Subject: Export of Red Sanders wood by Government of Andhra Pradesh, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Government of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu- Extension of time regarding.

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read 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. 6/2015-2020 dated 06.05.2015, Notification No. 24/2015-2020 dated 29.08.2016 and Notification No. 25/2015-2020 dated 02.09.2016 :

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

"4(a) Government of Andhra Pradesh shall finalize the moda ities, including allocation of quantities to their authorized entities for export of Red Sanders wood and shall complete the whole process of export latest by 30th April. 2019. 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(b) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) shall finalize the modalities, including allocation of quantities to their authorized entities for export of the Red Sanders wood and shall complete the whole process of export latest by 30th April. 2018. 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."

B. Para 8(i) of the Notification No. 24/2015-2020 dated 29.08.2016 with respect to export of Value Added Products of Red Sanders wood permitted to the Government of Andhra Pradesh will be read as under:-

"8 (i) Exports of value added products (VAP) of Red Sanders wood by Government of Andhra Pradesh, either by itself or through any entity / entities : ;o authorised by them for the purpose, shall be completed by 30th April. 2018".

C. Para 3 of Notification No. 25/2015-2020 dated 02.09.2016 is substitute as under:-

"3. State Governments of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu shill finalize the modalities including allocation of quantities to various entities, a:: applicable, for export of the respective quantities and shall complete the whole process of export latest by 31st August. 2018".

2. Other provisions of Notification No. 47 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 24.10.2013 read with Notification No. 24/2015-2020 dated 29.08.2016 and Notification No. 25/2015-2020 dated 02.09.2016 shall remain unchanged.

3. Effect of this notification:

(i) Time upto 30.04.2019 has been allowed to the Government of \ndhra Pradesh to finalize the modalities and complete the process of export of allocated quantity of Red Sanders wood.

(ii) Time upto 30.04.2018 has been allowed to Directorate of Reve lue Intelligence (DRI) to finalize the modalities and complete the proces; of export of allocated quantity of Red Sanders wood.

(iii) Time upto 31.08.2018 has been allowed to the Government of Maharashtra and Government of Tamil Nadu to finalize the modalities and complete the process of export of respective allocated quantity of Red Sande's wood.

(iv) Time upto 30.04.2018 has been allowed to complete the expor of value added products (VAP) of Red Sanders wood by Government of Andhra Pradesh, either by itself or through any entity / entities so authorised jy them for the purpose.

(A.K. Bhalla)

Director General of Foreign Trade

E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from F.No. 01/91/180/1380/AM-12/Export Cell)