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ABEYANCE
N,N,N,N-Tetramethyl Ethylene Diamine
Madras HC allows use of plastic for primary packaging
of food items

(TMEDA)
The Madras High Court has directed tic for packing food items could not be plastic pollution-free Tamil Nadu”.
the Tamil Nadu Government to keep in implemented in full due to certain prac- According to senior counsel Narma-
abeyance a 2020 Government Order tical diffi culties. dha Sampath, who represented plastic
(GO) that had removed the exemption manufacturers, the TNPCB had refused
given to use of plastic for primary pack- Subsequently, the bench ordered to renew licences and give consent for
aging of food products until the Govern- the government to ‘keep the 2020 GO new industrial units manufacturing
ment brings in amendments to the order removing the exemption on primary primary packaging materials after the DIETHYL HYDROXYLAMINE 85% & 98%
banning single-use plastic products. packaging materials in abeyance’ exemption was removed. (DEHA 85% & 98%)
until the government makes necessary
A bench of Justices S. Vaidyana- amendments to the 2018 GO banning “The latest court order will enable
than and PT Asha passed the order on single-use plastic products that came these units get their licences renewed 2-ETHYLHEXYLAMINE
January 3 when a petition challenging into effect on January 1, 2019. and fresh units can get consent for pro-
the removal of exemption came up for duction of primary packaging materials (MONO, DI, TRI)
hearing. Primary packaging materials According to the 2020 GO, the for food items,” she said.
made of plastic are used for packing exemption given to plastic bags that DIETHYL TOLUAMIDE
food items such as biscuits, sweets and constitute or form an integral part of Meanwhile, TNPCB submitted that
savouries. packaging in which goods are sealed an expert committee, headed by the (DEET)
prior to the use at manufacturing/pro- chairperson of TNPCB, was consti-
The counsel for the Medium, Small cessing units was removed following tuted by the State Government and the
and Micro Enterprises (MSME) depart- the recommendation of the Tamil Nadu committee had recommended the use
ment of the Tamil Nadu Government Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) of non-woven plastic carry bags with
submitted that the curbs on the use of which said that such exemptions caused certain conditions by manufacturers in
primary packing material made of plas- hurdles in achieving the state’s goal of order to wipe out single-use plastic bags.

POLYOLEFINS
Duty concessions on polymers bone of contention

in India-Oman FTA talks

Import duty concessions on petro- from both public and private sectors, are ports from Oman stood at about $8-bn
chemical products, notably polypropy- opposing duty concessions on these poly- in 2022-23. Key products imported by
lene (PP) and polyethylene (PE), could mers under the agreement. They claim India from Oman include petroleum
become a bone of contention to the early that Oman provides huge subsidies to products ($4.6-bn), urea ($1.2-bn); and Contact
Contact
conclusion of talks for the proposed its petrochemicals industry on the raw polyolefi ns (PE and PP) ($383-mn).
free-trade agreement (FTA) between materials for the production of these poly- According to the Global Trade Research
India and Oman. Offi cials of the two mers. At present the basic customs duties Institute (GTRI), a thinktank, exports
countries concluded the second round on PP and PE resins are 7.5%. to Oman of petrol, iron & steel, elec-
of talks for the agreement in December tronics, and machinery, currently worth
last year. Bilateral trade between India and $3.7-bn, will get a signifi cant boost,
Oman has increased from $5-bn in once both sides reach a comprehensive
Negotiations for the pact, offi cially 2018-19 to $12.39-bn in 2022-23, but free trade agreement. Currently, over
dubbed the Comprehensive Economic the overall trade balance is in favour 80% of India’s goods enter Oman at an
Partnership Agreement (CEPA), are in of Oman. While India’s exports have average of 5% import duties, the GTRI Hyderabad : Commerce Centre Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd., Tel.: 040-2341 3413/4/5/6 Fax: 040-23413412
the last phase, according to reports, and increased from $2.25-bn in 2018-19 report said, while Oman’s import duty Email: commercecentre.in@gmail.com
some domestic petrochemical producers, to $4.48-bn in 2022-23, India’s im- ranges from 0-100%.

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