the tenderer will be required to pre-register an undertaking to provide these.

(b) A separate form for this purpose is available with tendering forms. This form must be forwarded either by hand or mail in a separate envelope marked “Spare Parts and Servicing Pre-registration”, to the Registrar, Import Licence Tendering, Department of Trade and Industry, Private Bag, Wellington, to reach him as early as possible after the prospective tenderer decides to make a bid and no later than the closing date for that/those tenders.

(c) Tenderers who submitted a pre-registration form in the first round need not submit a further form in subsequent rounds for the same goods. However, it is the responsibility of tenderers to ensure that, where relevant, the goods tendered for are covered by the necessary pre-registration form.

(d) NO TENDER FOR ITEMS SO MARKED CAN BE ACCEPTED AS VALID UNLESS THE PRE-REGISTRATION FORM HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN RECEIVED BY THE REGISTRAR. A single pre-registration form will suffice for tenderers intending to tender for more than one such item, provided that all the tariff items sought (and their corresponding tender numbers) are included on the form.