Prohibition on export of non-basmati rice - exemption for export to Bangladesh - 81 (RE-2007)/2004-2009 - 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 NOTIFICATION NO.81 (RE-2007)/2004-2009 NEW DELHI , THE 29TH FEBRUARY, 2008 Subject: 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: "2.10 The prohibition imposed by this Notification on export of non-basmati rice shall not be applicable to export of 4,50,000 MT of non-basmati rice to Bangladesh (with 1,00,000 MT each through STC, MMTC, PEC, NAFED and 50,000 MT through the West Bengal Essential Commodities Supply Corporation Limited )." 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 )