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TMI BlogCabinet approves MoU between India and Turkey on trade in poppy seeds to ensure quick and transparent processing for import of poppy seeds from TurkeyX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Cabinet approves MoU between India and Turkey on trade in poppy seeds to ensure quick and transparent processing for import of poppy seeds from Turkey - News and Press Release Dated:- 23-5-2018 - News - The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Turkey on trade in poppy seeds to ensure quick and ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... transparent processing for import of poppy seeds from Turkey. Details: The MoU provides that Turkish Grain Board (TMO) shall maintain an online system to enable regulation of export of poppy seeds from Turkey to India. Exporting companies shall submit application through the Agean Exporters Association (EIB) (responsibility given by law) to TMO for obtaining membership of the onli ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ne System. Each year, the quantity of poppy seeds which shall be imported by India from Turkey shall be decided by Government of India in consultation with Government of Turkey taking into account the production of poppy seeds in Turkey in a crop year, balance from previous crop years and domestic or other export requirement of Republic of Turkey. The exporting companies shall get registered ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... with the TMO. Each sales contract entered into by the exporting company with Indian importer shall be registered with TMO through the online system referred. It shall be the responsibility of TMO not to register sales contract in excess of the quantity referred to in Para 2 above. Taking into account the quantity as referred to in Para 2 above, every year both parties may consider to set a qua ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ntity to be imported by any Indian importer in a crop year. The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) will register the sales contract registered by TMO as per details accessed on the online system maintained by TMO in accordance with guidelines for registration laid down by Ministry of Finance, Government of India. The CBN shall upload the details of sales contract so registered by it on the onlin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e system. TMO shall allow the export in respect of only those contracts so registered by CBN. The TMO shall provide a legal production certificate for the poppy seeds to exporters following the submission of sales contract and the completion of other necessary procedures. The MoU will promote quick and transparent processing of quota allocation and prior authorization for poppy seeds impor ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t from Turkey. In this way genuiness of import contract can be easily ensured as well as many litigation matter resulting in delay in the import can be avoided. The MoU will ensure continuous availability of poppy seeds in domestic market of India and ultimately Indian consumers of poppy seeds will be benefited. Background: Import of poppy seeds from Turkey got withheld due to litigatio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n resulting in great hike of price of poppy seeds in domestic market of India and hoarding of the same by some importers. Various stays given by the Court and repeated adjournment of hearing graves the situation and resulted in less availability of poppy seeds in the country leading to a great problems to the consumers. To avoid such legal complication, price rise and hoarding, an alternative mech ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... anism needs to be evolved by way of an MoU between Government of India and Government of Turkey in which real time data can be exchanged to ensure the quantity of poppy seeds imported from Turkey is genuine and legally produced in Turkey. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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