GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION NO. 27(RE-2008)/2004-09
NEW DELHI, DATED 1st AUGUST, 2008
S.O. (E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 and 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Notification No.51(RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 14th November, 2007, regarding on export of onion.
- With immediate effect, Para 3 of Notification No. 51(RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 14th November, 2007 stands substituted. The substituted entry shall be as follows:
- The following conditions will apply to all STEs for export of Onions of all varieties:
- Export of Onions is allowed without quantitative ceiling subject to conditions of quality laid out by NAFED from time to time.
- The designated STEs can issue NOC to the Associates Shippers and the service charges levied by them for issue of NOC will be to a maximum rate of 1% of the invoice value of export of onion.
- The STEs are not allowed to levy any other charges except above by way of fees, guarantee or deposits or in any other form whatsoever.
- All onions exported will be subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) fixed by NAFED.
- The careful selection of exporters is made to eliminate the trading in permits to export onions.
- The agencies shall ensure that quality of onion is maintained.
- A weekly report of permits issued shall be provided to NAFED which shall act a nodal agency to keep the Government of India informed of the outflow of onions.
- Periodic reports of the actual shipment of onion by different agencies be submitted to the Department of Consumer Affairs.
- 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 File No. 01/91/180/922/AM’08/PC-III)