Subject: Export of Organic Wheat - conditions regarding - 19/2009-2014 - Foreign Trade Policy

(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART II SECTION 3, SUB SECTION (ii) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE NOTIFICATION NO. 19/2009-2014 NEW DELHI , THE 7th, DECEMBER, 2009 Subject: Export of Organic Wheat - conditions regarding S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 read with Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) and also read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 , the Central Government hereby makes, with immediate effect, following amendments to Notification No.33(RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 8th October, 2007 as amended from time to time. 2. Following shall be added at the end of Para 2 of the Notification No. 33 (RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 8.10.2007 : "2.8 Ban on export of wheat shall, however, not be applicable to export of organic wheat as follows:- Tariff Item HS Code Item Description Nature of restriction 1001 Organic Wheat (i) Export of organic wheat duly certified by APEDA shall be permitted subject to a limit of 5,000 MT per annum; (ii) Export allowed is also subject to registration of contracts with APEDA, New Delhi prior to shipment; (iii) Exports shall be allowed only from Customs EDI Ports." 3. The quantity of organic wheat to be exported shall be monitored on a monthly basis both by the Customs Department as well as by DGCI S, through monthly reports to be sent to the Department of Commerce / DGFT, as well as to the Department of Food Public Distribution. 4. All other provisions of the Notification No.33 (RE-2007)/2004-09 dated 8th October, 2007 shall remain unchanged, and shall continue to apply. 5. This issues in public interest. (R.S GUJRAL) DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE AND EX-OFFICIO ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA