To be Published in The Gazettee of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub Section (ii)
 
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification No. 47  (RE- 2013 )/2009-2014

           New Delhi Dated the 24 October, 2013

Subject: Relaxation in export policy for export of Red Sanders wood.   
 
S.O.(E)          In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of  the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act,1992, as amended, read with paragraph  1.3 of  the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14  the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in respect of Sl. No. 188 of Schedule 2 of  ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items as under:
 
“The condition stipulated in Column 5 against S. No.188 of Chapter 44 of Schedule 2 of the ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items shall be relaxed to allow export of 9784.1363 MT of Red Sanders wood, in the form of log obtained out of confiscated/seized stock from the Government of Andhra Pradesh & Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)”.
 
2.  (i)    Government of Andhra Pradesh is hereby permitted to export 8584.1363 MTs of Red Sanders wood in log form, either by itself or through any entity/entities so authorized by them for the purpose.
     (ii)    Such entity/entities or Government of Andhra Pradesh, as the case may be, shall be granted export authorization by the concerned Regional Authority of DGFT upon production of quantity allocation letter from Government of Andhra Pradesh.
 
3.  (i)    Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) is hereby permitted to export 1200 MTs of Red Sanders wood in log form, either by itself or through any entity/entities so authorized by them for the purpose.
     (ii)  Such entity/entities or DRI, as the case may be, shall be granted export authorization by the concerned Regional Authority of DGFT upon production of quantity allocation letter from DRI.
 
4.         Government of Andhra Pradesh/DRI shall finalize the modalities including allocation of quantities to various entities, as applicable, for export of the respective quantities within 6 months of issue of this notification and such export must be completed within 6 months thereafter. The whole process of export shall be completed latest by 31^st October, 2014.
 
5.           Effect of this notification:
 
            Prohibition on export of Red Sanders wood in log form has been relaxed for export of 9784.1363 MT of Red Sanders wood in log form through Government of Andhra Pradesh & Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).
 
   

(Anup K. Pujari)

Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail:dgft[at]nic[dot]in

(Issued from F.No. 01/91/180/1380/AM12/Export Cell)