(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
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
NOTIFICATION NO. 115 (RE-2009)/2004-2009
NEW DELHI, THE 3rd July, 2009
S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) and also read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby makes, with immediate effect, following amendments to Notification No.33(RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 8th October, 2007 as amended from time to time.
2. Following shall be added at the end of Para 2 of the Notification No. 33 (RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 8.10.2007:-
“2.7 Ban on export of wheat shall not be applicable to export of wheat as following:-
| Tariff Item HS Code | Item Description | Name of PSU through which export to be made and nature of restriction
|
| 1001 | Wheat and meslin | 1.Export of wheat shall be limited to 3,00,000 MTs each through MMTC Ltd., PEC Ltd., and STC Ltd, respectively upto 31st March, 2010;
2. No subsidy will be given for such exports;
3. Exports shall be allowed only from Customs EDI Ports. |
| 1001 10 | Durum wheat : | |
| 1001 10 90 | Other | |
| 1001 90 | Other: | |
| 1001 90 20 | Other wheat | |
| 1001 90 39 | Other |
Sub-heading Note: The term “durum wheat” means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the Hybrids derived from the inter – specific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species.
3. The quantity of wheat to be exported shall be monitored on a fortnightly basis both by the Customs Department as well as by DGCI&S, through fortnightly reports to be sent to the Department of Commerce / DGFT as well as to the Department of Food & Public Distribution
4. All other provisions of the Notification No.33 (RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 8th October, 2007 shall remain unchanged, and shall continue to apply.
5. 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 F.No.01/91/180/1254/AM07/Export Cell)
