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89(RE-2010)/2009-14, Dated: 15/12/2011

Deferment in the date of effect of one provision contained in Note-6 of Notification No. 82 of 31.10.2011 relating to export of meat

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II Section 3, Sub Section (ii)

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce

Notification No. 89 (RE-2010)/2009-14
New Delhi, Dated 15th December, 2011

Subject:- Deferment in the date of effect of one provision contained in Note-6 of Notification No. 82 of 31.10.2011 relating to export of meat.

S.O. (E)            In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 and 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in Notification No. 82 (RE 2010)/2009-14 dated 31.10.2011as under:-

2.         Notification No. 82 (RE 2010)/2009-14 dated 31.10.2011 contained 8 notes. Note- 6 of this notification is reproduced below:

“Note 6: Export of meat and meat products will be allowed subject to the exporter furnishing a declaration, attached with copies of valid APEDA Plant Registration Certificate(s) to the customs at the time of exports that the above items have been obtained/ sourced from an APEDA registered integrated abattoir or from APEDA registered meat processing plant which sources raw material exclusively from APEDA registered integrated abattoir/abattoir”.

3.         The provision in Note-6 of Notification No. 82 about exporters of meat and meat products having sourced raw material exclusively from APEDA registered integrated abattoir/abattoir was a new stipulation. This provision, alongwith all other provisions of Notification No. 82, became effective from the date of notification i.e. 31.10.2011.

4.         Now it has been decided to grant some transition time to make this provision effective. Accordingly, this amendment is being notified to bring into effect the above provision of Note-6 of Notification No. 82 after six months from today i.e. from 15^th June, 2012. Rest of the Notification No. 82 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 31.10.2011 continues to be effective from the date of issue i.e. 31.10.2011.This transitional arrangement would enable the exporters of meat and meat products to upgrade their abattoirs for sourcing of raw material and obtain registration from APEDA. Keeping in view paramount concern for public health and hygiene, no further extension of time will be granted.

5.   Effect of this notification

The stipulation that raw material for export of meat and meat products must be sourced exclusively from APEDA registered abattoir/integrated abattoir will come into effect on 15.06.2012, instead of 31.10.2011.

(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail:dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/91/171/12/AM05/PC-III/Export Cell)

Opinion

Chapter 2 of Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items providing for export of Meat & Edible Meat offal was substituted by a new chapter incorporating all the changes made in this chapter from August 2009 to September, 2011. This was done vide Notification No. 82(RE-2010) dated 31.10.2011.

Two conditions were also added which are as under:

- Certificate is to be given by the exporters certifying that (a) the items have been obtained/sourced from an APEDA registered integrated abattoir or from APEDA registered meat processing plant and (b) that the raw material have been sourced exclusively from APEDA registered integrated abattoir/abattoir.

- Also, the Designated Veterinary Authority of the State are now authorized to issue the certificate on the basis of the inspections carried out by Veterinarians duly registered under the Indian Veterinary Council Act 1984 employed by the exporting unit in relevant laboratories.

Thus, as per condition stipulated at Chapter Note 6, the raw material for export of meat and meat products was to be exclusively procured from APEDA registered integrated abattoir/abattoir. It was also stipulated that this condition will be required to be fulfilled from 31.10.2011 i.e. the date of publication of the Notification.

Now, the Government has deferred the date of fulfilling this condition from 31.10.2011 to 15.06.2012 i.e. by 6 months.