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20. As per clause 9.2 of the MoA if the respondent No.2 was to fail in holding timely elections, the clause allows for government intervention. Clause 3.3 of the AoA provides for the admission of an associate member upon getting an Import- export code number from the Director General of Foreign Trade. According to the petitioner government notification No. 12/8/2007-E&MDA dated February 22, 2012 is evidence that GJEPC does not have any liberty or authority to conduct elections for the Administrative Committee, since the GJEPC is bound to follow the rules prescribed by the MOCI. Members who are on the Denied Entity List of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade would not be considered for the position within the Administrative Committee. Such a member cannot even cast a vote since the membership registration for that company would lapse based on the data generated by Directorate General of Foreign Trade. Based on the above, she states, GJEPC cannot be classified as an independent entity.