MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

(IMPORT TRADE CONTROL)

PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 9-ITC(PN)/78

New Delhi, (he 24th January, 1978

Subject.—import of fruits, dried, salted or preserved all sorts,

n.o.s.

excluding

dates (S. No.

08.01/13(3),

(ii)

dates (S.

No.

08.01/13(4) (iii)

medi-

cinal herbs (crude

drugs) (S, No. 12.07), Civ)

asafoetida (S. No, 13.01/03(5) and other miscel-

laneous items from Iran during November, 1977

October, 1978 period.

File

No.

2/1/77-Pol I.—It

has

been

decided

grant

licences

for

import

various

commodities

from

Iran

during

November

1977—October

1978

period to the established importers, having past imports within

the prescribed basic years, as shown against each item in

Annexurc I to this Public Notice. The licensing policy for

each item has been indicated in col. 6 of the aforesaid an-

nexure.

2. The established importers, eligible in terms of the cur-

rent poficy, may submit their applications to the respective

licencing authority viz., Jt. Chief Controller of Imports and

Exports, Bombay or Jt, Chief Controller of Imports and Ex-

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

25th February, 1978, in the usual form and manner. No past

import documents arc 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 lecences obtained in

the preceding two periods. Where, however, the established

importers are applying for the first time, they are 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 of Rs. 8,500 each. They may submit

their applications for imports of dry fruits only from Iran

for November 1977—October 1978 licensing period to be

It. Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, (Central Licens-

ing Area), New Delhi on or before the 25th February, 1978 in

the usual form and manner, complete in all respects.

4. The minimum value of licences for dry fruits win be

Rs, 8,500. The minimum value of licences for dates, asafoetida,

gums & resins licensablc on quota percentage basis, will he

Rs. 1,000 for the year. It is, however, clarified that in tho

case of transfer/division of quota by established importers

relating to above cases, the succeeding parties will be entitled

to get licences in proportion to their share in approved quota

of the original concern as provided in Para 45(2) of the I.T.C.

Hand Book of Rules and Procedure, 1977-78. Where the

licences arc issued on equal value basis in terms of this Public

Notice, the entitlement of each party is to be divided propor-

tionately among the iplit up concerns of the parent concern, in

case of transfer/diviiton of the quota rights.

5. It may be noted that no double benefit will bo given in

respect of dry fruits, which is permitted for import both under

Annexure I and Annexure II. The applicant:) for dry fruits

should submit only one application either in terms of An-

nexure 1 or in terms of Annexure II, and they should clearly

mention in their application that they have applied in on*

capacity only and not under both.

6. Established importers, holding quota certificates for crude

drugs on General Currency Area, which include* Iran, who

arc desirous of claiming licences under this policy have to

have past imports of crude drugs from Iran 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 fb the licensing authority, so that no double benefit

accrues in respect of the same past imports.

7. Licensing win be done within the monetary limit fixed

for each ilem. All latb/incomplete applications are liable to

be rejected.

8. Import licences granted in eligible eases win be valid

for Import from Iran cither by sailing vessels or land route.

In the i »se of dry fruits, import will be allowed by steam-

ships upto the full face value of the licences and such im-

ports will be on c.i.f. basis. In the case of dates, import may

be effected by land route, sailing vessels or steamship of

either country whichever is available at the earliest, if the

licensees so desire at any time during the validity period^ of

the licences.

9. Tmport licences issued in pursuance of this Public Notice

will be valid upto 31st October, 1978 and will not be ex-

tended.

10. The provisions of Paragraph 120 of Section T of the

Import Trade Control Policy Book (Vol. I) for the period

April 1977—March 1978, relating to minimum and maximum

values of licences will not apply to the licences issued in terms

of this Public Notice.

11. Attention of importers of asafoetida is invited to the

Prevention of Food Adultration Rules and in their own in-

terest, they are advised to ensure that asafoetida imported

from Iran conforms to the specifications prescribed under the

aforesaid rules. In order to ensure that the asafoetida Imported

by the importers conforms to the prescribed standard. Port

Hearth Organisations will test each consignment of asafoetida.

Port Health Organizations after testing each consignment will

seal the asafoetida (hing) bags under their own seal. These

bags may not be further subjected to testing by State/Local

bodies so long as their seals are intact and there is no evi-

dence that the bags have been tampered with unless there are

some special reasons for the same.

12. This Public Notice does not in any way affect the policy

relating to the import of dates and dry fruits under the free

licensing scheme covered by Appendix 2 to the I.T.C. Policy

Book (Vol. 1) for 1977-78,

ANNEXUREI

No. & Part of the TTC

Schedule

. 1

(i) 08.01/13(3)

(ii) 08.01/13(4)

Description

Dry fruits

Dates

Licensing

Authority

Jt. CCI&E

(CLA),

New Delhi,

Jt. CCI&E

Bombay.

-do-

Validity

Licences

Upto 31st

Oct., 1978

-do-

Basis of eligibility

Applications from established

importers having past imports

of dry fruits from Iran within

the period from

1951-52 to

1970-71 will be considered.

Applications from established

importers having past im-

ports of dates from Iron with-

in the period from 1951-52

to 1970-71 will be considered.

Licensing policy

27% as of best year's

imports during the

basic period, subject

to a minimum

Rs. 8,500.

100% of best year's

imports during (he

basic period.

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART I-SEC. II

(iii) 32.04/12(2)

(iv) 13.01/. 03(3)

(v) 12.07

(vl) 13.02

. . • •

Tron Oxide pigments con-

forming to IS specifica-

tion 44/1969 and exclud-

ing shades 445, 446 and

473 to IS : S/1961 for

manufacture of

paints

and cement colours.

Asafoetida

Medicinal

herbs,

crude

drugs, listed in Anne-

xures T & II of Appendix

19 to the Red Book for

April, 1977-March, 1978.

Gums, resins and lac all

sorts, no.s.,

excluding

• olibanum and frankincen-

se.

Jt. CCI&E

(CLA),

New Delh

Jt. CC&E

Bombay.

-do-

Upto 31st

Oct., 1978

-do-

-do-

Applications from

established

importers having past imports

of red oxide,

under old

classification (34-37(d)/V)

from Iran within the period

from 1951-52 to 1970-71 will

be considered.

Applications from established

importers having past im-

ports of asafoetida from Iran

within the period 1951-52 to

1970-71 will be considered.

Applications from established

importers having past imports

of Crude Drugs from Iran

within the period from 1951 -

52 to 1970-71 will be consi-

dered.

Applications from established

importers having past imports

of these items from Iran

within the period from 1951-52

to 1970-71 will be consi-

dered.

On equal value basis.

100% of best year's

imports during the

basic period.

On equal value ba-

sis.

45% Of b:st year's

imports during the

basic period.

ANNEXURE-ll

S. No, &. part of the

ITC Schedule

—

08.01/13(3)

Description

Dry fruits

Licensing

Authority

Jt. CC1&E

(CLA)

New Delhi

Validity of

licences

—

Upto

31st Oct.,

, 1978.

Basis of eligibility

Ad-hoc licences for import of

dry fruits from Iran will be

issued to :

(i) Established importers who

have imports of fresh fruits

to their credit from Afgha-

nistan during the five years

ended 30-6-57.

(ii) Established importers who

have imports of fresh fruits

to their credit from any

of the countries in the

'General Area' including

Pakistan but

excluding

Afghanistan

during

the

period from 1951-52 to

1970-71.

(iii) Established importers who

have imports of fresh fruits

to their credit from any of

the countries in the "Gene-

ral Area' including Pakis-

tan but excluding Afgha-

nistan during the period

from 1945-46 to 1950-51,

provided these imports had

been accepted by the li-

censing authority for grant

of ad-hoc licences for import

of fresh fruits from Pakis-

tan during the period 1960

to 1964.

Licensing policy

On equal value basis

of : Rs. 8,500 each.

(iv) Established importers who

have imports of dry fruits

to their credit from Pakis-

tan during the period from

I951-52lo 1970-71.

(v) Co-operative societies deal-

ing in fresh fruits, subject to

the production of :—

(a) A certificate from the

concerned Registrar of

Co-operative

Societies

that the

co-operative

society is still in exis-

tence;

(b) An affidavit in the pro-

form a enclosed vide

Annexure-III;

Chartered

Accountant

to the effect that

the

society had a turn-over

of not less than

Rs.

15,000

(Rs.

fifteen

thousand)

during any

one of the financial years

1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-

70, 1970-71 and 1971-72

in fresh fruits.

]f a certificate os

referred to in sub-para

been

produced in the past

and it had been accepted

by the licensing autho-

rity concerned for the

issue of licences

for

import of dry fruits

from Iran,

photo-stat

copy thereof or a copy

duly attested

by an

Oath Commissioner or

Notory Public or Magis-

trate 1 Class or Gazetted

Officer, may be furnish-

ed along with the appli-

cation.

ANNEXURE-m

FORM OF AFFIDAVIT

Affidavit of Shri

s^/0

residing

Secretary/President of

(Name & address of the Cooperative Society).

I, the above named deponent, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare that I am duly authorised to affirm this affidavit on behalf of

- • •

(Name of cooperative society) and declare as under :—•

(I) That the

(name and address of the cooperative society) has

been and is still dealing in fresh fruits.

(ii) That any licence granted to the aforesaid cooperative society on the basis of this declaration is liable to be cancelled without pre-

judice to any penalty that the Government may impose or any other action that may be taken under the Imports and Exports

(Control) Act and Imports (Control) Order, 1955 as amended, in case it is found that the declaration as stated in para (i) abovn

is incorrect or false.

pfacV:

<*»

Verification :

do hereby affirm and declare that the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of mv

knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed.

Date :

Place:

Deponent

K.V. SESHADR1, Chief Controller, Import & Export,

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