THE GAZETTEOFINDIA. HX J KAOKDIN ARY

[PART T—SFC-. 1]

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(Department of Commerce)

PUBLIC NOTICE

New Delhi, the 26th August, 2002

No. 33/2002—2007

F.No. ()l/94/18(l/26/AM03/PC-IV.~In exercise of

powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Export and

Import Policy, 2002—2Q07, the Director General of Foreign

Trade hereby makes the following amendment in the Hand-

book ofProcedures (Vol. 1):

1. Attention is invited to Public Notice No 14 dated

31 5 2002 which introduced a special provision for exemp-

tion of Special Additional Duty (SAD) on DEPB's issued

under the Exun Policy 2002—2007 where the order of "Let

Export" was prior to 01 04.2002 Para 3 and 7 of the said

Public Notice is amended as under:

3 The DEPBs already issued in respect of shipments

where the dale of order of "Lei Export" is prior lo 1-4-2002

may be re-submitted for endorsement that "These DEPBs

have been issued under Customs Notification 34/97 dated

7 4 97 read with paragraph 7 43 of Handbook of Procedures

(Vol. 1), 1997 2002 by 31st December, 2002 The DEPB

licence holder may avail the counter assistance facility to

;ipply such endorsements The licencing authority may

consider requests for such endorsements if the date of

order oi "Let Hxport'" is prior to 1-4-2002 and return it

within 3 working days

7 Notwithstanding the provision given in paragraph

4 47 orthe Handbook of Procedures (Vol 1) 2002—2007.

all exporters filing applications for actual user DEPB

pending realisation of export proceeds or a transferable

DEPB subsequent to realisation of export proceeds, in

respect of shipments where the date of order of "Let Export"

is pnor to 01-04-2002, shall be required to do so latest by

31st December, 2002

(This amendment extends the last date of filing of

applications under PN 14dtd 31-5-2002 to 31-12-2002)

2. The last sentence of para 4.64 pertaining to the

"Release of Gold/Silver/Platinuni by Nominated Agencies"

is amended as under:

The gold/silver shall be released by the nominated

agencies in terms of 0 995/0,999 fineness and platimum in

terms of 0 900 fineness or more.

3 The words and expression "para 8.3 (f)" in the first

sentence of para 8.G.5 is substituted by the words and

expression "para 8 2(f)"

4 S. Nos. 10 and 21 of Appendix 28 pertaining to

"List of Inspection and Certification Agencies" is amended

as under

10.

BS1 Inspectorate Limited

2, Perry Road, Witham Essex CMS 3 TU

England

21.

Moody International (I) Pvi. Ltd.

32/33, Gautam Complex,

Sector-11, C B.D. pelapur,

Navi Mumbai-400 614 (Maliarashlra)

Tel 022-7580044, Fax 022-7580033

This issues in public interest

L MANSINGH, Director General of Foreign Trade