Amendment in Schedule 2 Appendix 1 and Schedule 2 Appendix 2 of the book titled - 02(RE-98)/1997-2002 - Foreign Trade Policy

Export prohibition on wild plant species requires cultivation certificates or CITES permits; value added exports allowed with affidavit.

Amendments to Schedule 2 Appendices amend export controls: specific Appendix 1 entries are deleted or reworded (including Black Pepper deletion, substitution of 'Government' for 'DGFT', deletion of certain cereal/export conditions, sample export concessions, removal of Tea rupee debt condition, and provision for DGFT notified ceilings for Sandalwood Oil). Appendix 2 prohibits export of listed wild plant species while allowing cultivated varieties only with a Certificate of Cultivation from designated forest/wildlife officers and, where applicable, a CITES permit; value added formulations from imported species may be exported on affidavit, with penalties for false statements.