Notification No. 33(RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 15.3.2011

Subject: Prohibition on export of Non-basmati Rice – Amendment in Notification  No. 33/2009-14 dated 03.03.2010 relating toexemption for export to Nepal regarding

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 Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in  Notification  No. 33/2009-14 dated 03.03.2010 relating to export of 25,000 MT of Non-Basmati rice to Nepal through MMTC.

2.       In Notification  No. 33/2009-14 dated 03.03.2010, relating to export of 25,000 MT of Non-Basmati rice to Nepal through MMTC,  existing entries in para 3(a) and 3(i) shall be amended as under:

          “3.     ………………

(a)  the phrase “The rice to be exported shall be with a minimum of 25% of brokens” appearing at para 3 (a) will be substituted by the phrase “The rice to be exported shall be with a maximum of 25% of brokens” ; and

(i) the phrase “The above quantity shall be exported by PSUs during KMS 2009-10” appearing at para 3 (i) will be substituted by the phrase “The above quantity shall be exported by PSUs during KMS 2010-11”

3.       All other provisions of the Notification  No. 33/2009-14 dated 03.03.2010, shall remain unchanged, and shall continue to apply.  The above amendments are not applicable for export of 20,000 MT of rice(Ponni Samba) to Sri Lanka through PEC.

4.       Effect of this notification:

          By this amendment the export of 25,000 MT of non-Basmati rice to Nepal through MMTC shall be allowed during the KMS 2010-11 with a maximum of 25% brokens. 

Sd/-

 (Anup K. Pujari)

Director General of Foreign Trade

(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/775/AM10/Export Cell)