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			 29(RE-2009)/2009-14, Dated: 31/03/2010 
  
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE &  INDUSTRY 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF  FOREIGN TRADE 
UDYOG BHAVAN,  NEW DELHI –  110 011. 
  
                                                                                       Policy Circular No.  29 /2009-2014                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                      Dated: 31st  March, 2010 
  
To 
            All Regional  Authorities;  
            All  Commissioners of Customs; 
            Trade and  Industry. 
   
Sub : Invitation for applications for Import licences for  Rough Marble Blocks – Issue of quota for the financial year 2010-11 as  per Policy Notified vide Notification No. 36/2009-14 dated 31-3-2010. 
  
Attention is invited to DGFT Notification No. 36/2009-2014 dated  31st March, 2010 on the subject mentioned above. 
  
2.          Applications are invited for issue of import licences for rough marble  blocks only for the financial year 2010-11 from the eligible applicants  as per the Marble Import Policy announced vide Notification  No.36/2009-2014 dated 31st March, 2010.  The quota for the  year shall be 3 lakh MT.  
  
3.         The  applicants may submit their application, in the relevant Aayaat Niryaat  Form, along with the documents prescribed under Policy Circular No. 20  dated 16.7.2008, Policy Circular No. 25 dated 8.8.2008 and Policy  Circular No. 12 dated 23.10.2009.  However, the time limits and relevant  years mentioned in the three Policy Circulars would be modified so as  to be in consonance with the Notification No. 36/2009-2014 dated 31st  March, 2010. Accordingly:-  
  
(a)              The established Marble gangsaw in  the Unit should be in the name of the Unit as on or prior to  23.10.2009, as certified by State Industry Department (District Industry  Centre).  The gang saw should also not be ‘on Lease’ from any other  party.  The marble gangsaw machine should have linear movement and  should have minimum 60 steel blades impregnated with diamond segments  and be used only for cutting marble blocks into slabs; 
  
(b)              SSI/SIA Registration Certificate  should show the Unit being in operation on or prior to 31.3.2004; 
  
(c)              The list of equipments / capital  goods (other than Marble gangsaw) set up by the applicant in the Unit  for processing marble slabs / tiles should be prior to 31.3.2004, as per  Balance Sheet as on 31.3.2004, duly certified by a Chartered  Accountant; 
  
(d)              Income Tax Return for the year  2003-04 indicating processing of marble by the Unit duly certified by a  Chartered Accountant; 
  
(e)              CA Certificate indicating  indigenous sales turnover of marble slabs / tiles of years 2004-05,  2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09; and  
  
(f)              A copy of Chartered Accountant  certified statement of accounts, filed along with Balance Sheet to  Income Tax authorities for each of the years i.e. 2004-05, 2005-06,  2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 (in order to prove the indigenous sales  turnover of marble slabs / tiles of atleast Rs. 1 crore in each of the 5  years). 
  
4.         The  last date for receipt of application shall be 9th April,  2010.  The applications may be submitted to the concerned Regional  Authority (RA) of DGFT. 
  
5.         This issues with  the approval of Competent Authority. 
  
  
 (Tapan Mazumder) 
Joint  Director General of Foreign Trade 
  
(Issued from File No.  01/89/180/Misc-06/AM 08/ PC-I A) 
  
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