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TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART II
SECTION 3, SUB SECTION (II)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION NO. 11 (RE-2013)/2009-2014
NEW DELHI, THE 22ND APRIL, 2013
Subject: Amendment in the Import Policy of Fish Body Oil (Refined).
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in Chapter 15 of ITC (HS) 2012, Schedule 1 (Import Policy):
2. The Quality Parameter (iv)-Eicosapentaenoic Acid EPA + Docosaphexaenoic Acid DHA of Fish Body Oil (Refined) under Exim Codes 1504 20 10 and 1504 20 20 as prescribed in Policy Condition 5 at the end of Chapter 15 of ITC (HS) 2012, Schedule 1 (Import Policy) is revised from the present ‘5-15% by weight’ to ‘Not less than 5% by weight’. After the revision, the Quality Parameters in Policy Condition 5 of Chapter 15 shall be as under:
| Sr. No. | Quality Parameter | Value |
| (i) | Free fatty Acids: | <0.10% (as Oleic Acod) |
| (ii) | Moisture: | <0.5% |
| (iii) | Perozide value (PV): | <10 milli equivalent/kg of oil |
| (iv) | Eicosapentaenoic Acid EPA +Docosaphexaenoic Acid DHA: | Not less than 5% by weight |
| (v) | Trans fat: | <0.1% |
3. Effect of this Notification
The prescribed standard of EPA & DHA content in Fish Body Oil (Refined) has been revised to ‘Not less than 5% by weight’ without any upper limit.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail : dgft@nic.in
