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09-09-2015
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| Notification No: |
DGFT Public Notice No. 34/2015-2020
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| Issuing Authority: |
DGFT
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| Type: |
Public Notice
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| File No: |
F.No.01/93/180/11/AM 12/PC2 (B) |
| Subject: |
Trade in Border Haats across the border in Tripura between Bangladesh and India.
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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Public Notice No. 34/2015-2020 (RE-2015)
Dated the 9 September, 2015
Subject: Trade in Border Haats across the border in Tripura between
Bangladesh and India
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 read with paragraph 2.21 of
the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade, in
supersession of
Public Notice No. 72/2009-2014 (RE-2013) dated 7.11.2014 and
Public Notice
No.15/2015-2020 (RE-2015) dated 3rd June, 2015 hereby amends the arrangements in accordance
with
the addendum dated 15.5.2012 added to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
dated
23/10/2010 between India and Bangladesh.
- In terms of the provisions contained in the Foreign Trade Policy, the
following
commodities will be allowed to be traded in the Border Haats at (i) Srinagar,
Tripura –
between Purbo Madhyagram (India) and Chhoighoria (Bangladesh); and (ii) between
Kamalasagar, Tripura (India) and Tarapur Kasba (Bangladesh).
- Vegetables, food items, fruits, spices;
- Minor forest produce e.g. bamboo, bamboo grass and broom stick but
excluding
timber;
- Products of cottage industries like Gamcha, Lungi etc;
- Small agriculture household implements e.g. dao, plough, axe, spade,
chisel, etc;
- Garments, melamine products, processed food items, fruit juice, toiletries,
cosmetics,
plastic products, aluminum products and cookeries.
- Clarification as to the specific commodity falling under the above list of
items will be
given by the Haat Management Committee, constituted under Article 1 of the
operational
guidelines of the MoU.
- Vendors who are allowed to sell their products in the Border Haats shall be
the
residents of the area within five (5) km radius from the location of Border Haat.
The vendees
may offer immediate consumption items of snack foods / juices as may be allowed
by the
Haat Management committee.
- The commodities will be allowed to be exchanged in the designated Border Haats in
local currency and / or barter basis. Each individual will be allowed to
purchase only as much
of the commodities produced in Bangladesh / India which are reasonable for bona
– fide
personal / family consumption. Estimated value of such purchases shall not be
more than
respective local currency equivalent of US $ 100 (one hundred) for any
particular day. The
regulations relating to foreign exchange will be suspended in the designated
Border Haats.
- Effect of Public Notice:
It perationalises the arrangements under the addendum dated 15.5.2012 added to
the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated 23/10/2010 between India and Bangladesh
through Border Haats at (i) Srinagar, Tripura – between Purbo Madhyagram (India)
and
Chhoighoria (Bangladesh); and (ii) between Kamalasagar, Tripura (India) and
Tarapur
Kasba (Bangladesh).
(Anup Wadhawan)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from F.No.01/93/180/11/AM 12/PC2 (B)]
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