Prohibition of Milk and Milk Products from China Extended by Six Months

[DGFT Notification No. 22 dated 23rd December 2009]

Subject: Prohibition on import of milk and milk products from China.

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5, read alongwith Section 3(2) of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, also read alongwith paragraph 2.1 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Central Government hereby further extends the prohibition on import of milk and milk products including chocolates and chocolate products and candies/ confectionary/ food preparations with milk or milk solids as an ingredient, from China, imposed vide Notification No. 67(RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 1st December, 2008 and extended vide Notification No. 111(RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated 16th June, 2009, for a period of six months from 24th December, 2009 and until further orders.

2. This issues in public interest.