G.S.R. … (E)-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Customs Tariff [Determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trade Agreement between the Governments of Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of India] Rules, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 937 (E), [vide notification No. 189/2009-Customs (N.T), of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Excise and Customs, dated the 31st December, 2009] dated the 31st December,2009, namely:-

In the Customs Tariff [Determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trade Agreement between the Governments of Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of India] Rules, 2009,

(a) in rule 2, for clause (j), the following shall be substituted namely:-

“ (j) “party” means India or an ASEAN Member State specified in Annexure IV annexed to these rules and “parties” means India and ASEAN Member States collectively, as specified in the said Annexure annexed to these rules;”.

(b) after Annexure III, the following Annexure shall be added, namely:-
 

[F. No. 467/68/2004-Cus.V/ICD]
 

(SATISH KUMAR REDDY)
Director to the Government of India

Note. - The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 937 (E), dated the 31st December, 2009.