The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No.541] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1983/AGRAHAYANA 10, 1905 Separate Paging to g i v en to this Part in order that It may be filed as a separate compilation
2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)l therafter as condition No. (ii) against S. No. 3—MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
ORDER
EXPORT TRADE CONTROL
New Delhi, the 1st December, 1983
S.O. 873(E).— No. E ( C ) O, 1977|AM(278) in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1947, (18 of 1947), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Exports (Control) Order, 1977, namely:—
1. This Order may be called the Exports (Control) Twenty-fifth Amendment Order, 1983.
2. In the Exports (Control) Order 1977, in OGL-3, in Schedule III, in col. 4, the existing condition shall be renumbered as (i) and the following shall be added "(ii) - Export of Chilled|frozen meat shall be allowed on furnishing pre-ship- ment inspection certification issued by the office of State Directorate of Animal Husbandry or any other Ve- terinarian authorised on their behalf to the effect (hat :—
1. The meat has been obtained from healthy animals slaughtered in licensed pre- mises and subjected to ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection according to the prescribed procedures;
2. The meat has been prepared under hy- gienic conditions, wholesome and fit for human consumption;
3. The meat is free from parasitic infestation.
4. Export of frozen meat shall be allowed from Bombay, Delhi and Mangalore on furnishing further pre-shipment ins- pection certificates issued by Director of Animal Husbandry, State Govern- ments or any other officer authorised on his behalf. In case of all exports from Cochin and Madras the inspec- tion would be by Export Inspection Agency, Cochin and Madras respec- tively. The certification would be to the effect that:—
1. The meat|carcass shall be free from
pathogenic micro-organisms.
2. The meat[carcass shall confirm to bac-
teriological quality specifications:— (i) Total Bacterial count shall be within
limit of 1 to 10 million per gram;
(ii) E. Coli bacterial count shall be within limit of 100 to 1000 per gram; and
(iii) It shall be free from Salmonella."
[File No. 34|4|83-EII] P. C. JAIN, Chief Controller of Imports and Exports