NOTIFICATION
No. 20
(RE-2001)/1997-2002 Dated 27.7.2001
Export Of Onoions
S.O.(E)
In exercise of the powers
conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation)
Act,1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Paragraphs 1.3 and 4.11 of the Export and
Import Policy, 1997-2002(incorporating amendments made upto 31.3.2001), the
Central Government hereby makes the following
amendments in the ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import items,
1997-2002 (incorporating amendments made upto 31 August, 1998) as amended from
time to time :-
In
continuation of Notification No. 16 (RE-2001)/1997-2002 dated the 26th
June, 2001, the following additions shall be made against the Code No.0703(1) in
Table B of Schedule 2 of the said ITC(HS) relating to “onions (all varieties
other than Bangalore Rose onion and Krishnapuram onions)” under the column ‘
nature of restriction’:-
“
Further, another 50,000 (Fifty Thousand) Metric Tonnes of onions is allowed for
export through the following agencies/State Trading Enterprises
for the quantities indicated against each :-
(i) National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing 17,500 M.Ts.
Federation of India Ltd.(NAFED)
(ii) Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB) 17,500 M.Ts
(iii) Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (GAIC) 5,000 M.Ts.
(iv) The Spices Trading Corporation Ltd.(STCL) 2,000 M.Ts.
(v) AP-State Trading Corporation 2,500 M.Ts.
(vi) The Karnataka State Co-operative 2,000 M.Ts.
Marketing
Federation Ltd.(KSCMF)
(vii) The National Co-operative Consumers’ 2,500 M.Ts.
Federation of India Ltd.(NCCF)
(viii) The North Karnataka Onion Growers
Co-operative Society 1,000 MTs.
2.
These STEs/agencies shall export directly or through the Registered
Exporters on the same terms and conditions as laid down in earlier Notification
No.16(RE-2000)/1997-2002 dated 17.5.2000 except condition relating to time
prescribed for export for which the date indicated in Para-3 will apply.
3.
The quantity of onions
released as above shall be exported by 31st August, 2001.
4. It has further been decided to extend the shipment period of the unutilized balance quantity of the onion, if any, out of the 50,000 Metric tones released for export vide Notification No.16(RE-2001)/1997-2002 dated the 26th June,2001 upto 31st August, 2001.
5.
This issues in Public interest.
(N.L.LAKHANPAL)
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
AND EX-OFFICIO ADDL.SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA