In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ii) of section 133 of the Finance Act, 2007 (22 of 2007), the Central Government, hereby appoints the 25th day of January, 2008 as the date for the purposes of clause (ii) of the said section.
The principal notification No. 2/2006-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 1st March, 2006, was published vide number G.S.R. 113(E), published in the Gazette of India, Extra ordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) dated the 1st March, 2006 and was last amended by notification No. 14/2007-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 1st March 2007, vide number G.S.R. 154 (E), dated the 1st March, 2007.
The prohibition imposed by this Notification on export of non-basmati rice shall not be applicable to export of 50,000 MT of rice to Madagascar through STC, and 25,000 MT of rice to Comoros and 9,000 MT of rice to Mauritius through MMTC.
The matter has been examined by the Board. In terms of Para 3.6.4.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) the duty credit earned under SFIS may be used for import of items mentioned therein provided they are freely importable under ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items. Similar provisions are there in the FTP under the Target Plus Scheme ( Para 3.7.6 of the relevant Policy).
The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section(i) vide number G.S.R. 118 (E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amended by notification No.123/2007-Customs, dated the 31st December, 2007 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, Section 3, Sub-section(i) vide number G.S.R. 797(E), dated the 31st December, 2007.
