PN 54/2016 IN FORCE Import policy & restrictions ·? 2016-10-19

Implementation of the hazardous and other wastes (management of trans-boundary movement ) Rule, 2016

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Implementation of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans-boundary movement) Rules, 2016- regd. Attention of the Trade and Industry is invited to Notification No. GSR 395(E), dated 4th April, 2016 issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) on the above mentioned subject. 2. Vide instruction F. No.- 401/26/2014-Cus.-III(Pt.) dated 30 September, 2016, the CBEC, Ministry of Finance has conveyed that the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) vide its O.M. F.No. 234/2009-HSMD, dated 30.08.2016 has issued the decision taken at the Som meeting of Technical Review Committee held on 27' & 28t June, 2016 regarding validity of licenses of import of plastic and PET scrap issued under previous Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008. MoEF&CC has decided that licenses of import of plastic and PET scrap issued under previous Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008 will be treated as legal documents. However, the import will be limited to the following four categories as on date of issue of their office memorandum:

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Public Notice No. )3/ / 2016-19

Subject: Implementation of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans-boundary movement) Rules, 2016- regd. Attention of the Trade and Industry is invited to Notification No. GSR 395(E), dated 4th April, 2016 issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) on the above mentioned subject. 2. Vide instruction F. No.- 401/26/2014-Cus.-III(Pt.) dated 30 September, 2016, the CBEC, Ministry of Finance has conveyed that the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) vide its O.M. F.No. 234/2009-HSMD, dated 30.08.2016 has issued the decision taken at the Som meeting of Technical Review Committee held on 27' & 28t June, 2016 regarding validity of licenses of import of plastic and PET scrap issued under previous Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008. MoEF&CC has decided that licenses of import of plastic and PET scrap issued under previous Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008 will be treated as legal documents. However, the import will be limited to the following four categories as on date of issue of their office memorandum:

  • (i) Those consignments which have arrived under the valid licenses on Indian ports.

  • (il) | Those consignments under valid licenses which are in transit from the country of origin.

  • (iii) The quantity of import for which Letter of Credit (LC) has already been opened by valid license.

  • (iv) The quantity of import for which advance has already been paid with documentary evidences. However, in this category the quantity permissible for import will not be the entire quantity for contract against which the advance is paid but the quantity would be limited to the value of advance paid.

  • 2, This Public Notice is issued for the information of Trade and Industry.

S. fase lafeofre (SUVIR MISRA) Commissioner of Customs (Export-I]) New Custom House, Mumbai.

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