**Summary:**
This Public Notice No. 41/2015-2020, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, dated December 8, 2022, amends Para 2.61 of the Hand Book of Procedure (HBP) 2015-2020, in accordance with powers conferred under paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-2020. This amendment, further detailed in DGFT Public Notice No. 40/2015-2020 also dated December 8, 2022, revises the list of eligible entities for quota allocation for specific commodities.
Specifically, the revised Para 2.61 outlines the following eligible entities:
* **Milk Powder (Tariff Code No. 0402.10 or 0402.21) and White Butter, Butter oil, Anhydrous Milk Fat (0405):** National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), National Cooperative Dairy Federation (NCDF), and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED).
* **Maize corn (Tariff Code No. 1005.90):** National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and State Cooperative Marketing Federations.
* **Crude sunflower seed or safflower oil or fractions thereof (Tariff Code No. 1512.11) and Refined rape, colza, canola or mustard oil, other (Tariff Code No. 1514.19 or 1514.99):** National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), and State Cooperative Marketing Federation/State Cooperative Civil Supplies Corporation.
The effect of this notice is to update Para 2.61 of the HBP 2015-2020 and to reflect the ineligibility of MMTC, The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC), PEC Limited, and STCL Limited for quota allocation, following their denotification as State Trading Enterprises (STE) under FTP 2015-2020.
The Director General of Foreign Trade, Santosh Kumar Sarangi (Ex officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India), can be contacted via email at dgft@nic.in. The Public Notice was issued from File No. 01/89/180/Misc/37/AM07/PC-2[A]/Part-V/E-25648.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: A policy document outlining the guidelines and objectives for India's foreign trade.
Hand Book of Procedure HBP 2015-20: A document providing detailed procedures and guidelines related to the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020.
National Dairy Development Board: An organization to promote dairy development.
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd: An apex organization of marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce in India.
Central Warehousing Corporation: A statutory body that provides logistics and warehousing services.
New Delhi: Capital of India
State Cooperative Marketing Federations: State-level cooperative organizations involved in marketing agricultural products.
[To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section-I]
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Department of Commerce
Vanijya Bhawan
Public Notice No. 41 /2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 08 December, 2022
Subject: Amendment in Para 2.61 of Hand Book of Procedure (HBP) 2015-20 reg.
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the
Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby
amends Para 2.61 (a), (b) and (c) of the Hand Book of Procedure (HBP) 2015-20.
2; As per the revised Appendix 2J notified, vide DGFT Public Notice No. 40/2015-
20 dated 08.12.2022, the revised Para 2.61 (a), (b) and (c) of the HBP) 2015-20 reads
as under:
“2.61 Eligible entities for allocation of quota
(a) Milk Powder (Tariff Code No. 0402.10 or 0402.21) and White Butter,
Butter oil, Anhydrous Milk Fat (0405): National Dairy Development Board
(NDDB), National Cooperative Dairy Federation (NCDF) and National
Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED).
(b) Maize (corn) (Tariff Code No. 1005.90): National Agricultural Cooperative
Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and State Cooperative
Marketing Federations.
(c) Crude sunflower seed or safflower oil or fractions thereof (Tariff Code No.
1512.11) and Refined rape, colza, canola or mustard oil, other (Tariff
Code No. 1514.19 or 1514.99): National Dairy Development Board
(NDDB), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India
Ltd(NAFED) and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), State
Cooperative Marketing Federation & State Cooperative Civil Supplies
Corporation’.
oe Effect of this Public Notice: -
Para 2.61 of the Hand Book of Procedure (HBP) 2015-20 has been amended
with respect to DGFT Public Notice No. 40/2015-20 dated 08.12.2022. Subsequent to
de-notifying 4 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) i.e., MMTC, The State Trading
Corporation of India Ltd. (STC), PEC Limited and STCL Limited as STE under FTP -
2015-20, the aforementioned entities are not eligible for allocation of quota.
Sane
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No 01/89/180/Misc-37/AM-07/PC-2[A]/Part-V/E-25648]