DGFT NOTIFICATION -80 (RE-2007)/2004-2009 DATED
18.02.2008
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)
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