Drawing of export samples of basmati rice for variety identification purposes.

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Department of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

New Delhi

                                                                                                                                                                                          Dated 31^st March, 2010

Policy Circular No 28 / 2009-14  

To

All Regional Authorities

All Commissioners of Customs

Subject: Drawing of export samples of basmati rice for variety identification purposes- regarding.

            In continuation of Policy Circular No. 33 (RE-08) 2004-09 dated 30^th September, 2008, it has been decided to designate Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF), Modipuram as an authorized centre for testing of samples of basmati rice for variety identification.  Accordingly, Customs may draw samples for variety identification and send these samples for analysis to Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF), Modipuram, in addition to AGMARK testing centres.  

2.         This issues with the approval of Director General of Foreign Trade.

 Sd/-

 (Hardeep Singh))

                                                                                                 Joint Director General of Foreign Trade

(Issued from File No. 01/91/171/90/AM10/Export Cell