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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 258] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1972/AGRAHAYANA 1, 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 22nd November 1972

SUBJECT.—Import of 'Dates' (S. No. 21(b)/lV) from Iraq during September, 1972—March, 1973 Licencing period on annual basis—Grant of addi- tional licences.

No. 166-ITC(PN)/72.—Attention is invited to Ministry of Foreign Trade Public Notice No. 95-ITC(PN)/72, dated 1st July, 1972, announcing the policy for the import of dates from Iraq for September, 1972 March, 1973 licensing period, on annual basis.

2. In partial modification of the aforesaid Public Notice, it has been decided to restore the cuts, envisaged in sub-paragraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) of paragraph 1 thereof. In other words, licences will now be granted on a uniform quota of 100 per cent, for import of dates from Iraq to all the Established importers, hav- ing past imports of .'Dates" from that country by Sailing vessels/Steamers etc., within the prescribed basic years, namely 1956-57 to 1969-70.

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3. SU(¹h Established importers, who are eligible ior grant of additional licences, nay submit their applications to the concerned licensing authority, from whom hey have obtained main licences in terms of the aforesaid Public Notice, by the 1th December, 1972.

4. The additional licences will be granted on the following basis; —

Quota

(i)

5 per cent.

Established importers having past imports of dates from Iraq between Rs. 1,50,001 and Rs. 5 lakhs.

Established importers having past imports of dates 20 per cent tfi)

from Iraq between Rs. 5,00,001 and Rs. 15 lakhs.

Established importers having past imports of dates

(iii)

30 per cent.

from Iraq of over Rs, 15 lakhs.

NOTE.—Jt may be noted that in terms of this Public Notice, additional licences will be granted just to restore the cuts, The total value of licences granted to the eligible established importers both in terms of the earlier Public Noiico No, 95-ITC(PN)/72 dated 1st July 1972 and this Public Notice, taken together will not exceed their total entitlement i.e. 100 per cent of the r best years patt imports. The question of issue of minimum value licences as indicated in para- graph -45 of tin. I.T.C. Hand Book of Rules and Procedure 1972-73 dors not arise. Fu'rther the provisions of paragraphs 77(10 and 77(2) of Section I of the Import Trade Control Policy Red Book (Vol. I) for April 1972, March, 1973 relating to minimum and maximum value of licences will not also apply to the licences issued under this Public Notice.

5. Applications should be submitted in the prescribed form and manner com- pletn with additional Treasury Receipts, indicating therein the full details ie. number, date and value of the mam licences, obtained by the eligible Established importers. All incomplete applications are liable to be rejected.

6. Licences issued in terms of this Public Notice will be valid for import ol Dates from Iraq, subject to the conditions that not less than 60 per cent of the face value of the licence shall have to be utilised for import of "Dates' from Iraq by sailing vessels only anrl the balance 40 per cant, by steamers etc.

PRINTED BY THE OENEHAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OP INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD,

NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1972