**Summary:**
This Public Notice No. 45/2015-2020, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, amends Para 2.54 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020. The amendment extends the deadline for the installation and operationalization of Radiation Portal Monitors and Container Scanners in designated sea ports to September 30, 2021. This notice is issued in exercise of powers conferred under Para 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020. The Director General of Foreign Trade is Amit Yadav, Ex officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India, who can be contacted via email at dgft@nic.in. The file number for this notice is F.No.01/89/180/53/AM01/PCIIB/E-2382 and was issued on March 25, 2021.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing foreign trade policy.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020: The prevailing foreign trade policy during the period mentioned in the public notice.
Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020: A document providing detailed procedures related to the Foreign Trade Policy.
Radiation Portal Monitors: Equipment used for detecting radioactive materials at seaports.
Container Scanners: Equipment used for scanning shipping containers at seaports for security and customs purposes.
Sea Ports: Designated ports where Radiation Portal Monitors and Container Scanners are to be installed and operationalized.
Amit Yadav: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
Ministry Of Commerce and Industry: The ministry responsible for the formulation of foreign trade policy and related matters.
To be Published in the Gazette Of India Extraordinary Part-1, Section-1
Government of India
Ministry Of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Public Notice No. 45 /2015-2020
New Delhi: Dated 25“March, 2021
Subject: Amendment of Para 2.54 of Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020.
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under Para 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign
Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends Para
No.2.54 (d)(v)(ii) of the Handbook of Procedures (2015-2020) and extends the deadline
to install and operationalise Radiation Portal Monitors and Container Scanners _ in the
designated sea ports upto 30.09.2021.
Effect of this Public Notice: The period for installation and operationalisation of
Radiation Portal Monitors and Container Scanners in the designated sea ports is
extended upto 30.09.2021.
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(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade&
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(F.No.01/89/180/53/AM-01/PC-II(B)/E-2382)