GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION NO. 119 (RE-2008)/2004-2009
NEW DELHI, DATED: 15th JULY, 2009
S.O.(E) In exercise of powers conferred under Section 5 of the Foreign Trade
(Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 ( No 22 of 1992) and read with Para 1.3 of
the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby makes the
following amendment in Para 1C.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009 (updated
as on 11.04.2008):
“Commerce & Industry Minister will be the Chairman of the Board of Trade (BOT).
Government shall also nominate upto 25 persons, of whom at least 10 will be
experts in trade policy. In addition, Chairmen of recognized Export Promotion
Councils and President or Secretary-General of National Chambers of Commerce
will be ex-officio members. BOT will meet at least once every quarter.”
3. This issues in Public interest.
Sd/-
(R.S. GUJRAL)
Director General of Foreign Trade
and ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India
(Issued from F. No. 01/94/180/436/AM05/BOT/Pol.V)