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HE OFFICIAL GJ.

T LECA JANUA ... ,o 1986 j- B NOTICE CRITERIA FOR PRIVATE RICE EXPORTER CitiTERIA FOR (.-\) • .. .

(.H) UCENSlNG PR1Vt\TE EXPORTERS; r\l:PROV{N<;:i. SPECJ.FIC EXPORT TRANSACTlON,S:.

ANLr' CERTIFYING EXPORTED.· · GO�fMO,DlTIES ACTUALLY .
(C) INTRODUCTION The purposes of the procedures being introduced for the licensing of private exporters, for the approving of specific export transactions, and for the certification of commodities actually exported are as follows: (i) To facilitate the growth of export markets for rice and rice products from Guyana, with particular attention being paid to the matters of quality, pricing and other commerical terms, and reliability of supply; and (ii)To ensure the prompt receipt by and return to Guyana, of the foreign exchange earned from the exports of rice and rice products through a systematic monitoring of all export transactions Accordingly, the following sections outline the criteria which will be used to inform the procedures and practices to be implemented.
(A) Criteria for Licensing Private Exporters of Rice and Rice Products These criteria are to be considered as eligibility criteria which are to be applied by the relevant three agencies, i.e.

GREB, GRMMA, NPRGC.

The intention is that they should be applied annually with a view to issuing annual licences to private exporters.

The criteria are as follows: The potential exporter shall be a person, co-operative, or registered company which operates a rice mill, or is a bona fide grower of rice.
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,_<1,t r,nJ long ton of m,11:;d flt:� p·�r hour, and be as.�ociat�d wirh t11;: ;,rr:irt1on of hran.

hrnk:'n ric::.

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and ot'1cr ,�x­ 11ipmC'nt for the production of parhoil�d .•.
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(iri) Tbe potential and pai.

:k.ing exporter padi, mill.

:d ing, s·oring should rice, have ad�quate facilities and.

wucr.!

applicable for drying, parboiled clean.

ric.:.

(iv)· All pr;)mis� ancl equipment used' for milling, storing, ror -=xport Authorities should b.!

maintained aml -to th.

: Natio:1al and generally at a s,andarJ Padi and Rice ric.!
and ri� products pr::paring sati:.factory Grading Centre.

to the Public Health ( v).

Potential exportei's should b� pirsor.s and of known integrity, standing rice, commodities, particularly ing in$titlltio11s.

particularlf those related br in a oidano:: .

or.

entities financial of sou ml trade in in illegal not having be.

!n involved tu established lend­ of repayments to •the rice industry.
(B)Criteria for i\pproving specific Export Trnnsadion.J The main principles which inform these criteria are as follows: (a)The preservation in the various of orderly export to Guyana for exports and rice products r::turn op:imum Thi� implies, ments aiising of rice products inter alia.

market segmentation in accord out of int�r-governm�ntal agreunents among producers of rice w�th a v:ew to deriving the manner.

in an on-going with preferential arrange­ competition markets, (h)The fostering (O'l.
Guy­ of an int,.,rnational reputation ana a� a r.!li.ible suppli�:· rlt:c and rice products.

and m.iintcnance of gooJ quality (c)The achievement, into account taking and other commercial tenn�.

for exports market conditions.

o ric;: ar.d prevailing of re.1sona!Jle pikes, rit: products from Guyana.

pavm:nt The criteria arc as follows: .


(i) The geographical territories to which privat� exporters rice .ind may export are, with the exception of Caricom, all countries world with whom the Government of Guyana does not prohibit tradirti nee products of the relations.

(ii).

In the case of Caricom b.!

required in th� cont�xt countries, extraordinary inter-Govemrnentd specific permission of existing would arrangements.

the potential e-xportct (iii)P_rior to the conclusion of arly export arrangement.
documentation for :inspection and approval with respect must provide contract to: (a)'the.

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- atlequacy of ·prices; (b)th'.!

appropriateness of payment terms, and arrangements; JAN., 1986 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE LEGAL SuPPLEMEr,r:ir =-1B 31 ·.

(B) Criteria (Ormfd) of product (c)th� quality (iv) Wi;h ;·csr;cct to th� (l_�I,;lity o to b;; .�xportcd f prod�ct b d t b<> d0..!med to be a ona faH!

proi.
proi.

ucer Oi t.J:a.t 1 to m�t th;; t�rms ad.�.quatJ · , tl�c expor�cr d quauty pro uct u:1 quantity obligations contractual to b� exported.

be� :�: tin�ing of produ.

:!.ion ing contemplat.�d.

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.• the ·expoH;eJ.� 1nust demon .. can \;1.; e.stacl1shed.

(v) \,Vh;:r� d.:liv�ri?s.

ar;; to b.:!

other than f.o.b and other arrangcm�nts straL!

that.

aJ..:quat�� Jr.::1gnt 'aWtF6\i·y wii=i<.:!

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:'i·1\i o throu<!h (v) above.


s�all b� GREB'S rcsponsiblity to assiS:t opportunities and conduding appropriate The r�gimc of charg�� .,, i , ,.

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{{ppl;1-i11g the criteria" 1· shalI ·1i;;\�tpiirtfi&ik0 ii.st-�tl \,;:; shal1 be the Guya!iUl.

Rice Export Doanl.

(GREB), and it pr;iya,te .exportern· export .. �on.tracts.

which GREB wll.l .�pply f_o.r the provisiop.

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1·1·,.1 vices S a t"K� fl'U 1,L:,ih.!.

in s�hdng useful of the�c ser.� Gxp·o,rt v, .. :;.

(C)Criteria for CcrHfyh:g commoditscs adaausly e'.\q:mrt�d The pt.uroses of r::stabJi:,::hing proc�dur:.

:s for th:?

: certi.fic'.ltion o[ commedities actually exporlc:d art: (a)ho-viuillg rice and rice-r,roi:-Jm:ts tions proL'�cLion hv en:mring ar.e b;;'!ing adequately met; and of Guyana's r-.
:'!putation that c�;-mtractual quality export�r of and quantity ohli.gu­ as a reliable (b)[r.�,ur;i1{ through contractual templated car.

;ful rno.niforing that Gti}·ana of ,its rice and rio� products.

rccdv�s die C.:Oil· b('nefits from the exports Tn th.;s.

: r�-�;!;�c!:s.

GREB, GRMMA, and NPRGC will liai...,c dlJs.

:ly, 1.\11lh GREB h�inp: r..:sronsibb tion which 1\:suhs imply th,� n<.

;surnption rdationshi_ps hx.,v..:.


;il is intcnckd for undertaking for imerna1 purpos�s the co-ordinating only, and is not int::nd.xl rok:.

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::rrifica·· Lo of any legal liability exporters privak.

and overseas of th� contractual importers .

in th� context The results flow which r,;latcs of the c�rtification procedures of privat.e will form a part .

?Xporter·; to th� licnsing of ric..: and rice products.

of the information th� criteria Accordin•!ly, .


(i) Quality (in comparison used will be: with contractual specifications), phyto· incluJfog and packaging; (in comparison sanitary cunJ1t1on (�:) Ouan'.ity (iii) Clcanlin.

:-ss to the dcl"iv·"r·, of tl d , .

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1e pro'" uct m goo con 1t1on to t e importer.

with contract�al of th.

; cnrrier.

and such other considerations d d' · h • as may relate specificatjons); and · Dy Ordel' of the Guyana Rice Expm:t Dti1wd