Regarding export of Pan Masala-Gutkha packed in plastic sachet by 100% EOU.

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....                                              299-A, North Block, New Delhi, 30^th August, 2011. To   All Chief Commissioners / Commissioners of Customs / Customs....

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....the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 under no circumstance should export of the goods in question be stopped or disallowed. Other Chief Commissioners had a contrary view that allowing the export of pan masala / gutkha packed in plastic sachets would be a contravention of the said Rules of 2011.  The Board has examined the matter in the background of the Plastic Waste (Manag....

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....tic pouch or sachet" and corresponding changes have been made in Rule 3(m) and Rule 8. 4. Rule 5 of the said Rules deals with the conditions to be met during the course of manufacture, stocking, distribution, sale and use of carry bags and sachets. Of particular relevance is Rule 5 (d) which states that "sachets using plastic material shall not be used for storing, packing or selling gutkha, to....