(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. 61 (RE-2007)/2004-2009
NEW DELHI, THE 12th DECEMBER, 2007
SUBJECT: Prohibition on export of non-basmati rice-Minimum Export Price
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 read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby substitutes with immediate effect the first sentence of Paragraph 2.3 of Notification No. 38(RE-2007)/2004-2009, dated 15.10.2007 (pertaining to prohibition on export of non-basmati rice) as amended, as follows:
2. Existing first sentence of Paragraph 2.3:-
“2.3 Further, the prohibition imposed by this Notification shall not be applicable to the export of non-basmati rice if the Minimum Export Price (MEP) is more than US$ 425 per ton FOB.”
3. Substituted first sentence of Paragraph 2.3:-
“2.3 Further, the prohibition imposed by this Notification shall not be applicable to the export of non-basmati rice if the Minimum Export Price (MEP) is more than US$ 425 per ton FOB or Rs. 17,000/- per ton FOB.”
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.01/91/180/846/AM’08/PC-III (Pt. I))
