REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 130] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1973/ASVINA 9, 1895
Separata paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC NOTICES
EXPORT TRADE CONTROL
New Delhi, the 1st October 1973
SUBJECT.—Scheme for the licensing of cotton millmade textiles including garments and made-ups for export to the U.K. during the period from 1-10-1973, to 31-12-1973.
No. 30-ETC(PN)/73.—The scheme relates to the export to U.K. of cotton mill- made textiles including garments and made-up goods covered by all the 20 cate- gories (details are given in Para 2 below) with effect from 1st October, 1973 upto 31st December, 1973. 2. CATEGORY AND MAIN GROUPS
Group IB Woven Cotton Fabrics. Grey or Bleached, Mercerised or not
1: Drills, Jeans, gaberdines, I wills and sateens S. Poplins 3. Sheeting; & Shirting, under 60" in width 4. Sheeting & Shirting 60" and over in width 5. Grey or Bleached fabrics nes Group I1A other Woven Cotton Fabrics
6. Sheeting, Shirting, Winceyettes, flannelettes other raised, brushed or sueded fabrics, other than printed, 60" and over in width
7. Corduroy
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!346 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PAHT I—SEC' 1]8. Fabrics Dyed (including Denim), under 60" in width 9. Poplines
10. Dyed, and Printed fabrics nes
Group IIB Woven Cotton Garments and Made-up?
11. Woven, trousers and breeches, for men and boys 12. Woven outergarments for women, girls and infanta 13. Shirts and bodices for men and boys, woven J4. Woven undergarments for men and boys 15. Woven undergarments for women, girls and infants 16. Handkerchiefs 17. Towels 18. Bed Linen including sheets 10. Gloves 20. Made-ups and Garments nes
3. Exports shall be allowed from any port in India
4. In respect of exports of all the 20 categories covering groups of grey and bleached cloth, finished cloth and made-ups the Quotas shall be allotted against individual shipments by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Bombay, (at- the office of the Jt. Chief Controller of Imports & Exports. Bombay) or Tex- procil's authorised representatives nt uPcountry ports of Calcutta, Madras, Tuticorin, Cochin. Ahmedabad and at New Delhi by way of endorsements on shipping bills on first-come, flrst-sorved basis. The allotment will be in terms of the decisions taken by the U.K. Textiles Licensing Advisory Committee, Bombay. Licensing endorsements on such allotments shall be made by the concerned Export Control Authorities at the port of shipment,
5. Licences and quotas shall not be transferable without the express consent in writing of the U.K. Textiles Licensing Advisory Committee.
6. All shipments of cotton textiles made during- each month from any port in India shall be reported by the exporters concerned to the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council by the 10th of subsequent month.
7. Procedure of submission of Export Certificates shall be as follows: Exporters should prepare export certificates in the prescribed proforma In duplicate. One copy of the certificate duly certified bv the Export Control Authorities at the port of shipment and duly countersigned by the Customs shall be retained at the port of shipment after the shipment has acruallv been passed, which shall be collected from the Customs by the representatives of the. Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council. The certificates thi'i collected by TexProcll shall be forwarded bv it to the Ministry of Technology U.K. Under no circumstances shall export certificates be forwarded bv the exporter0 directly. The second copv of the .ilmllnrty certified and authenticated export certificate shall be retained by the exporter. The exporter or his shipping agent should ensure that the original export certificate
7(a). In respect of air-consignments effected from olaees other than New Delhi, the exporters shall preDare the export certificate in triplicate. The third copy of the certificate, duly certified by the export control authorities shall be banded over to the Texprocil's representative for forwarding to the TcxPrOcil's Head Office for onward transmission to the Department of Trade & Industry, London. The original and duplicate of the export certificate shall, then be submitted to the air customs department in the usual manner (as explained in the above paragraph). In respect ef air consignments effected from New Delhi the exporters, shall prepare export certificates as ner the prescribed proforma in triplicate. After obtaining nuota endorsement on the shipnlnp bills from Ihp representative of Texorocil at New Delhi the exporters shall retain third cony of the exWrt certificate with the Tevproell's representative for onward transmission to the Ministry of Technology. U.K. The exOortery shall then submit the orMnal and duplicate cot>y to the eyport control authorities and the Air Customs. The orii?inal and durclicate corjy of the exoort certificates shall be in the usual manner, handed over to the exporters after pro- • oessing in the Customs Department. The original cony of the certificate then be forwarded to Representative of the Cotton Textiles; Export Promotion Council in usual manner,
[PART I—SEC. ij THE GAZETTE Otf INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 1^4^8. In the case of exports against Re-export (RE) Undertakings, the Joint Chief Controller of Imports & Exports, Bombay, shall issue Re-export licences on the basis of quota certificate issued by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council; Bombay. These quota certificates shall be issued by Texprocil on receipt of a copy "f the U.K. Ministry of Technology Re-export undertaking from the exporters.
9. In canes where the quota originally Intended for home retention is re-exported, the exporters shall have to furnish the replacement certificate issued by the U.K. Ministry of Technology, on the basis of which a subsequent re-export (SR) quota certificate will be issued by Texprocil. Licences afiainst such SR quota certificates Shall be issued by the Joint Chief Controller of Imports and Exports. Bombay.
10. A non-refundable charge of Re. 1/- l or every 1000 square yards for cotton textiles and made-ups subject to minimum of Rs. 5 for cotton textiles will be char- ged by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, for issue of quotas,
11. The U.K. Textiles Licensing Advisory Committee is empowered to: —
(a) frame rules and regulations from time to time for the operation of the
scheme;
(b) supervise the entire scheme; (c) keep watch over the performance from time to time; (d) interpret and give decisions on various matters arising out of the opera-
tion of the scheme; and
(e) make such changes in the scheme as the Licensing Advisory Committee
may consider fit from time to time.
12. The U.K. Textiles Licensing Advisory Committee consists of five representa- tives nominated by the Indian Cotton Mills' Federation, five representatives nomiJ nated by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council and one representative each nominated by the Clothing Manufacturers' Association of India, Bombay, the Tex- tile Commissioner, Bombay, and the Joint Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, Bombay.
13. The address of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, is as under:
'Engineering Centre' 9, Mathew Road, Bombay-4.
134& TliE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PAHT I—SEC. 1] [PART 1 - S E C. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY I 3 49 1350 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—Sfcc. i]SUBJECT.—Scheme for the licensing of Indian cotton textiles for export to Austria
during the licensing year 1973-74.
No. 3l-ETC(PN)/73.—The scheme relates to the export of all varieties of mill- made cotton textiles from India to AUSTRIA during the licensing year 1st October, 1973 to 30th September. 1974.
2 For purpose of licensing the shipment period will be divided into two six monthly periods, 1st October, 1973 to 31st March, 1974 and 1st April. 1974 to 30th September. 1974.
3 Licences under the scheme shall be issued by the Joint Chief Controller of Imports & Exports, Bombay on the basis of the quota certificate issued by The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Bombay on flrst-come-first served basis, on the recommendations of the EEC-Austria Textiles Licensing Advisory Committee.
(a) The quota certificate will be issued on presentation, by exporters, of firm contracts and a proforma invoice indicating, along with other details, the net weight in Kgs. of the goods in Form prescribed by the Texprocil for the purpose.
(b) The second six-monthly distribution will be made later in accordance with the decision of the EEC-Austria Textiles Licensing Advisory Committee.
tPAHT I—SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 13514. For the purpose of exports and issuance of quota/licences, cotton textiles have •been divided Into the following three categories:
Category I—Grey goods Category II—Terry Towels and Towelling, and Category III—Finished fabrics, Miscellaneous
5. Such imports into Austria will be admitted by the Competent Austrian' autho- rity only on presentation of the Green Certificate Issued by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Bombay, on the basis of which the Austrian authorities would issue an import licence,
6- Exports will be allowed from any port in India.
7. Licences and quotas shall not be transferable without the express consent in writing of the BJE-C. and Austria Textiles Licensing Advisory Committee.
8. A non-refundable amount of Rs. 10 per tonne, subject to minimum of Rs. 5 will be charged by the Cotton Textiles! Export Promotion Council, for issue of quotas.
9. All quota holders shall have to submit monthly reports to the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council giving details of the shipments against individual licences issued to them. These statements should reach the Council by the 10th of the subsequent month.
10. E.E,C.-Austria Textile Licensing Advisory Committee shall fa) super- vise ths entire scheme; (b) keep a watch over the performance from time to time: (r) iricrpret and pive derisions on various matters arising out of the operation of the scheme; and (d) make such changes in the scheme as the Committee deems fit from time to time. The Licensing Committee shall be empowered to frame rules and regulations from time to time inter-alia providing for the conditions to be complied with by an am>licant before he would be entitled to quotas it shall also havr> the right to withhold or cancel quotas and reject applications for quotas without £"sif?nln£ any reasons.
11. The address of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council is as follows: —
"Engineering Centre", 5th Floor, 9, Mathew [Road, Bombay-4.
. S. O. BOSE MULLICK,
Chief Controller of Import & Exports.
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