Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan
Public Notice No. 44 (RE-2010)/2009-2014
New Delhi, the 31st March, 2011
Subject: Minimum Export Price (MEP) for export of Sona Masuri, Ponni Samba and
Matta rice.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Para 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy,
2009-2014, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following
amendments in
Public Notice No. 36 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 01.03.2011 read
with
Public Notice No. 37 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 08.03.2011 relating to
procedure for export of 1,50,000 MTs of Non Basmati Rice( Sona Masuri, Ponni
Samba & Matta rice varieties). Notification No. 21(RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 10th
February 2011 had permitted export of these 3 varieties of rice with respective
quantity ceilings.
- (a) A new sub-para 3 (v) was added through
Public Notice No. 37
(RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 08.03.2011 after sub-para (iv) at the end of para 3 of
Public Notice No. 36 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 01.03.2011. With immediate
effect, the sub-para 3 (v) is amended to read as under:
“3. …………………………
(v) The export of Sona Masuri, Ponni Samba and Matta varieties of non-Basmati
rice shall be subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of USD 850 per MT.”
(b). Para 3(iv) of
Public Notice No. 36 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 01.03.2011
relating to testing of quality of rice is deleted with immediate effect
- Effect of this Public Notice:
- MEP of USD 850 per MT was prescribed for Sona Masuri rice and Ponni-Samba
rice but not for Matta rice. Now the same MEP of USD 850 per MT is applicable
for Matta rice also.
- Condition 3 (iv) of Public Notice No. 36 dated 01.03.2011 relating to
testing of quality of rice stands deleted.
- There shall be no change in other conditions mentioned in
Public Notice
No. 36 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 01.03.2011.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
e-mail: [email protected]
(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/775/AM10/Export Cell)