The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 87] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1964/ ASADHA 18, 1886
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC NOTICE
IMPORT TRADE CONTROL
New Delhi, the 9th July, 1964
SUBJECT.—Imports—Imports from U.S.A. under AID Loan Nos. 217 and 082—
Definition of U.S. source and origin.
No. 55-ITC(PN)/64.—Import licences for machinery, components, raw materials etc., against U.S. AID Loan No. DLF 217 or AID Loan No. 082 have been issued from time to time subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Public Notice No. 74-ITC (PN)/62, dated the 26th June, 1962, and Public Notice No. 62-ITC (PN)/63, dated the 21st June, 1963, respectively. One of the conditions is in regard to the source and origin of the goods. It has been decided that the follow- ing definition of United States source and origin shall apply to procurement under the subject loans: —
"Goods are considered to be of U.S. source and origin when:
(1) Such goods are shipped from a U.S. port, or from a free port or bonded warehouse if shipped from said free port or bonded ware- house in the form in which received when shipped there from a U.S. port; and
(2) Such goods are mined, grown or produced through manufacturing,
processing or assembly in the U.S.; and
(3) Not more than 10 per cent of the lowest price (excluding ocean trans- portation and marine insurance) at which the supplier makes the goods available for export sale represents the cost (delivered to the point of production) of imported components; and
(4) All imported components of such goods were imported from countries
included in AID Geographic Code 899; and
(5) Neither the commodity nor the transaction may be one which is pro- hibited by the Foreign Assets Control Regulations of the United States of America,",
1218 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART J-SKC. 1]2. Importers holding licences under AID Loan No. DLF 217 and/or AID Loan No. 082 are requested to bring the aforesaid definition of United States source end origin to the notice of their U.S. suppliers in regard to orders placed subsequent to April 1, 1964.
3. It will be the responsibility of the importer to ensure that the U.S. supplier attaches to or endorses on each invoice presented for payment a certificate on source and origin as in the form given below: —
I (We) hereby certify that the "origin" (as defined by AID) of the com- modities (listed on the attached invoice No. ) (or) (invoiced herein) is as shown below, that such "origin" as well as the "source" shown in block 3 of AID suppliers Certificate is included in the A.I.D, Geographic C9de authorised in the procurement document under which this shipment ifl made, and that this informatijn is true and correct in all respects.
] (We) also hereby certify that the supplier is a United States citizen or a Corporation, partnership, or other association created under the laws of the United States.
Origin of Commodities
Signature
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Title
(Authorised Representative) Date
The above certificate must be signed by the supplier or his authorised repre- sentative, The invoices with certificates on source and origin dulv endorsed on or attached to them should be submitted by the importer along with other docu- ments to the Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Economic Affairs), New Delhi.
P. SABANAYAGAM,
Chief Controller of Imports and Exports.