REGISTERED No. D.221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 66]

NEW

DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 16, I973/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

EXPORT TRADE CONTROL

New Delhi, the 26th March 1973

SUBJECT—Export of cotton handloom products (other than fabrics) to U.S.A.

No. 9-ETC(PN)/73.—Reference Public Notice

No. 27-ETC(PN)/72, dated the

25th

October, 1972 on the above subject.

2. It has been decided that—

(i) Cotton handloom ready-made garments will be licensed freely for export to

U.S.A. upto the 30th September, 1973, under shipping bills (accompained

by necessary contracts ami certification documents, etc.) endorsed by the

Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council;

(ii) Cotton handloom durries and carpets will be licensed freely for export to U.S.A.

till the 30th September, 1973, on shipping bills, supported by necessary con-

tracts and the certification documents etc.; and

(iii) Exports of other cotton handloom made-up to U.S A. will be permitted during

the period ending the 31st May, 1973, against allocations to be made to

exports by the Handloom Export Promotion Council, Madras.

Allocations

will be made only to such registered exporters as have commitments for

exports of these cotton handloom male-ups to U.S.A. during the period from

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the 1st February tt> the 31st May, 1973. There will be separate quotasll

for established shippers (i.e. those who exported the mado-ups in question to

U.S.A. during the year October, 1970—September, 1971, or October. 1971

•—September, 1972) as well as for newcomers. As the quota is very limited,

allocation* will be made against

contracts backed

by fetters of credit or

such otht-M terms of payment as rriny be approved b> the Handloom Export

Promotion Council. 11' found ueccs&ary, U) allocations may be made in the

order of value per M|. yard »f thn goods to be exported, and only lo such

exporters as may be coveied vviiliin the quota, and (2) allocations for export

below a floor price p.T si. yard (to be determined by the HEPC) may not

be made. The Exporters to whom, the allocutions are made by ihc Handloom

Export Promotion Council, Madras, will have to give suitable untertakinfli;

for exports, including, wherever necessary, bank guarantees. For this pur-

pose, conversion of the various made-ups in terms of s»q. yards will be made

in accordant:; with Ihc provisions of the Cotton Textile Agreement wifh

U.S.A.

?, Applications for ullocalions of cotton handloom made-ups, other than

ready-made

garments and durries and carpets, should reflch the Htindloom Exp<irt Promotion Council

ny Ihe 17th April. 1^73. al the Infest,

S. G. BOSE MULL1CK,

Chief Controller of Imports and Exports,