REGISTERED No. D-(D.)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 168] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,1977/BHADRA 11, 1899
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC NOTICE
IMPORT TRADE CONTROL
New, Delhi, the 2nd September 1977
SUBJECT:—Import Policy for the period April 1977—March 1978.
No. 67-ITC (PNV77.—Attention is invited to the Import Policy contained in the Import Trade Control Policy (Policy Book—Volumes I and II) for the period April 1977—March 1978, published under the Ministry of Commerce Public Notice No. 2i-ITC(PN')/77 dated the 27th April, 1977 The following amendments may be made at the appropriate places indicated below.—
Amendment
Reference
S.No.
Page No. and Volume No. of the Policy Book
(4)
(3)
(2)
(1)
This remark shall be deleted.
I. 41 (Volume I)
Section II, Column 3, Remark No (3), against S. Nos. 51 01/03, 56 01/04 and 56 05/06.
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2. Si (Volume I)
Section III, Group 'A' under the headmg "State Trading Corporation of India, Limited (S.T C )"
84 (Volume)] I
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34 (Volume II)
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Section III, Group 'C under the heading "State Trading Corporation of India, Limited (S.T C.)"— Item No, 52— Polyester Filament Yarn. Section I, Part 'B' Annexure II.
42 (Volume II)
5.
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The following item shall be included-—r
"79A.—Polyester Filament Yarn".
This item shall be deleted.
After the existing entry at S No. 68, a new entry shall be inserted as S. No. 69, aa per Annexure hereto.
Section I, Part 'C Para 106(1), sub-clause (c).
The following shill be added at the end of sub-clause (c) .-
"However, Export Houses which arc manufBcturer-cwm- exporters of textiles may be allowed to obtain polyester filament yarn against trans- ferred licences They will be granted only Release Or- ders for such yarn in accor- dance with sub-clause (c) below."
2. In order to augment the availability of raw materials to textile indu'try, it has been de- cided to include the item "Polyester Filament Yarn" under Para 90 of Section I of the Policy Book (Volume I) for the period April 1977—-March 1978 under the scheme of direct allotment of imported raw materials to Actual Users by the canaliBjng agency, vide amendment at S No. a in Para r of this Public Notice. The following categories of Actual Users should register their requirements in respect of Polyester Filament Yarn with the S.T.C in terms of the provisions indicated in Paras 91—93 of Section I of the Policy Book (Volume I) for the period April 1977^- March 1978:—
(1) Units holding industrial licences or registration certificates under item Nos. 23(1)' 23(3) and 23(5) of the 1st Schedule to the Industries (Development and Regulations) Act, 1931;
(H) Art-silk units registered with the Textile Commissioner, Bombay, and holding permits issued by the ^Textile Commissioner, Bombay, including cooperative societies of powcrloon owners whose looms are covered by the permits issued by the Textile - Commissioner, Bombay;
(nl) Registered Associations of authorised art-silk powcrloom owners; (IV) Warp knitting machines and auto shuttle embroidery machine owners ;
(v) Hosiery and knitwear manufacturers ; (vi) Independent crimpers, doublers and twisters; (vn) Cooperative Societies/Registered Associations/Corporations of Handloom Weavers;
and
(viil) Actual U-iers engaged in the manufacture of surgical sutures.
3 Exporters/nominee manufacturers who have, during the period from 22-8-1977 t h r u gh 2-Q-r977, entered into firm commitments by way of irrevocable letters of credit to import Polyester Filament Yarn against REP licences m accordance with the import policy for Registered Exporters then in force, will be allowed to import such yarn directly that ib, without going thri ugh the canalising agency, to the exent 1 f their entitlement, limited, however, to such firm commitment The evidence of such firm commitment will have to be furnished by the importers concerned to the satisfaction of the custom authorities at the time of clearance of the consignments concerned.
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4 The import policy for Actual Users and Registered Exporters for the period April 1977—
March 1978 may bo deemed to have been amended accordingly.
ANNEXURE
SI. No. Description of items
Remarks
Export products against which import will be allowed
( I)
(4)
(3)
69 Synthetic filament y aw (excluding nylon fila- ment yarn).
(i) Synthetic filament yarn fabrics and made up articles including embroi- dered falling under S. No. K. 11 (ii) and K. n(iii).
(11) Mixed/blended fabrics and made- up articles including embriodered falling under S.No. K. 13 (11); mixed/blended fabrics and made- up articles including embroidered containing not less than 15% syn- thefc filament yam by weight and falling under S. No. K. 13 (ili) or K. 13 O ).
(iii) Ready-made garments made of syn- thetic fabrics produced from syn-< thetic filament yarn (O Group).
(IV) Hosiery and knitwear made of nylon/polyester filament yarn, or any combination thereof^ falling under S. No 0 6.
K. V. SESHADRI,
Chief Ccntroller of Impcrts & Exports.
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