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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 473] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1968/AGRAHAYANA 26, 1890

Separate paging is given to this Part In order that It may be filed

as a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 17th December 1968

S.O. 4535.—Whereas the Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary and ex- pedient so to do for the development of the export trade of India that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), the carbon paper should be subject 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 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 objections or suggestions with respect to the said proposals may forward the same within thirty days of the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette to the Export Inspection Council, 'World Trade CEntre', 14/1-B Ezra Street (7th floor). Calcutta-1.

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Proposah

(1) to notify that carbon paper shall be subject to quality control and inspection prior to export;

(2) to recognise—

(a) the specifications for carbon paper as set out in Annexure II to this notification;

(b) the specifications, as declared by the exporter to be the agreed specification in the export contract provided that such specifications do not full below the mini- mum prescribed in the said Annexure IT, as the standard specifications for carbon paper;

(3) to specify the type of inspection in accordance the draft Export of Carbon Paper (Inspection) Rules 1968, set out in Anexure III to this notification as the type of inspection which would be applied to such carbon paper;

(4) to prohibit the export, in the. course of international trade, of such carbon paper* unless the same are accompanied by a certificate issued by an agency recognised by the Central Government under section 7 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), to the effect that such carbon papers conform to the aforesaid specifications.

3. Nothing in this notification shall apply to export by land, sea or air of samples of carbon paper aforesaid to prospective buyers.

4, In this notification, 'carbon paper' means carbon paper of any of the types men- tioned in Annexure I to this notification.

ANNEXURE 1

(.Sec paragraph 4)

1. Single side pencil carbon paper.

2. Double side pencil carbon paper

3. Single side pen carbon p^aper

4. Carbon paper for typewriters.

ANNKXURE II

Specifications for Carbon Paper

1. The carbon paper shall be free from blemishes like wrinkles, waves, tears, cuts, creases and crimpled corners or sides.

2. The coating of ink shall be smooth, uniform and free from smudglneas. It shall have no tendency to off-set or ttain on normal handling when left in contact with copying sheets or separate as flakes when in use.

3. The base paper used in the manufacture of the carbon paper (or when decorated) shall be of good formation, close texture, smooth and even surface, free from knots, pin holes or other imperfections that would impair the performance of the finished product.

4. The size of carbon papers shall be as agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier. The tolerance allowed on the size be ± 1 .5 mm. in each direction.

5. The carbon paper shall also comply with the requirements given in the Schedule annexed hereto.

6 Unless otherwise agreed to between the purchaser and the supplier, the carbon paper shall be packed in a packet which may be either a folder or cardboard box. When more than 25 sheets are packed in a packet a demarcation sheet of distinctive colour of the size of the carbon papers shall be included after each 25 sheets.

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THB SCHEDULE

Requirement for carbon paper of the type SI. No Character, stic*

specified in

(Item 1,2 & 3 of Annexure 1)

(Item 4 of Anncxurc I)

10 Substance of base paper, g/m*, minimum

Coating g/m' minimum

ic (")

Durability (maximum number of impress orw

Ci")

at the sam<-" spot)

(iv) Manifolding (minimum number of copice) 3

ANNEJKJRE III

Draft rules proposed to be made under section 17 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963).

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) Those rules may be called the Export of Carbon Paper (Inspection) Rules, 1968.

(2) They shall come into force on the

2. Definitions.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires—

(a) "Act" means the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963).

(b) "Agency" means any one of the Export Inspection Agencies established by the Central Government at Calcutta, Bombay, Delhi, Madras and Cochin under section 7 of the Act.

(i) Single side pencil carbon paper (ii) Double side pencil carbon paper (iii) Single side pen carbon paper (iv) Carbon paper for typewriters.

3. Basis of lnspectioQ.—Inspection of carbon paper for export shall be carried out with a view to seeing that the carbon paper conforms to the specifications recognised by the Central Government under section 6 of the Act.

4. Procedure of inspection.—(1) An exporter intending to export carbon paper shall give intimation in writing of his intention so to do and submit along with such intimation a declaration of the specifications stipulated in the contract relating to such export to the Agency wihin whose jurisdiction the premises of the manufacturer or the premises where the goods are offered for inspection, are situated in order to enable it to carry out the inspection in accordance with rule 3.

(2) In case the specifications stipulated in the export contract are in the form of a sample approved by the buyer, the exporter shall submit accordingly a declaration along with the approved sample and its characteristics to the Agency.

(3) Every intimation and declaration under sub-rule (1) or the sample declared under sub-rule (2) shall be given not less than 7 days before the expected date of shipment,

(4) On receipt of the Intimation and declaration under sub-rule (3), the Agency shall inspect consignment of carbon papers with a view to seeing that the same conforms to the specifications recomiised under section 6 of the Act.

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(5) If alter inspection the Agency is satisfied that the consignment of carbon papers, to be exported complies with the requirements of rule 3, it shall, within seven days of the receipt of intimation and declaration under sub-rule (3), issue a certificate to the exporter declaring that the consignment of carbon papers satisfies the conditions re- lating to quality control and inspection and is exportworthy.

5. I'lace of Inspection.—Every inspection under these rules shall be carried out, either—

(a) at the premises of the manufacturers of such products, or (b) at the premises at which the goods arc offered by the exporter provided ade- quate facilities for inspection exists therein.

6. Inspection Fee.—Subject to a minimum¹ of twenty rupees for each consignment, a tec at the rate of thirty paise for every one hundred rupees of invoice value of each such consignment shall be paid as inspection fee.

7. Appeal.—(1) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Agency to issue a certifi- cate under sub-rule (5) of rule 4, may within ten days of receipt of communication of such refusal by him, prefer an appeal to the panel of experts consisting of not less than Ihree persons appointed for the purpose by the Central Government.

(2) The quorum of the panel shall be three.

(3) The decision of the panel of experts on such appeal shall be final.

[No. 60(63)/Exp.Tnsp /68.1

A. C. BANERJEE, Jt. Secy.

rMNTED BY THE OENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT , Or INDIA PHESS, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED HY THE M4NA0ER OF PUBLICATIONS, Dl'l.lll, 1968