The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), vide trade notice no. 34/2023-24 dated 16thNovember 2023 has issued the guidelines on raw import of coke by Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) Manufacturers.
Regarding the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 10.10.2023 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13029 of 1985, concerning “M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors.”, specific aspects related to the import of ‘Raw Petroleum Coke’ have been entrusted to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). This includes matters pertaining to the allocation of ‘Raw Petroleum Coke’ to calciners. In line with this directive, the Commission has established a Sub-Committee to address these issues.
Manufacturing industries involved in the production of Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) seeking an allocation of imported Raw Petroleum Coke (RPC) are instructed to furnish the necessary information in accordance with the enclosed Annexure in the notice.
CPC manufacturing industries may submit details through email at caqm-ncr@gov.in with a copy to import-dgft@gov.in, latest by 20.11.2023. It is pertinent to note that in cases where, any CPC manufacturing industry / unit does not provide the requisite details within stipulated time, it shall be presumed that the unit has nothing to state to the Sub-Committee constituted by CAQM.
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