REGISTERED NO. D. (D)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No 53] NEW DELHl,THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979/PHALGUNA 3, 1900
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1235 GI/78
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND
COOPERATION
(Department of Commerce)
EXPORT TRADE CONTROL
New Delhi, the 22nd February, 1979
PUBLIC NOTICE NO 22-ETC(PN)/79
Sub : Schomo for exports under OGL. 3 of certain textile pro- ducts of cotton, wool or man-made fibres to Sweden upto 30-6-1979.
F. No. 2/9/79-E.I.—Attention is invited to the Experts (Control) Amendment Order No. F(C)O, 1977/AM(TO1) dated 22-2-1979, on the above subject.
2. The Scheme relates to exports of (i) Men's and boy's shirts, of cotton, wool or man-m?de fibres; (ii) Women's, girls' and infants' blouses, of cotton, wool or man-made fibres and (iii) bedlinen, of cotton, wool or man-mode bfibres lo Sweden for tho quota period from 1-1-1979 to 30-6-1979.
3. The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Bombay
will allocate quotas for bedlinen, of cotton or man-ir.rde fibres
and the Apparels Export Promotion Council, New "Delhi will
allocate quota for shirts and blouses of cotton, wool or man-
mado fibres. The allocation for woollen bedlinon will be made
by the Wool and Woollens Export Promotion Council New
Delhi but necessary Certification will continue to be done by
the Export Promotion Council concerned as outlined below.
4. For bedlinen, of cotton, wool or man-mede fibres, 5 0% of the available quota will be allocated on first-tome, first - served basis for ready goods t.nd tho rest 50 % on firstcornc, HiM- scrved basis for firm contracts. Depending upon the need, adjustment of the related proportion of re^dy goods rJlowtion and firm contracts allocation may he made by (he Government whenovor it is found necessary.
5. For shirts and blouses, of cotton, wool or mon-made libres, 4 0% of the quota will be allocated on first-come, fiiM- served basis for ready goods and the rest 60% on firstcome, first-served basis for firm contracts. Under each of these (wo systems, 2 0% of the available quota will be allocated for higher value items. For this purpose, there will he two sets of floor prices—one relating to higher value items covered by 2 0% allocation and the other basic floor price for items covered by the remaining 80% of the allocation. Quota allocation for cotton shirts and blouses will be made on LC terms, For first-conic, first-served ready goods allocation, Lc should be producod at the time of quota endorsement and for first-ccinc, first-served firm contract allocation, LC should be produced within in 60 days of quota allocation or before quota endorsement for shipment, whichever is earlier, failing which quota allocation will be automatically deemed to lapse.
6. Shipments against quota allocations on first-come, first-served ready goods basis will have to be effected wilhin 10 days from the date of quota endorsement. However, this period can be extended in exceptional cases for valid reasons on speci- fic authorisation from the Textile Commissioner or his repre- sentative.
7. In the case of first-come, first-served firm contract alloca-
tion, if the offers are more than the quota available on (he ter-
minal date, a choice among offers may have to bo made and, for this purpose, selection will be made on the basis of unit price. Tho higher unit price will be the criterion in such an eventuality, Tn that case, on the terminal date special allocation for children's shirts and blouses, of cotton, wool or man-made fibres will be considered and provided. The Government however, reserves the right to make changos in (his regard frum time to tin c.
8. As the quotas for cotton, woollon and man-made fibres items are combined, 0 . 3% of such combined Quotas for blouses and shirts, of cotton, wool or man-made fibres havo been reserved each for woollen and man-made fibre items. This is, how- over, subject to review and, if necessary, a further enhancement or reduction in the reservation for (hese items may be made by Government. 5 0% of tho quota has boen reserved for hand- loom items. This is, however, subject to ievitw <2er.erdirg upon the trend of domand.
9. The imports into Sweden will be permitted against the import licence issued to the importer on the basis of the cap or! certificate issued at the time or endorsement by the J-xjroit Fu<- motion Council concerned or its authorised up-coutitiy i t f i e- sentatives on fulfilment of the terms and corditions lard i'i vn for the purpose.
U). Whonever tho consignment is retdy for .shirnienl. die exporlor shall submit the nccesFHiy shipping dccin.etiis i'r.c'i cl- ing shipping bills in duplicate) ar,d profolrna P n l i w l un in duplicate covering the details of goods under iliij rr cj-it :o t ie Fxport Promotion Council designated for this purpose or lo ils up-country port representatives along with quotu certi'tote, fo]- obtaining quota endorsement and for issuing the necessity ex- port certificate. Thereafter the documents shell be Mil milled to the Customs for compkiinn r,f the shipping bills cr.ri othtr formalities. In the ense of readvmfde gaimcnis (i.e., ;huir and blouses, of cotlon, wool or mfn-tnede f brt<.) ire tr ) p'rg documents including .shipping bills will aho te u I l v ' ul fo ire Export Promotion Council designated for ihiV pvij-frc or ils up-country port repreFeniatiu's for qi.olu c u ' ( ' i : t i i i r ,l U f i it the shipping bills nrc noted by (he Customs i-t ;r>c ) ci I of shij - rucnt. In all these ctucs the '-hinreis v.ill I e tccunrd '< I fi in. the Export Promotion Council concerted ur ils i j - i e i i i l iy j o it representatives from whom the quoin endorsement is ohtr't rd, the number and the dato of shipping bills "f(er ihe srme are collected from the Customs.
11. Tho export certifVpte is ir.etnt for ihe rujer ; rd h t r u1 the ff me iJ'cr otttir.ii g fn m ilc C< i r u' r; s in I L- toiviiOd by Ihe shipper to his buyer alongwilh other vtr.lp titc dccin.cr.ts.
12. The Textile Commissioner, Bombay, or an officer desig- nated by him will have a day-to-day supervision over (he matters relating to quote pllociition. A Co-ordina1:"on Conjnii'co with the Textilo Commiss'ontr as the Chf iui n n d n r i i M M- fives of various Export Promotion Courcils corcejr.fd will ;c- vicw the situation from time to time.
13. For garments items, perfoimance bond for a value of 10% of the f.o-b. value of quote olfotmcnl will k - \c to tc t u t- mitted by the applicant alongwilh ihcapplicat'onfor quoia allot- ment on first-come, first served firm contract basis. In (he crtc of quola allocation on fijst-comc, lirs.(.>mcd ici tiy j.T<"dr l e t ' ;, earnest money at the rate o^ Re. ] /- per piece or 10% of Ihe f.o.b. value, whichever h higher, will have to be deposited by the applicant at the time of quota endorement. if ihe utiliVe- tiou within the validity period of quota allolment/quota en- dorsement is not less than 9 0 %' full amount of earnest money deposit/performance bond will be refundable on production of
326 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I-^Slc. 1]evidence of export. If the utilisation of quota allocation is less than 90%, ponalty 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 excoss of 25 % of a allotment, refusal of further quota allot- ment for such allottees may be considered. However, in condi- tions of force imjeure,'appropriate exemptions may be consi- dered.
14. Exports will be allowed from any port in India.
15. The addresses of the Export Promotion Councils arc
as follows :—
(I) Tho Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council,
'Engineering Centre', 9, Mathew Road, 5th Floor, Bombay-400004.
(If) Apparels Export Promotion Council,
Sahayog Building, 4th Floor, 58, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019
(III) Wool and Woolens Export Promotion Council,
714, Ashotca Estate, 24, Barakhambha Road, New DelM-110001.
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 bo taken in this behalf.
17. in view of the foregoing paragraphs the existing entry a"airxst S. No. 70(ix) shall be substituted by the following :—
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1
2
70
Export will be allowed under Export of textile products of cotton wool or man made fibres to Sweden.
OGL. 3 subject to the following : Against quota allotment by : (i) Cotton Textiles Export Pro- motion Council for bed linen of Cotton or manmade fibres,
(ii) Apparel Export Promotion Council New Delhi for shirts and blouses of cotton, wool or man-made fibre,
(iii) Wool & woollen Export Pro- motion Council for Woollon bed linen.
K,V. SESHADRI, Chief Controller of Imports & Exports.