SEA HANDBOOK 2019

CONTENTS
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1. THE SOLVENT EXTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (SEA)

- SEA Office Bearers and Managing Committee 2018-19 2
- SEA Councils & Sub-Committees 2017-18 3
- SEA Profile 7
- Mile-Stones 11
- SEA Awards 39

2. SEA MEMBERSHIP
- Statewise SEA Ordinary Members & Associate (Map) 72
- Statewise Solvent Extraction Units
(SEA Members) & Their Processing Capacity (Table 1) 73
- Number of Solvent Extraction
Units & Processing Capacity - 1996 to 2018 (Table 2) 73
- Membership of The Association 74
- SEA List of Members 75
- Approved Surveyors and / or Analysts 171

3. ACTS & RULES

- Essential Commodities Act, 1955 174
- Pulses, Edible Oilseeds and Edible Oils (Storage Control) 183
Amendment Order, 1997
- The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 187
- The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 216
- The Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 230
- International Weights & Measures and Equivalents 231
- Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies 232
of Essential Commodities Act, 1980
- Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) 235
Order, 2011
- Non-Edible De-Oiled Cake Declared Organic Fertilizer 233
- The Edible Oil Packaging Regulation (Order 1998) 243

4. STATUTORY PERMISSION AND SAFETY PROVISIONS

FOR SOLVENT EXTRACTION INDUSTRY
- Statutory Permission 258
- Charts 259
- Rules Prescribed Under Factories Act 260
- Fire Safety in Solvent Extraction Plant 277
- Safety & Necessary Requirements For Establishment of 285
Solvent Extraction Plant

5. FOOD GRADE HEXANE

- Chart 290
- Food Grade Hexane for Solvent Extraction of Vegetable Oils 291
- Supply Locations & Prices of Food Grade Hexane 298
- Notification 299
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6. STANDARD & MODEL CONTRACTS

- Standard Contract For Non-Transferable Specific Delivery 302
for Groundnut Expeller Oilcake
- Model Contracts for:
a) Raw Rice Bran (SEA) 306
b) Boiled Rice Bran (SEA) 309
c) Rapeseed Oilcake & Extractions (SEA) 312
d) Sunflowerseed Oilcake & Extractions (SEA) 316
e) Soybean Extractions (SOPA) 321
f) SOPA Arbitration Rules 326
g) FOB Contract For Processed Palm Oil (PORAM) 332
- M/s. Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX) 339
Contract Specifications
RBD Palmolein
Castorseed
Crude Palmoil
- M/s. National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd. (NCDEX) 357
Contract Specifications
Castorseed
Rapeseed-Mustardseed
Rapeseed-Mustardseed Oilcake
Refined Soy Oil
- GAFTA List of Contracts and Rules 378
- FOSFA Introduction and List of FOSFA Contracts 381

7. CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
- Codex Concept Note 384
- Codex Standards for Named Vegetable Oils 386

8. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARD ACT & RULES

- Background note on FSSAI 396
- The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 399
- The Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011 425
- The Food Safety and Standards 447
(Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulations, 2011
- The Food Safety and Standards 467
(Packaging and Labeling) Regulations, 2011
- Specification of Vegetable oils as per FSSAI Act 478
- Nutrition Information of Various Oils for labeling 495
- Food Additives allowed in Vegetable Oil Products 497
- FSSAI Important Notifications 503

9. GOODS AND SERVICE TAX (GST)

- Introduction to GST 554
- Integrated Goods And Service Tax 555
- Central Goods And Service Tax 555
- State Goods And Service Tax 555
- GST Rates & HSN Codes 557
- Important Notifications 560
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10. ISO STANDARDS

- About ISO 576
- Management Standards 576
- ISO 9001 : 2015 576
- List of ISO 9000 / 14000 Series Certification Agencies in India 590

11. AGMARK
Introduction to AGMARK 594
- AGMARK Act 594
- List of Commodities 600
- List of AGMARK Offices 602
- Agricultural Produce (Grading & Marking) Act, 1937 606
(No. 1 of 1937) (as amended up to 1986)
- General Grading & Marking Rules, 1988 610
- Notification 615

12. THE BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS) &

EU NEGATIVE QUALITY STANDARDS OF FEEDING STUFFS
- Introduction to The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) 622
- List of Indian Standard Specifications 622
- The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Offices in India 632
- EU Negative Quality Standards of Feedstuffs For Animals 634
- European Union Regulations - 640
Regarding Methods of Sampling and Analysis

13. PHYTOSANITARY REGULATION FOR OILSEEDS & OILMEALS

- Phytosanitary Requirement for Import / Export of Oilseeds & Oilmeals 654
- Pre and Post Entry Quarantine Requirements 654
- Issuance of Import Permit Procedure / Flowchart 656
- List of Permit Issuing Authorities For Import of Seeds, 658
Plants & Plant Products (Schedule X)
- Point of Entry for Import of Plant & Other Items 660
Under Quarantine (Schedule I)
- List of Inland Container Depots and Container Freight Stations 661
for Import of Plants and Plant Products (Schedule II)
- List of Foreign Post Offices for Import of Plants and Plant Products 665
(Schedule III)
- List of Plants & Plant Materials Import of which is Restricted 666
& Subject to Special Conditions (Schedules IV to VII) Relevant Extract
- Application Form for Permit to Import (PQ - 02) 681
- Application Form for Certificate of Approval of 683
Post Entry Quarantine Facility (PQ - 18)
- Procedure of PEQ Inspection 684
- Import Inspection - Flowchart 684
- Application Form for Issue of Phytosanitary Certificate for Export (Appendix 5) 685
- Export Inspection - Flowchart 687
- Contact Details of PQ Directorate & Stations in India 688
- Application for permit to import plants / plant materials for 690
consumption or processing (PQ Form 01)
- Application for permit to import plants / plant materials for 691
sowing / planting / propagation (PQ Form 02)
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14. ANIMAL & POULTRY FEED INDUSTRIES

- Introduction, Present Status of Indian Dairy / Poultry / Aqua Sectors 694
- Safety of Compound Feed 695
- CLFMA Profile / Objectives / Vision / Activities 695
- Indian Milk Production
- Species wise Milk Production 2016-17 696
- Percentage Share of Milk Production of Selected States 2016-17 696
- State-wise per Capita availability of Milk Per Day in Gram 2016-17 697
- State-wise Layer Feed Demand in Million Tons 697
- All India Egg Production 698
- Species wise Egg Production in 2016-17 699
- Percentage Share of Egg Production in selected States 2016-17 699
- Per Capita Availability of Eggs for selected State 2016-17 700
- Feed Requirement by Broiler Sector 701
- State-Wise Cattle Feed requirement 702
- Compound Feed Specification For Cattles / Poultry / Pig 703
- CLFMA Specification for Compound Feeds, Poultry 705
- BIS Specifications For Poultry & Cattle Feeds 706
- CLFMA Members' List 708
- Cattle Feed (Regulation of Manufacture and Sale) Order, 2009 722
- Notifications 738

15. SOAP & DETERGENT INDUSTRY

- Introduction 754
- The World Market for Soap 756
- Growth Scenario - Soap and Detergent 757
- Some Fatty Acids and their Characteristics 757

16. OLEO-CHEMICALS INDUSTRY

- Introduction 766
- Basic Oleo-chemical Materials 766
- Types of Oleo-chemicals 766
- Oleo-chemicals Scenario in India 768
- The Changing World of Oleo-chemicals 770
- Industrial Applications of Oleo-chemicals 774
- Areas of Application of Oleo-chemicals 775
- Oleo-chemicals Manufacturers in India 777
- World's Leading Oleo-chemicals Manufacturers & Exporters 779

17. VANASPATI INDUSTRY

- The History of Vanaspati Industry in India 784
- The Present Status of the Vanaspati Industry 784
- Vanaspati Specifications 785
- Trans Fatty Acids 787
- Production of Vanaspati, Bakery, Shortening and Margarine 789
Since Oil Year (1984-85 to 2017-18)
- Production of Vanaspati including Bakery, Shortening and Margarine 790
(1934 to 1984)
- Production of Vanaspati & Other Products (Jan. - Dec. ‘17) 790
- Directory of Vanaspati Manufacturers in India
- Important Notifications / Orders Pertaining to Vanaspati Industry 799
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18. VEGETABLE OIL REFINING INDUSTRY

- Policy 810
- Statewise List of Members of Vegetable Oil Refiners 810
- Bleaching Earth & its Requirements 815
- List of Suppliers of Bleaching Earth in India & World 817

19. INDIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY

- World Scenario 822
- Indian Scenario 823
- Production of Milk and Milk Products 825
- Exports of Dairy Products 825
- Future Markets 826
- A SWOT Analysis of Dairy Industries in India 826
- Policies in Milk & Milk Products 827

20. COCOA BUTTER EQUIVALENT AND ITS USAGE IN CHOCOLATE

- History of Chocolate 832
- Modern Chocolate Factory 832
- Cocoa & Cocoa Butter 832
- Cocoa Butter Alternatives 833
- Regulations and Definitions 833
- CBE - Raw Materials and Technologies 834
- Detection of CBE in Chocolates 836
- Benefits of CBE in Chocolates 836
- Leading Producers of Cocoa Butter Equivalents in the World 837
- Notifications 839

21. IMPORT OF EDIBLE OILS

- Import Policy for Edible Oils, Oilseeds & Oil bearing Material 844
- Import Duty Structure 853
- Imports of Edible Oils 856
- Importers of Edible Oils 860
- World's Leading Exporters of Edible Oils 863
- Local Brokers of Vegetable Oils 869
- World's Leading Palm Oil Association and Organisations 871
- Technical Specifications of Imported Edible Oils 873
Specimen Contract For Import of Sunflower Oil 874
Specimen Contract for Import of RBD Palmolein 876
Specimen Contract for Import of Crude Palm Oil 878
Specimen Contract for Import of Soyabean Oil 880

22. EXPORTS OF CASTOR OIL & DERIVATIVES

- Preamble 884
- Export of Castor Oil 884
- Indian Manufacturers & Exporters of Castor Oil 887
- World’s Leading Importers of Castor Oil & Derivatives 889
- Specifications of Various Grades of Castor Oil 892
- NCDEX Castor Oil Contract 895
- Castor Oil Derivatives 898
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23. EXPORT OF OILSEEDS & VEGETABLE OILS

- Introduction of Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export 908
Promotion Council (IOPEPC)
- Function of IOPEPC 908
- Aflatoxin as Contaminant & its Control 909
- Export Commodities
(a) HPS Groundnuts 909
(b) Sesame Seeds 910
(c) Rapeseed and Mustard Seeds 910
(d) Sunflower Seeds 910
(e) Safflower Seeds 910
(f) Niger Seeds 911
(g) Total Export of Oilseeds & Oils (2015-16 to 2017-18) 911
(h) Export of Vegetable Oils (2015-16 to 2017-18) 912
- Important Notification 913
- List of Exporters & Brokers of Oilseeds 914

24. HYBRID / CERTIFIED SEEDS OF OILSEEDS

- Role of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in Hybrids 942
- National Seed Association of India (NSAI) Profile / Objectives & Activities 943
- Contact Details of NSAI 943
- List of Suppliers of Hybrid / Certified Seeds of Oilseeds 944

25. WORLD'S FEED MILLERS ASSOCIATIONS & FEED UPDATE

- Contact Details of World's Leading Feed Millers Associations 950
- Feed Update - Asian Countries 953
- Feed Update - European Countries 966
- Feed Update - Middle East Countries 975
- Feed Update - Other Countries 978

26. EXIM POLICY & PROCEDURES

FOR OILSEEDS, OILS AND OILMEALS
- Indian De-oiled Meals 986
- Technical Specifications of Indian Deoiled Meals 987
- Indian Deoiled Meals, Quality Specifications & Allowances 988
- Import & Export Policy For Oilmeals, Oilseeds, 989
Oils & Fats as Per I.T.C. (H.S.) Classification
- Input - Output Norms 1013
- Duty Drawback 1016
- Issuance of Certificate of Origin by SEA 1020
- Tariff Value of Imported Oils 1024
- Exports Scheme From India 1027

27. RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

- Introduction 1038
(a) Object of the Right to Information Act 1038
(b) Right to Information under the Act 1038
- Launch of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI application 1050
- Suggested Format for Application Under RTI 1052
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28. FUTURES TRADING

- Introduction 1054
- Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) 1054
- Characteristics of Futures Trading 1054
- General Benefits of Futures Trading 1054
- Economic Benefits of Futures Trading 1055
- Eight Stipulated Criteria of Commodity Exchanges in India 1055
- Functioning of Commodity Exchange 1055
- Commodities Handled by Exchanges in India 1056
- Forward and Futures 1057
- Necessity of Oilseed Futures 1057
- Participants of Futures Market 1057
- Difference Between Speculation and Gambling 1058
- Risk Management Practices at Exchange 1058
- Types of Forward Contracts 1060
- List of Exchanges of Futures Trading 1064
- List of Websites Related to Commodity Futures in India & Abroad 1066
- Important Notifications 1067

29. THE PATENT SYSTEM

- Introduction 1070
- Patent Office, India `1070
- Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) 1070
- The Indian Patents Act 1070
- Patent Procedure in India & Abroad 1071
- Patents as a Source of Information 1072
- Design Patents 1072
- Additional Patent Information 1072

30. POLLUTION
- Introduction 1080
- Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) 1080
- Water Pollution / Effects / Control 1080
- Air Pollution / Effects / Control and Prevention 1081
- Noise Pollution / Effects / Control 1083
- Environment Standards for Effluent From Veg. Oil Industry 1085
- Emission Standards For Generator Sets / Boilers 1086
- National Quality Standards - Air, Water, Noise 1089
- Central & State Pollution Control Boards 1092
- Important Notifications 1094

31. PORTS & RAILWAYS – SERVING OIL INDUSTRY

- List of Major & Minor Ports Serving Oil Industry 1106
- Gujarat Maritime Board Port Policy 1106
- Ports in India 1111
- Leading Importing Countries of Deoiled Meals and their Ports 1123
- Global Terminals For Storage of Oilseeds, Oils, Fats & Oleo-chemicals 1125
- Railway Classification of Goods Related to Solvent Extraction & 1128
Vegetable Oil Industries
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32. BIO - DIESEL

- Introduction 1132
- World Scenario 1132
- Bio-Diesel Feedstocks 1132
- Global Bio-Fuel Policies 1133
- Current Research 1134
- Indian Scenario 1135
- Benefits from the use of Biofuels in India 1135
- Bio-Diesel Development in India 1138
- US and Indian Standards for Bio-Diesel 1142
- Bio-Diesel Plants in USA and Canada 1143
- Important Notifications 1148

33. GENERAL INFORMATION

- Information on National & International Organisations & 1160
Diplomatic Missions
- Embassies & High Commissions in India 1169
- Export - Import Councils, Commodity Boards, 1177
Govt. Organisations & Associations
- Leading Associations of Vegetable Oil Industry in India 1186
- Important Website Addresses 1189

34. OILSEEDS : MONOGRAMS

- Major Oilseeds
(a) Groundnut 1196
(b) Sesame 1205
(c) Rapeseed-Mustard 1211
(d) Sunflower 1223
(e) Soyabean / Soybean 1229
(f) Lecithin 1236
(g) Safflower Seed 1243
(h) Linseed 1248
(i) Castor Seed 1254
(j) Niger 1263
(k) Cotton Seed 1267
(l) Coconut 1279
(m) Palm 1284
Indian Palm Oil Sustainability (IPOS)
- Rice Bran 1297
- Minor Oilseeds of Tree & Forest Origin
Tree Seed Oils : Edible
(a) Salseed 1309
(b) Mahua 1312
(c) Mango Kernel 1314
(d) Cheura / Phulware 1317
(e) Kokum 1319
(f) Simarouba / Paradise 1321
(g) Dhupa 1323
(h) Tamarind Seed 1325
(I) Pisa 1327
(j) Chullu / Wild Apricot 1328
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- Tree Seed Oils : Non-edible

(a) Neem 1330
(b) Karanja 1333
(c) Kusum 1335
(d) Pilu / Khakan 1337
(e) Ratanjyot 1339
(f) Jojoba 1343
(g) Undi 1345
(h) Tumba - Thumba 1347
(I) Nahor 1348
(j) Palash 1350
(k) Rubber Seed 1351
(l) Maroti 1352
(m) Chirandi 1353
(n) Sagwan / Teak 1354
- Plant Oils : Edible
(a) Maize (Corn) 1355
(b) Chilliseed 1357
(c) Muskmelon Seed 1358
(d) Okra seed 1359
(e) Tobacco Seed 1360
(f) Tomato Seed 1363
(g) Watermelon Seed 1364
- Plant Oils : Non-edible
(a) Ambadi seed 1365
- Production, Processing & Export of Minor Oilseeds / Oils 1367
(2007-08 to 2017-18)

35. STATISTICS
- World Scenario 1370
- Indian Scenario 1385

36. GLOSSARY
- Terms Commonly Associated with Oilseed Products or Processing 1432
- Glossary For Rice / Ricebran 1459
- Glossary For Oils 1461

ACKNOWLEDGMENT & THANKS 1462

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