Minimum Export Price(MEP) for export of Sona Masuri and Ponni Samba rice. - DGFT - 37(RE-2010)/2009-2014

(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part I Section I Government ofIndia Ministry of Commerce Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Udyog Bhawan Public Notice No. 37(RE-2010)/2009-2014 New Delhi, the 8th March, 2011 Subject: Minimum Export Price(MEP) for export of Sona Masuri and Ponni Samba rice. In exercise of the powers conferred by Para 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 , the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Public Notice No. 36 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 01.03.2011 relating to procedure for export of 1,50,000 MTs of Non-Basmati Rice( Sona Masuri, Ponni Samba Matta rice varieties). Notification No. 21(RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 10 th February 2011 had permitted export of these 3 varieties of rice with respective quantity ceilings. 2. A new sub-para (v) shall be added after number (iv) at the end of para 3 of Public Notice No. 36 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 01.03.2011. The new sub-para 3(v) will be as under: 3. 1 [ (v) The export of Sona Masuri, Ponni Samba and Matta varieties of non-Basmati rice shall be subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of USD 600 per MT ] 3. Effect of this Public Notice: Sona Masuri, Ponni Samba and Matta varieties of rice were permitted to be exported as per Notification No. 21 of 10.02.2011. Now, MEP of USD 850 has been prescribed for Sona Masuri rice and Ponni-Samba rice. No MEP is being prescribed for Matta rice. There is no change in other conditions mentioned in Public Notice No. 36 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 dated 01.03.2011. (Anup K. Pujari) Director General of Foreign Trade e-mail: [email protected] (Issued from F.No.01/91/180/775/AM10/Export Cell) ----------------------------------------- Notes:- 1. Amended vide Public Notice No. 44 (RE-2010)/2009-2014, dated 31/03/2011, before it was read as:- The export of Sona Masuri, Ponni Samba and Matta varieties of non-Basmati rice shall be subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of USD 850 per MT. Also see Public Notice No. 72 (RE-2010)/2009-2014, dated 12/08/2011 ,