Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Second Amendment) Order, 2022

MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Food and Public Distribution)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 30th March, 2022

S.O. 1509(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following order further to amend the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order 2016, namely :-

1. Short Title and Commencement –

(1) This order may be called the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Second Amendment) Order, 2022.

(2) It shall come into force with effect from 1^st April, 2022.

2. In the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016, in clause 3, in sub-clause(2), item (iii) and para 3 of the Order dated 3^rd February, 2022 shall be replaced with the following:-

“(iii) All Edible Oils and Oilseeds put together for a period upto 31^st December, 2022 with following stock limit, for all States/Union Territories.

Further, the following exceptions shall apply:-

(a) an exporter, being a refiner, miller, extractor, wholesaler or retailer or dealer, having Importer-Exporter Code Number issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade, if such exporter is able to demonstrate that the whole or part of his stock in respect of edible oils and edible oilseeds are meant for exports, to the extent of the stock meant for export.

(b) an importer, being a refiner, miller, extractor, wholesaler or retailer or dealer, if such importer is able to demonstrate that part of his stock in respect of edible oils and edible oilseeds are sourced from imports.”

“3. In case, the stocks held by respective legal entities are higher than the prescribed limits then they shall declare the same on the portal (https://evegoils.nic.in/eosp/login) of Department of Food & Public Distribution and bring it to the prescribed stock limits in this Control Order within 30 days of the issue of this notification.”

4. It shall be ensured that Edible Oils and Edible Oilseeds stock is regularly declared and updated on the portal of this Department i.e. Department of Food & Public Distribution (https://evegoils.nic.in/eosp/login).

5. The Order S.O.4146(E) dated 8^th October, 2021 stands superseded with effect from the date of issue of this Order.

[F. No. 06/02/2017-Oils]

PARTHA S. DAS, Jt. Secy.

Note : The principal order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub­section (i), vide number G.S.R. 929(E), dated the 29^th September, 2016 and was subsequently amended vide numbers S.O. 3341(E), dated the 27^th October, 2016, S.O. 1288(E), dated the 25^th April, 2017, S.O. 1600(E), dated the 17^th May, 2017, S.O. 2785(E) dated the 25^th August, 2017, S.O. 3136(E), dated the 27^th September, 2017, S.O. 3397(E), dated the 23^rd October, 2017, S.O. 3422(E), dated the 25^th October, 2017, S.O. 4079(E), dated the 27^th December, 2017 and S.O. 2414(E) dated the 13^th June, 2018, S.O. 2826(E), dated the 6^th August, 2019, S.O. 3540(E), dated the 29^th September, 2019, S.O. 4298(E), dated the 28^th November, 2019, S.O. 4341(E), dated the 3^rd December, 2019, S.O. 4417(E), dated the 10^th December, 2019, S.O. 4471(E), dated the 16^th December, 2019, S.O. 901(E), dated the 27^th February, 2020 and S.O. 3776(E), dated the 23^rd October, 2020, S.O.2674(E) dated 2^nd July 2021 & S.O. 2871(E) dated 19^th July 2021, S.O.4146(E) dated 8^th October, 2021, S.O 5369(E) dated 23^rd December, 2021, S.O. 5370(E) dated 23^rd December, 2021, S.O. 452(E) dated 3^rd February, 2022.