Sesame Seeds Allowed for Export to EU Subject to IOPEPC
Certification
[DGFT
Notification No. 37 dated 3rd February 2016]
Effect
of this notification: Conditions for export of sesame seeds to
European Union countries have been notified.
Subject:
Procedure for export of sesame seeds to the European Union countries.
In
exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development
& Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 of
the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes the following
amendment, with immediate effect, in Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of
Export & Import Items relating to export of sesame seeds to the European
Union countries.
2. The new
entries at Sl. No. 68A and 68B shall be inserted in Chapter 12 of schedule 2 of
ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import Items as follows:
|
SNo. |
Tariff
Item HS Code |
Unit
|
Item
Description |
Export
Policy |
Nature
of- Restriction |
|
68A |
12074010 |
Kg
|
Sesame
seeds whether or not broken of seeds quality |
Free
|
Export
of items both at Sl. No. 68A and 68B to European Union countries shall be
permitted subject to following conditions:- (i) Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export Promotion Council
(IOPEPC) is designated as competent authority to issue export certification. (ii)
The IOPEPC shall issue export certification within two working days of
receiving the request from exporter subject to a ‘Certificate of Analysis’ by
a NABL accredited laboratory. (iii)
The procedure for export of sesame seeds to the European Union countries has
been outlined in the document ‘Procedure for Control of Contamination of
Salmonella in Sesame Seeds for Export to EU’ which is available on the
website of DGFT at http://dgft.gov.in/. |
|
68B |
12074090 |
|
Other
sesame seeds whether or not broken |
Free |