REGISTERED No. D. 221 .
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I- Section
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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NEW DELHI , TUESDAY , MARCH 31 , 1964 / CHAITRA 11 , 1886
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation
MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
PUBLIC NOTICE
IMPORT TRADE CONTROL
New Delhi , the 31st March 1964
SUBJECT : -Import Policy for April 1964-March 1965 Grant of licences on annual basis .
No. 27 - ITC ( PN ) /64.-Attention of the importers is invited to paragraph 6 of Section I of the Red Book for the year April 1964-March 1965 , wherein it is stated that a separate announcement will be made to indicate the scope of annual licensing .
2. As provided for in para 6 of Section I of the Red Book for the year April 1964-March 1965 , all applicants , whether established importers , Actual users , or others are required toto submit their applications on an annual basis to cover their yearly entitlement / requirement for the year April 1964- March 1965. In this connection , the following points are notified for guidance : -
( i ) In the case of established importers , the applications on yearly basis should be for double their half yearly entitlement .
(ii ) The actual users should submit applications for import licences for double their half yearly requirements for raw materials , components and spare parts .
( iii ) In respect of Capital Goods , H.E.P. , Plant and Machinery equipments and any other requirement of non - recurring nature , the Actual Users should submit their applications in respect of their actual requirements only .
( iv ) The applications for import licences under the Export Promotion Scheme should be made on monthly / quarterly basis , as laid down in Appendix 23 of the Red Book for the year April 1964- March 1965 .
(v ) The applications for replacement licences will be entertained as and when made in terms of the relevant policy in force .
(vi) Applications for A.U. licences from Central and State Government Departments , Development Projects and Central Government Control- led Joint Stock Companies should be made on half yearly basis against specific release of foreign exchange .
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In the case of applications for import licences on yearly basis covered by ( i ) and ( ii ) above, the application fee will be for double the amount calculated on half of the value of the goods specifted in the applications , in accordance with the scale ofapplications fee indicated under Schedule III of Appendix 2 of the Import Trade Control Hand Book of Rules and Procedure , 1964 , with reference to para 9 of that book, read with the 'Note ' incorporated therein . But in the case of applications covered by ( ili ) , ( iv ) , ( v) and ( vi ) above , the application fee as prescribed in the said schedule for six monthly licensing will be chargeable and only one licence covering the entitlement / requirement will be issued .
3. Subject to the provisions of the above para , all applications for import licences will be made on yearly basis . It is , however , notifled for the information of the Trade that annual licences will be issued during the year April 1964-March 1965 in respect of the under- mentioned items / industries subject to the conditions prescribed in para 6 of Section I of the Red Book for the year April 1964-March 1965:-
A.-ACTUAL USERS
(a) In the case of scheduled industries borne on the books of the Directorate General of Technical Development , annual licensing will be done in respect of the following industries : -
( i ) All Engineering Industries looked after by the Engineering Directorates of the Directorate General of Technical Development cxcept Non- ferrous metals industry .
( ii ) The following industries looked after by the Chemicals Directorates of the Directorate General of Technical Development: -
1. Drugs and Pharmaceuticals .
2. Dyes and Explosives .
3. Plastics , Pesticides and Essential Oils .
4. Fatty Acids , textile auxiliaries and synthetic detergent industries .
5. Paints and Printing Ink Industries .
6. Food processing industries including cigarettes .
7. Leather , leather goods and picker industries .
8. Glue & Gelatine industries .
9. Paper , Pulp and Paper products industries .
10. Plywood , match and other timber - based industries .
11. Alkalies and allied industries ( Soda ash , sodium bicarbonate , caustic soda , chlorine , caustic potash, calcium carbide , potassium chlorate, hydrogen peroxide and percompounds , calcium carbonate , hydro- sulphite and derivatives , bleaching powder , etc. ) .
12. Tyres , tubes and other Rubber goods industries .
13. Inorganic acids and their salts .
14. Fertilisers ( nitrogenous and phosphatic ) .
15. Glass and Glassware .
16. Ceramics including electrical porcelain
17. Enamelware .
(b ) All Small Scale Industries .
( c ) All Actual Users other than Small Scale Industries in the Non - scheduled sector .
Annual licences will be granted to Acutal users for their requirements of raw materials /components and spare parts only . Annual licences will not , however , be issued for the following items : -
( i ) Capital Goods /H.E.P .
( ii ) Plant , machinery and other equipments or any other requirements of non - recurring nature.
( iii ) Jute machinery.
( iv ) Cotton raw .
( v ) Textile machinery .
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( vi ) Raw jute .
( vii ) Cashewnuts .
( viii ) Wool Raw .
For annual licensing of cashewnuts and raw wool and Wool tops , a separate announcement will be made in September /October , 1964 .
( d) Licences for Newsprint will be issued on an annual basis in terms of the policy announced in Ministry of International Trade Public Notice No. 28 - ITC (PN ) / 64 , dated the 31st March , 1964 .
B.-ESTABLISHED IMPORTERS
In the case of established importers , annual licences will be issued in respect of all the items for which quotas have been announced in the Red Book for the year April 1964 March 1965 .
In cases , where licensing to Actual Users is not to be done on an annual basis , licences covering first half yearly entitlement for April-September , 1964 will be issued as the first instalment and supplementary licences covering next half yearly entitlement will be issued subject to such cuts as may be decided upon by Govern- ment in the next half year October 1964 March 1965 .
4. Annual licences will be issued with the initial validity period 1.e. 12 months , 18 months or 24 months as the case may be applicable to six monthly licences as specified in para 18 of Section I of the Red Book for the vear April 1964 March 1965. Within this initial period of validity , the first 50 per cent of the annual licence should be utilised . In the next half year 19. after 30th September , 1964 , the annual licence will be presented to the licensingsing authority for endorsement for validatlon of the second half of the licence subject to such change in value as may be decided upon . While endorsing the annual licence , the licensing autho- rity will extend the validity period of the annual licence by a further period of six months for utilisation only of the second half of the value of the annual licence .
5. With a view to enable the Actual Users both in the scheduled and non- scheduled sectors to utilise the small value annual licences upto Rs . 5,000 /- in one lot immediately they are issued , such small value licences to actual users will be issued by the licensing authorities without imposition of the prescribed annual licensing conditions , as indicated in para 7 of Section I of the Red Book for the vear April 1964- March 1965 .
6. In the case of annual licences Issued under U.S. ( AID ) , the conditions pres- cribed for annual licensing will not be applicable . It will also not be necessary for the licensee to present the licence for endorsement to the licensing authority and the licensee can utilise the licence issued under U.S. ( AID ) for the full value within the validity period of the licence .
CORRIGENDUM TO MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE PUBLIC NOTICE , NO . 27 - ITC ( PN ) / 64, DATED 31-3-1964
IMPORT TRADE CONTROL
New Delhi , the 31st March 1964
SUBJECT : -Import Policy for April 1964 March 1965-Grant of licences on annual basis .
No. 27 - ITC ( PN ) /61.-Sub-clause ( d ) of Para 3 - A of the Ministry of Inter- national Trade Public Notice No. 27 - ITC ( PN ) / 64 , dated 31st March 1964 , on the above subject may be amended to read as under : --
( d) Licences for newsprint will be issued on annual basis in terms of the policy to be announced separately.
P. SABANAYAGAM ,
Chief Controller of Imports & Exports .
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