TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
PART-II, SECTION-3, SUB SECTION (ii)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION NO. 27(RE-2000)/1997-2002
NEW DELHI: 1st August, 2000
S.O (E) – In exercise of powers conferred under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 1.3 and 4.1 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items , 1997-2002 published on 31st March, 1997 (RE-98) as amended from time to time, namely –
- After amendment the following will read as under:-
Exim Code No. | Items description | Policy | Conditions relating to the policy | Import permitted against SIL/Public Notice |
120791 00 | Poppy seeds | Restricted | Import subject to Licensing Note No. 4 below. | Import permitted against SIL. |
3. the Import Licensing Notes appearing in Chapter 12 of the said ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002the following clause shall be inserted at the end:
“(4) Import of Poppy Seeds (Exim Code No. 120791 00) shall be allowed subject to the following conditions :
(a) Import permitted only from Australia, Austria, France, China, Hungry, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and Czech Republic;
(b) The importer shall produce an appropriate certificate from the competent authority of the exporting country that Opium Poppy have been grown licitly /legally in that country as per requirements of International Narcotics Control Bureau; and
(c) All import contracts for this item shall compulsory be registered with the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior prior to import.”
This issues in Public Interest.
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( N.L. LAKHANPAL)
Director General of Foreign Trade and ex-officio
Additional Secretary to the Government of India
Copy to all concerned.
(O.P. HISARIA)
Dy. Director General of Foreign Trade