Notification No. 397/86-C.E., dated 26-8-1986.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section (3) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with clause (va) of Rule 2 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, the Central Government hereby specifies the Cochin Export Processing Zone at Cochin (Kerala State) as a "'free trade zone".

Explanation. — For the purpose of this notification, "Cochin Export Processing Zone" means the Cochin Export Processing Zone at Cochin comprising of the places bearing the survey numbers, location, area and enclosed by the boundaries specified below :-

LOCATION - State of Kerala, Emakulam District, Taluk Kanayannur, Village Thrikkakara South. One kilometre south of Civil Lines (Buildings of the District Collectorate and District Offices), 8 Km. from the town and 20 km. from the Airport and Harbour.

AREA: 41.7058 Hectares

Description of the wall (including length, height)

This area of the zone is enclosed by masonry brick wall to a height varying from 3.30 m. to 6.00 m. depending upon the site condition with 1.2 m. arm length 'Y' angled barbed wire fencing for a further vertical  height 0.9 m, extending from the north-east corner of the area which runs upto 104.5 in towards west and then 271.5m towards south-west, then 211.6 m towards south, then 156.6 m towards west, then 227.8 m towards south, then 87.7 m towards east, then 236.3 m towards south, then 47.7 m towards east, then 184.3 m towards north, then 119.7 m towards east, then 22.8 m towards north, then 42.2 m towards east, then 17.5 m towards north, then 48.4 m towards east, then 42 m towards south, then 33.8 m towards east, then 50.7 m towards south, then 182.4 m towards east, then 273 m towards north-east and then for 661.8 m towards north running parallel to the Irumpanam-Kalamassery road under construction covering a total circumference of 3022.3 m of compound wall.

Boundaries

The zone area has its boundaries, Irumpanam-Kalamassery road on the east, Thuthiyur road on the North and West and a cross road from the Irumpanam-Kalamassery road to Thuthiyur on the South-East and private lands and paddy fields on the south.