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Date: 2015-09-28 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

This Order may be called the Removal of (Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions) on Specified Foodstuffs (Second Amendment) Order, 2015

Issued by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution · Department of Consumer Affairs

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Executive Summary: This document, issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs on September 28, 2015, amends the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2002. The amendment, called the Second Amendment Order, 2015, comes into effect on October 1, 2015. It pertains to the removal of stock limits on specified foodstuffs up to September 30, 2016, with certain provisions for exporters, licensed food processors and retailers. Key Points / Main Content: * **Amendment Title and Effective Date:** * This order is the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Second Amendment Order, 2015. * It takes effect on October 1, 2015. * **Amendment to 2002 Order:** * In clause 7, sub-clause 1 of the 2002 Order, item i is substituted. * **Exemption Period:** * Removes stock limits on pulses, edible oils, and edible oilseeds until September 30, 2016. * **Exceptions to Stock Holding Limits:** * Exporters with Import Export Code are exempt from stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, for stock meant for export. * Licensed food processors are exempt from stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, for essential commodities used as raw materials. * Retailers with Multiple Outlets and Large Departmental Retailers are exempt from stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Impact Analysis: Exporters: * Impact: Exempt from stock holding limits for pulses, edible oils, and edible oilseeds intended for export, provided they possess the Import Export Code. * Action Required: Ensure possession of a valid Import Export Code. Licensed Food Processors: * Impact: Exempt from stock holding limits for essential commodities used as raw materials in food production. * Action Required: Maintain proper licensing and documentation for raw materials used in food processing. Retailers (Multiple Outlets and Large Departmental Retailers): * Impact: Exempt from stock holding limits. * Action Required: No specific action is mentioned. Central Government: * Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended order. * Action Required: Ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the amended order.

Key Entities Referenced

Essential Commodities Act, 1955: An act of the Parliament of India to provide, in the interests of the general public, for the control of the production, supply and distribution of, and trade and commerce in, certain commodities. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: A ministry of the Government of India. Department of Consumer Affairs: A department within the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India. New Delhi: The capital of India where the order was issued. Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An attached office of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India responsible for implementing the foreign trade policy. Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2002: An order related to foodstuff regulation in India that is being amended by this notification. Pulses: Pulses, edible oils and edible oilseeds are specifically mentioned as items affected by the order. G. GURUCHARAN: The Special Secretary who signed the order.
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(1) This Order may be called the Removal of (Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions) on Specified Foodstuffs (Second Amendment) Order, 2015. (2) It shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of October, 2015. 2. In the Removal of (Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions) on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2002, in clause 7, in sub-clause (1), for item (i), the following shall be substituted, namely:─ “ (i) pulses, edible oils and edible oilseeds for a period up to the 30th September, 2016: Provided that nothing contained in this item shall apply to- (a) exporters having Import Export Code issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade from the purview of stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 with respect to Pulses, edible oilseeds, edible oils for the stock meant for export; (b) stock essential commodities meant to be used as raw materials by licensed food processed food processors for manufacture of food products, from the purview of stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955; (c) Retailers (Multiple Outlets) and Large Departmental Retailers from stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.” [F. No. 10/3/2015-ECR&E] G. GURUCHARAN, Spl. Secy.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3 (ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 Note: The principal order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 104(E), dated the 15th February, 2002 and subsequently amended by numbers G.S.R. 490(E), dated the 16th June, 2003, S.O. 1373(E), dated the 29th August, 2006, S.O. 297(E) dated the 27th February , 2007 and S.O. 1488 (E), dated the 31st August, 2007, S.O. 400(E), dated the 28th February, 2008, S.O. 823(E), dated the 7th April, 2008, S.O.2117(E), dated the 27th August, 2008, S.O. 2118 (E), dated the 27th August, 2008, S.O. 2247 (E), dated the 22nd September, 2008, S.O. 2248 (E), dated the 22nd September, 2008, S.O. 2249 (E), dated the 22nd September, 2008, S.O. 649 (E), dated the 9th March, 2009, S.O. 880 (E), dated the 30th March, 2009, S.O. 905 (E), dated the 2nd April, 2009, S.O. 906 (E), dated the 2nd April, 2009, S.O. 1621 (E), dated the 2nd July,2009, S.O. 2461(E), dated the 25th September, 2009, S.O. 3249 (E), dated the 18th December, 2009, S.O. 2361 (E), dated the 29th September, 2010, S.O. 3060 (E), dated the 30th December, 2010, S.O.654 (E), dated the 30th March, 2011, S.O. 2227(E), dated the 27th September, 2011, S.O. No. 2447(E), dated the 28th October, 2011, S.O. No. 2716(E), dated the 29th November, 2011, S.O. No. 2320(E), dated the 27th September, 2012, S.O. No. 2968(E), dated the 20th December, 2012 and S.O. No. 2927(E) dated the 27th September, 2013, S.O. No. 3543(E), dated the 29th November, 2013, S.O. No. 77(E), dated the 9th January, 2014, S.O. No. 1685(E), dated the 3rd July, 2014, S.O. No. 2559(E), dated the 30th September, 2014 and S.O. No. 1797(E), dated the 2nd July, 2015. Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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