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as the Trade Agreement), to the level of Most Favoured Nation duty on the sub-
ject goods as on the date of application of the bilateral safeguard measure or
Most Favoured Nation duty on the subject goods on the day immediately pre-
ceding the date of entry into force of the Trade Agreement, whichever is less, for
a period of 200 days.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) read with rule 9 of the said rules,
the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public inter-
est so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification
of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No. 152/2009-Customs, dated the 31st December, 2009, published in the Gazette
of India, vide number G.S.R. 943(E), dated the 31st December, 2009, namely -
In the said notification, -
(i) in the Table, for serial number 230 and the entries relating thereto,
the following serial number and entries shall be substituted,
namely :-

(1) (2) (3) (4)
“230. 2917 33 to 2917 34 All goods 0.00”;
(ii) in the Table, after serial number 230 and the entries relating thereto,
the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely :-

(1) (2) (3) (4)
“230A. 2917 35 00 All goods 0.00
230B. 2917 35 00 All goods 7.50”;

(iii) after the Table, the following shall be inserted, namely -
“Provided that, to give effect to the provisional bilateral safeguard
measure, as recommended by the Director General of Trade Reme-
dies, -
(a) nothing contained in serial number 230A and entries relating
thereto in the said Table shall have effect up to and inclusive
of the 21st day of January 2021, and
(b) the entries contained in serial number 230B in the said Table
shall have effect up to and inclusive of the 21st day of Janu-
ary 2021;
unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.”.
[Notification No. 29/2020-Cus., dated 6-7-2020]

Diamonds (Cut & Polished) — Duty free re-import of Cut
& Polished Diamonds into India after certi-
fication/grading by the laboratories/agencies as noti-
fied in FTP — Relaxation of three months granted for
specified consignments — Amendment to Notification
No. 9/2012-Cus.

[Amend at page 1401 of 71st Edition of Customs Tariff, Vol. 1, 2020-21]
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