Notification No. 98 (RE-2008)/2004-2009, Dated: 17.03.2009

(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. 98 (RE-2008)/2004-2009

NEW DELHI, THE 17^th MARCH, 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 amends, with immediate effect, Notification No.85 (RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 17.3.2008, read with No.92 (RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 1.4.08 Notification No. 3 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 11.4.2008, Notification No.33 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 19^th August, 2008, and Notification No.60 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 18.11.2008, as under:-

2. Para 3 of the Notification No. 85 dated 17.3.2008 stands substituted as following:

“3. The ban imposed vide this Notification shall be applicable for two (2) years from the date of this Notification, i.e. upto 16.3.2010.”

3. The above ban, however, shall not be applicable to relaxations / exemptions granted vide Notification No. 92 (RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 1.4.2008, Notification No. 3 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 11.4.2008, Notification No.33 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 19^th August, 2008, and Notification No.60 (RE-2008)/2004-09 dated 18.11.2008, respectively.

4. This issues in Public Interest.

(R.S. GUJRAL)

Director General of Foreign Trade

And Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India

(Issued from F. No. 01/91/180/1846/AM08/Export Cell)