TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
PART-II, SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (ii)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION NO. 65 (RE-2008)/2004-2009
NEW DELHI, DATED 1st December, 2008
S.O.(E) In exercise of power conferred under Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009 added vide Notification No. 30 dated 13th August, 2008 :
“ The import / export of rough diamond (HS Code 7102.10, 7102.21 or 7102.31) from / to Venezuela shall be prohibited in view of voluntary separation of Venezuela from the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). No Kimberley Process Certificate shall be accepted / endorsed / issued for import and export of rough diamonds from / to Venezuela.”
This issues in public interest.
Sd/-
(R.S.Gujral)
Director-General of Foreign Trade
and ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
(Issued from File No. 01/89/180/00236/AM02/PC-2(A)
