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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 212] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1972/BHADRA 34, 1894

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 15th September 1972

SUBJECT :—Import of Fruits, dried, salted or preserved all sorts, N.O.S. excluding Dates (S. No. 21 (a) (ii)/IV), (ii) Dates (S. No. 21 (b)/IV), (iii) Medi- cinal Herbs (Crude drugs) (S. No. 87-109-IV), (iv) Asafoetida (S. No. 31 (b)/V), and other Miscellaneous items from IRAN during April- December, 1972.

No. 135 5TC (PN)/72.—It has been decided to grant licences for import of various commodities from Iran during April—December, 1972 to the established importers, hav- ing 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.

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, (Cen- tral Licensing Area), New Delhi on or before the 6th October, 1972 in the usual form and manner. No past import documents are required to be produced, provided such documents were submitted to the licensing authority concerned in the past and were

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accepted by them for issue of licences for import of commodities from Iran, indicated in Annexure I. They should, however, quota details of licences obtained in the preced- ing two periods. Where, however, the established importers are applying for the first time, they are required to produce unimpeachable documents relating to past imports from Iran in respect of the items as in Annexure I for any one year with the pescribed basic yeas.

3. It has also been decided that the importers, who are eligible in terms of Annexure II to this Public Notice will also be granted licences for import of dry fruits only from Iran on equal value basis, They may submit their applications for import of dry fruit3 only from Iran for April—December, 1972 licensing period to Joint Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, (Central Licensing Area), New Delhi on or before the 6th October, 1972, in the usual form and manner complete in all respects.

4. The minimum value of licences for dry fruits will be Rs. 4500/-, It has also been decided that those established importers who were granted minimum value licences for Rs. 3000/- for import of dry fruits from Iran, when the quota percentage was 10 per cent will continue to get minimum value licences for Rs. 4,500/- for nine months period i.e. April—December, 1972. The minimum value of licences for dates, Asafoetida and gums and resins, licensable on quota percentage basis, will be Rs. 750/- for nine months. It is, however, clarified that in the case of transfer/division of quota by established importers relating to above cases, the succeeding parties will be entitled to get licences in proportion to their share in approved quota of the original firm as provided in. para 45 (2) of the I.T.C. Hand Book of Rules and Procedure, 1972-73 there the licences s re issued on equal value basis in terms of this Public Notice, the entitlement of each party is to be divided proportionately among the split up concerns of the parent firm, in case of transfer/division of quota rights.

5. It may be noted that no double benefit will be given in respect of dry fruits, which ii permitted for import both under Annexure T and Annexure IT. The applicant for dry fruits should submit only one application either in terms of Annexure T or in terms of Annexure IT; and they should clearly mention in their applicaion that they have applied in one capacity only and not under both.

6. Established importers, holding quota certificates for Crude Drugs on GeneroT Currency Area, which includes Tran, who are desirous of claiming licences under thi" policy, have to have past imports of Crude drugs from Iran in a different basic yeni than the one for which they hold quota certificates On General Currency Area. Evidence to this effect should be produced to the licensing authority, so that no double benefit accrues in respect of the same past imports.

7. Licensing will be done within the monetary limit fixed for each items. All incom- plete applications are liable to be rejected.

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

9. Import licences issued in pursuance of this Public Notice will be valid for sis months an'd will not be extended.

ANNEXURE I

Basis of eligibility. Licensing Policy.

Licensing Authority.

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

Validity of licences.

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2

3

4

5

(I) Dry Fruits.

2i(aXii)/IV.

Six months.

jt..ccr&E. (G.L.A.), New Delhi & Jt. CCI& E, Bombay.

Applications from established impor- ters having past im- ports of dry fruits trom Iran within period from 1951-52 to 1969-70 will con- sidered.

6% of the best years imports during the basic priod, sublcct to a minimum of Rs. 4,500/-. Mini- mum value licences for Rs. 4,500/- will also be admissible to those established im- porters, who were getting minimum value of licences for Rs. 3,000/- for import of dry fruits from Iran when the quota percentage was 10%.

D o.

D o. Applications from

(ii) Dates 2i(b)/IV

371% of the best years imports during the basic period.

established impor- ters havingpast im- ports of dates from Iran within the period fromi95i-" to 1969-70 will be considered.

Do.

Do.

(iii) Red Oxide

Applications from On. equal value basis, 34-37W/V

established) impor- ters having past] imports of RedOxidej fromlranwithin the period from 1951-52 1969-70 will be con- sidered.

Do.

Do.

Civ) Asafoetida

3i(b)/V.

Applications from 56J% of the bcBt established importers ycar'slmports during having past imports the basic period, of Asafoetida from NOTE:—Importers of Iran within the pe- Asafoetida from Iran riod 1951-52 to 1969- are required to en- 70 will be considered, sure that the product conforms to the pres- cribed standards un der the Prevention of food Adult eration Rules.

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I

3

5

4

On equal value basis Jt. CCI&E, Six months.

CCLA), New Delhi &Jt. CCI&E,, Uombay.

(v) Medicinal Herbs, Crude Drugs listed ill Anncxure I & II of Appendix 19 to the Red Book for April, 1972—March ^973- 87-109-IV.

Applications from established import- ters having past imports of Crude Dru^sfrom Iran within the period from 1951-52 to 1969-70 will be considered.

D o.

Do.

Application from 15% of the best^year imports during the basic period.

(vi) Gums, Resins and Lac all sorts, n.o.s. excluding oil, bantium and frankincenBe,7/V.

established Importers having past imports of these items from Iran within the period from i95"52 to 1969-70 will be con- sidered.