WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION          G/AG/N/IND/4 
7 March 2011 
 (11-1152) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 27 January 2011, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of India .  The notification concerns the administration of tariff and other quota 
commitments ( Table MA:1 ) for the marketing year 2002/2003 .  
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Page 2 Table MA:1 
MARKET ACCESS:  India 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  marketing year 2002/2003 (1 April-31 March) 
 
Implementation of market access opportun ities: tariff and other quota commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description Description of import arrangement applicable 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of  Part I of the schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of 
the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid 
forms, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1.5% 
Milk and cream in powder, granules or other solid 
forms, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1.5% - 
not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 0402.10 
 
0402.21 (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
 (i) Globally available, as  per Ministry of Finance,  Department of Revenue 
Notification No. 21/2002-Cust oms, dated 1 March 2002.1  (ii) Imports have to be 
completed before 31 March of the financia l year, i.e. the consignment must be 
cleared by customs authorities before this date. 
(b) Allocation of licences or of  access to quotas to importers: 
 (i) Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is the competent authority to 
allocate the tariff quota among the eligible enti ties.  (ii) The eligib le entities are:  
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB),  State Trading Corporation (STC), 
National Cooperative Dairy Federation (NCD F), National Agricultural Cooperative 
Marketing Federation of India Ltd. ( NAFED), Minerals and Metals Trading 
Corporation (MMTC), Projects and Equipmen t Corporation of India Limited (PEC) 
and Spices Trading Corporation Limited (S TCL).  However, imports may only be 
made on behalf of actual users.   (iii) Pro rata   (iv) - 
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  None 
(d) Other relevant information:  Complete application form s along with prescribed 
documents should reach DGFT on, or befo re, 1 March of each financial year 
preceding the quota year.    
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 Page 3Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description Description of import arrangement applicable 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of  Part I of the schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of 
the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
Maize (corn), other 1005.90 (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
 (i) Globally available, as  per Ministry of Finance,  Department of Revenue 
Notification No. 21/2002-Cust oms, dated 1 March 2002.1  (ii) Imports have to be 
completed before 31 March of the financia l year, i.e. the consignment must be 
cleared by customs authorities before this date. 
(b) Allocation of licences or of  access to quotas to importers: 
 (i) Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is the competent authority to 
allocate the tariff quota among the eligible enti ties.  (ii) The eligib le entities are:  
NAFED, STC, MMTC, PEC, ST CL and State Cooperative  Marketing Federations.  
However, imports may only be made on behalf of actual users.   (iii) Pro rata   (iv) - 
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  None 
(d) Other relevant information:  Complete application form s along with prescribed 
documents should reach DGFT on, or befo re, 1 March of each financial year 
preceding the quota year.   
Sunflower-seed oil or safflower oil and fractions 
thereof, crude oil 1512.11 (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
 (i) Globally available, as  per Ministry of Finance,  Department of Revenue 
Notification No. 21/2002-Cust oms, dated 1 March 2002.1  (ii) Imports have to be 
completed before 31 March of the financia l year, i.e. the consignment must be 
cleared by customs authorities before this date. 
(b) Allocation of licences or of  access to quotas to importers: 
 (i) Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is the competent authority to 
allocate the tariff quota among the eligible enti ties.  (ii) The eligib le entities are:  
NDDB, STC, NAFED, STCL and Centra l Warehousing Corporation (CWC).  
However, imports may only be made on behalf of actual users.   (iii) Pro rata   (iv) - 
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  None 
(d) Other relevant information:  Complete application form s along with prescribed 
documents should reach DGFT on, or befo re, 1 March of each financial year 
preceding the quota year.   
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Page 4 Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description Description of import arrangement applicable 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of  Part I of the schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of 
the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, other 1514.90 (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
 (i) Globally available, as  per Ministry of Finance,  Department of Revenue 
Notification No. 21/2002-Cust oms, dated 1 March 2002.1  (ii) Imports have to be 
completed before 31 March of the financia l year, i.e. the consignment must be 
cleared by customs authorities before this date. 
(b) Allocation of licences or of  access to quotas to importers: 
 (i) Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is the competent authority to 
allocate the tariff quota among the eligible enti ties.  (ii) The eligib le entities are:  
NDDB, STC, NAFED, STCL and CWC.  However, imports may only be made on 
behalf of actual users.   (iii) Pro rata   (iv) - 
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  None 
(d) Other relevant information:  Complete application form s along with prescribed 
documents should reach DGFT on, or befo re, 1 March of each financial year 
preceding the quota year.  
 
 
1 As subsequently notified via Directorat e General of Foreign Trade Public Noti ce No. 38/2002-07 dated 4 October 2002. 
  
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