Notification No. 2 (RE-2001) 1997-2002, Dated: 31.03.2001

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. 2 (RE-2001) 1997-2002

NEW DELHI, 31^st March, 2001

3. In the ‘Column Description’ of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002, sub para 3 of Col 3 Policy, shall be substituted as under:

‘Where the Policy for Import is given as ‘State Trading Enterprise(STE)’, the nominated enterprise(s) shall make any such purchases or sales involving imports or exports solely in accordance with commercial considerations, including price, quality, availability, marketability, transportation and other conditions of purchase or sale. These enterprise(s) shall act in a non discriminatory manner and shall afford the enterprises of other countries adequate opportunity, in accordance with customary business practice, to compete for participation in such purchases or sales.’

4. In the ‘Column Description’ of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002, Col 5 Import under SIL/Public Notice shall be substituted as under:

‘ Col 5 Import under Public Notice:

Import of these items are permitted under any public notice issued.’

This issues in Public Interest.

Sd/-

( N.L. LAKHANPAL)

Director General of Foreign Trade and ex-officio

Additional Secretary to the Government of India

(O.P. HISARIA)

Dy. Director General of Foreign Trade