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. 93 (RE-2008)/2004-2009
Dated: 2nd March, 2009
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in Schedule-I (Imports) to the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 2004-09:
1. Import Licensing Note No, (4) shall be inserted at the end of Chapter 25, to read as under:
“(4) Import of Marble, classified under Chapter 25 and 68, from Bhutan shall be subject to a combined annual quota of 3,14,000 sq ft. The quota shall come into effect from the date of issue of this Notification and operate on financial year basis. Since the total import of marble from Bhutan during this financial year has already exceeded more than 6 lakh sq. ft., therefore, no import of marble shall be allowed during this financial year i.e. upto 31st March, 2009. Monitoring and allocation of the quota shall be made by the Government of Bhutan.”
2. Import Licensing Note No. (2) shall be inserted at the end of Chapter 68 to read as under:
“(2) Import of Marble, classified under Chapter 25 and 68, from Bhutan shall be subject to a combined annual quota of 3,14,000 sq ft. The quota shall come into effect from the date of issue of this Notification and operate on financial year basis. Since the total import of marble from Bhutan during this financial year has already exceeded more than 6 lakh sq. ft., therefore, no import of marble shall be allowed during this financial year i.e. upto 31st March, 2009. Monitoring and allocation of the quota shall be made by the Government of Bhutan.”
3. This issues in public interest.
(R. S. Gujral)
Director General of Foreign Trade and
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
(Issued from File No. 01/89/180/35/AM 09/ PC-II A)
