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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 245] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1965/ASVINA 7, 1887

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 29th September 1965

S.O. 3100.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 17 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), the Central Govern- ment hereby makes the following rules to amend the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1964, namely:—

1. These rules may be called the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Amendment Rules, 1965.

2. In the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1964, for rule 11, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—

''11. Procedure for quality control and inspection.—fl) Whenever, for the development of the export trade of India, the Central Government is of opinion that any commodity should be subjected to quality control or inspection or both, prior to export, it shall formulate its proposals with respect to the same.

(2) Where any proposals have been formulated under sub-rule (1), the Central Government shall forward the proposals to the Council and simultaneously publish the proposals in the Official Gazette with a direction that any objection or suggestion which any person may like to offer on the proposals may be sent to the Council, within thirty days of such publication. (3) After the receipt of the proposals under sub-rule (2), the Council may, having regard to— (i) the objections and suggestions received from the public; (999) jOOo TH1 CA7ITTI OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PAKT D ~3>". "(il)]

(ii) the volume and trend of export of such commodity and the scope for expansion of Its export;

(iii) the extent of competition from other countries; (iv) the need for enforcing quality control or inspection or both for increasing the sale of such commodity outside India; and

(v) any other relevant factor,

consider the proposals either at a periodical meeting or at any special meet- ing convened for the purpose.

(4) At any such meeting, the Council shall formulate its recommendations regarding the type of quality control or inspection or both and standard specifications with respect to the commodity and a mark or seal (together with its design, in cases it is necessary) to indi- cate that the commodity conforms to the standard specifications applicable to it or may require a specialist committee constituted for the purpose to make recommendations to It in such matter.

(5) Where a specialist committee has been required to make recom- mendations under sub-rule (4) it shall, having regard to the mat- ters specified in sub-rule (3), make its recommendations to the Coun- cil as expedltiously as possible.

(6) The recommendations of the Council or, in a case where the recom- mendations have been made by a specialist committee, such recom- mendations subject to any modifications made by the Council, shall be forwarded by the Council to the Central Government.

(7) The Central Government shall, after considering the recommendations of the Council, issue the necessary notification under section 6 or section 8."

[No. 40(4)Exp. Insp/65.]

S. HAMID, Jt. Secy.

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