Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan
Notification No. 21(RE-2010)/2009-2014
New Delhi, the 10th February, 2011
Subject: Prohibition on Export of Non-basmati Rice – exemption for export of
Sona Masuri, Ponni Samba and Matta rice- regarding
S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of Foreign Trade
(Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with 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. In Notification No. 93 (RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 1.4.2008 sub para 2.1.13 was
added on
18.05.2010 vide Notification No. 42/2009-14. Now another sub-para
2.1.14 shall be added as under:
“2.1.14 The following varieties of non-Basmati rice as per quantities indicated
against each will be allowed for export. The exact modalities will be notified
separately.
| S. No. |
Varity of non-Basmati Rice
|
Quantity (MTs) |
| 1. |
Sona Masuri |
1,00,000 |
| 2. |
Ponni Samba |
25,000 |
| 3 |
Matta |
25,000 |
3. 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.
4. Effect of this notification:
Certain varities of rice (Sona Masuri, Ponni Samba and Matta) are permitted to
be exported with a limit on quantity of export for the KMS 2010-11.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
e-mail: [email protected]
(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/775/AM10/Export Cell)