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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 182] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1969/KARTIKA 29, 1891

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

as a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND SUPPLY

PUBLIC NOTICES

IMPORT TRADE CONTROL

New Delhi, the 20th November 1969

SUBJECT : —Import Policy for Registered Exporters for the year April 1969—March 1970. (Amendment No. 54),

No. 184-ITC(PN)/69.—Attention is invited to the Import Policy for Registered Exporters contained in Volume II of the Import Trade Control Policy Book (Red Book) for the year April 1969—March 1970, issued under the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Supply Public Notice No. 44-ITC(PN)/69, dated the 31st March, 1969.

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2. The following amendments may be made at the appropriate places as indi- cated, below:—

Amendments

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e existing entries under these Serial Numbers may be substituted

A-9I-2, .A-9I-3. A.9I-4, A- 91-5, A. 91-6, Cols. 1-5

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Radio Receivers (Valve based and Transistorised) Public Address Equipment, Car Radios, Radiograms, Tape Recorders, Hearing Aids and all Electronic compon- ents N.O.S.

(a) All items allowed in A-U. Licences for Radios (valve and transistorised) _ amplifiers, car radios, microphones, tape recorders and hearing aids as in Appx. 38 of Vol. I of the Red Book (50%)

NOTE:—Face value restrictions in Appx. 38 will not apply.

(b) All raw-materials, etc. per- missible in A.U. licences to Manufacturers of electronic components, other electronic devices and equipments (50%).

(c) Miscellaneous items i.e. hard- ware, decoration finings materials trims, panel meters, valve holders, switches, knobs grill and grill cloth and dial cords.

(d) All electronic components, falling under 290/IV-VOL. I to be used for the exported product only even if these arc not otherwise permitted for import to A-Us. excluding transistors, diodes and valves

(15%).

(e) Components/parts of tape Recorders, Record changers and record players (25%).

(f) Pickups; loudspeakers: ear radio aerials; microphone; motors for tape recorders; record players and record chang- ers; and/or parts thereof

(20%).

(g) Tapes and stereo records for testing of Tape recorders and Radio-grams and adbesives paints and varnishes (50% sub- ject to a maximum of Rs. 2,000/- per quarterly appli- cation).

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(rOTSamplcs'of radios, car radios amplifiers tape recorders, bear- ings- aids, microphones (5% subject to a maximum of Us. 2,000/- per quarterly appli- ca'ion), A maximum of 4 (four) pieces of any item will only be allowed.

NOTE.—-The above amendments will be applicable to (i) all valid licences against exports of products mentioned in Col. 2, (ii) as well as to applications for licences on exports on or after 1st April, 1969.

3. Consequent to the above amendment, the following changes may be made in the index of the above Red Book:—

(I) The serial number "A.91.3" mentioned against the item "Car Radios" on page xii may be amended to read as "A.91.2".

(ii) The serial number "A.91.4" mentioned against the item "Radiograms" on page xlii may 'be amended to read as "A.91.2".

(iii) The serial number "A.91.6" mentioned against the item 'Tape Recorders" on page Iii may be amended" to read as "A.91.2".

(iv) The entry "Hearing Aids A.91.2" may be inserted alphabeti- cally at the appropriate place in the index under the product group "A. ENGINERING GOODS".

(v) For the entry "Radio receivers (transistorised/valve based) n.o.s. and components thereof. A.91.5", on page xlii read "Radio Re- ceivers (Valve based and Transistorised) Public Address Equipment. Car Radios, Radiograms, Tape Recorders, Hearing Aids and all Electronic components N.O.S A.91.2"

4 For the entry "Woollen carpets, rugs, druggets, chain-stitched rugs, tapestry rugs, numdahs, crewel, embroideries and goat hair patties, whose K on page LXXXV of the Index read "Woollen carpets, rugs, druggets chain- stitched rugs, tapestry rugs, numdahs, crewel embroideries and goat hair patties whose K.I".

SUBJECT : —Imports from U£ A. under the U.S.AID Commodity Programme Assistance—Revalidation of licences issued under (I) U.S.AID Loan No 386-H-160 and (ii) U.S.AID Loan No. 380-H-176/386-H184.

No. 185-ITO(PN)/69.—The erstwhile Ministry of Commerce Public Notice No 187-ITC(PN)/68, dated the 4th September, 1968 announced the policy regarding revalidation of import licences, issued under U.S.AID Loan No, 386-H-160 subject to the terms and conditions of the erstwhile Ministry of Commerce Public Notice No. 115-ITC(PN)/66, dated the 11th August, 1966, as amended from time to time

2 The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Supply Public Notice No. 54-ITC(PN)/ 69, dated the 11th April, 1969, announces the policy regarding revalidation of import licences, issued under TJ.S.AID Loan 386-H-176/386-H-184 subject to the \e£2tB and c t > n,d i]l o.ns °f Pu¹³¹^ Notice No. H9-ITC(PN)/68, dated the 25th June 1968 as amended from time to time.

3. Licences belonging to the former category, where authorisation letters for opening Letters of Credit granted by the Ministry of Finance were exclusively under Loan No 184, were permitted revalidation upto fifteen months from the date Of issue of the licence or 31st October. 1969, whichever was earlier

4. Licences belonging to the latter category, where authorisation letters for ITTr-f ^ f³ o f/r e d lt Rented jby the Ministry of Finance were either partly b *969 r

' w e re Pe r m i t ted revalidation untr, m,+ n.tZ

5. On a review of the position, it has been decided that such licences as were revalidated upto 31st October, 1969, in pursuance of the above provisions may be further revahdated automatically upon request upto 31st January, 1970, with the usual grace period of one month for effecting shipments. Payments to U.S. suppliers should, be finalised within thirty days of effecting shipments. Licences revalidated upto 31st October, 1969, against which authorisation letters for opening Letters of Credit have not been obtained, will not, however, be revalidated further.

6. Importers holding licences valid upto 31st October, 1969 and financed under Loan No. 184 as explained a'bove, and seeking revaluation, should apply to the licensing authority concerned for extension in the validity period of the licences upto 31st January, 1970. Requests for revalidatlon beyond the said date will not be entertained.

7. Importers should also apply to the Ministry of Finance for corresponding extensions in the relative letter-of-credlt-authorisa Lions, with a letter where necessary, from the bank which furnished the relative guarantee, extending the basic validity of the guarantee upto 30th April, 1970.

R. J. REBELLO,

Chief Controller of Imports and Exports.

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