GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION No. 55
(RE-2006) / 2004-2009
S.O. (E) - In exercise of
powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation)
Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy – 2004-09, the
Central Government hereby amends the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and
Import Items 2004-09 as under:
1.
Condition 16 of Chapter 1 A (General Notes to Import Policy) of the ITC
(HS) Classifications of Export and Import items, 2004-09 shall be amended to
read as under:
“16. Import into
(i)
domestic and wild
birds including the captive birds (excluding poultry);
(ii)
unprocessed meat and
meat products from Avian species including wild birds (except poultry);
(iii)
semen of domestic and wild birds.
Further, the Central
Government hereby prohibits also the import into
(i) Live
poultry;
(ii)
day old chicks,
ducks, turkey and other newly hatched Avian species;
(iii) meat and meat products from Avian species including
wild birds;
(iv) hatching eggs;
(v) eggs and egg products (except Specific Pathogen
Free eggs);
(vi) feathers;
(vii) live pig and pig meat products;
(viii) pathological material and biological products from birds;
(ix)
Product of animal
origin (from birds) intended for use in animal feeding or for agricultural or
industrial use.”
2. The
prohibition shall be in force till further orders.
3. This issues in public interest.
Sd/-
(B.S.
Meena)
Director General of Foreign Trade
And
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of
(Issued from File
No.01/89/180/Misc -77/AM04/PC-1A)