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Notification under the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 mandating registered warehouse storage for ten specified agricultural commodities.

Detailed Summary

In notification F.No. T-21032/1/2020-NIC (E) dated 5 June 2024, the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (Department of Food and Public Distribution), exercising powers under clause (p) of sub-section (2) of section 35 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 (37 of 2007), read with sub-rule (1A) of rule 4 and clause (a) of rule 25 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses Rules, 2017, determines that ten agricultural commodities - Barnyard Millet, Browntop Millet, Foxtail Millet, Ginger Seed, Jack Fruit seed, Kodo Millet, Little Millet, Proso Millet, Raw Arrowroot Powder, and White Peas - must be stored in a registered warehouse. The commodities must comply with quality standards or specifications of AGMARK, the Bureau of Indian Standards, or the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, or, absent such standards, those laid down by Central or State Governments or governmental bodies. Laboratory testing for these commodities is authorised to be conducted by AGMARK laboratories, laboratories accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, and laboratories recognised by the Bureau of Indian Standards and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, in addition to Central or State Government laboratories. The notification is signed by H.K. Dabas, Director (Tech.), under reference ADVT.-III/4/Exty./243/2024-25.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-02072024-255098 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 474] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2024/ASHADHA 11, 1946 3905 GI/2024 WAREHOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY AUTHORITY (Department of Food and Public Distribution) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th June, 2024 F.No. T-21032/1/2020-NIC (E). In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (p) of sub-section (2) of section 35 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007(37 of 2007) read with sub-rule (1A) of rule 4 and clause (a) of rule 25 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses Rules 2017, the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority hereby determines that the agricultural commodities specified in the Table below shall be stored in a registered warehouse, namely:- TABLE +-------+--------------------------+ | S.No. | Name of the Commodity | +=======+==========================+ | (1) | (2) | +-------+--------------------------+ | 1 | Barnyard Millet | +-------+--------------------------+ | 2 | Browntop Millet | +-------+--------------------------+ | 3 | Foxtail Millet | +-------+--------------------------+ | 4 | Ginger Seed | +-------+--------------------------+ | 5 | Jack Fruit seed | +-------+--------------------------+ | 6 | Kodo Millet | +-------+--------------------------+ | 7 | Little Millet | +-------+--------------------------+ | 8 | Proso Millet | +-------+--------------------------+ | 9 | Raw Arrowroot Powder | +-------+--------------------------+ | 10 | White Peas | +-------+--------------------------+ 2. The commodities specified in said Table shall comply with the qualitative specifications or standards of the AGMARK or Bureau of Indian Standards or Food Safety and Standards Authority of India: Provided that in case, standards of AGMARK or Bureau of Indian Standards or Food Safety and Standards Authority of India do not exist for these commodities, quality standards laid down by the Central Government or State Governments or Governmental bodies shall be applicable. 3. For the commodities requiring chemical or allied laboratory analysis, all AGMARK laboratories, all accredited laboratories notified by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories and laboratories recognised by the Bureau of Indian Standards and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India are authorised for laboratory testing. 4. In addition, the Central Government or the State Government laboratories and other laboratories recognised by them may conduct testing of the said commodities. H.K. DABAS, Director (Tech.) [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./243/2024-25]

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