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9. The said provision clearly indicates that it was also the case of the authorities in the DRI that the betel nuts that were transported not only compromised the revenue under the Customs Act, but also the bio-security of the country would be adversely affected. For the purpose as betel nuts/areca nuts is an agricultural produce, reference was made to Note 3 of the General Note regarding import policy which was as under:
"All primary agricultural products will be subject to a Bio Security & Sanitary - Phytosanitary import permit, to be issued by the Department of Agriculture and Co- operation, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, as per condition of Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 (as amended from time to time)".
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10. The provisions of Note 3 of the General Note regarding import policy required that all primary agricultural products be subjected to a bio-security and sanitary-phytosanitary import permit procedure to be issued by the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, as per condition of Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 .