Export of additional quantity of onions
Notification No. 20 dated 27th
July 2001
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�: -
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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)
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National Agricultural Cooperative
Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED)
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17,500 MTs
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(ii)
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Maharashtra
State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB)
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17,500 MTs
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(iii)
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Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation
Ltd.(GAIC)
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5,000 MTs
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(iv)
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The Spices Trading Corporation Ltd. (STCL)
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2,000 MTs
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(v)
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AP-State Trading Corporation
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2,500
MTs
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(vi)
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The Karnataka State Co-operative
Marketing Federation Ltd. (KSCMF)
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2,000 MTs
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(vii)
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The National Co-operative Consumers�
Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF)
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2,500
MTs
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(viii)
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The North Karnataka Onion Growers
Co-operative Society
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1,000 MTs
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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.
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