**Policy Summary:**
This notification, dated May 31, 2021, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, amends previous notifications concerning the export of Red Sanders wood. Specifically, it extends the deadline for the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to finalize modalities, including the allocation of quantities to authorized entities, and complete the export process of Red Sanders wood to December 31, 2021. The original framework for export is established by Notification No. 47 RE-2013/2009-2014 dated October 24, 2013, and further amended by Notification No. 6/2015-2020 dated May 6, 2015, Notification No. 24/2015-2020 dated August 29, 2016, Notification No. 25/2015-2020 dated September 2, 2016, Notification No. 08/2015-2020 dated May 23, 2017, Notification No. 40/2015-2020 dated November 27, 2017, Notification No. 48/2015-2020 dated January 3, 2019, Notification No. 12/2015-2020 dated July 29, 2019 and Notification No. 56/2015-2020 dated March 30, 2020, which remain unchanged except for the extended timeline. The notification is issued under the powers conferred by Section 3 and Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, and in accordance with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020.
For further information, contact Amit Yadav, Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India, via email at dgft@nic.in. The file number for this notification is F.No.01/91/180/138/0 AM 12/EC/20805.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act, 1992: An act of the Parliament of India to provide for the development and regulation of foreign trade.
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: The export-import policy announced by the central government to promote India's foreign trade.
Red Sanders wood: A species of Pterocarpus with significant export restrictions.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence: An intelligence and enforcement agency of the Government of India responsible for combating smuggling.
New Delhi: The location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Delhi, India
Amit Yadav: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: A ministry of the Government of India.
To be published in The Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-ll, Section-3, Sub Section (ii)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification No. 06/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated the 31st May, 2021
Subject: Export of Red Sanders wood by Directorate of Revenue
Intelligence - Extension of time regarding.
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of
the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 and in terms of Para
1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), the Central Government
hereby makes amendments in Notification No.47 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated
24.10.2013 read with Notification No.6/2015-2020 dated 06.05.2015,
Notification No.24/2015-2020 dated 29.08.2016, Notification No. 25/2015-
2020 dated 02.09.2016, Notification No.08/2015-2020 dated 23:05:201°7;
Notification No.40/2015-2020 dated 27.1 1.2017, Notification No.48/2015-2020
dated 03.01.2019, Notification No.12/2015-2020 dated 29.07.2019 and
Notification No.56/2015-2020 dated 30.03.2020.
oe Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) shall finalize the modalities,
including allocation of quantities to their authorized entities for export of the
Red Sanders wood and _ shall complete the whole process of export latest
by 31st December, 2021.
3. Other provisions of Notification No.47 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated
24.10.2013 read with Notification No.6/2015-2020 dated 06.05.2015,
Notification No.24/2015-2020 dated 29.08.2016, Notification No. 25/2015-
2020 dated 02.09.2016, Notification No.08/2015-2020 dated 23.05.2017,
Notification No.40/2015-2020 dated 27.11.2017, Notification No.48/2015-2020
dated 03.01.2019, Notification No.12/2015-2020 dated 29.07.2019 and
Notification No.56/2015-2020 dated 30.03.2020 shall remain unchanged.
4. Effect of this notification:
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has been allowed time upto
31.12.2021 to complete the process of export of allocated quantities of Red
Sanders wood.
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(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/1380/AM- 12/EC/20805)