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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No 41] NEW DELHI TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1972/PHALGUNA 3, 1893

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

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE

PUBLIC NOTICE

IMPORT TRADE CONTROL

New Delhi, the 22nd February 1972

SUBJECT, -Import of Fruits, dried, salted or preserved all sorts, N.O.S. excluding Dates IS. No. 21(a)(ii)/IV], (ii) Dates [S. No. 21(b)/IV] (iii) Medicinal Herbs (Crude drugs) [S. No. 87-109/IV] (iv) Asafostide [S. No. 31 (hi)/ V]. and other Miscellaneous items from IRAN during January—March, 1972.

No. 29-ITC(PN)/72.—It has been decided to grant licences for import of various commodities from Iran during January—March, 11572 to the established importers, having past imports within the prescribed basic years, as shown against each item in Annexure I to this Public Notice. The licensing policy for each Item has been indicated in column 5 of the aforesaid Annexure

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2 The established importers, eligible in terms of the current policy, may submit their applications to the respective licensing authority viz Joint Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, Bombay or Joint Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, (Central Licensing AreaJ, New Delhi on or before the 13th March, 1972 in the Ubiul foim and manner No past import documents are lequned 10 be produced, provided t,uch documents were submitted to the ' licensing authority (uncerned 111 the past and were accepted by them lor issue of licences for impoi t <"i commodities fiom Iran indicated in Annexure I They shouid, however, quote details of luenc.es obtained in the preceding two periods Where, howcvti the established importers are applying for the iirst time, tbey are required to produce unimpeachable documents relating to past imports from Iran m respect of the items as In Annexure I foi any one year within the prescribed basic years

3. Ii has also been decided that the importers, who are eligible in terms of Annexure J) this Public Notice will also be granted licences for Import of dry fruits only fiom Iran on equal value basis. They may submit their applications lor import; of dry fruits only from Iran foi January—March, 1972 licensing period to Joint Chief Control lai of Imports and Exports, (Central Licensing Area), New Delhi on or before the l.-iUi March, ]l)72, in the usual form and manner complilf in all it-specti

k ine minimum value of licences for dry fruits will be Rs 1,500/- It has also been decided that those established importers who were granted minimum VUIUP licences lor Rs 3,000/- for import of drv fruits from Iran when the quota percentage was 10 per cent, will continue to ge{ minimum value licences for Rs. 1,500 not withstanding the fact that the quota percentage has now been reduced to 4 per cent The minimum value ol licences foi dates Asafoetida and gums and resins, luensable quota percentage basis, will be Rs 250/- for three months It is, how- ever clarified that in the case of transfer/division of quota by established importers lejatlnj; to above cases the succeeding parties will be entitled to get licences In proportion to their jihare in approved quota of the original firm as provided in para 4^(2) of the I T C Hand Book of Rules and Procedure, 1971 Where the licences are issued on equal value basis In terms of this Public Notice, the entitle- ment of each party la to be divided proportionately among the split up concerns of the parent Urm, in tase of tiunstei/division of quotu rights

5 It mav be noted that no double benefit wil be given in respect of dry fruits, whkh is permitted for import both under Annexure I and Annexure II Thp applicants for diy fruits should submit only one application either in terms of Annexure I or in terms of ^\nnexure II, and they shouid clearly mention in their application that they have applied in one raapcity only and not under both

fl Established impoitcr-., holding quota certificates for Crude Drugs on. General Cunoncy Area, which includes Iran, who are desirous of claiming licences under this policy, have to have past import-. "I Ciude drugs from Iran in a different basic year than the one for which they hold quota ceitiflcates on General Currency Area Evidence to this cftei t should be produced to the licensing authority, so that no double benefit ainues in respect of the same past Imports

7 Licensing will be done within the monetary limit fixed for each item All Incomplete applications are liable to be reacted

8 Import licences granted in eligible cases will be valid for Import from Iran cither by Sailing Vessels or Land route In the case of dry fruits, import will a.so ¹-ie allowed by Steamships upto the full face value of the licence and such imports will be on c 1 f basis In the case of 'Dates' import should be effected by Sailing Vessels or Land route upto 60 per cent ol the face value of the licences and the balance 40 per cent by other means viz. Steamship, if the licensees so desire at any time during the validity period of the licences

9 Import licences issued In pursuance of this Public Notice will be valid for six months nnd will not be extended.

ANNEXURE I

Licensing Policy.

Easts of eligibility

Licensing Authority

Validity of

licences

Description and No. & Part of the I.T.C. Schedule

¹

2

3

4

5

Six monil >,.

(i) Dry Fruits, 21 00 (ii)/IV

n (b)/IV

Do.

(v) Medicinal

On equal value basis.

Six months.

Jt. CCI & E, (CLA), New Delhi & Jt. GCI & E,

Bombay.

Applications from established import- ers having past imports 01 Crude Drugs from Iran with in the period from 1951-52 to 1968-69 will be considered.

Herbs, Crude Diugs liatedin Atmexure I & II of Appen- dix 19 to the Rtd Book for April, 1971—- March, 1972. 8?'-io9~Iv.

Applications from

Do.

Do.

10% of half of best years' imports dur- ing the basic period.

(vi) Gum8, Resins and Lac all sorts, n.o.s. excluding oli- lianum and frnnkincenne.

established import- ers having past imports of these items from Iran within the period from 1951*52 to 1968-69 will be considered.

[PARI 1—She 1] THb GAZhlTE OF INDIA bJClRAORDINARY 24L

ANNBJfflR) II

Licensing

Besifl of ehgibihly Licensing policy

Validity

Authority

Description and S.No & part of the ITC Schedule

of hcenceu

1

2

3

4 5

Dry fruits.

Ad-hoc licences for On equal vilue basis Jt CCI & t, (CLA}

2K.fi) ^i)/IV

but months

New Delhi

imports of dry fruits from Iran will be issued to —

(0 Established Im- porters who have imports of fresh fruits to their cre- dit from Afghani- stan daring ihe five years ended 30-6*57.

(11) Established im- porters who have imports of fresh fruits to their credit from any of the countries in the 'General Area'in- cluding Pakistan but excluding Af- ghanistan, during the period from 1951-52 to 1968- 69.

(.111) Established im- porters who have imports of fresh fruits to their cre- dit from any of the countries in the General Area' in- cluding Pakistan but excluding Af- ghanistan during the period from 1945-46 to 1050- 51, provided these imports had been accepted by the licensing authority for grant of ad-hoc licences lor im- port of fresh fruits from Pakistan during i960 to 1964

(iv) Established im- porters who have imports of dry iruits to thttir credit from Pakistan dur- ing the period from 1951-52 to 1968- 69.

(v) Co-operative Socie- ties dealing in fresh fruits, sub- ject to the produc- tion of a fresh certificate of re- gistration from the concerned Re- gistrat. Co-opera- tive Societies, that they are still deal- ing in fresh fruits.

M. M. SEN,

Jt. Chief Controller of Imports & ExporLa.

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