In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975(51 of 1975) which has been inserted by sub-clause (a) of clause 110 of the Finance Bill, 2001, which clause has, by virtue of the declaration made in the said Finance Bill under the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931 (16 of 1931), the force of law, the Central Government, having regard to the excise duties for the time being leviable on like alcoholic liquors produced or manufactured in different states, or the excise duties which would be leviable for the time being in different states on the class or description of alcoholic liquor.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance ( Department of Revenue), No. 17/2001-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2001.
In Appendix 3 to Schedule 2 (substituted by Notification No.5 (RE-2000)/1997-2000 dated the 31ST March, 2000 and further amended vide Notification No. 14( RE-2000)/1997-2002 dated 8th May, 2000) the figure and words 6500(six thousand five hundred) Mtops as appearing in item No. 7C001 (i) and (ii) and in Explanatory notes (b) thereunder, shall be amended to read as 28000 (twenty eight thousand) Mtops.
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act,1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.3 and 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy,1997-2002 (incorporating amendment made upto 31.3.2001), the Central Government hereby makes following amendments in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002 (incorporating amendments made upto 31st August,1998) and as amended from time to time, namely.
“Notification No. 7 (RE-2001) updates ITC(HS) classifications, restricting certain imports and adding new BIS standards for packaged water products.”
“Notification No. 6 (RE-2001) revises the ITC(HS) import policy, introducing new items and conditions, especially for hazardous waste and copper scrap imports.”
Notification No. 5 (RE-2001) amends the import policy on alcoholic beverages, requiring compliance with State Government regulations for imports.
Give an undertaking in writing that the proof of compliance to conformity of production as per rule 126A of CMVR shall be submitted within six months of the imports. In case of failure to do so, no further import of new vehicle of that model shall be allowed thereafter.
“Notification No. 3 (RE-2001) outlines updated import requirements for meat, poultry, food products, textiles, and agricultural items under ITC(HS) Policy 1997-2002.”
Where the Policy for Import is given as ‘State Trading Enterprise(STE)’, the nominated enterprise(s) shall make any such purchases or sales involving imports or exports solely in accordance with commercial considerations, including price, quality, availability, marketability, transportation and other conditions of purchase or sale. These enterprise(s) shall act in a non discriminatory manner and shall afford the enterprises of other countries adequate opportunity, in accordance with customary business practice, to compete for participation in such purchases or sales.
