Guar Gum Exports to EU – Penta Chlorophenol Content upto 0.01 mg/kg Allowed

[DGFT Notification No. 49 dated 26th May 2011]

Subject: Export of Guar gum. 

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992) read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government rescinds Notification No. 47(RE-2010) /2009-2014 dated 18.05.2011 with immediate effect.

2. Effect of this notification:

Notification No. 47 of 18.05.2011 stipulating export of Guar gum to EU to be allowed only if it does not contain Penta Chlorophenol (PCP) in any proportion, has been rescinded. Thus, the earlier stipulation of Notification No. 50 of 06.07.2010 of allowing presence of upto 0.01 mg/Kg. of Penta Chlorophenol (PCP) in the consignments of Guar gum when exported to EU will continue to be valid.