Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Department of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-110 011

 

 

Policy Circular No.11 (RE-08)/2004-2009                                        Dated the 6th June, 2007

 

To

 

All Regional Authorities;

All Commissioners of Customs

 

Sub:     Ban/restriction on export of non-basmati rice – clarification regarding.

 

Attention is invited to the prohibition imposed on Transitional Arrangements available under Para 1.5 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, vide Notification No.77 dated 7.2.2008, and Para 4 of Notification No.93 dated 1st April, 2008.

 

2.         Consequent upon the ban/restriction imposed as above, it is hereby clarified that exports under transitional arrangements as provided under Para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09 shall not be permitted.  This is in force with the issue of Notification No.77 dated 7.2.2008.  That is since 7.2.2008, no exports are allowed under transitional arrangements.

 

3.                  Provisions of Para 9.12 of Hand Book of Procedures Vol. I (RE-2008)/2004-2009, however, shall be applicable.  That is, facilities permissible under the same will be permitted.

 

4.         This issues with the approval of DGFT.

 

Sd/-

(Vibha Bhalla)

Joint Director General of Foreign Trade

 

(Issued from File No.01/91/180/846/AM08/Export Cell)