Notification No  36 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014

New Delhi, Dated :   23^rd March, 2011

Subject:- Minimum Export Price of Onions.

S.O. (E)            In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the 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 makes the following amendment in Notification No  34(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 16.03.2011 read with Notification No  24(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 18.02.2011.  This will be with immediate effect.

2.         (a)  The phrase “Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 275 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time”  as appearing in para 2 of Notification No  34(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 16.03.2011 for the item description at Serial Number 44.01 of Notification No  24(RE–2010)/2009-2014 dated 18.02.2011 is replaced by the phrase “Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 225 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time”.

(b)  The phrase “Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 1400 per Metric Ton or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time”  as appearing in para 2 of Notification No  24(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 18.02.2011 for the item description at Serial Number 44.02 is replaced by the phrase “Minimum Export Price(MEP) of US$ 600 per Metric Ton F.O.B. or as notified by DGFT from time-to-time”.

3.   Effect of this notification:

(i)                  Minimum Export Price (MEP) of onions other than Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram  onions will be US$ 225 per Metric Ton F.O.B.  It was US$ 275 per Metric Ton as notified on 16.03.2011.

(ii)                 Minimum Export Price (MEP) of Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram  onions will be US$ 600 per Metric Ton F.O.B.  It was US$ 1400 per Metric Ton as notified on 18.02.2011.

(Anup K. Pujari)

Director General of Foreign Trade

E-mail: dgft@nic.in