The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 146] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1964/AGRAHAYANA 4, 1886
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC NOTICE
IMPORT TRADE: CONTROL
New Delhi, the 25th November 1964 SUBJECT: —U.S. AID Programme—Import of rebuilt or reconditioned automobile spare parts
No. 95-ITC(PN)/64.—Attention of importers is invited to Note 3 in Annexure I (List of Eligible Items) to Public Notice No. 52-ITC(PN)/64, dated the 24th June, 19G4 as inserted by Public Notice No. 72-ITC(PN)/64, dated the 2nd Sep- tember, 1964 wherein it was notified that second-hand/rebuilt/reeonditioned items are not eligible for import under AID Loan No. 103.
2. In partial modification of the above, it has now been decided that rebuilt or reconditioned automobile spare parts are eligible for import under AID Loan No. 082 or AID Loan No. 103 subject to the special conditions as set out in the Annexure to this Public Notice.
3 If licences issued against AID Loan No. 082 or AID Loan No. 103 have been specifically endorsed by the licensing authorities to permit import of rebuilt or reconditioned automobile spare parts, the importer should ensure that the spe- cial conditions in the Annexure are complied with in addition to the other condi- tions detailed in Public Notice No. 62-ITC(PN)/63, dated the 21st June, 1963 as Amended from time to time (for 082 licences) and Public Notice No. 52-ITC(PN)/ 64, dated 24th June, 1064 as amended from time to time (for 103 licences).
4 In cases of Import Licences of $5,000 or more where submission of 'Notice to US Business' is necessary in accordance with the terms of the Public Notice governing the licence, the importer should specifically indicate in the Notice to US Business' against the relevant automobile spare part items that rebuilt or reconditioned items arc required so that manufacturers of rebuilt or recondition- ed automobile spare parts may quote for those items.
ANNEXURE TO PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 95-ITC(PN)/64, DATED 25TH NOVEMBER 1984.
Special conditions applicable to imports of rebuilt or reconditioned automobile
spare parts:
1 Before finalising the order on a U.S. manufacturer of rebuilt or recondi- tioned automobile spare parts, the importer should obtain confirmation from the U.S. manufacturer of the following:
1468 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART I -SEC. 1]or rebuilder a procedure of inspection has been established under which registered engineers of an Independent consulting engineering firm:
(i) perform an initial inspection of the production procedures, testing procedures, ana equipment used by the manufacturer or rebuilder,
(ii) perform subsequent periodic inspections, not less than one time in each three subsequent month period following the initial inspec- tion, of production procedures and testing procedures, including a spot check of rebuilt or reconditioned parts which are being shipped to India during each periodic inspection; and
(iii) certify on each invoice for shipments of parti to India that the parts meet the quality standards advertised by the manufacturer or rebuilder.
(h) the contract between the manufacturer or rebuilder and the indepen- dent consulting engineering firm for the performance of the functions mentioned above has the approval of AID, Washington.
2. The importer should ensure that his contract with the U.S. manufacturer embodies imcr aha the requirement set out In (a) nnd fb) of para 1 above.
P. SABANAYAGA1T
Chief Contujllii- of Imro.ls n:ul E-ipcn.^.