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NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2001/AGRAHAYANA 2, 1923

MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(Department of Consumer Affairs)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 23rd November, 2001

S.O. 1158(E).—The Central Government having

considered in consultation with the Forward Markets

Commission, the application for renewal of recognition,

made under Section 5 of the Forward Contracts

(Regulation) Act, 1952 (74 ofl952), by the India Pepper

and Spice Trade Association-International Commodity

Exchange Division, Kochi and being satisfied that it

would be in the interest of the trade and also in public

interest so to do, hereby grants in exercise of the powers

conferred by Section 6 of the said Act, recognition to

the said Exchange for a period of five years from 1st

January, 2002 to 31st December, 2006 (both days

inclusive in respect of forward contracts (other than

specific delivery contracts), including a forward contract

where one or both the parties to the contract may be

foreign participant(s), in black pepper (whole).

2. The recognition hereby granted is subject to the

condition that the said Exchange shall comply with the

conditions as laid down in the Government of India Ministry

of Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution

Notification No. S.O. 764(E) dated 1st November, 1996and

such other directions, as may from time to time be given

by the Government/Forward Markets Commission,

[F.No. 12/12/IT/2001]

KALYANRAIPURIA, Economic Adviser

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