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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 194] NEW DELHI. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1970/AGRAHAYANA 11, 1892

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE

PUBLIC NOTICE

EXPORT TRADE CONTROL

New Delhi, the 2nd December 1970

SUBJECT.—Scheme for the licensing of cotton yarn and cotton textiles for export to the U.K. during the licensing year December, 1970—November, 1971.

No. PN(UK- Licensing/1 of 1970.—The scheme relates to the export to U.K. of cotton textiles and cotton yarn covered by all the 18 categories (details are given in para 2 below) with effect from 1st December, 1970 until further orders.

Main Group and category heading

A. Yarn:

1. Folded, grey or finished.

2. Others, n.e.s.

B. Grey Cloth:

3. Drills, Jeans and Gaberdines.

4. Poplin*.

( 1 1 3 9)

5. Other fabrics not exceeding 46" in width, of which non-coarse la separate sub-category.

6. Other fabrics exceeding 46" but not exceeding 60" in width <& whicfc non-coarse is a separate sub-category.

7A. Sheeting exceeding 60" In width. 7B. Other fabrics exceeding 60" in width.

8. Others, n.e.a.

C. Finished cloth:

9. Terry towelling and similar terry fabrics.

10. Corduroys.

11. Poplina.

12A, Yarn-dyed and other finished sheeting over 60" in width. 12B. Other yarn-dyed piecegooda.

13. Others, n.e.s.

D. Made-up Goods:

14A. Made-up Sheets over 60" in width.

14B. Other Bed Linen.

18. Towels. 16. Men's and boy's shirts, raincoats and other proofed garments, men's anc boy's coats, waist-coats and trousers.

17. Handkerchiefs. 18. Others, n.e.s.

3. Exports shall be allowed from any port in India.

4. Licences under the scheme shall be issued by the Jt. Chief Controller c Imports and Exports, Bombay, on the basis of the quota certificate issued by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Bombay (TEXPROCIL) on the recom- mendations of the U.K. Textiles Licensing Advisory Committee. This shall apply In the case of exports of all cotton yarns falling under categories 1 and 2.

3. In respect of exports of all cotton textiles categories viz. from category 3 to 18 covering Groups of Grey Cloth, Finished Cloth and Made-ups, the quotas shall be allotted against individual shipments by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Bombay, or Its authorised representatives at upcountry ports of Calcutta, Madras, Tuticorln, Cochin and New Delhi by way of endorsements on shipping bills on flrst-come-flrst-served basis. Licensing endorsements on such allotments shall be made by the concerned Export Control Authorities at the port of ship- ment.

6. Licences and quotas shall not be transferable without tho express consent In writing of the U.K. Textiles Licensing Advisory Committee.

7. All shipments of Cotton Yarn and Cotton Textiles made during each month from any port in India shall be reported by the exporters concerned to the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council by the 10th of subsequent month.

8. Procedure of submission of Export Certificate* shall be as follows:

Exporters should prepare export certificates In the prescribed proforma in duplicate. One copy of the certificate duly certified by the Export Control Authori- ties at the port of shipment and duly countersigned by the Customs shall be re- tained at the port of shipment after the shipment has actually been passed whicn

"nall*be collected from the Customs by the representatives of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council. The certificates thus collected by Texprocil shall be forwarded by it to the Ministry of Technology, U.K. Under no circumstances shall the export certificates be forwarded by the exporters directly. The second copy of the similarly certified and authenticated export cirtlflcate shall be retained by the exporter. The exporter or his shipping agents should ensure that the original export certificate Is retained by the Preventive Officer concerned after the shipment has been effected.

8(a). The procedure of submission of Export Certificates in respect of Air consignments shall be as follows:

The exporters shall prepare the export certificate as per the prescribed pro- forma in triplicate. The third copy of the export certificate, duly certified by the Export Control Authorities, shall be retained by them and immediately forwarded by them to the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council for onward transmission to the Ministry of Technology, U.K. The original and the duplicate of the export certificates shall, In the usual manner, be handed over to the exporters concerned after processing in the Customs Department. The original shall then be forwarded to the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council in the usual manner prescribed In paragraph 8 above.

9. In the case of exportB against Re-export (RE) Undertakings, the Jt. Chief Controller of Imports & Exports Bombay, shall issue Re-export Licences on the basis of quota certificates Issued by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Bombay. These quota certificates shall be Issued by Texprocil on receipt of a copy of the UJC Ministry of Technology Re-export undertaking from the exporters.

10. In cases where the quota originally Intended for home-retention la re- exported, the exporters shall have to finish the replacement certificate issued by the U.K. Ministry of Technology, on the basis of which a subsequent re-export (SR) quota certificate will be issued by TexprociL Licences against such SR quota certificates shall be Issued by the Jt. Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, Bombay.

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11. A non-refundable charge of Rs. 2.50 for every 10,000 square yards for cotton textiles and Rs. B for every 10,000 lbs. of Cotton Yarn shall be levied by Texprocil for the issue of quota certificates subject to a minimum of Rs. 2.50 and Rs. 5 res- pectively.

12. The U.K. Textiles Licensing Advisory Committee is empowered to:

(a) frame rules and regulations from time to time for the operation of the

scheme;

(b) supervise the entire scheme;

(c) keep watch over the performance from time to time;

(d) interpret and give decisions on various matters arising out of the

operation of the scheme; and

(e) make such changes in the scheme as the Licensing Advisory Committee

may consider fit from time to time-

13. The U.K. Textiles Licensing Advisory Committee consists of five represen- tatives nominated by the Indian Cotton Mills' Federation, five representatives nominated by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council and one represen- tative each nominated by the Textile Commissioner, Bombay and the Jt. Chief Controller of Import and Exports, Bombay.

14. The address of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council is as under:—

Engineering Centre, 9, Mathew Road, Bombay-4.

R. J. REBELLO,

Chief Controller of Imports and Exports.

PRIN1ED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD,

NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE MANAOER OF PUBLICATION^ DELHI, 1 9 70