In exercise of the powers conferred under paragraph 4.11 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002 , the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies the credit rates under DEPB scheme in respect of items as given in the Annexure to this Public Notice. The Annexure will form part of Appendix-28A of Handbook of Procedures (Vol .1) RE-98, 1997-2002 and it replaces the rates notified earlier under the DEPB scheme.
Public Notice No. 4 (RE-98) announces credit rates for DEPB Scheme items for 1997-2002, effective for April-March 1998 shipments.
Attention is invited to the Public Notice No. 26/1997-2002, dated 14th July 1997, wherein the conditions and procedures to be followed in respect of export of sandalwood in the form of heartwood chips, mixed chips, flakes of the sandalwood classes mentioned in Annexure I to the said Public Notice, Sapwood chips/powder and sandalwood dust obtained as waste after the manufacturing process have been specified. Attention is also invited to the Public Notice No. 59/1997-2002 dated 11th December 1997.
Export of Sandalwood De-oiled Spent Dust shall be permitted only through the ports of Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai after physical verification of consignments by the concerned Regional Wildlife Warden of the Ministry of Environment & Forests.
