CERES FRUIT JUICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED

(Registration number: 1972/004728/07)

and various of its subsidiaries

(“CERES FRUIT JUICES”)

         
MANUAL PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 51 OF
THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT,
ACT NO.2 OF 2000 (“THE ACT”)
         

SECTION 51 MANUAL

         

CERES FRUIT JUICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED

         

   Contents:

     
         
A.

INTRODUCTION TO CERES FRUIT JUICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED

         
B.

CONTACT DETAILS

         
C.

SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION GUIDE

         
D.

NOTICE(S) IN TERMS OF SECTION 52(2) OF THE ACT (Section 51 (1) (c) of the Act)

         
E.

INFORMATION/DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OTHER LEGISLATION (Section 51 (1) (d) of the Act)

         
F.

DOCUMENTS/INFORMATION HELD BY CERES FRUIT JUICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED IN TERMS OF THE ACT (Section 51 (1) (e) of the Act)

         
G.

OTHER INFORMATION (Section 51 (1) (f) of the Act)

         
H.

AVAILABILITY OF THE MANUAL OF CERES FRUIT JUICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED (Section 51 (3) of the Act)

         
   

CERES FRUIT JUICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED

REG. NR. 1972/004728/07

 
         
A.

INTRODUCTION TO CERES FRUIT JUICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED

Ceres Fruit Juices (Proprietary) Limited is a private company involved in the processing, packaging, distribution, sales and marketing of fruit juices (website: www.ceres.co.za )

         
B.

CONTACT DETAILS:

•  THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mr Willem Pieter Hanekom

         

•  THE APPOINTED INFORMATION OFFICER

Mr Johannes Rysbergen

Physical address: 32A Market Street , Paarl, 7646

Postal address: P O Box 242 , Paarl, 7620

Telephone: 27 21 860 0000

Fax: 27 21 860 0050

Email: jrysberg@ceres.co.za

         
C.

SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION GUIDE

In terms of section 10 of the Act, the Human Rights Commission is required to compile a guide to the Act to assist people to exercise their rights under the Act. This guide will become available not later than August 2003. The Human Rights Commission may be contacted at:

•  Address: Private Bag 2700, Houghton 2041

•  Telephone: (011) 484 8300

•  Facsimile: (011) 484 0582

•  Website: www.sahrc.org.za

•  E-mail: PAIA@sahrc.org.za

         
D..

NOTICE(S) IN TERMS OF SECTION 52(2) OF THE ACT (Section 51(1)(c) of the Act)

At this stage no notice(s) has/have been published.

         
E..

INFORMATION/DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OTHER LEGISLATION

(Section 51 (1) (d) of the Act)

Any records that are required to be made available in terms of the Acts listed below, and amended from time to time, shall be made available for inspection by interested parties (Please note that this is not an exhaustive list):

•  Companies Act No. 61of 1973

•  Income Tax Act No. 95 of 1967

•  Regional Services Council Act No. 109 of 1985

•  Value Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991

•  Basic Conditions of Employment Act No. 75 of 1997

•  Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Health Diseases Act No. 130 of 1993

•  Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998

•  Labour Relations Act No. 66 of 1995

•  Occupational Health and Safety Act No. 85 of 1993

•  Skills Development Levy Act No. 9 of 1999

•  Skills Development Act No. 97 of 1998

•  Unemployment Contributions Act No. 4 of 2002

•  Unemployment Insurance Act No. 63 of 2001

•  Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, Act No.54 of 1972

•  Customs and Excise Act, Act No.91 of 1964 (Section 101)

•  Insolvency Act, Act No.24 of 1936 (Section 134)

         
F.

DOCUMENTS/INFORMATION HELD BY CERES FRUIT JUICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED

IN TERMS OF THE ACT (Section 51 (1) (e) of the Act)

 

(a) Administration

•  Certificate to Commence Business

•  Acts and Articles of Association

•  Shareholders Agreements

•  Minutes of meetings of:

•  Directors

•  Management

•  Suppliers Contracts

•  Internal telephone directory

•  Share certificates

 

(b) Finances

•  RSC records

•  VAT records

•  Income Tax records

•  PAYE records

•  UIF records

•  Inventory and payables records

•  Sales and receivables records

•  Fixed Asset records (Moveable and non-moveable)

•  General Ledger records

•  Journals

•  Bank accounts records

•  Petty Cash records

•  Annual Financial Statements

•  Management Accounts

 

(c) Operational

•  Promotional items

•  Formal Business Plan and Mission statement

•  Trademarks

•  Supplier Contracts

•  Product and services specifications

•  Licences and permits

•  Work instruction manual

•  Client database

•  Supplier and client correspondence

•  Credit arrangements

•  Sales records

•  Production and production planning records

•  Standard Practice Instructions

•  ISO Records

 

(d) Human Resources

•  Recognition Agreement

•  Wage Agreement

•  Personnel Code

•  Employment contracts

•  Employment Equity policy

•  Remuneration records

•  Disciplinary code

•  Leave records

•  Sick Leave records

•  Training manuals and records

•  SETA records

•  Time and Attendance register

•  Provident Fund records

 

(e) Safety

•  Safety Manual

•  Accident and Incident register

•  Corrective action records

•  Records in terms of Occupational Health and safety Act. No. 85 of 1993

•  Records of quality testing results

•  Minutes of safety committee meetings

•  Safety inspection records

 

(f) Information Technology

•  Licence agreements

•  Software program records

•  Internal e-mail records

•  Back-up of all company data

 

(g) General

•  Correspondence

•  Contracts

 

It is recorded that any and all documents/information requested pertaining to the aforesaid shall always only be made available to a requestor subject to the provisions of the Act.

         
G.

OTHER INFORMATION (Section 51 (1) (f) of the Act)

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development has to date not published any regulations in terms of this section.

         
H.

AVAILABILITY OF THE MANUAL OF CERES FRUIT JUICES (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED

(Section 51 (3) of the Act)

The manual is available for inspection at the offices of Ceres Fruit Juices (Proprietary) Limited. Copies of the manual may be obtained, subject to the prescribed fees, at the offices of Ceres Fruit Juices (Proprietary) Limited.

 

The manual can also be accessed on the websites of the SAHRC ( www.sahrc.org.za ) and will be published in the Government Gazette. However, it should be noted that the manual accessible on the website of SAHRC and in the Government Gazette , does not include the request forms or fee structure (set out in this manual). The request forms and fee structure can be obtained on the SAHRC website ( www.sahrc.org.za ) or the website of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development ( www.doj.gov.za ) under “regulations”).