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REGISTERED NO. D. (D)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 41] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1976/MAGHA 23,1897

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 12th February 1976

SUBJECT.—Issue of import licenceslrelease orders far raw materials, components and

spares to small scale units engaged in 'select1 and 'non-select industries for the

period April, 1975~March, 1976.

No. 18-ITC(PN)/76.—Attention is invited to paras 25, 30, 39 and 43 of Section I of the Import Trade Control Policy Red Book (Vol. I) for the licensing period April, 1975—March, 1976 indicating the basis for issue of import licences/release orders for raw materials and components to the 'existing' small scale units engaged in 'select' and 'non-select' Industries for the licensing period April, 1975—March, 1976,

2. Keeping in view the difficulties of small scale units, whether engaged in 'select' or 'non-select' industries, which arc unable to show consumption during the period 1974-75 for some reasons or the other, and on a review of the position, it has been decided that—

(i) In the case of small scale units whose entitlements for 1975-76, on the basis of value of A. U. import licences/release orders issued for the period 1974-75 or 1973-74. as the case may be, happens to be Rs. 50,000/- or less, import licences, release orders for the period 1975-76 will be granted on 'repeat' basis, without going into the question of consumption. In other words, in cases in which consumption during the period 1974-75 was lower than the

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value of AU import licences/release orders issued for the licensing periods 1974-75 or 1973-74, as the. i^ase may be, the entitlement of small scale units for the period 1975-76 will be worked out on the basis of value of AU licences/release orders received by them during 1974-75 or 1973-74, as the case may be without reference to consumption, provided the value of such AU licences/release orders is not more than Rs. 50,000/-,

(ii) Existing small scale units which did not obtain any licence/release order for the period 1974-75 or which had obtained licences/release orders for six months requirements cither under the facility of 'repeat operation¹ allowed during the first half of the licensing period April—September, 1974, or under normal licensing for second half of the licensing period October, 1974—March, 1975 may be granted import licem.es/release orders for the period 1975-76 on the basis of value of AU import licences/release orders issued for the period 1973-74 without reference to consumption, provided the value of such AU import licences/release orders is not more than Rs. 50,000/-.

(iii) In the case of small scale units in which the value of AU import liccnces/releaso orders issued for the period 1974-75 or 1973-74, as the case m av h c. w a$ more than Rs. 50,000/-, and the consumption during the year 1974-75 was less, and the applicant unit furnishes documentary evidence to show that the consumption during the period 1974-75 was low on account of reasons beyond the control of the units, import licences/release orders for th© period 1975-76 may be granted equivalent to the value of AU import licences/release* orders issued for the period 1974-75 or 1973-74, as the case may be, irrespective of the actual consumption. In such cases, the reasons for low consumption to determine the entitlement on 'repeat basis', which shall be accepted by the licensing authorities, will be as under:—

(a) AU import licences/release orders for the period 1973-74 and/or 1974-75, as the case may be, were issued quite late, i.e. after 31st December 1974, and adequate imports could not be effected against the import licences or ade- quate supplies could not be obtained from the canalising agencies concern- ed against release orders in time so as to show consumption upto the value of import Hccnccs/rclcasc orders obtained for the relevant licensing period; and

(b) Sufficient quantity of raw materials or components was not available otherwise to the applicant unit during the year 1974-75, either by carry over of stocks from the previous period and/or imDorts/supplics against valid licences/ release orders for the previous periods, which were not utilised, or not utilised fully during the previous period i.e. 1974-75.

N.B.—Small Scale units while applying for import licences in terms of sub-para (iii) above, should submit documentary evidence in support of lower consumption as referred to in sub-paras (a) & (b) above, alongwith their applications for import licences for the period 1975-76.

fiv) Tn all other cases of small scale unite which nre unable to furnish satisfactory documentary evidence referred to in sub-para (iii) above, for lower consump- tion and in which the value of AU import licences/release orders issued for the period 1974-75 or 1973-74. as th^ case mav be, was more than Rs. 50.000, hut the actual consumption on the busis of which the import licences/releasn orders for the period 1975-76 is claimed, was lower than the value of AU import Ifcences/reiease orders for 1974-75 or 1973-74, us the case may be, import licences/release orders may be issued for Rs. 50.000. Tn other words, even such small scale units which received AU import licenced/release orders for 1974-75. or 1973-74. as the case mav be, for more than Rs 50.000 nnd which are unable to show any consumption or nre also not a We to furnish satisfactory documentary evidence for lesser consumotion. will he granted imnort licences/release orders for a value upto Rs. 50.000 for the period 1975-76 and without going into their consumntion during 1974-75.

3. Small scale units which have not submitted implications for licences/relensc orders for import of raw materials and/or components for the period 1975-76. <7v the reasons that hey were not eligible for any licenccs/releas^ orders for the: neriod 1975-76 oi nccounf of nil consumption or meagre conwimntion during 1974-75 and desire to avail of the fscilitv now allowed, should submit their applications in the prescribed form and manner, olftipt- with necessary documentary evidence, wherevisr nccrssurv to the reeionii licensing authorities concerned on or before 15th March, 1976. Applications received after this date will not be entertained.

4, Cases in which applications from small scale units for import licences/release, orders for 1975-76 have already been rejected by the licensing authorities on account of nil con- sumption or casts in which import licences/release orders for the period 1975-76 have been issued for lesser value, in terms of the policy as contained in ITC policy Red Book (Volume I) for the period 1975-76, will be reopened by the licensing authorities them- selves and necessary original or additional licences/release orders granted to the units con- cerned. Licences/release orders for more than Rs. 50,000, , in terms of para 2(iii) above, will, however, be issued only on receipt of the necessary documentary evidence, which must be submitted to thg licensing authorities concerned on or before 15th March, 1976.

5, The facilities mentioned in para (2) of this public notice will not be available in the case of small scale units requiring stainless steel/heat resisting steel covered by S. No. 10 in Schedule 'D' of. Appendix 41 of foe Red Book (Volume I) for the period April, 1975— March, 1976, for which the existing policy for grant of release orders for 1975-76 will continue to be in force.

6, The import policy for existing small scale units engaged in 'select' or 'non-select' industries for the licensing period April, 1975—March, 1976 may be deemed to have been amended to the extent indicated above.

P. K. KAUI.,

Chief Controller of Imports & Exports.

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