REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 54) NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1968/PHALGUNA 1,1889
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th February 1968
S.O. 663.—Whereas the. Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary and expedient so to do for the development of the export trade of India, in exer- cise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), electric cables and conductors should be sub- ject to quality control and inspection prior to export;
And whereas the Central Government has formulated the proposals specified below for the said purpose and has forwarded the same to the Export Inspection Council as required by sub-rule (2) of rule 11 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1964;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said sub-rule, the Central Government in supersession of the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce Nos. S.O. 835 and 836 dated the 10th March, 1967, hereby publishes the said proposals for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby.
2. Notice is hereby given that any person desiring to forward any objection or suggestion with respect to the said proposals may forward the same within thirty days of the date of publication of this notification to the Export Inspection Council, 'World Trade Centre, 14/1-B, Ezra Street, 7th floor, Calcutta-1.
Proposals
(1) To notify that electric cables and conductors shall be subject to quality control and inspection prior to export;
(2) To specify the type of Inspection in accordance with the draft Export of Electric Cables and Conductors (inspection) Rules, 1987, set out in Annexure II to this notification as the type of Inspection which will be applied to such electric cables and conductors:
(117)
I l8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PARTITI-(3) To recognise—(a) the specifications, which shall be a national standard including such specifications as have been issued or laid down by the Post and Telegraph Department a n d / or Government or Public Undertakings of a foreign country, declared by the exporter as the agreed specification for electric cables and conductors,
(b) the Indian Standard Specifications issued by the Indian Standards Institu- tion mentioned in Annexure I, and
(c) the specifications which do not fall under clause (a) or (b) above but are approved by a panel of experts, appointed by the Export Inspection Council for the purpose of examining and approving such standards declared by the exporter as the agreed specifications for electric cables and conductors as the standard specifications for the electric cables and conductors.
(4) To prohibit the export, in the course of international trade, of any such electric cables and conductors, unless the same are either accompanied by a certi- ficate issued by any one of the Agencies recognised by the Central Government under section 7 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963) to the effect that the electric cables and conductors are export-worthy or bear a m a rk or seal recognised by the Central Government under section 8 of the said Act.
3- Nothing in this notification shall apply to the export of samples of electric cables and conductors to prospective buyers, the f.o.b. value of which does not exceed one hundred and twenty five rupees! only.
4. In this notification "electric cables and conductors" shall mean any metallic conductor, insulated or otherwise used for carrying electric current from a higher to a lower potential,
ANNEXURE I
Hard-drawn copper conductors for over- (*•)
head power transmission
(") Hare annealed high-conductivity copper wire for electrical machinery and appa- ratus . . . . ..
("*•) Hard-drawn stranded aluminium and steel cored aluminium conductors for overhead power transmission purposes
Rubber-insulated cables with copper (w)
conductors . . . ..
Rubber-insulated cables with aluminium (")
conductors .
I S: 282—1963
18:396—1953
IS: 398—1961
IS: 434 (Part-I)—1964
IS: 434 (Part II)—1964
(vi)
Enamelled high-conductivity annealed round copper wire (oleo-resinous encmel) . . . . ..
Cotton-covered round copper conductors
Varnished cambric insulated cables for IS: 449—1962 IS: 450—1964
(vit)
(viii)
electricity supply . . ..
PVC insulated cables (for voltages upto (")
i IOO V) with copper conductors
GO
PVC insulated cables (for voltages upto i ioo V) with aluminium conductors .
PVC insulated (Heavy duty) electric IS: 693—1955
IS: 694 (Part I)—1964
IS: 694 (Part II)—1964
(xi)
cables for working voltages upto and including i ioo volts
IS: 1554 (Pt. I)—1964
(XI.)
Polythene insulated and PVC sheathed cables . . . . ..
Paper covered rectangular copper con- IS: 1596—1962
(*&•)
ductors for transformer windings
Cotton covered rectangular copper con- ductors . . . . ..
Cables for vehicles . . ..
Paper insulated lead-shcathed cables for IS: 1666—1961
IS: 2068—1962 IS: 2465—1963
(XV)
(xvi)
electricity supply . . ..
IS: 692—1957
"fc. S(ii)] THE GAZETTE OV INDIA EXTRAORDINARY U9Cadmium Copperwircfor telegraph and
(KVti)
I S: 2665—1964
telephone purpose . . ..
Copper conductors in insulated cables
(xviii)
(S: 2982—1965
and cords . . . ..
IS 12593—1964
Flexible cables lor miners cap lamps
(xix)
(xx)
Enamelled high conductivity annealed round copper wire (Synthetic enamel). TS: 1595—1960
Enamelledround copper wive Ibr elevated
(xxir
I S: 2659—1964
temperature . . ..
IS:1753—1961
(xxii)
Aluminium conductors in insuLj.ed cables
(xxiii)
I S: 3035 (Ft. I)—1965
Thermoplastic insulated weather-proof cables—PVC insulated and PVC shea- thed
(xxiv)
Thermoplastic insuiiiled weaiher-proof cables—-Polythene insulated taped, braided and compounded
I S: 3035 (Pi. 11}—1965
ANNEXURE 11 Draft rules proposed to be made under section 17 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1EH63
1. Short title and commencement.—(l) These rules may be called the Export of Electric Cables and Conductors (Inspection) Rules, 1968.
(2) They shall come into force on the (To be given in final notification). E. Definition.—In these rules 'electric cables and conductors' shall mean any metallic conductor, insulated or otherwise, used for carrying electric current from a higher to a lower potential.
3. Basis of Inspection.—Inspection of electric cables and conductors shall be carried out with a view to seeing that the same conform to the specifications re- cognised by the Central Government under section 5 of the Export (Quality Con- trol and Inspection) Act, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as the standard specifica- tion).
4. Procedure of Inspection—(1) An exporter intending to export electric cables and conductors shall give intimation in writing of his intention so to do and sub- mit along with such intimation the declaration as to the agreed specification of the export contract, to any one of the Inspection Agencies recognised under section 7 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), herein- after referred to as the Agency, to enable it to carry out the inspection in accor- dance with rule 3 and shall simultaneously forward a copy of the intimation for inspection to the nearest office of the Export Inspection Council either at 'World Trade Centre' 14/1-B, Ezra Street Calcutta-1 or at 'Mani Mahal', 11/21, Mathew Road, Bombay-4.
(2) Every Intimation and declaration under sub-rule (1) shall be given not less than ten days before the expected date of shipment. The consignment of electric cables and conductors shall be kept ready for inspection without being packed wherever agreed to by the exporter and the Agency.
(3) On receipt of the intimation and declaration under sub-rule (2), the Agency shall carry out the inspection of electric cables and conductors in accord- ance with rule 3 and the instructions in this behalf issued by the Export Inspec- tion Council from time to time.
(4) (i) If on inspection, the Agency is of opinion that the electric cables and conductors do not comply with the requirements of rule 3 and the instructions issued in this behalf by the Export Inspection Council, it shall intimate the ex- porter accordingly and may give an option to the exporter to again present the same for inspection, after making good the deficiencies or defects, within a period not exceeding thirty days from the date of such intimation and shall simultaneous- ly forward a copy of such intimation to the nearest office of the Export Inspection Council.
(ii) The exporter may present the electric cables and conductors for re-inspec- tion to the Agency after giving advance intimation of not less than seven days. The exporter shall also forward copies of such intimation for re-inspection to the nearest office of the Export Inspection Council.
(5) After satisfying itself that the electric cables and conductors conform to the requirements of rule 3 and the instructions issued in this behalf by the Export
l20 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART Il-Smc. S(U)]Inspection Council, the Agency shall issue a certificate declaring the consignment an export-worthy within 10 days from the receipt of intimation.
6. Procedure for affixation of recognised mark,—The1 provisions of the Indian Standards* Institution (Certification Marks) Act. 1952 (36 of 19521, the Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Rules, 1955 and the Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Regulations, 1955 shall, so far as may be, apply io the procedure of affixing recognised marks on electric cables and conductor!.
6. Place of Inspection-— Inspection of electric cables and conductors for th" purposes of these rules, shall be carried out either—
(a) at the premises of the manufacturer, or (b) at the premises at which the goods are offered by the exporter, pro-
vided adequate facilities for the purpose exist therein.
7. Inspection Fee.—A fee at the rate of twenty paise for every one hundred rupees of the f.o.b. value of each such consignment shall be paid as inspection fee (or inspection of electric cables and conductors under rule 4 of these rules. No •eparate Inspection fee, however, will be required to be paid for such product! as are already affixed with the recognised mark or seal in accordance with rult 9 above.
8. Appeal.—(1) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Agency to issue a certificate under sub-rule (6) of rule 4, may within ten days of the receipt of the communication of such refusal by him, prefer an appeal to a panel of experts ttonsisting of not less than three persons, as may be constituted for the purpose by th" Central Government.
(2) The decision of the ps"ffll on such appeal shall be final.
[No. 60(38) Exp. Insp./67.]
A. C. BANERJTEE, Jt. Secy-
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