Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Cess Act, 1985 (No. 3 of 1986). Country/Territory India Document type Legislation Date 1986 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the levy and collection, by way of a cess, of a duty of customs on the exports of certain agricultural and processed food products for the development and promotion of their export and for matters connected therewith. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Agricultural commodities Agricultural development Authorization/permit International trade Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act is complementary to the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985 provided for the establishment of an authority to be called the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority and empowered that Authority to promote export of agricultural and processed food products. In order to ensure that the said Authority had necessary resources to discharge its functions, this Act contains provisions for the levy by way of a cess of a duty of customs on all the scheduled products which are exported. Full text English Website nbaindia.org