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REGISTERED NO. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 46] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21,1965/VAISAKHA 1, 1887

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 21st April 1965

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, 1965—March 1968.

No. 28-ITC(PN)/65.—The import policy for Newsprint (S. No. 44/V) for the year April 1965—March 1968, is given in the Annexure I to this Public Notice and shall be applicable with effect from 1st Apill I966.

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A N N E X U RE I

Remarks

Licensing Authority

Description

Validity of licences

Part and S. No- of I TC Sche-

dule

Policy

for Esta-

blished

Impor-

ters

Twelve

44/V

CCI&E Nil.

months.

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

I. A. U. 2. A. U. applications from publishers and/or prin- ters of newspapers and periodicals for newsprint and art paper should be submitted, in duplicate and com- plete in all respects, through the Registrar of Newspapers for India, Ministry of In- formation and Broad- casting, New Delhi.

Actual user applications for specialised re- quirements of news- papers vide remark 18 below, should be made direct to the Chief Con- troller of Imports and Exports, New Delhi.

3. The applications should reach the Registrar of Newspapers for India, or the Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, New Delhi, as the case may be, by the 15th August, 1965.

4. The entitlement of Individual newspapers/periodicals for newsprint and Indigenous white printing paper, other than Nepa newsprint, will be determined by the Hegistrar of Newspapers for India, New Delhi, on the following basis:—

(1) Page area and average number of pages per publishing day In 1957;

(li) Regularity of publication during 1984; and

(ili) Average circulation during April 1861—March 1962.

NOTES.— (1) Where a newspaper/periodical commenced publication after the years mentioned in (i) and (iii) above, or where the page urea, average number of pages and average circulation of newspaper/perio- dical were revised subsequently, the page area, average number of pages and average circulation to be taken into account will be those on the basis of which a quota was allotted to the newspaper/periodical concerned In 1964-65, but the 20 per cent increase allowed in terms of Public Notice No. 132-ITC(PN)/63, dated the 16th October, 1963, to daily newspapers (including their Sunday editions) with average circulation between 10,000 and 50,000 copies will be taken Into account as follows: —

(i) Upto the full extent of the additional circulation permitted in October, 1963—March, 1964, for allocation of newsprint, in the case of dally newspapers (Including their Sunday editions) which had a circula- tion above 10,000 and upto 25,000 copies in 1961-62; and

(ii) Upto 50 per cent of the additional circulation permitted in October, 1963—March, 1964, for allocation of newsprint in the case of daily newspapers (including their Sunday editions) which had a circula- tion above 25,000 and, below 50,000 copies in 196:1-62. the balance 50 per cent being allotted in Indigenous white printing paper, othen than Kepa newsprint

If any newspaper in the category (i) or (ii) above did not attain the 20 per cent increase in 1964-65, the unutilised quantity will be adjusted against its entitlement for 1965-66.

(2) Where the entitlement of a newspaper/periodical on the basis of the page area and the average number of pages in 1957 and average cir- culation in 1961-62 exceeds the entitlement calculated on the basis of page area and average number of pages actually published in 1984-65 and average circulation during that year, the latter will be taken into account.

(3) The entitlement of daily newspapers and their Sunday editions (even if these Sunday editions bear different titles and are registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India separately) will be worked out together.

5. Import licences or authorisations for the entitlement worked out in accord-

ance with remark 4 above will be issued in the following manner:—

tity of !

Quan

Annual entitle- ment

Whether licences to be is-

newsprint

imported

Country of origin Quantity to be al- lowed in indige- nous news-

print

sued for reels or sheets

Quantity to be al- lowed in imported news- print

To be

licensed

from 'free"

resources

To be authoris- ed against canalised imports

manufac- tured by Nepa Mills

Quantity to be al- lowed in indige- nous white printing paper, other than Nep a

news- print

1

2

6

8

7

4

3

5

Standard newsprint and indigenous white printing paper :

100%

heets

Nil. S

(a) Less than

Nil.

iooo/0 Nil.

5 m. tonnes.

Scandina- via and Finland.

100%

100%

Nil. Nil.

Nil. I

Do.

leels

100%

100%

Nil.

Nil.

Nil.

(b) 5 m. tonnes, or more, but less than 25 m. tonnes. (c) 25 m. ton-

Reels Canada

nes, or more, but less than 100 m. ton- nes.

80%

20% Nil.

(d) 100 m. ton- nes, or more, but less than 250 m. ton- nes,

Nil.

70%

30%

(e) 250 m. ton- nes, or more, but less than 500 m. ton- nes.

Reels

Daily newspapers (including

their Sunday editions)

)• To be determined by the Registrar of Newspapers for India.

70% 15% 15%

Periodicals :

CO 5⁰⁰ m. ton- nes, or more, but less than 1,000 m. ton- nes.

C?) 1,000 m.

\ 70% 30% Nil. Daily newspapers {including

To be determi- ned by the Re- gistrar of News- papers for India.

their Sunday editions).

tonnes, or above.

70% 10% 20%

Periodicals :

) 70% 30% Nil.

Glazed newsprints : All entitlements ¹⁰⁰ % Nil. Ni ¹. IOC)% Nil. • • • •

NOTES.—1. Glazed newsprint will be allotted only to those newspapers and periodicals wnich had been getting licences for it regularly in the past.

2. Standard newsprint licensed fiom free resources will have to be imported against contracts entered into with specific suppliers in the foreign countries.

3. Nepa newsprint in lots of less than 10.00 metric tonnes will not normally be allotted. Newspapers and periodicals whose annual entitlement of Nepa newsprint amounts to less, than 10.00 metric tonnes will be allowed the whole quantity in imported newsprint.

4. All allotments will be subject to marginal adjustments.

6. With the exception of newspapers/periodicals mentioned in the succeeding remarks, it will not be possible to meet the demand of newspapers and periodicals for additional newsprint and/or indigenous white printing paper, other than Aepa newsprint, on account of increase in their periodicity, page area, number of pages and circulation. However, within the authorised quota of newsprint and/or indigenous white printing paper tor the licensing period, each newspaper or perio- dical will be free to adjust its periodicity, page area, number of pages and circula- tion to meet its individual requirements.

7. 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 circulations during April, 1961— March, 1962, whichever is less. Where increase in circulation was permitted in 1963-64 and/or 19S4-6J, the 25 per cent, increase, subject to a maximum circula- tion upto 10,000 copies, will be permitted over and above that allowed in 1963-64 and/or 1964-65 and will be calculated on the circulation attained in April 1964— March 1965. 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 circulation upto 5,000 copies. The additional entitlement on this account will be allotted in newsprint.

8. The existing daily newspapers (including their Sunday editions) with an average circulation above 10,000 copies will be allotted indigenous wnite printing paper, other than Nepa newsprint, at the rate of 12| per cent, of their gross entitlement of newsprint and indigenous white printing paper, vide remark 4 above, for meeting the demand for increase in circulation.

9. 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 application, be allowed to increase the number of their pages upto a maximum of four, six and eight per publishing day, respectively. No page increase will, however, be allowed ia the case of periodicals or in the case of daily newspapers, including their Sunday editions, to whom permission for increase in pages has already been accorded in 1963-64 or 1964-65.

10. (a) (i) New periodicals.—New periodicals will be allowed generally to deveiop and build-up an average circulation upto the maximum limit of 5,000 copies of 8 passes of standard size of a daily newspaper during the first throe months after the commencement of publication. They will be granted only 5(; per cent, of their entitlement in imported newsprint.

(ii) Neio daily newspapers.—New 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 par publishing day during the first three months alter commencement of publication. During these three months, indigenous nevs- print manufactured by Nepa Mills_ will normally be allotted. As a concession, this allotment may, however, on application, be converted into 50 per cent. Nep;; 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 newspapers, and periodicals 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 pages printed during the first three months. If they attain the targetted average circulation, on the num- ber 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 allowed. If, however, they do not achieve the targetted averaga circulation and print the average number of pages in the size allowed during the three months' triul period, they will be allowed newsprint quota for the average circulation actually achieved and the average number of pages and page area actually printed. Newsprint will be allotted to periodicals upto 50 per cent of their entitlement only.

(c) Existing newspapers and periodicals which did not obtain clearance for the use of newsprint or licences/authorisations therefor till 1964-65 will be treat- ed in the. same manner as new newspapers and periodicals,

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

NOTE.—Chains, groups and multiple units are those that have been cate- gorised in Chapter V on pages 70 to 88 of the Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers lor India, 1964, Part I.

12. Newspapers and periodicals which serve mainly as advertisement media or house magazines for particular firms or individuals will not be given any licences/authorisations for newspiint.

VS. The publishers and/or printers of newspapers/periodicals should furnish the following inlormation/documents with tneir application, separately in respect of eacn publication:—

(i) Title of the newspaper/periodical and the date from which it Is regu- larly published;

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

(iii) Average number of pages per issue, including supplements, during 1957, or tne tlrst, year of puDiication;

(iv) Periodicity of Issue and language of the newspaper/periodical and wnether it has been in regular publication from the 1st January, 1064 to the 31st December, !Ub4, indicating the actual number of days of publication;

(v) Average circulation per publishing day during the period April 1961 March, 19G2, indicating the paid and free (including complimentary, voucher, exchange, bonus, sample and office copies only) circulation! separately. Copies representing unsold returns and other copies wtuch 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 tor purposes of allotment of newsprint, provided these represent a reasonable percentage of the print order. The circulation should be certified by a Chartered Accountant where it exceeds 2 000 coDies per publishing day. The certificate should be in the form elverTin Annexure II to this Public Notice, Chartered Accountant's Certifi- cate—in the form given in Annexure II—certifying the page area the average number of pages and monthwise average circulation during April 1964-Mnrch 1965, should alSo be furnished in those cases where the circulation exceeds 2,000 copies.

(vi) Sample copy of an issue bearing the date of 1st April, 1965, or the date

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

(vill) The total quantity of newsprint (imported and Indigenous to bo shown separately) allotted and consumed during April 1964—March 1965. 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 1965.

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

(b) Stocks and expected arrivals (to be shown separately) against advance licences/authorisations issued for 1965-66 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 use is in reels or sheets, glazed or unglazed and the size of the reels or the sheets;

(xi) If sheets are used, is import actually effected iii reeia which are converted hi to sheets on arrival in India?

14. Small newspapers whose entitlement for newsprint Is less than 40.00 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.

15. If any actual user is not hi a position 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 party hold quota certifi- cate (s) for newsprint, or are the sole agents of the foreign suppliers*.

16. The weight of white printing paper (excluding laid marked paper which contains mechanical wood pulp amounting to not less than 7tJ% of the fibre con- tents) falling under this S. No. should not be less than 50 grammes per square meter.

17. (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 cover pages and/or inside pages in the past;

(h) No art paper will be licensed for cover pages of periodicals (printed on newsprint) whose average pages per publishing day are less than 50. Such perio- dicals 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 grammage per square meter will not exceed 100 for periodicals (printed on newsprint) 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 merits of each case, for cover pages of periodicals printed entirely on art paper.

(c) Art paper not exceeding 100 grammes per square meter will be allowed for inside pages.

(d) Entitlement for art paper for cover pages and/or inside pages will be worked out on the basis of the number of cover and/or inside pages published on art paper in 1957 and average circulation during 1961-62 (as In the case of news- print). If however, the certified consumption in 1964-65 (Chartered Account- ant's Certificate in the form given in Annexure III to this Public Notice to be furnished) or the entitlement calculated on the basis of average number of cover and/or inside pages on art paper published in 1964-65 and average certified circu- lation during that year (Chartered Accountant's Certificate hi the form given in Annexure II to this Public Notice to be furnished) is less; the quantity allowed "rill be based on such consumption/entitlement.

(e) Normally. 50% of the entitlement will h" authorised f-om inc'iceTious art papar and the balance 50% will be licensed in imported art paper., sfur imposing a cut of 10%.

18. A.U. applications for specialised requirements of newspapers, such as stereo flones, rubber blankets, spare pa'ts for printiip machinery, or any other essent'a¹ it PHI which is not indigenously available, should be submitted, in c^i^l'C'-itP giving detailed justification for irnnort and the actual con"urr>nii-, of rq"b rnm- modity duly supported by certificates from Chartered Accountants in the form Siven in Annexure III to this Public Notice. Tnes° certificates should p\ye> details of the maior items involved in each case and indicate cons'imofioi ^f indigenous and imported items separatelv by value as well as bv Quantity. wh°re po<-s;bi". during 1964-85. The newspaper establishments should own the rjrintint; presses for which specialised requirements are applied for. Herniests for the import of photographic materials and copper' sheet? for block making will be co*isid°red only if a newspaper maintains its own processing, i.e. block-making, department.

Newspapers, chains grourjs and multiDle units should submit one combined spolicat'on for each item of socialised requirements needed bv their various newsnaoers and periodicals, giving detail of these new<;paoers and periodicals so th^t licences to be issued against such applications may be endorsed for use of the item involved by them all.

Iff. Licences for art paper and speciab's^d reoui"ements of newsoaoers will be issued on annual basis, subject to the conditions that mav be prescribed for annual licences in the Red Book for the year Aoril, 1965—Ma^ch. 1966. Licences for slaved and standard newsprint will also be issued on annual basis. Th^se licences will, however, be subject to the condition that they can be utilised upto 50% and 75% of the Quantity and value covered by them upto the 30th September and 15th November, 1965, respectively. It will not be necessary for the actual users to return licences for elazed and standard newsprint for endorsement in resrert of utilization of the balance 50% or 25;%, as the case may be. Licences issued for standard and glazed newsprint for an annual entitlement upto Rs. 20,000/-, in terms of value, can be utilised in one "lot at anv time within their validity ?nd will not be subjected to the condition regarding utilization of 50% only upto the 30th September, 1965, or 75% upto the 15th November, 1965.

ANNEXURE II

Form of Chartered Accountant's Certificate regarding circulation etc. to be typed

on the letter head of the Chartered Accountant

NOTE:—This Certificate is required separately for the ceriods (A) April 1961—

March 1962, (B) April, 1964—March 1965.

Name of the Newspaper /periodical . .

Place of publication . . . .

Language . . . . .

Periodicity

(a) Average number of copies printed, monthwise, per publishing day from

to

(6) Average number of copies sold, month-

wise, per publishing day from

to

(c) Average number of copies distributed free, monthwise, per publishing day (including complimentary voucher, exchange, bonus, sample and office copies) from to

(d) Average number, monthwise, of unsold returns and other copies printed, but not included i& (J) ajjjd (c)

(a) Average size of the page of the news- paper/periodical in sq. Inches from to

(f) Average number of pagej of the news- paper/periodical per publishing day from to

(Signature of Publisher)

Certificate by Chartered Accountant or Qualified Auditor

I/We have examined the books and account of —— (Name of Paper) (Language and Periodicity^ published from

for the period from to and hav (Address)

obtained all the information and explanations required by us. In my/our opinion, the statement sent forth above reflects true and correct analysis of circulation for the period from to to the best of my/our information and belief and according to the explanation given to me/us as shown by the books of account, etc.

Signature • —— —

(Name in block letters)

Date Stamp of the Chartered Chartered Accountant Accountant.

or Qualified Auditor

Registration No.

Address.

ANNEXURB IH

Form of Chartered Accountant's Certificate regarding consumption to be submitted in oases' of specialised requirements of newspaper establishments and art paper to be typed on- the letter head of the Chartered Accountant.

We/I •—" the registered Chartered Accountant(s) of

[Registration N a ( i )]

(Full address)

do hereby solemnly declare that we/I have examimed the books and records of M/s.

for the period from . .to for consumption of

.

(Name of commodity and do certify that to the best of our/my information and belief and according to explanation given to us/me that their consumption of imported and indigenous (commodity) during the said period was as follow* >

Imported Indigenous Name of Commodity

• —

Quantity Value Quantity Value

Signature

Stamp of the Chartered Accountant(s)

(Name in Capital Letters) (Registration No )

P. SABANAYAGAM, Chief Controller.

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