Subject: Supply of essential commodities to the Republic of Maldives during 2017-18

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992), as amended, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020, the Central Government hereby allow the following quantities of potato, onion, rice, wheat flour and sugar for export to the Republic of Maldives under bilateral trade agreement between Government of India and Government of Maldives during the period 2017-18:

2. Export of the above items shall be exempted from any existing or future restriction / prohibition during the period 2017-18 to the Republic of Maldives

3. Effect of this notification:

Export of potato, onion, rice, wheat flour and sugar has been permitted to the Republic of Maldives under bilateral trade agreement between Government of India and Government of Maldives during the period 2017-18 w.e.f. April, 2017 as per the quantities indicated in the Table at Para 1 above. The export of above items to Republic of Maldives will be exempted from any existing or future restriction / prohibition on export.

(A.K. Bhalla)

Director General of Foreign Trade

Email: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F. No. 01/91/171/59/AM09/Export Cell)