The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section I
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 46] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1966/PHALGUNA 18, 1887
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC NOTICES
IMPORT TRADE CONTROL
New Delhi, the 9th March, 1966
SUBJECT —Import of (i) fruits all sorts, excluding coconuts and cashewnuts, fresh dried, salted or preserved, n.o.s. and excluding Dates [S. No. 21 (a)/ IV] (ii) Asafoetida [S. No. 31(b)/V], (iii) Cumin seeds, and (iv) Medi- cinal herbs from Afghanistan during 1966-67 Trade Arrangement period.
No 37-ITC(PN)/66.—Attention is invited to the Ministry of Commerce Public Notice No. 10-ITC(PN)/65 dated 23rd February 1965 for import of commodities from Afghanistan into India and export of commodities other than 'Hides & Skins' from India to Afghanistan for purposes of counter-balancing imports by the Ap- proved Importers and Afghan Govt. nominee firms during 1965-66 Trade Arrange- ment period.
168 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA BXTRAORDINARY [PAW I-SKO. I]accordance with the policy and procedure and other terms and conditions as laid down In the Ministry of Commerce Public Notice No. 10-ITC(PN)/65 dated 23rd February 1965. Import will be allowed upto a fixed monetary ceiling earmarked for that purpose.
3. It may be noted that for imports to be effected during the current Trade Arrangement period, the last date of fulfilment of export obligation upto 100% will be 28th February, 1967.
4. It may also be noted that alter issue of the initial permit, which will be on the same basis as indicated in para 7 of Ministry of Commerce Public Notice No. 10-ITC(PN)/85 dated 23rd February, 1965, the request for issue of further permits will not be entertained if the importers fail to prove to the satisfaction of the licensing authorities that they have effected exports during the current period at least upto 60% of the value of the permits already issued to them.
SUBJICT .- —Import of Hides & Skins, raw or salted (S. No. 144/IV) from Afghanis- tan during 1966-67 Indo-Afghan Trade Arrangement period (1st Feb- ruary, 1966 to 31st January, 1967).
No. 38-lTC(PN)/6€—Attention of the trade is invited to Schedule A to an- nexura I of the Ministry of Commerce Public Notice No. 10-ITC(PN)/65 dated 23rd February 1965 on the subject of import of fruits etc. from Afghanistan wherein Hides & Skins have also been included as commodities of export from Afghanistan to India.
2. Due to extension of the Indo-Afghan Trade Arrangement for a further period of one year it has been decided to Issue permits for import of "Hides & Skins" from Afghanistan during the 1966-67 Trade Arrangement period (1st Feb- ruray, 1966 to the Slit January, 1967) both to the Established Importers and New Comers. Intending Importers of ''Hides & Skins" from Afghanistan may, there- fore, apply within the 30th September, 1966 for permits to the Joint Chief Con- troller of Imports and Exports, Bombay/Central Licensing Area, New Delhi and Controller of Imports and Exports, Amritsar.
3. Permits for import of "Hides & Skins" from Afghanistan will be issued with a validity period of six months from the date of issue or upto 31"t January, 1967 whichever is earlier anJ" will be subject to the terms and conditions as laid down Jn the late Ministry of Commerce & Industry Public Notice No. 6-ITC(FN)/60 dated the 12th January, 1960,
P. SABANAYAGAM,
Chief Controller of Imports & Exports,