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Ekuthuthukisweni okubalulekile kwezomthetho, iNkantolo Ephakeme yaseDelhi isanda kuvumela i-PepsiCo ukuthi ifune ilungelo lobunikazi lohlobo lwamazambane i-FL 2027, isithako esibalulekile kumashiphu wabo amazambane adumile e-Lay. Isinqumo senkantolo sichitha umyalo wangaphambilini owahoxisa ukuvikelwa kwelungelo lobunikazi le-Pepsi lwalolu hlobo lwesitshalo, sigqamisa ubunkimbinkimbi bokuvikelwa kwezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo namalungelo abalimi.
Ngokwesinqumo senkantolo, uMthetho Wokuvikelwa Kwezinhlobo Zezitshalo kanye Namalungelo Abalimi, 2001, wawuyingqikithi yesikhalazo sikaPepsiCo. Inkantolo yasichitha isinqumo sejaji elilodwa kusukela ngomhlaka-5 Julayi 2021, elaqale lasichitha isicelo sika-Pepsi ngokumelene nomyalelo we-Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority wangomhla zi-3 kuZibandlela wezi-2021.
Umyalo weSiphathimandla uhoxise ukubhaliswa kukaPepsi ezinhlobonhlobo zamazambane ze-FL 2027 ngezizathu eziningi, okuhlanganisa neSigaba 34(a), (b), (c), kanye (h) soMthetho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isicelo sikaPepsi sokuvuselela ukubhaliswa sibhekane nokunqatshwa. Isinqumo senkantolo sakamuva asivumelanga nje kuphela ukudluliswa kwecala kuka-PepsiCo kodwa futhi sibekela eceleni umyalelo Weziphathimandla kanye nencwadi ehambisanayo eyakhishwa ngo-February 11, 2022. Isicelo sokuvuselela esenziwe ngu-PepsiCo manje sizophinde sicatshangelwe kabusha uMbhalisi.
Ingxabano yezomthetho yayibandakanya izimpikiswano zesishoshovu samalungelo abalimi uKavitha Kuruganti, owasola iPepsiCo ngokwenza okuphambene nezithakazelo zomphakathi ngokuvulela abalimi amacala. Inkantolo, nokho, izichithile lezi zimangalo, yathi ummangalelwa uhlulekile ukuthola ukuthi amacala akwa-PepsiCo ayenesihluku noma ayingxenye yamaqhinga okuxhaphaza.
Leli cala ligcizelela ibhalansi ethambile phakathi kwamalungelo empahla yobuhlakani, ikakhulukazi amalungelo okukhulisa izitshalo (ama-PBR), namalungelo abalimi. Isitshalo ezihlukahlukene ukuvikelwa, ngendlela yama-PBR, kunikeza amalungelo akhethekile kumfuyi wohlobo olubhalisiwe. Kulo mongo, impumelelo ye-PepsiCo ekutholeni ilungelo lobunikazi isikhanyisela ngobunkimbinkimbi bomthetho obuphathelene nokuqanjwa kabusha kwezolimo kanye nezithakazelo zezohwebo.
Ukunqoba kukaPepsiCo ekufuneni igunya lobunikazi bezinhlobo zamazambane ze-FL 2027 kunemithelela ebanzi emkhakheni wezolimo, okugcizelela izinselele zokulinganisa izintshisekelo zebhizinisi namalungelo abalimi. Leli cala ligqamisa isidingo sendlela eguquguqukayo yemithetho yokuvikelwa kwezitshalo ukuze kuqinisekiswe uhlelo olunobulungiswa nolulinganayo lwabo bonke ababambiqhaza abathintekayo embonini yezolimo.