Notification No. 37 (RE-2010)/2009-2014, Dated: 24.03.2011

Notification No. 37 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014

New Delhi, Dated : 24.03.2011

Subject:- Exemption for export of milk powders(including skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk foods), Casein and Casein products under para 9.12 of Handbook of Procedure Vol. 1.

S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government, with immediate effect, makes the following amendments described in para 3 below, in Notification No : 23(RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 18^th February, 2011 read with Notification No: 25(RE–2010)/2009-2014 dated 24^th February, 2011.

2. Notification No: 25 (RE–2010)/2009-2014 dated 24^th February, 2011, stipulated that transitional arrangements under para 1.5 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14 will not be applicable to export of milk powders (including skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk foods), Casein and Casein products, export of which had been prohibited under Notification No : 23 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014 dated 18^th February, 2011.

Now it has been decided to allow provisions of para 9.12 of Handbook of Procedure Vol.1 for such exports. Accordingly a new para gets inserted as serial no:3.1 in Notification No:23 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 18^th February, 2011, which will read as under:

“3.1. Export consignments of milk powders (including skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk foods), Casein and Casein products which were handed over to customs for examination and export on or before 18.02.2011 will be allowed for export. “

4. Effect of this notification:

In relaxation of the prohibition imposed by Notification No:23 dated 18^th February 2011, read with Notification No:25 dated 24^th February 2011,export of milk powders, Casein and Casein products etc (as described above) would be permitted in respect of such consignments only which were already handed over to customs for examination and export on or before 18.02.2011 .

(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: [email protected]