DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE

NEW DELHI

NOTIFICATION No. 55 (RE-2007)/2004-2009

DATED 21^st November 2007

S.O.(E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2004-2009, as amended, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in FTP, 2004-2009 (Updated as on 19.4.2007).

1 Para 6.9 of FTP, 2004-2009 shall be amended by inserting the following clause:

“ (i) Supply of LPG produced in an EOU refinery to Public Sector domestic oil companies for being supplied to household domestic consumers at subsidized prices under the Public Distribution System (PDS) Kerosene and Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme, 2002, as notified by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas vide notification No. E-20029/18/2001-PP dated 28.01.2003 (hereinafter referred to as PDS Scheme) subject to the following conditions:-

(a) Only supply of such quantity of LPG would be eligible for which Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas declines permission for export and requires the LPG to be cleared in DTA; and

(b) The Ministry of Finance by a notification has permitted duty free imports of LPG for supply under the aforesaid PDS Scheme.”

This issues in Public interest.

(R.S.Gujral)

Director General of Foreign Trade and

Ex Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India

(Issued from File. No. 01/92/180/ 141 /AM08/PC-II)