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-2008)/2004-2009
NEW DELHI, DATED 1st AUGUST, 2008
S.O. (E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 and 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Notification No.51(RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 14th November, 2007, regarding on export of onion.
2. With immediate effect, Para 3 of Notification No. 51(RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 14th November, 2007 stands substituted. The substituted entry shall be as follows:
The following conditions will apply to all STEs for export of Onions of all varieties:
(i) Export of Onions is allowed without quantitative ceiling subject to conditions of quality laid out by NAFED from time to time.
(ii) The designated STEs can issue NOC to the Associates Shippers and the service charges levied by them for issue of NOC will be to a maximum rate of 1% of the invoice value of export of onion.
(iii The STEs are not allowed to levy any other charges except above by way of fees, guarantee or deposits or in any other form whatsoever.
(iv) All onions exported will be subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) fixed by NAFED.
(v) The careful selection of exporters is made to eliminate the trading in permits to export onions.
(vi) The agencies shall ensure that quality of onion is maintained.
(vii) A weekly report of permits issued shall be provided to NAFED which shall act a nodal agency to keep the Government of India informed of the outflow of onions.
(viii) Periodic reports of the actual shipment of onion by different agencies be submitted to the Department of Consumer Affairs.
3. This issues in public interest.
Sd/-
(R.S. Gujral)
Director General of Foreign Trade
And Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/922/AM’08/PC-III)
