Export and Import (Control) Act, 2013 (1957). Pays/Territoire Népal Type du document Législation Date 1957 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act Made for Prohibition or Control of Export and Import. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Bétail, Environnement gén., Forêts, Ressources minérales, Plantes cultivées, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Commerce intérieur Commerce international Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Patrimoine culturel Inspection Monitorage Santé des animaux Minéraux Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances, Asie du Sud Entry into force notes This Act enters into force as per the notification published in Nepal Gazette. Résumé This Act, consisting of 8 sections, aims at regulating the right to prohibit or control export and import into and from Nepal. the Government of Nepal considers necessary to prohibit or control exportation or importation of any goods for the attainment of any of the following objectives, it may, by a notified order, prohibit, or apply full or quantitative restriction on, the exportation or importation of such goods, with or without specifying any specific condition or period. The objective of this Act is to: (a) protect national security interests; (b) maintain public decency, order or morals; (c) manage trade in gold, silver or similar other metal or precious ornaments; (d) protect the life or health of human, animal or plant life or health from adverse effect; (e) make appropriate provisions on the importation of products of labor of prisoners or detainees in prisons; (f) protect national assets (heritage) of artistic, historic or archaeological value; (g) make appropriate provisions for the conservation of exhaustible natural resources (in conjunction with restrictions on domestic production or consumption); (h) ensure the availability of the domestic raw materials essential for domestic processing industries having potentiality of competitive capacity; (i) make proper provisions for the acquisition and distribution of products having local short supply; (j) safeguard the external financial position and balance of payments of the country in order to forestall the imminent threat of, or to stop, a serious decline in its foreign currency reserves, or to achieve an increase in foreign currency reserve which is very low; (k) prevent critical shortages of essential foodstuffs or similar other products; (l) maintain the criteria of classification, standardization or marketing of consumer goods in international trade; Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.lawcommission.gov.np