Special measures for checking illegal export - Indo-Myanmar Border - Ephedrine and Pseudo-Ephedrine
As per Section 11-I of the Customs Act,
If, having regard to the magnitude of the illegal export of goods of any class or description, the Central Government is satisfied that it is expedient in the public interest to take special measures for the purpose of checking the illegal export or facilitating the detection of goods which are likely to be illegally exported, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify goods of such class or description.
As per Notification Nos 318-B/1986-Customs, dated the 14th May, 1986 and 24/1988-Customs(N.T.), dated the 15th April, 1988, India's land border with Myanmar falling within the territories of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh, was notified as a specified area.
There are restrictions on possession, transport, sale etc, of specified goods in the specified area.
Now the Government has notified Ephedrine and Pseudo-Ephedrine , as specified goods.
NOTIFICATION NO dated: , Dated: April 22, 2009