I-Pailpac (Pty) Ltd (“Pailpac”), inkampani ekhiqiza amapheya epulasitiki abunjwe ngomjovo namakhonteyina embonini kapende nama-coatings, ivumile ukukhokha inhlawulo yokuphatha ka-R5 million ukuze kuxazululwe icala elibandakanya ukusetshenziswa kabi kombuso.

Inhlawulo iyingxenye yemigomo yesivumelwano semvume eqinisekiswe njengomyalelo weCompetition Tribunal (“Tribunal”). Nakuba i-Pailpac ingakuvumi ukwephula uMthetho Wokuncintisana (“uMthetho”) njengoba kusho Ikhomishana Yezokuncintisana (“Ikhomishana”), ivumelana nale migomo elandelayo, phakathi kokunye, njengengxenye yesivumelwano semvume:

Iqeda amalungiselelo okunikezwayo okukhethekile

I-Pailpac ngeke ingene kunoma yiziphi izivumelwano namakhasimende ayiqoke njengomhlinzeki oyedwa noma okhethekile weziqukathi zepulasitiki ezibunjwe ngomjovo ukuze zipakishwe okokunamathela emanzini:

“I-Pailpac ngeke ingene ezivumelwaneni namakhasimende eziqukathi zepulasitiki ezibunjwe ngomjovo zokupakishwa kwezimbotshana ezisekelwe emanzini ezibeka ukuthi i-Pailpac kuzoba ukuphela komphakeli noma okhethekile, noma ezidinga ukuthi lonke inani lokuthenga kwekhasimende liqongelele ku-Pailpac ("ukukhetheka") ngokuphathelene nengxenye noma yonke yezidingo zekhasimende."

Ikhulula amakhasimende emigomeni yenkontileka enemikhawulo

I-Pailpac izokhulula amakhasimende njengamanje angaphansi kwemibandela yokuhluka noma izinhlinzeko zokuvuselela okuzenzakalelayo ezinkontilekeni zabo zakha lezi zigatshana nezinhlinzeko:

"I-Pailpac izokhulula noma yimaphi amakhasimende eziqukathi zepulasitiki ezibunjwe ngomjovo ukuze zipakishwe ama-coating anamanzi anemibandela yokukhethekile ezivumelwaneni zawo zamanje zokuhlinzeka ngezibopho zawo maqondana nazo zonke lezi zigaba ezikhethekile. I-Pailpac izokwazisa lawa makhasimende athintekile zingakapheli izinsuku ezingu-30 uMyalelo Wemvume uqinisekiswe yiNkantolo."

"I-Pailpac izokhulula noma yimaphi amakhasimende eziqukathi zepulasitiki ezibunjwe ngomjovo ukuze zipakishwe ama-coatings asekelwe emanzini anezigaba zokuvuselela ngokuzenzekelayo ezinkontilekeni zawo ezikhona kusukela ezinhlinzekweni zesigatshana sokuvuselela okuzenzakalelayo, lapho lezi zinhlinzeko zizoqala ukusebenza ngosuku noma ngemva kosuku lokuqinisekiswa kwe-Imvume Yokugunyazwa."

Ukweseka ama-SMME kanye nabantu ababencishwe amathuba ngaphambilini (“HDPs”)

I-Pailpac, eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo, izothenga udoti wepulasitiki opakishwayo wangemva komthengi ngenani elishiwo kuma-SMME, ama-HDP kanye nabaqoqi bemfucuza abangahlelekile:

“Njengengxenye yokuzibophezela kwayo okuqhubekayo ekusimamiseni nasekusekeleni ama-SMMEs, futhi kuncike kuphela ezimweni ezingaphandle kokulawulwa yi-Pailpac, i-Pailpac izoqinisekisa ukuthi i-R[...] (kuhlanganise ne-VAT) itholakala, ngokuqondile noma ngokungaqondile, ku-SMME, Abantu Ababevinjwe amathuba Emlandweni kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi ukuqoqwa kwemfucumfucu yepulasitiki yangemva komthengi kwatholakala, ngokuqondile noma ngokungaqondile, ku-SMME, Abantu Ababentula Phansi Ngokomlando kanye nokuqoqwa kweminyaka emihlanu yokuqoqwa okungakahleleki. njengoMyalelo Wemvume Ngokuya ngokuguquguquka kokuhlinzekwa kanye nesidingo, i-Pailpac izozama ukuhlangabezana nezinjongo ezithile zonyaka zokuthenga.

Isijeziso Sokuphatha

I-Pailpac ivumile ukukhokha inhlawulo yezokuphatha engu-R5 million.

Ukuqalisa uhlelo lokuthobela umthetho wokuncintisana

I-Pailpac izosebenzisa uhlelo lokuthobela umthetho wokuncintisana oluklanyelwe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abasebenzi bayo, abaphathi nabaqondisi abaphuli uMthetho. Ikhophi yohlelo izothunyelwa kuKhomishana zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-60.

Ingemuva

Kulandela uphenyo olwethulwe ngoMeyi 2022, iKhomishana yathola ukuthi iPailpac yayiyifemu ehamba phambili emakethe yokukhiqiza nokuhlinzeka ngeziqukathi ezibunjwe ngomjovo ezisetshenziswa abakhiqizi bamapende nama-coatings asekelwe emanzini. Isole ukuthi i-Pailpac ihileleke ekuziphatheni okungabandakanyi okushiwo ezigabeni 8(1)(d)(i) no-8(1)(c) zoMthetho ngezivumelwano zayo ezikhethekile noma ezicishe zibe ezikhethekile namakhasimende amakhulu nangokusebenzisa amasu entengo angabizi kakhulu. IKhomishana yasola ukuthi lokhu kudale imiphumela emelene nokuncintisana emakethe efanele.

U-Pailpac akavumelananga nalokhu okutholakele, okuhlanganisa incazelo yemakethe yeKhomishana, amandla ayo okubusa kanye nezinsolo zanoma yikuphi ukwephulwa koMthetho okungenzeka kube khona. I-Pailpac igcizelele ukusebenzisana kwayo phakathi nophenyo futhi yaphikisa ngokuthi izinqubo zayo zebhizinisi, okuhlanganisa nezinhlelo zokukhethekile ezilinganiselwe namanye amakhasimende ayo, ziholele ekusungulweni okubalulekile nokutshalwa kwezimali obekungeke kwenzeke.

[…] ibhekisela enanini elifunwe yi-Pailpac njengolwazi oluyimfihlo.

Kukhishwe ngu:

Gillian de Gouveia, Umphathi Wezokuxhumana

Egameni leCompetition Tribunal yaseNingizimu Afrika

Iseli: +27 (0) 82 410 1195

I-imeyili: GillianD@comptrib.co.za

Twitter: @comptrib

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