| (1) | The Commission may receive requests from SACU to— |
| (b) | investigate and compile information available within the Republic concerning such a recommendation. |
| (2) | The Commission may receive a request from the National Body of a Member State to— |
| (a) | evaluate an application for a customs duty amendment received by that Member State; or |
| (b) | investigate and compile information available within the Republic concerning such an application. |
| (3) | The Commission must, upon receiving a request in terms of subsection (1)(a) or (2)(a), evaluate the application or recommendation, and make a recommendation to the Tariff Board concerning the matter. |
| (4) | The Commission must, upon receiving a request in terms of subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b), conduct an investigation or compile the information requested and deliver a report concerning the matter to the Tariff Board or relevant National Body, as the case may be. |
| (5) | Section 26, read with the changes required by the context, applies to a request received by the Commission in terms of subsection (1) or (2). |
| (6) | The Commission may request the National Body of another Member State to— |
| (i) | an application for customs duty amendment received by the Commission; or |
| (ii) | a recommendation made to the Tariff Board by another Member State; or |
| (b) | investigate and compile information available within its jurisdiction concerning such an application or recommendation. |
[Date of commencement of section 31: to be proclaimed]
