New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Aiming to promote organic farming, the government has partially relaxed restrictions on exports of sugar, pulses and edible oils, produced without using chemical fertiliser and pesticides.

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has allowed exports of organic cooking oil, sugar and pulses upto 10,000 tonnes each per annum.

"Prohibition on export of edible oils is up to September 30, 2011. But, the same will not apply to export of organic edible oils...with a ceiling of 10,000 tonnes per annum," the DGFT said in a notification.

The requirement of obtaining Release Order (RO) from the Chief Director (Sugar) would not apply to export of 10,000 tonnes of organic sugar per annum, it added.

The DGFT added that the exemption on export of 10,000 tonnes of pulses and lentils would be given every year.

June 5^th, 2011

Source: ptinews.com

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