Whereas, in exercise of the power conferred by section 6 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), the Central Government has formulated certain proposals for amending the order No. S. O. 72d(E) dated 21 August 1995 of the erstwhile Ministry of Commerce, Government of India relating to Fresh,

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(Department of Commerce)

ORDER

New Delhi, the 2OthFebruary, 2001

S.0.150(E).— Whereas, in exercise of the power conferred by section 6 of the Export (Quality Control ?nd Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), the Central Government has formulated certain proposals for amending the order No. S. O. 72d|(E) dated 21W August 1995 of the erstwhile Ministry of Commerce, Government of India relating to Fresh, Frozen and Processed Pish and Fishery Products in the manner specified below for the development of export trade of India and has forwarded the same to the Export Inspection Council as required by sub-rule (2) of rule 11 of Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1964.

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said sub-rule, the Central Government hereby publishes the said proposal for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby;

Notice is hereby given that any person desiring to forward any objections of suggestions with respect to the said proposal, may forward the same within forty-five days of the date on which the copies of the official Gazette containing the proposa'sare made available to the public, to the Export Inspection Council, Pragati Tower (11th floor), 26, Rajendra Place, New Delhi-110008.

PROPOSAL

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), the Central;Gov"rnment after consulting the Export Inspection Council, hereby makes the following amendment to the Order of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Commerce, No. S. O. 72fif (E) dated 21s' August 1995, which shall take effect on the date of publication of the final proposal in the official gazette namely:-

In the said order, in Schedule - 1, after clause (d), the following shall be inserted namely:-

(e) specify Maximum Residual Limits (MRLs) for antibiotics, pesticides and heavy metals in Fish and Fishery Products shall meet the requirements as given below:

Pesticides*

SI.No. Pesticides

Max. permissible residual level in ppm

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

BHC Aldrin Dieldrin Endrin DDT

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Antibiotics*

Max. permissible

residual level in ppm

1.0 3.0 75 1.5 250 , -80 12

Note: - * the residual limits are fixed based on the achievable levels in Indian conditions.

However, for exports to the EU, the USA and Japan, the residual levels fixed by, individual countries are specified products are to be complied with

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