GOVERNMENT
OF
MINISTRY
OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION NO. 61 (RE-2007)/2004-2009
NEW
DELHI, THE 12th DECEMBER,
2007
SUBJECT: Prohibition on export of
non-basmati rice – Minimum Export Price
S.O.
(E) In exercise of the powers
conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development
& Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) and read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1
of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby substitutes
with immediate effect the first sentence of Paragraph 2.3 of Notification No. 38(RE-2007)/2004-2009,
dated 15.10.2007 (pertaining to prohibition on export of non-basmati rice) as
amended, as follows:
2. Existing
first sentence of Paragraph 2.3:-
“2.3
Further, the prohibition
imposed by this Notification shall not be applicable to the export of
non-basmati rice if the Minimum Export Price (MEP) is more than US$ 425 per ton
FOB.”
3. Substituted
first sentence of Paragraph 2.3:-
“2.3
Further, the prohibition
imposed by this Notification shall not be applicable to the export of
non-basmati rice if the Minimum Export Price (MEP) is more than US$ 425 per ton
FOB or Rs. 17,000/- per ton FOB.”
4.
This issues in Public Interest.
(R.S. GUJRAL)
Director General of Foreign Trade
And Ex-Officio Additional Secretary
to the Govt. of
(Issued from
F.No.01/91/180/846/AM’08/PC-III (Pt. I))