DGFT Finally Releases Red Sanders Wood Export Quota of 9698.095 MTs (8498 for AP + 1200 for DRI)

· More Time to AP Govt to use Export Quota upto 30 April 2017

· DGFT Violates its Own Undertaking to Madras High Court in 2007 No Further Export will be Allowed in Log form, Only Value Add Handicrafts Allowed

· Conservation of Bio Resources Abandoned for China Exports

· 20 Wood Cutters Killed in Forest Dept Encounter Last Year, Smuggling Alleged

· Annual World Demand in China and Japan only 2000 tonnes

[DGFT Notification No. 24 dated 29^th August 2016]

Subject: Export of Red Sanders wood by Government of Andhra Pradesh & Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) - Revision of quantity allocation to Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and extension of time for export by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and DRI.

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act,1992read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in Notification No. 47 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 24.10.2013 read with Notification No. 6 dated 06.05.2015 and Public Notice No. 42 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 03.12.2013.

2. Para 2(i) of the Notification No. 47 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 24.10.2013 is substituted as under:

"2(i) Government of Andhra Pradesh is hereby permitted to export 8498.095 MT of Red Sanders wood in log form / value added form either by itself or through any entity / entities so authorized by them for the purpose."

3. Para 4 of the Notification No. 47 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 24.10.2013 is substituted as under:

"4. Government of Andhra Pradesh and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) shall finalize the modalities, including allocation of quantities to their respective authorized entities for export of the respective quantities of Red Sanders wood and shall complete the whole process of export latest by 30th April, 2017. This shall be subject to such orders as passed by the Hon'ble High Court of Madras or such submissions as made before the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in WP No. 29273 of 2007 or such orders as passed by any other court, if any."

4. Para 5 of Notification No. 47 dated 24.10.2013 is amended to read as under:

"5. Prohibition on export of red sanders wood has been relaxed for export of 9698.095 MT (8498.095 MT for Govt. of Andhra Pradesh + 1200 MT for DRI) of red sanders wood".

5. Other provisions of Notification No. 47 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 24.10.2013 will remain unchanged.

6. Public Notice No. 42 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 03.12.2013 is superseded.

7. Exports already made by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh under Notification No. 47 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 24.10.2013 as well as those made under Public Notice No. 42 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 03.12.2013 will be subsumed under the revised quantity of 8498.095 MT being allocated to the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh under the present Notification.

8. Effect of this notification:

(i) The total quantity of Red Sanders wood in any form, bulk or value added, permitted to the Government of Andhra Pradesh for export stands revised to 8498.095 MT which subsumes the quantity of exports already made by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh under the Notification No. 47 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 24.10.2013 and under Public Notice No. 42 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 03.12.2013.

(ii) Public Notice No. 42 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 03.12.2013 is superseded.

(iii) Time upto 30.04.2017 has been allowed to the Government of Andhra Pradesh & Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to finalize the modalities and complete the process of export of respective allocated quantity of Red Sanders wood.