(To be Publishedin the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii))
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
UdyogBhawan
Notification No 35 (RE – 2010)/2009-2014
New Delhi, Dated : 23rd March, 2011
S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 (as amended from time to time), the Central Government hereby amends, with immediate effect, Para 3 of Notification No.15 (RE-2006)/2004-2009 dated 27.6.2006, as amended from time to time.
2. Export of pulses was initially prohibited for a period of six months videNotification No.15 (RE-2006)/2004-2009 dated 27.6.2006 which was extended from time to time. This extension is upto31.03.2011 in terms of Notification No. 35/2009-2014 dated30.03.2010. Now, the prohibition on export of pulses is being extended upto31.03.2012. This prohibition will not apply to Kabuli Chana.
3. In addition, the prohibition on export of pulses upto31.03.2012 will not apply to export of 10,000 tonnesof organic pulses. Accordingly, the amended Para 3 (i) of Notification No. 35/2009-2014 dated30.03.2010 will read as under:
“3 (i) Theperiod of validity of prohibition on exports of Pulses is extended upto31.3.2012. This prohibition will not apply to export of (1) Kabuli Chanaand (2) 10,000 tonnesof organic pulses during 2011-12. Export of organic pulses shall be subject to followingconditions:
(a) Quantity limit shall be 10,000 tonnesupto31.03.2012;
(b) It should be duly certified by APEDA as being organic pulses;
(c) Export contracts should be registered with APEDA, New Delhi prior to shipment;
(d) Exports shall be allowed only from Customs EDI Ports.”
4. Effect of this notification:
Prohibition on export of pulses has been extended by one more year; from 31.03.2011 to 31.03.2012. But, there are two exceptions to this. One is export of Kabuli Chana(it was permitted earlier too). Second is export of Organic Pulses (new addition now); but with a ceiling of 10,000 tonnesand subject to certain conditions mentioned above.
(AnupK. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/1776/AM10/Export Cell)