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CHEMEXCIL
Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council
(Set-up by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India)
Jhansi Castle, 4th Floor, 7 Cooperage Road, Mumbai - 400 001.India.
Tel : +91 22 22021288 / * Fax : +91 22 22026684
* E-mail : info@chemexcil.gov.in Web : https://chemexcil.gov.in
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EPC/LIC/JNCH
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20th Feb 2018
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ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
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JNCH
Importation of Insecticides/Pesticides on the basis of NOC’s
issued by CIB&RC long back under the Insecticide Act, 1968
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Dear Members,
We draw your attention to the Public Notice No. 26/2018 dated 15/02/2018 issued by the Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva regarding importation of Insecticides/Pesticides on the basis of NOC’s issued by CIB&RC long back under the Insecticide Act, 1968.
As per above JNCH PN, attention of all Importers, is invited towards Public Notice dated 22.01.2018 issued by the Central Insecticide Board & Registration Committee (CIB&RC) on the issue related to the ‘No Objection Certificates’ issued by them long back for the substances/Chemicals listed in the Schedule to the Insecticide Act, 1968 and Insecticide Rules, 1971.
It was informed vide the above referred (CIB&RC) Public Notice that the issue was deliberated in the 379th meeting of the Registration Committee and following decision was made. The Committee deliberated the agenda in detail and found following discrepancies in the ‘No Objection Certificates’ (NOC) issued by CIB&RC long back-:
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That the NOC’s were open ended and did not contain any date of validity.
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That the source of import was not mentioned on these NOC’s, thus, enabling importer to bring any kind of pesticides from un-approved source.
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Some of the NOC’s also bear name of such pesticides which are either not registered in India or are in withdrawn/banned category.
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In view of above, it was decided that, henceforth, import of pesticides made on the basis of such NOC’s shall not be considered and no clarification to Customs Authority shall be furnished by CIB&RC for the consignment imported on the basis of such NOC’s. Registration Committee also directed Secretariat of CIB&RC to issue a Public Notice in that regard and to inform the Customs Authorities not to permit any imports of pesticides or products containing pesticides on the basis of NOC’s.
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It was also informed that this should be enforced with immediate effect, however, the consignments imported on the basis of such NOC’s but in transit or having Bill of Lading on or before the date of issue of Public Notice i.e. 22.01.2018 will be permitted.
In view of above, JNCH has advised importers to obtain fresh Registration/Import Permit from the CIB&RC under Insecticide Act, 1968 containing (i) date of validity and (ii) details of the source of import and produce the same to Customs for the clearance of such goods before any import takes place or goods arrive at port.
Members importing Insecticides/Pesticides are therefore requested to take note and do the needful accordingly. The JNCH (Nhava Sheva) Public notice and (CIB&RC) Public Notice are available for download using below links-
http://164.100.155.199/pdf/PN-2018/PN_026.pdf (JNCH PN)
http://cibrc.nic.in/PublicNotice_23JAN2018.pdf (CIB&RC PN)
Issues, if any, may be highlighted to the council on ed@chemexcil.gov.in & deepak.gupta@chemexcil.gov.in .
Thanking You,
Yours faithfully,
(S. G. BHARADI)
Executive Director
CHEMEXCIL
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