Clarification on applicability of Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act -reg. - SEZ - 12/2009

Instruction No.12 F.No.C.3/10/2009-SEZ Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi Dated the 1st June, 2009 To All Development Commissioners. Subject: Clarification on applicability of Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act -reg. Sir I am directed to say that Clarifications have been sought from this Department on the applicability of Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act in SEZs. 2. The matter was considered in this Department and it is clarified as follows: Under the Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act, "export from India" means to take out to a place outside India and "to import to India" means to bring into India from a place outside India. The DTA and SEZ both being in India itself, export authorization and import authorization from Central Bureau of Narcotics is required only for movement of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) goods from SEZ to out of India, from out of India into SEZ and for sale in DTA. Yours faithfully (R K Pandey) Under Secretary to the Government of India Copy to : DG, EPCES