ANZCERTA Furniture Licence Guidelines




2876 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 126

ANZCERTA Furniture Arrangement Licence: Applications for 1985-86: Guidelines

I Introduction

(1) The 1985-86 ANZCERTA furniture allocation has been set as:

Metal furniture* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NZ$ 4,266,500
Non-metal furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,745,800
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,012,300

*Metal actions for chairs and seats, however, being "licence on demand", do not form part of this allocation.

II Lodgements of Applications for 1985-86

(1) Applications should be lodged with the Collector of Customs, clearly marked "ANZCERTA Furniture" and also "for the attention of the Executive Officer, Miscellaneous Products, Industries Division, Department of Trade and Industry, Wellington." Separate application forms are required for each of the following product categories covered by the arrangement:
Ex Item Code 94.005 Furniture and parts other than metal chairs.
Ex Item Code 94.005 Metal actions for chairs and seats
Ex Item Code 94.016 Metal furniture and parts
Ex Item Code 94.005 Metal chairs

(2) For wooden furniture and metal actions, firm orders are not required but companies do need to provide the name of the Australian supplier:

(3) The new guidelines for the issue of metal furniture licence are as follows:

(a) Applicants are to supply:
(i) the value of ANZCERTA Furniture Arrangement (Ex-NAFTA Schedule B) licence held in the previous licensing year;
(ii) a copy of their previous year's import licence(s) with details of usage on the reverse of the licence, plus expected usage until the end of the period.

(b) The level of licence issued will be calculated on the previous year's usage (plus a factor for any increase that may be agreed for the total trade level for furniture). There is provision for additional licence to be issued on evidence of usage and subject to availability.

(c) Licence for new entrants will be based on evidence of firm orders placed with a specific Australian supplier or suppliers.

(d) Should companies at any stage establish that they are unable to use the full amount of licence they should return it to General Industries (2), Department of Trade and Industry, Private Bag, Wellington, for reallocation.

(e) In the case of companies that hold on to licence and do not use it, first preference may be given in the following period in allocating licence to those companies who have fully utilised their licence, and new entrants.

BY AUTHORITY: V. R. WARD, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1985

Price 50c 38034H—85PT


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