REGISTERED No. D.{D.)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, MONDAY. JANUARY 1, 1979/PAUSA 11, 1900
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.
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3. For the purposes of quota allotment, Shipment period will be divided into two six-monthly periods, i e. from 1st January, 1979 to 30th June, 1979 and from 1st July, 1979 to 31st December, 1979. 60% of the annual quota will be allo- cated during the first six months and the rest 40% during, the next six months. The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Bombay will allocate quotas for fabrics and made- ups excluding woollen fabrics and madc-ups. The Apparels Export Promotion Council, New Delhi will allocate quota for garments and knitwear excluding woollen knitwear and the allocation for woollen fabrics, made-ups and woollen knitwear but excluding woollen garments will be made by the Wool and Woollens Export Promotion Council, New Delhi. Depending upon the demand in Ihe first-half of the quota year, readjust- ments of this division may be considered by the Government.
4. For fabrics and made-up articles, 50% of the quota will be allocated on first-come first-served basis for ready goods and the rest 50% on first-come first served basis for firm contracts. Depending upon the need, adjustment of the related proportion of ready goods allocation and firm contracts allocation may be made by the Government whenever it is found necessary.
5. For garments and knitwear, 40% of the quota will be allocated on first-come first-served basis for ready goods and the rest 60% on first come first served basis for firm contracts. Under each of these two systems, 20% of the quota will be allocated for higher value items. In case the portion for higher price allocation gets exhausted first, the goods with higher price will naturally have the eligibility in the other portion alongwith the other goods. For this purpose there will be two sets of floor prices - one relating to higher value items covered by 20% allocation and the other basic floor price for items covered by the remaining 80% of the allocation. Quota allocation for cotton garments and knitwear will be made on LC terms. For first-come first-served ready goods allocation, LC should be produced at the time of quota endorsement asd for first- come first-served lirm contract allocation. I.,C should be produ- ced within 60 days of quota allocation or before quota endorse- ment for shipment, whichever is earlier, failing which quota allocation will be automatically deemed to lapse.
6. Shipments against quota allocations on first-come lirst- served ready goods basis will have to be effected within 10 days from the date of quota endorsement. However, this period can be extended in exceptional cases for valid reasons in speci- fic authorisation from the Textile Commissioner or his rep- resentative.
7. In the cas,e of first-come first-served firm contract alloca- tion, if the offers are moie than the quota available on the terminal date, a choice among offers may have to be made and, for this purpose, selection will be made on the basis of unit price. The higher unit price will be Ihe criterion in such an eventuality. Tn that case, on the terminal date special alloca- tion for children's garments will be considered and provided.
8. Wherever the quotas for cotton, woollen and man-made fibres items are combined, 0.5% of such combined quotas have been reserved each for woollen garments and man-made fibres garments. This is, however, subject lo review and, if necessary, a further enhancement or reduction in the reservation for these items may be made by Government.
COOPERATION
9. In cases where handloom and millmade items are clubed together for allocation, the ratio of handloom to others in the case of. the UA will be 2 : I, whereas it will be 1 : 1 for other areas. These ratios may be amended depending upon the trend of demand.
(Department of Commerce)
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 2-ETC (PN)/79
New Delhi, the 1st January, 1979
EXPORT TRADE CONTROL
10. Shipments will be allowed by the Customs Authorities
at the ports -if shipment on the basis of quota en loiscmcnt on
the original and duplicate of the shipping bills for individual
consignments issued by the Export Promotion Council designa-
ted for this purpose. In respect of USA, however, before allow-
ing shipments, the Customs Authorities would also verify the
jb : Scheme for exports under OGL 3 of textiles made visa endorsement on the Special Customs Invoice No. 5515
from cotton, wool and man-made fibres to USA and issued by the Export Promotion Council concerned or its autho-
rised representatives. Tn respect of exports to EEC Member
EEC Member States from 1-1-1979 to 31-12-1979.
States, alongwith the quota endorsement, the Export Promo-
fo. 2/26/78-EI.—Attention is invited to the Exports (Cont- tion Council concerned will issue export certificate and certi-
Amendmcnt Order No. E(C) O. 1977/AM(85) dated ficate of origin for categories having individual category limits
1979 on the above subject. and certificate of origin in respect of other categories not hav-
ing individual category limits for forwarding these certificates
The scheme relates to the exports of textiles (a) falling to importers for obtaining clearance at the destination.
of tO6 categories to the USA and (b) 114 categories to
EEC Member States, viz., West Germany, France, Italy, 11. The lists of categories of textile products covered under
pux,, U.K., Irish Republic and Denmark for the quota year the scheme are available with the Export Promotion Councils
anuary, 1979 to 31st December, 1979. concerned.
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12 In so far a? exports to USA and EEC of handloom fabrics made-up articles made from handloom fabrics ana woven'garments made from handloom fabrics falling under categories other than categories 7, 8 26 and 27 in respect of EECiire concerned, shipments will be permitted by Ac Cus- toms on the basis of the certification by the Textiles C**1™"- tee without the requirements of the quota endorsement by the Export Promotion Councils concerned. In the case of hand- loom garments falling under categories 336, 340, 341 347 and 348 for exports to USA, certification by the Textiles Commit- tee vrfll be issued on the basis of quota allotment by the Appa- rela Export Promotion Council.
13. In respect of India items which are typically Indian traditional folklore textile products, shipments will be permit- ted by the Customs for exports to USA and EEC on the basis of appropriate certificates Issued by .Ml India Handicrafts Board or the Textiles Committee. For items certified as India items, no quota endorsement hy the Export Promotion Coun- cils concerned will be required for endorsement of the shipp- ing bills by the Customs Authorities.
14. The Textile Commissioner, Bombay, or an officer d e p- ilated by him will have a day-to-day supervision over the matters relating to quota allocation. A Co-ordination Com- mittee with the Textile Commissioner as the Chairman and representatives of various Export Promotion Councils concer- ned will review the situation from time to time.
15. For garments and knitwear, performance bond for a value of 10% of the f.o.b. value of quota allotment will have to be submitted by the applicant alongwith the application for quota allotm-nt on first-come first-served firm contract ready Tn the case of quota allocution on first-come first served ready goods basis, earnest money at the rate of Re. 1/- per piece cr 10% of the f.o.b. value, whichever is higher, will have to be tlerKwitcd by the applicant at the time of tyiota endorsement. If the utilisation within Ihe validity period of quota allotment/ quota endorsement is not less than 90%, full amount of earnest money deposit /performance bond will be refundable on pro- duction of evidence of export. If the utilisation of quota allocation is less than 90%, penalty for the full amount of the performance bond will lie imposed, and the full earnest money deposited will bo liable to be forfeited. Further, if the surrender of quota is in excess of 25% of allotments, refusal of further quota allotment for such allottees may be con- sidered. However in conditions of force majeure, appropriate exemptions may be considered.
16. Exports will be allowed from any port in India.
17. The addresses of the Export Promotion Councils are as
follows :—
(i) The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council,
'Engineering Centre' 9, Mathew Road, 5th Floor. Bombay^00004.
(ii) Apparels Export Promotion Council,
Sahayog Building, 4th Floor, 59, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019.
(iii) Wool and Woollens Export Promotion Council,
714, Ashoka Eitate, 24, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001.
18. Persons to whom quotas are alloted in accordance v,- the above arrangements but who do not utilise them fr. would be_ liable to disqualifications from petting fulur quotas without prejudice to any other action that may be taken in this behalf.
19. The following amendments shall hereby bo made in tin.
Export Policy, 1978-79 ;—
S.No. Page No. Reference
amendement
1. [28 and 29 In Column 3 against S. No. 70(v) and 70 (vi) respectively.
The existing remark No. 1 shall be amen- ded to read as under: "Against quota al- lotment by Promo- tion Council for fabrics and made-up excluding wooller fabrics and made-upr.
(b) The Apparels Ex- port Promotion Council for gar- ments and knit- wears excluding woollen Knitwear
(c) Wool and Wool- len Export Promo- , JtiQJl. C
[Issued from file No. 2 / 2 6 /'
K. V. SESHAT Chief Controller of Imports & ETJ