Public Notice No. 47 dated 13^th December 2000

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy 1997-2002, as notified in the Gazette of India extraordinary, Part-II-Section 3 � Sub-section (ii) vide S.O. No. 283(E) dated 31.3.97, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment in Handbook (Vol.1). (RE-00), 1997-2002.

1.      Paragraph 8.75 shall be amended to read as under:

�EOUs/ EPZ Units/ Nominated Agencies authorised by Ministry of Commerce & Industry shall be permitted to set up showrooms/ retail outlets at the international Airports for sale of plain and studded jewellery to foreign tourists in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Customs authorities and shall be subject to the following conditions:

i.       All jewellery items left unsold after a period of 60 days be exported abroad or returned back to the respective EOUs/ EPZ/ DTA units/ Nominated Agencies authorised by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

ii.        The minimum value addition as prescribed in the Policy shall be achieved.�

2.      The following shall be added as paragraph 8.75 (a):

�The Nominated Agencies shall provide the following documents to the EOUs and EPZ/ DTA Units as proof of sale/ export of jewellery items supplied by them to the nominated agencies for sale/ export at their Duty Free Shops:

i.         Statement of sold, unsold items duly countersigned by the Customs Authorities.

ii.        Certificate from the Nominated Agency indicating the value of sold and unsold items of a particular parcel.

iii.     Foreign Inward Remittance Certificate (FIRC) indicating the value of jewellery items sold at the Duty Free Shop.

For the purpose of claiming Replenishment, the DTA unit shall submit the documents mentioned at Sl. No. (I) to (iii) above along with the following additional documents to the Nominated Agency.

iv.        Original Customs attested invoice/ shipping bill

v.         Certificate from the Nominated Agency in the form given in Appendix-15 D�.

3.      The Appendix 16 D shall be amended as per Annexure I to this Public Notice.

4.      The Appendix 16 K shall be added as per Annexure II to this Public Notice.

5.      The heading �Export Processing Zone� as appearing in the Appendix 27 containing the list of Licensing Authorities and their jurisdiction shall be substituted by the heading �Export Processing Zone/ Special Economic Zone� and the corresponding entries from Sl. No. 33 to 39 thereunder shall be amended as per Annexure III to this Public Notice.

6.      The following amendments shall be made in Appendix 28A

A.        Product Group � Engineering (Product Code 61)

i.      The description of the export product at S.No. 256 shall be amended to read as �Pneumatic Tool�

B.        Product Group � Chemicals (Product Code 62)

i.      The following shall be added after S.No. 998

ii.     The description of the export product at Sl. No. 491 shall be amended to read as

�Single/ Multi Colour Printed Books, with/ without soft/ hard, PVC/ BOPP Laminated Jacket cover�.

iii.    The description of the export product at Sl. No. 494 shall be amended to read as

�Ruled/ Unruled/ Printed with soft/ hard cover with or without PVC/ BOPP Jacket/ Laminated stationery items like Exercise Book/ Diary/ Notebook/ Register/ Writing Pad/ Drawing Book.�

iv.    The description of the export product at Sl. No. 590 shall be amended to read as

�Polychloroprene Based Adhesives�.

v.     The description of the export product at Sl. No. 747 shall be amended to read as under:

�High voltage porcelain insulators for transmission line applications of the following type: a) Ball and Socket Disc Insulator b) Antifog Disc Insulator, c) Pin type Insulator d) Tongue & Clevis type Disc Insulator.�

C.        Product Group � Plastics (Product Code 63)

i.      The following shall be added after S.No. 145:

ii.     The description of the export product at Sl. No. 102 shall be amended to read as under:

                   �Synthetic Footwear made of NBR or PVC or SBR, including in CKD/ SKD�.

D.        Product Group � Leather and Leather Products (Product Code 64)

i.      The following shall be added after S.No. 31:

E.        Product Group � Electronics (Product Code 83)

i.      The description of the export product at S.No.41 shall be amended to read as

�Telephone Instrument (Push Button Telephones) including CKD/ SKD thereof�

ii.     The following shall be added after S.No 93

         F.        Product Group � Miscellaneous items (Product Code 90)

i.      The description of the export product at S.No.17 shall be amended to read as

�Boxes/ cartons made out of Paper Board/ Corrugated Card Board/ Laminated Board/ Kraft Paper- Printed or Unprinted, Laminated or Unlaminated, Coated or Uncoated, Varnished or Unvarnished.�

7.      The address of M/ s. International Certifications Services (Asia) Pvt. Ltd. as appearing at Sl. No. 25 of Appendix 32 under the heading

�List of IS/ ISO 9000 (series) Certification Agencies� shall be amended to read as under:

Shop No.2, 1st Floor, �B� Block Market,

Surajmal Vihar, Delhi � 110 092

Tel.91-11-2146659, 2148961,

Telefax: 91-11-2148961,

E-mail: [email protected]

8.      The following amendments shall be made in the Appendix 34:

The words and expression �Or through running deposit account with concerned RLA� shall be inserted after the words �any bank� in the fourth line of Paragraph 1.

i. The following shall be added at the end of Paragraph 3:

OR
(3) Through running deposit account maintained with concerned RLA in the following manner:

The applicants may deposit the anticipated amount as per their needs for six months with the concerned Regional Licensing Authority through cheque/ DD in the name of concerned Pay & Accounts Officer (Commerce). Initially, this amount will be credited into public accounts under Major Head 8443-Civil Deposits, 114-Export Trade Deposits adjustable against Licence Application Fees. The licensing authority at the time of admitting the application fee will carry out an adjustment in �Broad Sheet of Export Trade Deposits� and debit the value of application fee from the Head �Export Trade Deposits� by contra credit to Revenue Head Head-1453-Foreign Trade & Export Promotion, 103,-Export Licensing Application Fees�. The licensing Authority may furnish the details of all such transactions (like the amount transferred from Public Accounts to Revenue Account etc.) to the Pay and Accounts Officer concerned who may carry out adjustment entry in the monthly compilation of accounts. A copy of the transactions may also be forwarded to the concerned firm for the purpose of reconciliation.

9.      The following shall be added at Sl. No. 145 under the head �Chandigarh� in the Appendix 35 containing the list of branches of Central Bank of India authorised to receive payments for application fee:

         145. S.C.O.293, Sector 35-D

10.    The following shall be added in the Appendix 51B after Sl, No. 6 under the state head Delhi:

7. Delhi Chamber of Commerce, 49, Rani Jhansi Road,

New Delhi � 110 055. Tel. 3616421-24/ 3515828

E-mail: [email protected]

11.    The Appendix 16 I shall be added as per Annexure IV to this Public Notice.

Corrigendum

1.      The description of the export product corresponding to the DEPB entry at Sl. No. 987 as added vide Public Notice No. 11, dated 1st June, 2000 shall be corrected to read as, �Tetra N-Butyl Titan ate Monomer (minimum purity 99%),�

2.      The words and expressions �Paragraph 17.25� and �Sl. 8 above� as appearing at Sl. No. 10 of item No.4 of Appendix 16 H, notified as Annexure II to Public Notice No. 37, dated 19^th October, 2000 shall be amended to read as �Paragraph 9.40� and �S. No. 9 above� respectively.

12.    This issues in public interest.

Annexure III

Export Processing Zone/ Special Economic Zone