REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No.

65]

NEW

DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1973/CHAITRA 5, 1895

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

PUBLIC NOTICE

IMPORT TRADE CONTROL

New Delhi, the 26th March, 1973

SUB:—-Import of Fruits, dried, salted or preserved all sorts, N.O.S.

excluding Dates [S.Nn

21(a) (ii)l(lv)(ii)] Dates (S. No. 21(b)/IV), (iii) Medicinal Herbs.{Crude drugs) [S.No. 87-109-

(IV), (iv) Asojcatida [S.No. 3l(b)/IV], and other Miscellaneous items from IRAN

during January,-

March, 1973.

No. 42-ITC (PN)/73.—It has been decided to grant licences for import of various commodities

from Iran during January-March, 1973 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.

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 &

Exports, Bombay or Joint Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, (Central Licensing Area)

New Delhi on or before the 16th April,

1973, 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 accepted by them for issue of licences

for import of commodities from Iran, indicated in Annexure I. They should, however, quote

details of licences obtained in the preceding two periods. Where, however, the established im-

porters are applying for the first time, they arc required to produce unimpeachable documents

relating to past imports from

Iran in respect of the items as in Annexure I for any one year

within the prescribed basic years.

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 fruits only from Iran

for January—March, 1973 licensing period to Joint Chief Controller of Imports and Exports,

(Central Licensing Area), New Delhi on or before the z6th April,

1973, in the usual form and

manner complete in all respects.

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4. The 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 value

licences for

Rs. 3,000/- for import of dry fruits from Iran, when the quota percentage was 10 per cent, will

continue to get minimum value licences for Rs. 1,500/- notwithstanding the fact that thequotk

percentage has now been reduced to 4 per cent. The minimum value of licences for d a ^ P

Asafoetida and gums and resins, licensable on quota percentage basis, will be Rs. 250/- wi

three 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 pro-

portion to their share in approved quota ofthe original firm as provided in para 45(2) of the I.T.C.

Hand Book of Rules and Procedure, 1972-73. where the licences are issued on equal

value

basis in terms of this Public Notice, the

entitlement of each party is to be divided propor-

tionately Hmong the split up concerns of the parent firm, in case of transfer/division of quota tights.

5. It may be noted that no double benefit will be given in respect of dry fruits, which is

permitted for import both under

Annexure I and Annexure if. The applicants for dry

fruits should submit only one application either in terms of Annexure I or in terms of Annexure

II ; and they should clearly mention in their application that they have applied in one capacity

only and not under both.

6. Established importers, holding quota certificates for Crude Drugs on General Currency

Area, which includes Iran, who are desirous of claiming licences under

this policy, have to have

past imports of Crude drugs from [ran in a different basic year 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 ofthe same past imports.

7. Licensing will be done within the monetary limit fixed for each item. All incomplete

applications are liable to be rejected.

8. Imports 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 Steam-

ships 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 upto 60 per cent of the

face value ofthe licences and the balance 40 per cent by other means, viz., steamerships, if the li-

censees so desire, at any time, during the validity period ofthe licences.

9. Import licences issued in pursuance of this Public Notice will be valid for six months

and will not be extended.

ANNEXURE

Description and

No.

and

Part

of the

ITC

Schedule

(») Dry fruits

2i(a)(ii)llV.

Licensing

Authority

JL CCI&E.,

(CLA) New

Delhi & Jt.

CCI & E.

Bombay.

Validity

licences

Six

months.

Basis of eligibility

Applications

from

established

importers

having past imports

dry

fruits

from

Iran within the period

from 1951-52 to 1969-

70 will be considered.

Licensing Policy

4 per cent of half of best

year's

imports

during

the basic period, subject

to a minimum of Rs.

1,500/- Minimum value

licences for Rs. 1,500/-

will also be admissible

to those

established

importers, who were get-

ting

minimum value

licences for RB.

3,000/-

for

import of

dry

fruits

from

Iran

when the

quota per-

centage was IO per cent

notwithstanding the fact

that the quota percentage

has now been

reduced

to 4 per cent.

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341

(ri) Dates

Jt. CCI & E.,

2i(6;/IV.

(CLA), New

Delhi & Jt.

CCI fir E-.

Bombay.

(in) Red Oxide

34-37W/V.

On) Asafoetida

3i(6W.

(v) Medicinal

Herbs, Crude

Drugs, listed

in Annexure

I & II of

Appendix

19 to the

Red Book

for

April,

1972—March,

1973.

87-109/IV.

(vi) Gums,

Resins and

Lac all sorts

n.o.s. exclu-

ding eliba-

num and

frankincense.

7/V.

Do.

Six mon'hs Applicalions

from es-

tablished

imports

having past

importers

Dates from

Iran

within the period from

1951-52

to 1969-70

will be considered.

Do.

Applications

from

es-

tablished

importers

having past

imponrs

of Red Oxide

from

Iran

within

the pe-

riod

from 1951-52 to

1969-70

will be con-

sidered.

Applications

from

es-

tablished

importers

having

past

imports

of AsafoctiJafrom Iran

within

the

period

1951-52

1969-70

will be considered.

Applications

from

established

importers

having past imports of

Crude Drugs from Iran

within the period from

1951-52 to 1969-70 will

considered.

Applications

from

established

importers

having

past

imports

of these items

from

Iran within the period

from

1951-52

1969-70 will be consi-

dered.

25 per cent of half of best

year's imports

during

the basic period.

On equal value basis.

37I per cent of half of best

year's

imports

during

the basic

period.

NOTE: Importers of Asafoe-

tida

from Iran are re-

quired to ensure that the

product conforms to the

prescribed

standards

under the

Prevention

Food

Adulteration

Rules.

On equal value basis.

10 per cent ot" hall" of best

year's

imports during

the basic period.

ANNEXUKE

Description and

No. & Part of

the I.T.C.

§ chedule

Dry fruits.

2i(a)(K)/IV.

Licensing

Authority

Jt. CCI & E.,

(CLA),

New Delhi.

Validity

licences

Six

months.

Basis of eligibility

Ad-hoc

licences

for

imports of Dry

fruits

from Iran will be issued

to:—

(»)

Established

Im-

porters who

have

imports

fresh

fruits to their credit

from

Afghanistan

during the live years

ended

30-6-57.

1 .ioensing

Policy

On equal value basis.

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(it) Established impor-

ters

who

have

imports

of , fresh

fruits

their

credit from any of

the countries in the

'General

Area'

including

Pakistan

but

excluding

Af-

ghanistan, during the

period from 1951-52

1969-70 j

(MI)

Established im-

porters

who

have

imports of fresh fruits

to their

credit from

any of the countries

in the' General Area'

including

Pakistan

but

excluding Af-

ghanistan

during

the

period

from

1945-46 to I95O-5¹

provided

these im-

ports

had been ac-

cepted by the licensing

authority

for grant

ad-hoc licences

for

import of fresh

fruits from Pakistan

during i960 to 1964.

(iv) Established impor-

ters who have imports

of dry fruits to their

credit

from Pakistan

during the

period

from

1951-52

1969-70.

(v)

Co-operative So-

cieties

dealing in

fresh

fruits, subject

to the

production

of a fresh

certificate

of registration

from

the

concerned Re-

gistrar,

Co-opera-

tive

Societies,

that

they are still

dealing

infresh fruits.

S- G. BOSR

MULLICK,

Chief Controller of Imports and Exports.