DGFT Article, News Analysis Notification, Circulars, Policy Circulars, Press Release and Instructions issued by Direct General of Foreign Trade on Trade
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Instances have come to notice where some of the Licensing Authorities have been endorsing the licences to take supplies from Private Bonded Warehouses, which is not in keeping with the provisions of paragraph (vii) of the Policy Circular No. 7 dated 25.5.1998. The Licensing Authorities are hereby ordered not to make any such endorsement, as the same is not required.
Application for grant of certificates for Export House shall be filed with the concerned regional licensing authorities headed by Joint DGFT. However, application for grant of certificate for TH/STH/SSTH shall be filed with the Director General of Foreign Trade.
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, as notified in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part – II Section 3 – Sub-section (ii) vide S.O. No. 283 (E) dated 31.3.1997, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes following amendment in the Handbook of Procedures, 1997-2002.
Public Notice No. 27 (RE-98) revises the Indian Rupee value for deferred payments under agreements with the former USSR, effective from August 25, 1998.
The export licence shall be issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade only when the firm produces the Certificate in Original from the Chief/Wild Life Warden of the concerned state, from where the Exotic birds have been procured, to the effect that the birds to be exported are from Captive Bred Stock, to the Directorate General of Foreign Trade for endorsement and CITES Certificate wherever applicable.
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Section 5 of the Foreign Trade ( Development & regulation) Act, 1992 ( No. 22 of 1992) read with Paragraph 1.3 of the Export and Import Policy 1997-2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the Export & Import Policy, 1997-2002 ( Amended in April,1998 ).
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), the Central Government hereby makes the under mentioned items freely importable into India with effect from 1.8.1998 if imported from SAARC countries namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka or Pakistan subject to the condition that the listed items/goods are in new/ prime condition and are of origin of the countries stated above in accordance with the Customs Tariff.
Government amends import policy for computer designs, adding hardcopy printed designs under a “Free” import category in the 1997-2002 policy.
It is hereby clarified that export of samples of medicines/ pharmaceuticals formulations upto 1% of the FOB value of exports of all medicines/pharmaceuticals formulations taking together made during the preceeding licensing year is the maximum value upto which medicines/ pharmaceuticals formulations can be exported in a licensing year. Within this overall value, the exporter can export any samples of medicines/ pharmaceuticals formulations including the newly developed one which have not been exported in the past.
It has been decided to allow export of twenty-five thousand MTs of Hard Milling Wheat to Iraq for oil by M/s. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., Calcutta, under the United Nations “Oil for Food” programme. The above ceiling of twenty-five thousand MTs of Hard Milling Wheat is placed at the disposal of APEDA for issue of RCAC to M/s. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., Calcutta, to Iraq under the United Nations ‘Oil for Food’ programme.
