The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 30] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1981/PHALGUNA 12, 1902
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172 TIE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I —S E C . 1] MINISTRY OF COMMERCE Export Trade ControlPUBLIC NOTICE No. 19-ETC(PN)/81
New Delhi, the 3rd March, 1981
£.'L:icc :—Export Policy of Onions during 1980-81—
Procedure regarding.
File No. 7(2)/81-E. II—Attention is Invited to S. No 16(i) at Page 11 of Policy Statement of Export Policy for 1980-81, according to which export of Onions is canalised through ihc National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED).
2. On a review of the situation, it has been decided that NAFED shall be the agency for registering and monitcring the exports of Onions as well as for fixation of minimum export price. The following procedure shall be adopted for export of Onions :—
(a) Export of Onions will be allowed upto 31st March, 1981, on first-come, first-served basis within a limitod ceiling through exporters who have booked orders for export at rates not lower than the minimum export price fixed by NAFED and who have registered their contracts with NAFED.
(b) The export contracts should be supported by irrevo- cable Letters of Credit within a period of 14 days from the date of registration of contracts with NAE'ED. Jn case a valid irrevocable Letter of Credit is not submitted to the NAFED within the specified period, the registration will be cancelled.
(c) NAFED will continue to register export contracts
till Ihc ceiling is reached,
(d) NAFED may ako continue to undertake cxpurts
itself.
(e) A price Advisory Committee will be set up by NAFED to determine tho MEP. The Chairman of the Committee will be the Manning Director. NAFPD with a representative of the Ministry of Commerce and representatives from trade as mem- bers.
ff) MEP fixed by the Price Advisory Committee will be intimated by NAFED immediately to Customs and to exporters by Trade Notice.
3. On the basis of the registration certificate issued by NAFED nnd the Letters of Credit, the Customs will allow expor's provided the f.o.b. value is not less tb. on the date of the shipment.
4. The above procedure shrill bc in force only upto 31st
March, 1981.
MRS. USHA VOHRA, Jt. Secy.