REGISTERED No. D (D)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No 6] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1979/PAUSA 13, 1900
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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 base floor price for items covered by the remaining 80% of the allocation. Quota allocation for gar- ments and knitwear will be made on LC terms. For first- come, first-served ready goods allocation, LC should be pro- duced at tho time of quota endorsement and for first-come first-served firm contract alloctaion, LC should be produced within 60 days of quota allocation or before quota endorsement for shipment, whichever is earlier, failing which quota allocation will be automatically deemed to lapse.
7. Shipments against quota allocations on first-come, first- served ready good* basis will have to be effected within 10 days from the data of quota endorsement. However, this period can ho extended in exceptional cases for valid reasons on specific authorisation from the Textile Commissioner or his representa- tive.
COOPERATION
(Department of Commerce)
EXPORT TRADE CONTROL
PUBLIC NOTICE NO 4- ETC (PN)/79
New Delhi, the 3rd January, 1979
Sub ; *i.*.hem; for exports under OOL. 3 of mill-made/ powarloom/handloom finished fabrics and misc. textile products of cotton (other than yarn, grey gciodi, terry towels and towelling) including ready- 1 made garments and knitwear to Austria from 1-1-1979
to 31-12-1979.
V, No. 2/1/79.E.L— Attention is invited to the Exports (Control) Amendment Order No. E(C)O, 1977/AM (87), dated 3rd, January, 1979, on the above subject.
2. The scheme relates to the exports of finished fabrics and miscellaneous products of cotton (other than yarn, grey goods, lorry towels and towelling) of mill-made/powerloom/handloom fahrics including Ready-made garments and knitwear to Austria lor the queiii year 1st January, 1979 to 31st December, 1979.
3. For the purposes of quota allotment, the shipment period will be divided into two six-monthly periods i.e., from 1st January ly79 to 30f i June. 1979 and from 1st July, 1979 to 31st December, 1979. 60% of the annual quota will bs allocated during the first wix month? and the rest 40% during th; next six manths,
4. Oepcmiing upon the demand in the first half of the quota year, readjustments of this division may be considered by the GovornmeDt. The Cotton Textiles Exports Promotion Council, Bombay will allocate quotas for fabrics and made-ups and the Apparels Export Promotion Council, New Delhi will allocate quota for garments and knitwear.
5. For fabrics and made-up articles, 50% of the quota will bo 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.
6. 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 allo- cated for higher value items. In case the portion for higher price allocation gets exhausted first, the goods with higher price 8. In the case of first-come, first-served firm contract allocation, if the offers are more than the quota available on the terminal date, a choice among offers may have to bo m"de and, for this purpose, selection will be made on the basis of unit pries. ThehighTuiit price will be the criterion in such an eventuality. In that case, on the terminpl date special allocation for children's garments will be considered and por- vided.
9. The imports into Austria will be permitted against tho import licence issued to the importer on the basis of the export certificate issued at the time of endorsement by the Export Promotion Council concerned or its upcountry representatives on fulfilment of the term? and conditions stipulated for the pur- PCHO from tims to Urn;. The export certificate is meant for the buyor aid hence the same, after obtaining from the Export Pro- motion Council concerned, his to be forwarded by tho shipper lo his buyer alongwith other related documents.
10 Whenever the consignment is ready for shipment, the exporter shall submit the necessary shipping documsms includ- ing shipping bills in duplicate to the Export Promotion Council concerned or its uocountry port represontatives alongwith quota certificate, if any, for obtaining quota endorsement. Alongwith shipping documents, shippers shall submit a proforma applica- tion in duplicate covering tho dotails of goods under shipment for issuing the ,
11. In so far as handloom fabrics of the cottage industry, handmade cottage industry products made of such handloom fabrics woven garments made from such haridtoom fabrics and traditional folkl orchandicraft textile products are concerned, shipments will be permitted by the Customs for exports to Austria on the basis of appropriate certificates issued by the Textiles Committee or the All India Handicrafts Board, as the case may be. For these items, no quota endorsement by the Export Promotion Councils concerned will be required for en- dorsement of the shipping bills by the Customs Authorities.
34 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—Sue. 1112. Tlic Textile Commissioner, Bombay, or an officer desig- nated by him will have a day-to-day supervision over the matters relating !o quota allocation. A Co-ordination Committee with the Textile Commissioner as the Chairman and representa- tives of the Export Promotion Councils concerned will review the siUution from time to lime,
13. lor garment1; and knitwear, performance bond for a value of 10% of the r.o.b. value of quota allotment will have to lie submitted by the applicant ulongwith [lie application lor quota allotment on fiist-come, first-served firm contract basis. In the case of quota allocution on first-come, first-served ready e""df basis, earnest monoy at the rate of Pc. 1 per piece or 10% of the f.o.b. value, whichever is higher, will have to lie deposited by the applicant at the time of quota endorsement. If the utilisation within the validity period of quota allotment/ quota endorsement is not less than 90% full amount of earnest money deposit/performance bond will he refundable on pro- duction of evidence of export. If the utilisation of quota alloca- tion is If-is than 90% penalty for the full amount of the performance bond will be imposed, and the full earnest money deposit will be liable to be forfeited. Further, if the surrender of quota is in excess of - 5% of allotment, refusal of further quota allot- ment for such allottees may be considered. However, in condi- tions of force majeure, appropriate exemptions may be considered.
14. Exports will be allowed from any port in India, 15. Thi addiosses of the Export Promotion Councils are as
follows ;-
(ij The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Engi- neering Centre' 9, Mathew Road, 5th Floor, Bombay—400 004.
(ii) Apparels Export Promotion Council, Sahayog Building 4th Floor, 58, Nehru Place, New Delhi— 11001 9.
16. Persons to whom quotas are allotted in accordance with the above arrangements but who do not utilise them fully would be liable to dis-qualification from getting future quotas without prejudice to any other action that may be taken in this behalf.
17. The existing entry against S. No. 70(vii) on page 29, Section II of Export Policy 1978-79 .shall be substituted as under :
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"70(vii) Export of Mill made/ Export will be allowtxt under OGL. 3 subject to iPr^ lull ow- ing : 1. Against quota ilfotwieni
b y-
(a) The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council for fa- po werl oom/handloom/ finished fabrics and misc. textile products of cotton (other than yarn, grey goods, terry towels and towelling) including rea- dymade garments and knitwear to Austria.
brics and mado-"ps. (b) The Apparels Export Pro- motion Council for giurncfits and knitwears,
by endorsement on shipping
bills.
2. Export of Hjindlooitu fabrics will bo allowed wUhoul any quota restriction on the basis of certificate showing handloom origin from the Textiles Committee or All India Handicrafts hoard as the case may be.
K. V. SESHADR1, Chief Controller of Imports &. Extorts,