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REGISTERED No. D. 222

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 50] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1964/CHAITRA 13, 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 2nd April 1964

SUBJECT.—Import policy for Newsprint—White printing paper (excluding laid marked paper which contains mechanical wood pulp amounting to not less than 70 per cent of the fibre contents) S. No, 44/V for the year April 1964—March 1965.

No. 28-ITC(PN)/64.—The import policy for Newsprint (S. No. 44/V) for the year April 1964—March 1965 is given in the Annexure I to this Public Notice and shall be applicable with effect from 1st April 1964.

ANNEXURE I TO PUBLIC NOTICE NO 28-ITC(PN)/64, DATED 2ND APRIL 1964

Validity

Description

Remarks

Licensing Authority

of Licences

Policy for

Established

Importers

Part & S. No. of ITC ( Schedule)

CCI&E

Nil

44/V

Twelve months.

White printing paper (excluding laid marked paper which contains mecha- nical wood pulp amounting to not less than 70% of the fibre contents).

1. A.U. 2. A.U. applications from publishers and/or printers of newspapers and periodicals for newsprint and art paper should be submitted in dup- licate and com- plete in all res- pects, through the Registrar of News- papers for India, Ministry of Infor- mation & Broad- casting, New Delhi-

( 9 9 3)

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Actual users applir ations (a) Cor nrw-'pnut remnred by publisher-; 'jnd/uv prinlois of books vide remarks 17 un"' 1 it beluw and (b) l or specialised r e g u i r e- monts of newspapers viil-- rerrnrk !•"> below -.liould be made d i n ct to Chicl Conti oiler ol Imports and Exports, New Delhi.

2. The applications should reach the Rei'.sirar oC Newspapers lor India, or the Chief Cnnboiler of Imports ;ind Evpn

3. The entitlement of individual newspapers/periodicals for newsprint will be determined by the Rf yistiar ol Newspapers for India, New Delhi, on the following basis:—

(A) (i) Paye area and average number of pai^cs per publifihin^ day in 1957.

fiil T?G"iilar'ity of publication duvinc; 1903

(iii) Averat{r circulaljon durmr Apnl 1061—March lOfi¹!

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4. Import licences or authorisations for the entitlement worked out in accord- ance with remark 3 above will be issued in the following manner: —

Quantity of imported News-

print

Qty. to Qty. to be allowed

indigenous in newsprint manufac-

To be licensed from free resources

tured

be allowed in im- ported news- print

by Nepa Mills

To be au- thorised from/ licensed against canalised imports

6 1 2

Standard Newsprint

Entitlement vide Col. 2

Total entitlement—

100% N il

Nil

(,.') Below 100 m. tonnes 100%

Entitlement

In case of users of i eels

•vide Col. 2 (0 xoo m.

65%

3 5% (6) 100 m. tonnes or above: 70% ' 30%

iove. x> 100%

Nil

tonnes or at (ii) Below K m. tonnes.

In case of users of sheets

*IOO%

100%

Glazed Newsprint 100% Nil

Nil Nil

* Subject to such quantity as the Registrar of Newspapers lor India may determine being licensed against canalised imports.

NOTES—

1. Users of sheets having entitlement of 50 metric tonnes, or above, will be given licences for reels foi 50 per cent of their requirements. They will have the option to have licences for reels for their full require- ment.

2. Standard newsprint licensed from free resources will have to be imported against contracts entered into with speciiic suppliers in the Scandi- navian countries and Canada.

3. All allotments will be subject to marginal adjustment.

5. With the exception of newspapers/periodicals mentioned in the succeeding paragraphs, it will not be possible to meel the demand of newspapers and perio- dicals for additional newsprint on account of increase in Their periodicity, page area, number of pages, and circulation. However, within the authorised quota of newsprint for the licensing period, each newspaper or periodical will be free to adjust its periodicity, page aro-i, number of pages and circulation to meet its individual requirements.

6. Existing newspapers and periodicals with a circulation of less than 10,000 copies in 1961-62, will,' on application, be allowed to increase their circulation upto 10,000 copies, or by 25 per cent of their circulation during April 1961—March 1962, whichever is less. Where an increase in circulation was permitted in 1963-64, the 25 per cent increase, subject to a maximum circulation upto 10,000 copies, will be permitted over and above that allowed in 1963-64 and will be calcu- lated on the circulation attained in October, 1963—March, 1964. However, the newspapers and. periodicals, whose circulation in 1961-62, etc., was below 5,000 copies per publishing day, will, on application, be allowed free increase in circu- lation upto 5,000 copies.

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7. Existing dailies, including their Sunday editions, which were publishing in 1957, or in the year in which they commenced publication, or were allowed to publish later on, two, four or six pages per publishing day, or less, will, on appli- cation, be allowed to increase the number of their pages upto a maximum of four, six and eight per publishing¹ day, respectively. No page increase will, how- ever, be allowed in the case of periodicals or in the case of daily newspapers, including thc-ir Sunday editions, to whom permission for increase in pages has already been accorded in 1962-63 or 1963-64.

8. (a) No newsprint will be allotted to new periodicals. Nevy daily newspapers will be allowed generally an initial quota to develop and build up an average circulation to the maximum limit of 5,000 copies of eight pages per publishing day during the first three months after commencement of publication. During these three months, indigenous newsprint manufactured by Nepa Mills will normally be allotted. As a concession, this allotment may, however, on application, be converted into 50 per cent Nepa and 50 per cent imported newsprint. The quantity of imported newsprint so allowed will be adjusted against the entitlement for imported newsprint for the subsequent months.

(b) After three months of publication, the daily newspapers will be required to produce evidence (Chartered Accountant's Certificate in the form given in Annexure II to this Public Notice) to show the average circulation achieved and the average page area and .number of pagey printed during the first three months. If they attain the targKted average circulation, on the number of pages and size allowed, they will continue to receive newsprint quota for the rest of the licensing period for the number of copies, size and average number of pages initially sllow- ed. If however, they do not achieve the tavgettcd average circulation and print the average number of pages in the size allowed during the three months trial period, they will be allowed newsprint quota for the average circulation actuall> achieved and the average number of pages and page area actually printed.

(c) Existing newspapers and periodicals which did not obtain clearance for the use of newsprint or licences/authorisations therefor till 1963-G4, will be treated in the same manner as new newspapers and periodicals.

9 It will not be possible to allocate any quota of newsprint to newspaper chains, groups and multiple units for publication of new periodicals and news- papers. " I

NOTE Chains, groups and multiple units are those that have been categorised

in Chapter V on pages 90 to 106 of the Annual Report of the Registrar of News- papers for India, 1963, Part I.

10 Newspapers and periodicals which serve mainly as advertisement media or house magazines for particular iirms or individuals, will not be given any licences/authorisations for newsprint.

11 The publishers and/or printers of newspapers/periodicals should furnish the following information/documents with their applications, separately in respect of each publication:— I

(i) Title of the newspaper/periodical and the date from which it is regu-

larly published; i

(ii) Area of the page of newspaper/periodical (in sq. inches).

(iii) Average number of pages per issue, including supplements, during 1957 or the first year of publication,

(IV) Periodicity of issue and language of the newspaper/periodical and whether it has been in regular publication from the 1st January, 1963 to the 31st December, 1963, indicating the actual number of days of publication.

(v) Average circulation per publishing day during the period April, 1961— March 1962 indicating the paid and free (including complimentary, voucher exchange, bonus, sample and office copies only) circulation separately Copies representing unsold returns and other copies which might have been printed, but not actually sold or distributed free as complimentary, voucher copies, etc., should not be included in the circulation statement, but shown separately. The number of copies distributed free, unsold returns or any other copies printed but neither sold nor distributed free would be taken into considera- tion for purposes of allotment of newsprint, provided these represent

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a reasonable percentage of the print order. The circulution should be certified by a Chartered Accountant where it exceeds 2,000 copies per publishing day. The certificate should be in the form given in Annexure II to this Public Notice. Chartered Accountant's Certifi- cates—in the form given in Annexure II—certifying the page area, the average number of pages and monthwise average circulation during (a) April—September, 1963, and (b) October—March, 1964, should also be furnished in those cases where the circulation exceeds 2,000 copies. 1

(vi) Sample copy of an issue bearing the date of 1st April, 1964, or the date nearest to it. '

(vii) Whether the newspaper/periodical is registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India, and, if so, the registration number allotted.

(viii) The total quantity of newsprint (imported and indigenous to be shown separately) allotted and consumed during April 1963—March 1964. In case an applicant consumed more newsprint than what had been allotted for the period mentioned above, the source (s) from which the additional quantities were procured should also be indicated.

(ix) Stocks and expected arrivals (to be shown separately) against licences/ authorisations in hand on 1st April I9tl4,

NOIES.— (a) Quantities of imported and indigenous newsprint should be shown separately.

(b) Stocks and expected arrivals (to be shown separately) against advance licences/authorisations issued for 1964-65 should be indicated separately.

(x) Details whether the newspaper/periodical is (a) printed on rotary or flat-bed press or any other type of printing machinery, and (b) whether the newsprint used is in reels or sheets, glazed or unglazed, and the size of tho reels or the sheets.

(xi) If sheets are used, is import uctually effected in reels which ure con- verted into sheets on arrival in India?

12. Small newspapers whose entitlement for newsprint is less than 40 metric tonnes per annum will be exempted from payment of licence fee and production of income-tax verification number. This exemption does not cover art paper and specialised requirements of newspapers.

13. If any actual user is noL in a p6sition to effect import himself against the licence issued to him, he can apply for a letter of authority in favour of the party through whom he desires to effect import, provided such parties hold quota certi- ficates for newsprint or are tho sole agents of the foreign suppliers.

14. The weight of white printing paper (excluding laid marked paper which contains mechanical wood pulp amounting to not less lhan 70 per cent of the fibre content) falling under this S. No. should not be less than 50 grammes per square meter. 1

15. (a) Licences for art paper for cover pages and/or inside pages will be issued only to those periodicals which had been getting licences for art paper for COVPI- pages and/or inside pages in the past.

(b) No art paper will be licensed for cover pages of periodicals (printed on newsprint) whose average pages per publishing day arc less than 50. Such periodicals will, on application, be allowed to import glazed newsprint upto 100 grammes per square meter. In other cases, art paper will be licensed for cover pages, but the grammage per square meter will not exceed 100 for periodicals printed on newsprint and having upto 100 pages per publishing day, and 135 in cases (where the number of pages exceeds 100). A higher grammage may be allowed, on the meriLs in each case, for cover pages of periodicals printed entirely on art paper.

(d) Entitlement for art paper for cover pages and/or inside pages will be worked out on the basis oi the No. of cover and/or inside puges published on art

998 T HE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I-SEC. 1

paper in 1957 and average eircul.Uion dming li'ol-(>2, (.us In the case ui MJWS- prmt). it, however, Lhe eerlihed consumption jn Ji)(!3-d4 (Chditeied Accoun- tants Cemticale in Liu-- Lui ni given in y.iiiuvmr iTC iu -iui, Public Notice to be furnished;, or the eiiLilteniuit ealeulali ci on \.'n: ,ju:.irj of aveiMgi- number oi covei aiid/oi inside pages oti ail papei publi. h1 in Hie ioim given in Annoxuio ii to Lliis .Public Nouer to be luniiohi'U) is le^.-s, tne- quantity allowed will be based on such eonsum]jlioii/entiT.lei]ient.

(c) Normally, 50 per cenl ol the i ntillemeni will be authoused from indige- nous art paper and the balance 50 per cent will be licensed in impoited atl paper, alter imposing a cut ol 10 per cent.

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ANNLXUKE TI TO P u n nc NOTRI N O. '.'K TT('( PNJ/C!-, DATCD 2TO AFHTT, 1064 Form of Chnrlfvi'd 4<~( < >ni/i"?(V C<'rtVn'ttic rr

N U L ' L. T h is fi 11 i f it ) lc 1, T I T J I I ' I. 1 M p n n u V Jv l or 1 Tt _• p e . i o ds ( A) A i r il 1 9 0 1—

Mn.-li, l!)(i::, (111 Apiil September, 1W3 and (C) October, I!)(i3-- M-nch, iyeo. ' 1

Nitmp of u 'triint)>cr/pci uidunl

L'laci' ni" publication L;iii;;Lumo .. . P.Tioilk'ify

(a) Avei-uKc n u m b er of copies printed, month 11'isi', p er

publishing tlay fioin to

(b) Average n u m b er of copic.s sn|rl, mnutliwijr, p er

publibhiny d ay fi'oin . to

(r) Avi-'iaK'.¹ numbi'r of L-op'e.s rlistribult-d fvfc, vonth-

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IOOO THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I-SEC. 1]
do hereby solemnly declare thai w e /I have- examined t he books a nd records of ™{s • • •; for the period com to for consumption of (name of commodity) and do certify that to the best of our/my information arid belief and according to explanation given to us/me that their consumption of imported and indigenous (commodity) during the said period was as foJlows:-— Name of commodity Imported

Indigenous

Quantity Value Quantity Value

(Signature)

(name in capital letters).

(Registration No ) .

Stamp of the Chartered Accountant (s).

,

ANNEXURE IV TO PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 28-ITC(PN)/64, DATED 2ND APRIL 1964

Form of Certificate of Essentiality to be furnished by Actual User applicants for newsprint licences who are publishers and/or printers of Text Books.

This should be typed on the Letter Head of the Office of Director of Education of the State concerned.

OFFICE OF THE

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, STATE

Dated the

CERTIFICATE OF ESSENTIALITY

Certified that M/s

arc bona fide publishers of sanctloned/recommended/approvcd Text Books in use In the State. The following text books published by them are on the sanctioned list. They have been allowed to use glazed/ standard newsprint for re-prints/prints of their text books and their need for newsprint is genuine and essential:-—

Name of Text Book Approved/

Spcdficatior of news-

No. of pages

No. of ( copies? printed

No. of reams required print required sanctioned/ recommended and Clans for which prescri- bed

Total requirements. reams I Tons.

2 If the required quota is sanctioned the publishers will give an undertaking that. the quota of newsprint granted will not be used by them for any other purpose besides printing the above mentioned text books.

Seal of the Office. Director of Education State.

P. SABANAYAGAM,

Chief Controller of Imports & Exports.

OTINTED IN INDIA BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OP INDIA PRESS,

NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THJ) MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, I T Oi

f53-H 1; Imt 1h<- 20 per cert ircroai-v rllowod in tprmi or Public l^Iotice No 132 TTP(PN) 'H3, dated the 161h October, 19G3, to dailv newspapers finciuditi': Ihcir Rnndav edi1i"n=-l with nvi'firc circn '. "1 Subject to (r'i) MorptlKin 7↩

pajf? nron, avefa^p nnfnbi-i' of parr a arid j'verai^e circulation 1o be taken into a'-count will be (lio.se on Ihr- JJ.T;IS of vhich a quota was ullnitod 1o the nevrspqprr/'vriodicFil concerned in 1 ->ti>in between 10,000 and ri0,0()0 couics will tin) be talcn into account. (2) Where the entitlement of a newspaper/oeriodifil nn the bnsi" of Ihe pafe area and the average number of ptu'e^ in 10,77 nnd averaffo circulation in 1001-R2 exceeds the entitlement esii'iilal'd on the b,nois of pai'f •>rni and n" " r ri number of patjes adnallv fiublished in I!)n^-(i4 and averine ^irctiiat'on duriri" thnt yenr, the latter will be t-iken into a'TOunt. (3) The entitlement of dailv newspaper" and thejr Simdiv editions feven if theae Hundnv ediHons bear different titles and are rernsterrd with 1h° rjcji^trar of Newspapers for India separatelv) will be worked out together. CR) On (he onlitlement worked out, in accordance wiLh (A) above, the following cut will be imposed" — (a) Standard new\print Annual cntitlemrnt of newspaperjperiodical ' CM (Pi More rlmn I,OOO metric tonnes ^. . . , T ; ' ↩

,'. } UKtmoiH:,. (b) Glased re7i>ipritit \ Moro than 25 inetric tonnes . - . . .• 15% J NOTK.—Glazed newsprint ivill be allotted onlv to those newspapers and" periodicals which had been srettiniJ licences for it re^ul'uiy in t h e. past. ' ↩

specialised requiicments oi newspaper, Mich at, steieo Hongs, lubboi' blankets, spare parts lor punting machinery or any oUiei essential item which is not uidigenuujJi available, .Jioulu be submitted, in dupuuitc, giving detailed ju.Aiheation lor impoi.l and liit* artuai LOiiiumpLion oi eacn coiiiinoaily duly supported by ceiliileatc lioin Ciiailcied Accountants iii the lurm given in Annoxurt 111 to tins 1'ublic Notice. The&e cerluicales should give delaiii oi the major item.s involved in eauti I'.ist* and indicate consumption ol lndigt'Tiou^ ana lmpoi ted Ueiiib sepaiaLciy by value as well as by ctuaiilily, vh. iv pop^ible, during 19ti3-(J4. The newspaper c^labn.Jiment L-imitid own the piintin-, pie.is j-or winch specialised requirements aic applied 101. inquests JUI the impoit ol photogiaplnc materials and copper sheeli,, etc., lor block making will be considered only il the newspaper maintains its own processing, i.e., block-making depailment, 17. A.U. applications tor import ol standard/glazed newsprint required /or publishing oi LexUmoks appiov(.Jd/sanctioiu d/i i-cominended for schools and colleges, will be considered on the basis ol essenUahly eerliiKales in Lhe loim given in Annexure IV to this Public Notice troin die State Uiifcloia ol iLduiMliun/liugistrars ot the Univcisities conceincd, ceitilying the essentiality ot their requirements for glazed and/or slandaid newsprint. The applicants should also luimsh a declara- tion that they have mil obtained any hccnce.s Lor import ol standard/glazed news- piint under Kxport PromoLion bcheine during any o± tin.- two prei cdiny pLriodw. In case they have obtained such licences during ihe spuuli.-d ponod, the details thereof, including the quantities licensed, should be lurmshed dlongwith the applications. 10. A.U. applications from publisher:, ol book.;, other than textbooks, will be considered for import ol jlandaid newi.piinL only (iyJ. giammes pe-t sq. metre only). Requests should be supported by eertiticjies Iiom ChaiU'ied Accountants showing past consumpLion ol imported newspiinl dining JHG2 ;>nd l'J(J3. Chartered Accountant's Certihcale should be fui ni.iicd m the p i . ^ ^ i b td iorm given in Annexure 111 to this Public Notice. Api'lieuljons should b« accompanied by the lists of books published in the past yenr und ptoposrd lo lie published in 19G4. The applicants should also fuim^h, a declm-ahon thaL tlvv IHWC not obtained any licences for import ot standard newsprint (.52 gtammes per sq. nuln.- only) under Export Promotion Scheme duvinf.; any oi the two preceding novmds. In case they have obtained such licence^ dunng the specilied in-riod, tlio details theieof includ- ing the quantities iicenst-d should be furnished along with the applications. Licences will be issued on the basis of past consumption of impelled newsprint only. l'J. Licences for art paper, and specialised requirement; of Newsrnixr, .and newsprint for books (mentioned in remarks 15—Hi above) will be uvued on annual basis, subject 1o the conditions piesrribol in para ti of Section 1 of "Red Book for the yejr Apiil JJJG4— March 19(i5. Liccnci.-, Lor N^wspunt lot- news- pajieis and peiiodicalrj will also be issued on an annual basis. Tii(-;,e licences will, howevw, be subject to the condition that they will be utilised upto the 30th September, I9ii4,' for 50 p<-r cent of Liu- quantjly and value covered by them. It will noL br nceeisary for the actual useis to lelurn th:-sc licences lor drier; e- ment in respect of utilisation ol the bal i ice 50 per cenl. Liemcts issued to news- papers and pcriodic-ils with nn Hiinunl enlit lament urto Us. 20,000/- m terms ot value, will not bo subject to the condition legariling utilimUion of 50 per cent only upto the 30th September, 1964. ↩

, p er publishing d av (iii'-jufiiii -' compliTm ufarv, voucher, (_\( hanr,', bonus, sample a nd otliif 1 opie;;) i i om . .. . . to (d) Average numbt'j', rmmlh'rjsv, nf unsold rctni'T? arid olliei < frjie-, (nintod, but not included in ( b) a nd nir) (c) abo\ e. (e) A \ e r a 'e :wf ol I in pat_;e ol' tlr m v ripnpi r/p* t iodir.il 111 ••i\. inf'l ' 11 on . . . . lo (I) Av»i:jqe numb' r of p.r 1 1 ol HM ni'\\ ..papt'i'/poriodic-il per publi birn; d ay [ n un . to . . (Si -naLure of p u h l r . h e r ). Certificate by CJt'trtercd Afcwmimil or Quahpi'-I Auditor T/We have ' X a m m ed (lie b"ol;, ;ind account of (N-ime of P a p e r) . . published lioni . . . for (address) (fiaiit'imRo) and (Pi'iiodirii ') the period from to rind have obtained all trr" ini'onnatior! nnd cyplansl >'n^ rcquiied by UK. In m v / o uv opinion, t he to 1be be t of niy/onr period from lo information nnd belief nnd aceoidin;: 1u the 1 xplanaLion ^iven to m e / us and a& fhown by the books of account, e tc Dale (Signature) (Name in block Jotter"). Stamp of t he Chartered Accountant Chat Lei ed or Accountant. Qualified Auditor Registration No. Address. ANNrxunu IJT TO PuniTc NOTTCR NO IJH-TTC (PN) /M, HAHS n 2ND ATKH. Iffi4 Form 0/ CUnttercel Aerouvt.mt ' Ccihl'ieatf rc<)maili, and by pvhVmhers of Books other thnji Text Boohs to be typed on the letter head of the Chartered Accnvnla.nl,' ' WY7T t he registered clwrtei "-d accountant (a) [Repi-tration No (s) 1 of (full addtess) ↩