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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

NOTIFICATION NO. 88 (RE-2007)/2004-2009

NEW DELHI, THE 26^th MARCH, 2008

Subject: Prohibition on export of non-basmati rice – exemption for export to the Republic of Sierra Leone.

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 from time to time :

“2.11 The prohibition imposed by this Notification on export of non-basmati rice shall not be applicable to export of 40,000 MT of non-basmati rice to the Republic of Sierra Leone through PEC”.

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)