GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
NOTIFICATION NO. 42 /2009-2014
NEW DELHI, THE 18th MAY, 2010
Subject: Prohibition on Export of Non-basmati Rice – exemption regarding
S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3(2)
of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) and
also read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the
Central Government hereby makes, with immediate effect, the following amendment
to
Notification No.38 (RE-2007)/2004-2009, dated 15.10.2007 read with
Notification No. 93 (RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 1.4.2008, as amended from time to
time.
2. Following shall be added at the end of Para 2.1.12 of the
Notification No. 93
(RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 1st April, 2008:
“2.1.13 With immediate effect, ban on export of Non-basmati rice shall also not
be applicable to export of 1,00,000 MTs of non basmati rice (Parboiled) to
Bangladesh as follows:
| S. No. |
Quantity (MTs) |
Name of PSU through which export to be made |
| 1. |
50,000 |
STC |
| 2. |
25,000 |
MMTC |
| 3. |
25,000 |
PEC |
| Total |
1,00,000.” |
|
3. The above export shall be subject to the following conditions:-
- Export will be undertaken directly, and only, by the designated PSU(s);
- Recipient countries will be advised to enter into contracts for the exports
only with the designated PSU(s), in terms of GATT provisions;
- The PSU(s) will buy rice from the market from all over the country;
- The PSU(s) will make purchases from the market at a price as close to MSP
as possible, so as not to disturb the existing price situation in the market;
- The PSU/s will procure and export rice as per guidelines prescribed by the
Department of Commerce vide O. M. No. 7/4/2009 - FT(ST) dated 18.2.2010;
- End-point verification of exports reaching the destination will be filed by
the PSU(s).
4. All other provisions of the
Notification No.93 (RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 1st
April, 2008, as amended from time to time, shall remain unchanged, and shall
continue to apply.
5. This issues in public interest.
(R.S GUJRAL)
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
AND EX-OFFICIO SPECIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA
(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/775/AM10/Export Cell)