GOVERNMENT
OF
MINISTRY
OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION NO.
68 (RE-2007)/2004-2009
Subject:
Prohibition on export of non-basmati rice – amendment of 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 also read with Para 1.3 and
Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby
makes the following further amendment to the 1st sentence of
Paragraph 2.3 of Notification No. 38(RE-2007)/2004-2009, dated 15.10.2007 as
amended through Notification No. 45(RE-2007)/2004-2009, dated 31.10.2007, and
through Notification No. 61(RE-2007)/2004-2009, dated 12.12.2007; with
immediate effect:
“Minimum Export Price (MEP) is more
than US$ 425 per ton FOB or Rs. 17,000/- per ton FOB”
is replaced by “Minimum Export Price (MEP) is more than US$ 500 per ton FOB or Rs. 20,000/- per ton FOB”.
2.
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)