TheGazetteof India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No.2] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1972 PAUSA II, 1893
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE
PUBLIC NOTICE
IMPORT TRADE CONTROL
New Delhi, the 1st January 1972
S U B J E C T .—I m p o rt P o l i cy f or N e w s p r i n t—P r i n t i ng a nd w r i t i ng p a p er { e x c l u d i ng l a id m a r k-
ed p a p e r) w h i ch c o n t a i ns m e c h a n i c al w o od p u lp a m o u n t i ng to n ot l e ss t h an 70
per cent of fibre contents (S. No, 44~V)—for the year April '71-—March' 72—•
restrictions in allocation of newsprint to daily [Newspapers.
No. 2-ITC(PN)/72.—Attention is invited to the Ministry of Foreign Trade Public Notice No. 36-ITC(PN)/71 dated the 7th April 1971, pertaining to the Import Policy for Newsprint for the year April'71—March'72.
2, Because of the present difficult foreign exchange situation and in view of the con- taining need to conserve foreign exchange, it has been 'decided, in pursuance of Remark VI Note I to the above Public Notice, to restrict allocation of newsprints 'daily newspapers' to their basic entitlement determined in terms of Remark V to the said Public Notice, which however, will be subject to the further restriction that the average-page-level for calculation of the entitlement will be subject to a maximum of 10. These restrictions will come into force with effect from January 1, 1972.
6 THE GAZETTE OF INOU BX AORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1}3, In the case of daily newspapers for which allocation of newsprint has already been made on the basis of an average page-level of more than 10, in terms of Remark V of the said Public Notice, the excess quantity will be treated as advance and will be adjusted against their entitlement for the year April'72—March'73.
M. M. SEN,
Chief Controller of Imports and Exports.