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Amendments in "ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import
Items"
Notification No. 20 dated 14th
June 2000
In exercise of powers
conferred by section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act,
1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.3 and 4.1 of the Export and Import
Policy, 1997-2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments
to Appendix 3 in Schedule 2, of the Book titled "ITC (HS) Classifications
of export and Import Items 1997-2002" (as amended).
(i)
In Appendix 3 (as substituted by Notification No. 5(RE-2000)/ 1997-2002,
dated the 31st March, 2000), the following Notes shall be substituted
for the extant 'Note to Exporter' under category 1 B:
(a)
A list of States parties can be obtained from the Disarmament &
International Security Affairs Division of the Ministry of External Affairs
(Room No. 40-G South Block, New Delhi) or at the official website of the
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons at www.opcw .org
(b)
A general Permission valid for a period of two years may be applied for
by exporter for export of chemical in this category. This permission shall be
subject to the condition that for each export consignment exporters shall,
within 30 days of exports, notify the details to the National Authority,
Chemical Weapons Convention, Cabinet Secretariat; Ministry of External Affairs
(D&ISA); Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, and the Directorate
General of Foreign Trade, and submit to the DGFT a copy of the bill of entry
into the destination State Party within 30 days of delivery.}
(ii)
In the same Appendix 3, the title of 1C shall be amended to read as
under:
"1C
Export of Chemical as Specified below is allowed to states parties to the
Chemical Weapons Convention without an export licence subject to the condition
that exporter shall notify within 30 days of exports, to the National Authority,
Chemical Weapons Convention, Cabinet Secretariat; Ministry of External Affairs
(D&ISA); the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, and the Directorate
General of Foreign Trade of such export in the prescribed format (appendix 18-B
as reproduced in the Handbook of procedures, 1997-2002) alongwith the End Use
Certificate and submit to the DGFT a copy of the bill of entry into the
destination State Party within 30 days of delivery.
Export
of Chemical as specified below to State not party to the Chemical Weapons
Convention Shall continue to be restricted and will be allowed against an export
licence and in that case also exporters shall submit to DGFT a copy of bill of
entry into the destination country within 30 days of export."
(iii)
According, the items description against S.No. 37 and the condition
against the same as well as note thereunder in Appendix 1 of Schedule 2 of. of
the ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import Item (as amended) shall be
deleted.
This
issues in public interest.
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