Executive Summary:
This notification amends the Spices Board Registration of Exporters Regulations 1989. It revises fees, payment methods, and certificate validity, and introduces new requirements for exporters to notify the Spices Board of establishments involved in spice processing and any changes to their Importer-Exporter Code. The regulations come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette: November 1, 2021.
Key Points / Main Content:
Fees and Payment:
* Application fees for exporter certificates are Rs. 15,000 for Manufacturer Exporters and Rs. 10,000 for Merchant Exporters, plus applicable taxes.
* Fees are payable via bank transfer or other electronic modes.
* The Spices Board will periodically revise fees for certificate grants, renewals, and amendments.
Certificate Validity and Information Updates:
* Certificates are valid for three years from the date of issue.
* Exporters must notify the Spices Board of all establishments involved in warehousing, processing, and value addition of spices for export.
* Exporters must keep the Spices Board updated on any significant changes in activities, or any establishment additions or closures.
Importer-Exporter Code (IEC) Compliance:
* Exporters must inform the Spices Board of any suspension, revocation, or cancellation of their IEC within three working days.
* Suspension, revocation, or cancellation of the IEC results in automatic cancellation of the Spices Exporter Registration.
* The Spices Board may reconsider cancellation of the Spices Exporter Registration if the IEC suspension/revocation/cancellation is withdrawn, set aside, or a fresh IEC is issued.
Amendments to the Regulations:
* The fee payment method is updated to include bank transfer and other electronic modes.
* References to "Chairman" are replaced with "Secretary" in specific subregulations.
Impact Analysis:
Spices Board:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulations, including revising fees and managing notifications from exporters.
* Action Required: Update systems and procedures to reflect changes in fee structures, payment methods, and notification requirements.
Exporters of Spices:
* Impact: Subject to revised fees, new notification requirements regarding establishments and IEC status, and potential cancellation of registration based on IEC status.
* Action Required: Comply with the new fee structure, notify the Spices Board of all relevant establishments, promptly report any changes to their IEC status, and ensure up-to-date information is provided to the board.
Central Government:
* Impact: Oversight and approval of the Spices Board's regulations and amendments.
* Action Required: Continue to provide oversight and approval for Spices Board regulations and amendments.
Key Entities Referenced
Spices Board: A statutory body established by the Government of India for the development and regulation of the spices industry.
Spices Board Act, 1986: An act of the Parliament of India to provide for the establishment of a Spices Board for the development of the spices industry.
Spices Board Registration of Exporters Regulations 1989: Regulations pertaining to the registration of exporters with the Spices Board.
Central Government: The executive branch of the Government of India.
Official Gazette: A public journal and the official newspaper of record of the Government of India.
ImporterExporter Code: A 10-digit code required for import and export activities in India.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The government agency responsible for formulating and implementing foreign trade policy in India.
New Delhi: The capital of India.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण्ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 531] नई ददल्ली, सोमव ार, नव म्ब र 1, 2021/कार्तकड 10, 1943
No. 531] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2021/KARTIKA 10, 1943
मसाला बोड ड
अजधसचू ना
कोचीन, 25 अक् तूबर, 2021
फा.स.ं एमकेटी.रजि./0002/2017.—मसाला बोड,ड मसाला बोडड अजधजनयम, 1986 (1986 का 10) की धारा 39 द्वारा
प्रदत्त िजियों को प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्द्रीय सरकार के रूव ड अनोमोदन से, मसाला बोडड (जनयाडतकत्ताडओं का रजिस्ट्रीकरण) जव जनयम 1989
का और संिोधन करने के जलए एतत्द्द्वारा जनम्नजलजखत जव जनयम बनाता है, अर्ाडत् :-
1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारंभ.- (1) इन जव जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम मसाला बोडड (जनयाडतकताडओं का रजिस्ट्रीकरण) (संिोधन) जव जनयम,
2021 ह ै।
(2) ये रािरत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रव ृत्त होंगे।
2. मसाला बोडड (जनयाडतकताडओं का रजिस्ट्रीकरण) जव जनयम,1989 में (जिसे इसमें इसके रश्चात उि जव जनयम कहा िाएगा) जव जनयम 3
में :
(क) उर-जव जनयम (1) के स्ट्र्ान रर जनम्नजलजखत उर-जव जनयम रखा िाएगा,अर्ाडत् :-
“(1) धारा 12 के अधीन, प्रमाण रत्र अनोदत्त करने के जलए कोई आव ेदन, जव जहत रूर में, नीचे दी गई फीस और यर्ा
लागू कर के सार् बोडड को ददया िाएगा ।
(i) जव जनमाडता जनयाडतक : 15,000/- रूरए
(ii) व ाजणजययक जनयातड क : 10,000/- रूरए
6330 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
(ख) उर-जव जनयम (2) के स्ट्र्ान रर जनम्नजलजखत उर-जव जनयम रखा िाएगा, अर्ाडत् :-
“(2) फीस, बैंक अंतरण या संदाय के अन्द्य इलेक्रॉजनक मोड के रूर में दये होगा और प्रमाणरत्र अनोदत्त करने के जलए समय–
समय रर मसाला बोडड द्वारा यर्ा जनर्दष्टड फीस का आव जधक रोनरीिण दकया िाएगा” ;
(ग) उर-जव जनयम (6) में “प्रमाण रत्र िारी कर सकेगा” िब्दों के रश्चात “िो िारी होने की तारीख से तीन साल के जलए व ैध होगा” िब्द
रखे िाएंगे।
(घ) उर-जव जनयम (7) के बाद, जनम्नजलजखत उर-जव जनयम अंत:स्ट्र्ाजरत दकया िाएगा, अर्ाडत् :-
“(8) मसालों के जनयाडतक के रूर म ेंरंिीकरण के प्रमाणरत्र के जलए प्रत्द्येक आव ेदक अरने जनयंत्रणाधीन प्रत्द्येक स्ट्र्ारन या इकाई के बारे
में मसाला बोडड को सूजचत करेगा िो जनयाडत के जलए मसालों के भंडारण, प्रसंस्ट्करण, मूल्यव धडन आदद के दकसी भी चरण को रूरा करती
ह ै और यह भी सोजनजश्चत करेगा दक बोडड को इन स्ट्र्ारनों के बारे में हमेिा अद्यतन िानकारी जमलती रहे, जिसमें गजतजव जधयों में कोई
महत्द्व रूणड रररव तडन और दकसी स्ट्र्ारन या इकाई को िोड़ना या बंद करना सजम्मजलत ह।ै ”
3. उि जव जनयमों के, जव जनयम(4) में, उर-जव जनयम (2) के स्ट्र्ान रर जनम्नजलजखत उर-जव जनयम को प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजरत दकया िाएगा,
अर्ाडत:्-
“(2) फीस, बैंक अंतरण या संदये के अन्द्य इलेक्रॉजनक मोड में दये होगा और नव ीनीकरण या डोप्लीकेट प्रमाणरत्र िारी करने के जलए
मसाला बोडड द्वारा यर्ा जव जनर्दष्टड फीस का आव जधक रोनरीिण दकया िाएगा। ”
4. उि जव जनयमों के जव जनयम (5) में,-
(क) उर-जव जनयम 3 में “एणाडकोलम या कोच्ची म ें संदये , क्रास राने व ाले खाते में दये मांगदये ड्राफ्ट के रूर में होगी और प्रत्द्येक
रश्चातव ती खण्ड अव जध के जलए, प्रमाण रत्र म ेंसंिोधन हते ो समय–समय रर मसाला बोडड द्वारा यर्ा जव जनर्दष्टड फीस का रोनरीिण
दकया िायेगा।” िब्दों के स्ट्र्ान रर जनम्नजलजखत िब्द रखे िाएंगे अर्ाडत्
" संदये के अन्द्य इलेक्रॉजनक मोड के रूर में होगी और प्रमाण रत्र में संिोधन के जलए समय-समय रर मसाला बोडड द्वारा यर्ा
जव जनर्दष्टड फीस का रोनरीिण दकया िाएगा ।
(ख) उर-जव जनयम 4 में, " जव जनयम 3 के उर-जव जनयम 1 में यर्ा-जव जनर्दष्टड ” िब्दों के स्ट्र्ान रर ‘’लागू’’ िब्द रखा िाएगा ।
(ग) उर-जव जनयम (5) में, "नया रजिस्ट्रीकरण प्रमाण रत्र" िब्दों के स्ट्र्ान रर, "संिोजधत प्रमाण रत्र" िब्द रखे िाएंगे ;
(घ) उर-जव जनयम (11) म,ें "अध्यि" िब्दों के स्ट्र्ान रर, "सजचव ", िब्द रखे िाएंगे ।
(ड) उर-जव जनयम (15) में, "अध्यि" िब्दों के स्ट्र्ान रर "सजचव " िब्द रखे िाएंगे।
(च) उर-जव जनयम (16) म,ें "अध्यि" िब्दों के स्ट्र्ान रर, "सजचव " िब्द रखे िाएंगे ।
(छ) उर-जव जनयम(18), के बाद जनम्नजलजखत उर-जव जनयम अंतस्ट्र्ाजरत दकया िाएगा, अर्ाडत् : -
"(19) प्रत्द्येक रजिस्ट्रीकृत जनयाडतक, जव दिे व्यारार महाजनदिे ालय द्वारा इसके रि में ददये गये दकसी भी आयातक-जनयाडतक कोड के
प्रमाणरत्र को जनलजम्बत करने, प्रजतसंहरण करने अर्व ा रद्द करने के बारे में मसाला बोडड को जनलंबन, प्रजतसंहरण या रद्दकरण के
ऐसे आदिे की तारीख से तीन कायड ददव स के अंदर सूजचत करेगा।
(20) जव दिे व्यारार महाजनदिे ालय द्वारा प्रदान दकया गया आयातक-जनयाडतक कोड का प्रमाणरत्र जनलंबन, प्रजतसंहरण या रद्द
दकए िाने रर, आि तक यर्ा संिोजधत मसाला बोडड (जनयाडतकों का रंिीकरण) जव जनयम 1989, के अन्द्तगडत प्रदत्त मसालो
के जनयाडतक के रूर में रजिस्ट्रीकरण का प्रमाण रत्र रद्द माना िाएगा।
(21) मसाला बोडड, जव दिे व्यारार महाजनदिे ालय द्वारा ददये गये आयातक – जनयाडतक कोड के प्रमाण–रत्र के जनलम्बन, प्रजतसंहरण
या रद्द दकए िाने के रररणामस्ट्व रूर जनरस्ट्त हुए मसालों के जनयाडतक के रूर में ऐसे रजिस्ट्रीकरण प्रमाण रत्र के रद्दकरण रर
रोनर्व डचार करेगा यदद,[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािरत्र : असाधारण 3
(i) जव दिे व्यारार महाजनदिे ालय द्वारा आयातक-जनयाडतक कोड के प्रमाणरत्र का जनलंबन, प्रजतसंहरण या रद्द करने की
अनोमजत व ारस ले ली गई है; या टाल दी गई हैं, या
(ii ) उि जनयाडतक को जव दिे व्यारार महाजनदिे ालय द्वारा नया आयातक-जनयाडतक कोड प्रमाण–रत्र िारी दकया गया हो ।
संख्या.5/12/2017-बागान-डी
डी.सत्द्यन, सजचव
[जव ज्ञारन-III/4/असा./394/2021-22]
राद रटप्रण : मूल जव जनयम, भारत के रािरत्र में अजधसूचना फा. सं. प्रिा. / रजि. /01/89, : 05 अक्टूबर 1989 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकय े
गये र्े और तत्द्रश्चात जनम्नजलजखत के अधीन संिोजधत दकए गए
अजधसूचना फा.सं. प्रिासन / रजि / 01/2002, ददनांक 4 जसतंबर, 2002
अजधसूचना फा.सं. प्रिासन / रजि / 01/2003, ददनांक 30 िून, 2003,
अजधसूचना फा.सं. प्रिासन / रजि / 01/2004, ददनांक 21 िून, 2004 ,
अजधसूचना फा.सं. जव रणन / रजि / 01/09 / फा. स.ं 7/1000/2011 - ईरी (एग्री.V) / बागान * घ, ददनांक, 16 अप्रैल, 2012,
अजधसूचना एफ.सं. जव रणन / रजि / 01/09 / फा. सं.7/1000/2011 - ईरी (एग्री .V) / बागान घ, ददनांक 3 अगस्ट्त,2012 और
अजधसूचना फा. सं. जव र/ रजि/ 0002 / 2017- ईरी (एग्री V) / बागान घ, ददनांक 2 िनव री 2018
SPICES BOARD
NOTIFICATION
Cochin, the 25th October, 2021
F. No. MKT-REGN/0002/2017.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 39 of the Spices Board
Act,1986 (10 of 1986), the Spices Board, with the previous approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the
following regulations further to amend the Spices Board (Registration of Exporters) Regulations 1989, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement- (1) These Regulations may be called the Spices Board (Registration of Exporters)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2021.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Spices Board (Registration of Exporters) Regulations 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), in
regulation 3,-
(a) for sub-regulation (1), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely :-
“ (1) An application for grant of certificate under section 12, shall be made to the Board in the prescribed form
and shall be accompanied by a fee as given below, plus tax as applicable,
(i) Manufacturer Exporter : Rs.15,000/-
(ii) Merchant Exporter : Rs.10,000/-
(b) for sub-regulation (2), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“ (2) The fee shall be payable in the form of bank transfer or other electronic mode of payment and there shall be
a periodic revision of fees for grant of certificate, as specified by the Spices Board” ;
(c) in sub-regulation (6), after the words “issue a certificate”, the words “valid for three years from the date of issue”,
shall be inserted;
(d) after sub-regulation (7), the following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely:—
“(8) Every applicant for certificate of registration as exporter of spices shall notify Spices Board, of each
establishment or unit under its control that carries out any of the stages of warehousing, processing, value addition
etc of spices for export and shall also ensure that the Board always has up-to-date information on such establishments,
including any significant change in activities and any addition or closure of an establishment or unit”.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
3. In the said regulations, in regulation (4), for sub-regulation (2), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted,
namely :-
“(2) The fee shall be payable in the form of bank transfer or other electronic modes of payment and there shall be
periodic revision of fees for renewal or issue of duplicate certificate, as prescribed by the Spices Board”.
4. In the said regulations, in regulation (5),-
(a) in sub-regulation 3, for the words “or crossed account payee demand draft drawn in favour of the Spices Board,
payable at Ernakulam or Kochi, and for every subsequent block period, there shall be a revision of fees for
amendment of certificate, as prescribed by the Spices Board time to time.”, the following words shall be substituted,
namely:-
“or other electronic modes of payment and there shall be a periodic revision of fees for amendment of certificate, as
prescribed by the Spices Board”;
(b) in sub-regulation 4, for the words “ accompanied by the fee as specified in sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3”, the
following words shall be substituted, namely:-
“accompanied by the applicable fee”;
(c) In sub-regulation (5), for the words “a fresh registration certificate”, the words “an amended certificate” shall be
substituted;
(d) In sub-regulation (11), for the words “by the Chairman”, the words “by the Secretary”, shall be substituted;
(e) In sub-regulation (15), for the words “by the Chairman”, the words “by the Secretary”, shall be substituted;
(f) In sub-regulation (16), for the words “by the Chairman”, the words “by the Secretary”, shall be substituted.
(g) after sub-regulation (18), the following sub-regulations shall be inserted, namely:—
“(19) Every registered exporter shall inform Spices Board of any suspension, revocation or cancellation of the
certificate of Importer-Exporter Code, granted in its favour by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade not later than
three working days from the date of such order of suspension, revocation or cancellation.
(20) When the certificate of Importer – Exporter Code granted by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade is
suspended, revoked or cancelled, the Certificate of Registration as Exporter of Spices granted under the Spices
Board (Registration of Exporters) Regulations 1989 as amended till date, shall be deemed to have been cancelled.
(21) Spices Board may reconsider the cancellation of such certificate of registration as exporter of spices, that has
been cancelled as a consequence of the suspension, revocation or cancellation of certificate of Importer-Exporter Code
granted by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, if-
(i) the suspension, revocation or cancellation of the certificate of Importer-Exporter Code granted by the
Directorate General of Foreign Trade has been withdrawn; or set aside ; or
(ii) a fresh certificate of Importer-Exporter Code has been issued to the said exporter by the Directorate
General of Foreign Trade”.
No.5/12/2017-Plant-D
D. SATHIYAN, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./394/2021-22]
Foot Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India vide notification F.No. Admn/Reg/01/89,
dated the 5th of October, 1989 and subsequently amended vide —
Notification F.No. Admn/Reg/01/2002, dated the 4th of September, 2002,
Notification F.No. Admn/Reg/01/2003, dated the 30th of June, 2003,
Notification F.No. Admn/Reg/01/2004, dated the 21st of June, 2004,
Notification F.No. Mktg/Regn/01/09/f.No 7/1000/2011 – EP (Agri.V)/ Plant D, dated the 16th April, 2012,
Notification F.No. Mktg/Regn/01/09/f.No 7/1000/2011 – EP (Agri.V)/ Plant D, dated the 3rd of August, 2012 and
Notification F.No. Mkt-Reg/0002/2017- EP (Agri.V)/ Plant D, dated the 2nd January, 2018.
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