REGISTERED No. D. (D)-73
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 125] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY, 3, 1980/ASADHA 12, 1902 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation
526 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA . EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1] 527 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE 1 2 3 4 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 25-ITC (PN)/80New Delhi, the 3rd July, 1980
IMPORT TRADE CONTROL
Subject: Import Policy for April 1980-March 1981
File No. IPC/3/9/8O-I—Attention is invited to the Import Policy for April 1980-March 1981, published under the Depart- ment of Commerce Public Notice No. 9-ITC(PN)/80, dated the 15th April, 1980
2. The following amendments shall be deemed to have been made in the said rmport Policy at the appropriate places indi- cated below:—
Amendments
Reference
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Page '. Nunv ber of Import Policy 1980-8] I
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1. 27 Chapter 17, Registered Exporters para 131
After the existing sub-para (2), the following sub-para shall be added:— "(3) import of components/modules of electronic watches mentioned in Appendix 8 of this policy will not be permitted under the facility provided in sub-para (1).
(4) The facility provided in sub-para (1) will also not be avaible for import of items appearing in Apcndices 4 and 9.
(5) Value restriction of 20%Tsubjcct to a maximum of Rs. 1.0 lakb laid down in sub-para (1) in respect of a single banned item will not apply for imports against REP licences where the same item appears in column 4 in Appendix 17 against the relevant export product without any value restriction."
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2. ' Appendix 3, ' Entry No. 666, Line Nos. 4 and 5
The words within brackets may be reworded as "(but excluding modules of electronic watches and com- ponents thereof in discrete form, and also excluding other components in discrete form unless individually mentioned elsewhere in this Appen- dix)".
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Fhis entry shall be amended to read 3. 1 Appendix 5, Entry No. 433.
as under :— "Micromotors/brake motors/ stepper motors upto 20 watt rating excluding those for electrinonic watches.' 5. 97 Appendix 8 After the existing S.No. 58, the follow-
ing shall be addeds:—
"Semiconductor Complex Limited
(SCL).
59. Components/Modules of electro-
nic watches, the following:—
(a) Complete electronic modules for electronic watches of all types.
(b) Following components of elec- tronic watches (both for digital and analogue watches) :
(i) Large scale integrated circuits
divices/ch]ps, all types, for use
in watches, clocks and time
pieces,
(ii) Liquid crystal display,
(iii) Quartz crystal,
(iy) Stepper Motor.
3. In case of item 5 in para 2 above, namely, components/
modules of electronic watches etc. import against licences al-
ready issued will be allowed only to the extent covered by irre-
vocable letters of credit opened through authorised dealers in
foreign exchange before the date of this Public Notice.
4. The following amendments shall also be deemed to have
been made in the Hand Book of Import-Export Procedures,
1980-81, published under the Department of Comrneice Public
Notce No. 10-ITC(PN)/80 dated the 15th April, 1980, at the
appropriate places indicated belows;—
Amendment*
Reference
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Page i. num- ber of Hand Book For Irn- i port- Export Proce- dures, 1980-81
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After the existing entry (16) the following 1. 30 Chapter VI Canalisa- tion.
Appendix, 5, 1 Entry No. 481.
fhe word and figure "Appendix 3" appearing in this entry shall be sub- stituted by "Appendicef 3&8".
shall be addeds:— "(17) Compo- The quantum of nents/Modules import and the of electronic policy for distri- watches, the bution will be following:— laid downs on the (a) Complete recommendation electronic of the Deptt. of modules for Electronics, New electronic Delhi. Only in- watches of all dustrial ufcits type. whose manufactur- (b) Following ing programmes Components of have been dily
528 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, : EXTRAORDINARY [PARr I—SEC. 1] 1 2 3 2 3 4 4 1(il) Liquid crystal display, (iii) Quartz crystal, (iv) Stepper Motor,
approved by the Central Govern- ment will be,; eli- gible to obtain allotments of imported goods from the cana- lising agency.
2 223 Appendix After the existing entry 16, the follow-
35, Addre- ing shall be added:- -
sses of
"17. Semiconductor Complex
Limited (SCL), P 1; • t \ i J J E A S
Canalising
Nagar, (Mohali), Punjab-160051".
Agencies-
electronic watches (both for digital and. analogue watches: (i) Large scale integrated circuits/ devices/ chipts all types, for use in watches, clocks and time pieces,
MANIN ARAYANSWAMI, Chief Controller of imports & Exports