GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

NOTIFICATION NO. 80 (RE-2007)/2004-2009

NEW DELHI, THE  18th FEBRUARY, 2008

 

Subject:   Prohibition on export of non-basmati rice – exemption for export to Bangladesh .

 

S.O. (E)         In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 and Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby makes the following further addition with immediate effect at the end of Paragraph 2 of Notification No. 38(RE-2007)/2004-2009, dated 15.10.2007 as amended:

 

“2.9      The prohibition imposed by this Notification on export of non-basmati rice shall not be applicable to export of 50,000 MT of non-basmati rice to Bangladesh  through the West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation Limited (WBECSC Ltd.). This 50,000 MT of non-basmati rice  shall be procured by the WBECSC Ltd. exclusively from within the state of West Bengal.”

 

2.       This issues in Public Interest.

 

 

 

(R.S. GUJRAL)

Director General of Foreign Trade

And Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India 

 

(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/846/AM’08/PC-III)