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02-02-2016
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| Notification No: |
DGFT Notification No. 36/2015-2020
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| Issuing Authority: |
DGFT
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Notification
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| File No: |
F. No. 01/93/180/1483/AM-03/PC-2 (A) /Vol.III) |
| Subject: |
Amendment in policy condition No.9 of Chapter 87 of ITC (HS), 2012 -Schedule - 1 (Import Policy).
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION No. 36/2015-2020
New Delhi: Dated the 2nd February, 2016
Subject: Amendment in policy condition No.9 of Chapter 87 of ITC (HS), 2012
–Schedule – 1 (Import Policy).
S.O. (E) : In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act,
1992,
read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as
amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the Policy
Condition No. 9 of Chapter-87 of ITC (HS), 2012, Schedule-I (Import Policy) as
under:
- “Import of new motorcycles with engine capacity of 800 cc or more, by all
categories of importers, including: (a) Individuals; (b) Companies and firm; or
(c)
OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers- who have manufacturing and service
network in India) will be exempt from the conditions at Sl. No. (2) (II) (c)
above.
However, at the time of Customs clearance, an EC Type Approval Certificate /Certificate of COP, of an accredited agency from any member state of EU,
including
a notarized English translation thereof, shall be furnished. This Type Approval
shall
stipulate that the vehicle to be imported meets the technical requirements of EU
Directive 168/2013/EU of the European Parliament and Council. Such imported
motorcycles shall meet the EURO IV emission norms as specified in the said
regulation with test procedure as per Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)
No.134/2014.
Also all imported motorcycles which meet the EURO III emission norms as
defined in EU Directive 2003/77/EC will continue to be exempted from the
conditions
at Sl. No.(2) (II) (c) above, until 31st March, 2017. However, at the time of
Customs
clearance, an EC Type Approval Certificate / Certificate of COP, of an
accredited
agency from any member state of EU, including notarized English translation
thereof,
shall be furnished. This Type Approval shall stipulate that the vehicle to be
imported
meets the technical requirements of all relevant separate directives, as last
amended
and as listed in EU Directive 2002/24/EC.
- Effect of this Notification: Import of Euro – III and Euro – IV compliant
motorcycle shall be allowed to be imported till 31/03/2017 and thereafter, only
import
of Euro – IV compliant motorcycles would be allowed.
(Anup Wadhawan)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft[at]nic[dot]in
(Issued from F. No. 01/93/180/1483/AM-03/PC-2 (A) /Vol.III)
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