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THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of MAURITIUS EXTRAORDINARY Published by Authority THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OF MAURITIUS EXTRAORDINARY Published by Authority No. 109 - Port Louis : Thursday 17 October 2019 - Rs. 25.00 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL NOTICES 1774 — Legal Supplement 1775 — National Assembly Elections, 2019 - Registration of Parties and Party Alliances 1776 The Customs Tariff Act General Notice No. 1774 of 2019 LEGAL SUPPLEMENT The undermentioned Government Notice is published in the Legal Supplement to this number of the Government Gazette: The National Assembly Elections Polling Stations Order, 2019. (Government Notice No. 190 of 2019) Prime Minister’s Office, Port Louis. This 17th October, 2019. 4824 The Mauritius Government Gazette General Notice No. 1775 of 2019 20 Liberte sans Frontiere THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 21 Mauritian National Congress REGULATIONS 2014 22 Mauritius Labour Party [Regulation 8] 23 Mouvement ALAN GANOO [registered on NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS, 2019 15 October 2019] REGISTRATION OF PARTIES AND 24 Mouvement Authentique Mauricien (MAM) PARTY ALLIANCES 25 Mouvement DAYENDRANATH KEERPAL Notice is hereby given that, upon application [registered on 15 October 2019] made by parties and party alliances, the Electoral 26 Mouvement Democratique Mauricien Supervisory Commission has, under the provisions 27 Mouvement Democratique National (MDN) of regulation 8 of the National Assembly Elections Regulations 2014, this day registered the said 28 Mouvement Ene Sei Direction parties and party alliances as set out in the Schedule 29 Mouvement Entrepreneurs below. 30 Mouvement JEAN CLAUDE BARBIER Dated this 15th day of October, 2019. [registered on 15 October 2019] Y. Aboobaker, S.C., C.S.K. 31 Mouvement Mauricien Social Democrate Chairman, (MMSD) Electoral Supervisory Commission 32 Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) 33 Mouvement Pour La Meritocratic (MM) SCHEDULE 34 Mouvement Rodriguais (MR) 1 100% Citoyens 35 Mouvement Socialiste Militant 2 2020 Citizens’ United Party 36 Mouvement Socialiste National 3 Action Council (A C) 37 Mouvement Travailleurs Mauricien (MTM) 4 Alliance pour L’Unite Mauricienne (AUM) 38 Mouvement Travailliste Socialiste (M.T.S) Party 5 En Force Maurice! 39 Mouvement Unite Mauricien (MUM) 6 Forum des Citoyens Libres (F.C.L) 40 Mouvman Zeness Morisien 7 Four Cats Political Party 41 Movement Conservateur des Mascareignes 8 Front Liberation National (FLN) 42 Muvman Independantis Rodriguais (M.I.R) 9 Front Patriotique Rodriguais Ecologique (FPRE) 43 Muvman Liberater 10 Front Socialiste 44 Muvman Premye Me 11 Front Solidarite Mauricien (FSM) 45 Nou Repiblik 12 La Ligue Republicaine 46 Nouveau Front Politik (N F P) 13 La Plateforme Sociale Curepipienne 47 Organisation du Peuple de Rodrigues 14 La Republique En Marche 48 Parti Egaliter National (PEN) 15 Lalians Lespwar 49 Parti Ex Tireur de Sables 16 Lalit 50 Parti Kreol Morisien ( PKM) 17 L’Alliance Morisien 51 Parti Lumiere 18 L’Alliance Nationale 52 Parti Mauricien Social Democrate (PMSD) 19 Les Verts Fratemels 53 Parti Socialiste Mauricien (PSM) 17 October 2019 4825 54 Party L’histoire Moris Selectif 63 Republicain En Marche 55 Party Malin 64 Rezistans ek Altemativ 56 Planet Earth 65 Small Planters, Labourers and Farmers Party 57 Progressive Youth Movement 66 Socialiste Militant Progressiste 58 R.A.M.I.M.A.N. (Regional Autonomy 67 Tamil Council Movement for Integral Man-Animal-Nature) 68 The Liberals 59 Ralliement Citoyen pour la Patrie 69 Union Nationale 60 Rassemblement Socialiste Mauricien 70 Union Patriots Hois Mauricien (U P I M) 61 Reform Party 71 Voice of Hindu 62 Regroupement Socialiste Militant (RSM) General Notice No. 1776 of 2019 THE CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 1969 (Act No. 59 of 1969) Notice is hereby given that the Director-General has by virtue of the power conferred upon him by Section 7 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1969 as amended by the Finance Act 2006, fixed with effect from Monday 21st October, 2019 the following rates of exchange with regard to the value of goods imported for the purpose of levying ad valorem duty thereon. 2. The General Notice No. 1682 of 2019 is hereby cancelled. Mauritius Revenue Authority 17th October 2019 Port Louis Country Currency Code Value in Rupees Country Currency Code Value in Rupees as at 16.10.2019 as at 16.10.2019 Argentina Peso ARS 0.6272 Mexico Peso ... MXN 1.8991 Australia Dollar AUD 24.8500 Myanmar Kyat ... MMK 0.0239 Bahrain Dinar BHD 96.9454 New Zealand Dollar ... NZD 22.9122 Brazil Real BRL 8.7445 Norway Krone ... NOK 3.9981 Canada Dollar CAD 27.6672 Oman Omani Rial ... OMR 94.9309 China Yuan CNY 5.1513 Pakistan Rupee ... PKR 0.2345 COMESA Comesa Dollar CMD 36.5484 Saudi Arabia Riyal ... SAR 9.7429 CZK Czech Republic ... Koruna 1.5638 Seychelles Rupee ... SCR 2.6894 Democratic Singapore Dollar ... SGD 26.7374 Republic of Congo Congo Franc CDF 0.0221 South Africa Rand ... ZAR 2.4775 Denmark Krone DKK 5.3973 Sri Lanka Rupee ... LKR 0.2011 Egypt Pound EGP 2.2575 3.7234 EMU Euro EUR 40.3679 Sweden Krona ... SEK 36.6400 Hong Kong Dollar HKD 4.6588 Switzerland Franc ... CHF 1.1928 Hungary Forint HUF 0.1214 Taiwan New Taiwan Dollar TWD India Rupee INR 0.5111 Tanzania Shilling ... TZS 0.0159 Indonesia 100 Rupiah IDR 0.2578 Thailand Baht ... THB 1.2019 Israel Shekel ILS 10.3607 Tunisia Tunisia Dinar ... TND 12.8578 Japan 100 Yen JPY 33.7600 Turkey Turkish Lira ... TRY 6.1717 Jordan Dinar JOD 51.6220 UA Emirates Dirham ... AED 9.9511 Kenya Shilling KES 0.3526 U.S.A. Dollar ... USD 36.5484 Korea Won KRW 0.0308 Uganda Shilling ... UGX 0.0099 Kuwait Dinar KWD 120.3438 United Kingdom ... Pound Sterling ... GBP 46.0800 Malagasy Republic 100 Ariary MGA 1.0013 Uruguay Peso Uruguayo ... UYU 0.9827 Malawi Kwacha MWK 0.0503 Vietnam 100 Vietnam Dong VND 0.1575 Malaysia Ringitt MYR 8.7165 Zambia Kwacha ... ZMW 2.7730 By Authority: Government Printing Department, La Tour Koenig 109/10/19- 1059.
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