Conditions - Import of Poppy Seeds (Exim Code No. 12079100) - 27 (RE-2000)/1997-2002 - Foreign Trade Policy

Conditions - Import of Poppy Seeds (Exim Code No. 12079100) 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 NOTIFICATION NO. 27(RE-2000)/1997-2002 NEW DELHI : 1 st August, 2000 S.O (E) - In exercise of powers conferred under section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 1.3 and 4.1 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items , 1997-2002 published on 31 st March, 1997 (RE-98) as amended from time to time, namely - 2. After amendment the following will read as under:- Exim Code No. Items description Policy Conditions relating to the policy Import permitted against SIL/Public Notice 120791 00 Poppy seeds Restricted Import subject to Licensing Note No. 4 below. Import permitted against SIL. 3.In the Import Licensing Notes appearing in Chapter 12 of the said ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 1997-2002 the following clause shall be inserted at the end: "(4) Import of Poppy Seeds (Exim Code No. 120791 00) shall be allowed subject to the following conditions : (a) Import permitted only from Australia, Austria, France, China, Hungry, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and Czech Republic; (b) The importer shall produce an appropriate certificate from the competent authority of the exporting country that Opium Poppy have been grown licitly /legally in that country as per requirements of International Narcotics Control Bureau; and (c) All import contracts for this item shall compulsory be registered with the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior prior to import." This issues in Public Interest. sd ( N.L. LAKHANPAL) Director General of Foreign Trade and ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India Copy to all concerned. (O.P. HISARIA) Dy. Director General of Foreign Trade