Ngemva kwesikhalazo esifakwe ngonyaka odlule yi-SPC, umlawuli we-Australia omelene nokulahla udoti unqume ukuthi izinkampani ezintathu ezinkulu zase-Italy ezicubungula utamatisi zithengise imikhiqizo e-Australia ngamanani aphansi okwenziwa futhi zinciphisa kakhulu amabhizinisi endawo.
Isikhalazo senkampani epheka utamatisi yase-Australia i-SPC sithi izitolo ezinkulu i-Coles ne-Woolworths bezithengisa amathini angu-400 g katamatisi wase-Italy nge-AUD 1.10 ngaphansi kwamalebula azo. Uhlobo lwayo, i-Ardmona, lwaluthengiswa nge-AUD 2.10 naphezu kokukhuliswa e-Australia, okonakalisa abakhiqizi bendawo.
IKhomishini Yokulwa Nokulahla Izimpahla Iphenye abakhiqizi abane base-Italy – uDe Clemente, i-IMCA, uMutti kanye noLa Doria – futhi yathola ukuthi izinkampani ezintathu kwezine “zilahle” imikhiqizo e-Australia ezinyangeni eziyi-12 kuze kube sekupheleni kukaSepthemba 2024. Ukubuyekezwa kokuqala, okwagunyaza iLa Doria, kuthe, “abathumeli bezimpahla abavela e-Italy bathumela izimpahla e-Australia ngamanani alahliwe noma axhaswe ngemali”.
Ikhomishini iphethe ngokuthi ukulahlwa kukatamatisi ngabadlali abathathu kanye nezinye izinkampani eziningi ezingachazwanga kube nomthelela omubi ku-SPC. Ithole ukuthi ukungenisa kwe-Italy “kwehlise kakhulu amanani embonini yase-Australia phakathi kwamaphesenti ayi-13 kuya kwangu-24”.
Nakuba ikhomishini ithole ukuthi i-SPC ilahlekelwe ukuthengisa, isabelo semakethe kanye nenzuzo ngenxa “yokuncishiswa kwentengo kanye nokwehla kwentengo”, ayizange ilinganisele ubukhulu balokho kulahlekelwa. Ngokubanzi, isibuyekezo sokuqala sithole ukuthi akukho “ukulimala okukhulu embonini yase-Australia” okuvela ekungenisweni kwempahla. Iphinde yaqaphela ukuthi amakhasimende ase-Australia ayethenga inani eliphakeme lezimpahla zase-Italy ezingenisiwe kunezimpahla ezikhiqizwe e-Australia ngenxa “yokuthanda kwabathengi utamatisi olungiselelwe noma ogciniwe ovela e-Italy kanye nokunambitheka”.
“UKhomishana ucabangela kuqala ukuthi, kulesi sigaba sophenyo olusekelwe ebufakazini obuphambi kukaKhomishana, futhi ngemva kokuhlola ezinye izici emakethe yase-Australia zamatamatisi alungisiwe noma agciniwe lapho imboni yase-Australia incintisana khona, ukungeniswa kwezimpahla ezilahliwe kanye/noma ezixhaswe ngemali ezivela e-Italy kube nomthelela esimweni sezomnotho se-SPC kodwa ukulimala kwezinto ezibonakalayo embonini yase-Australia akubangelwanga yilokho kungeniswa.”
Ziphendula ophenyweni lwekhomishini, izikhulu ze-European Union zixwayise ngokuthi izinsolo zokungaziphathi kahle zingadala “ukungezwani okukhulu kwezepolitiki”, futhi uphenyo mayelana nokuthunyelwa kokudla esifundeni “ikakhulukazi ngokusekelwe ebufakazini obungabaza, luzobhekwa kabi kakhulu”.
Esimweni esihlukile esiya kwiKhomishini Yokulwa Nokulahla Imfucuza, uhulumeni wase-Italy uthe isikhalazo se-SPC "sasingenasisekelo futhi asinasisekelo".
Ngo-2024, i-Australia yangenisa amathani angu-155,503 katamatisi agciniwe, futhi yathumela amathani angu-6,269 kuphela kwamanye amazwe.
Ukungeniswa kwamanye amazwe kwakuhlanganisa amathani angu-64,068 katamatisi osemathinini (HS 200210), lapho amathani angu-61,570 avela e-Italy, kanye namathani engeziwe angu-63,370 katamatisi onamathelisiwe (HS 200290).
Khonamanjalo, abaprosesa base-Australia bapakishe amathani angu-213,000 katamatisi omusha.
Okutholakele kukhomishini kuzoba yisisekelo sesincomo senhlangano kuhulumeni wase-Australia ozonquma ukuthi yisiphi isinyathelo, uma sikhona, okufanele basithathe ngokumelene nabakhiqizi base-Italy ngasekupheleni kukaJanuwari. Ngo-2016, iKhomishini Yokulwa Nokulahla Imfucuza yayisivele ithole ukuthi abathumeli ngaphandle bomkhiqizo katamatisi osemathinini we-Feger ne-La Doria babelimazile imboni yasekhaya ngokulahla imikhiqizo e-Australia kanti uhulumeni wase-Australia wayebeke intela yokungenisa kulezo zinkampani.
Okwamanje, izingxoxo mayelana nesivumelwano sokuhweba ngokukhululeka phakathi kwe-Australia ne-EU eziye zamiswa kusukela ngo-2023 ngenxa yokungavumelani ngentela yezolimo kulindeleke ukuthi ziqalwe kabusha ngonyaka ozayo.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Disemba-01-2025