Weekly Trade Alert: 23 – 30 April
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Federation of Indian Export Organisations
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Here is a comprehensive update of developments from India’s foreign trade during 23 – 30 April.
India
Authority: Ministry of Home Affairs
Notification: Letter to West Bengal for opening of cross land border trans. reg
Notification number: NIL
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Authority: Ministry of Home Affairs
Notification: Clarification on interpretation of guidelines w.r.t, factory sealing etc
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification: Clarification with respect to application for Free Sale and Commerce Certificate
Notification number: Trade Notice No. 07/2020-2021
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification: Procedural details pursuant to Notification No. 57/2015-20 dated 31.03.2020 and Public Notice 67/2015-20 dated 31.03.2020- Extensions in Import Validity period and Export obligation period in Advance authorizations/DFIA
Notification number: Circular No. 35/2015-2020
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: Seeks to give effect to the provisions of rule 87 (13) and FORM GST PMT-09 of the CGST Rules, 2017
Notification number: Notification No. 37/2020-Central Tax
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: Guidelines for conduct of personal hearings in virtual mode under Customs Act, 1962 published
Notification number: Instruction No. 04
Date: 27 Apr 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: CBIC’’s instruction waiving charges during extended lockdown by ICDs and CFSs reg.
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Authority: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Notification: Guidelines for Home Isolation of very mild/pre-symptomatic COVID-19 cases
Notification number: NIL
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Authority: Revenue Department (Disaster Management), Karnataka Government Secretariat
Notification: Relaxation in procedure to start industrial operation
Notification number: NIL
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Authority: Karnataka Government Secretariat
Notification: Permitting SEZ and EOU in various districts
Notification number: NIL
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Authority: Food Safety and Standard Authority
Notification: Advisory on issuing movement passes for food inspection laboratories
Notification number: NIL
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Authority: Cochin Port Trust
Notification: Exemption, remission of Port charges notified
Notification number: Trade Notice No. 1/2020
Date: 27 Apr 2020
Authority: Ministry of Textile
Notification: Amended Technology Upgradation Funds Scheme (ATUFS) Easing post lock down period of COVID-19. 1. Easing out the norms under ATUFS during post lock down period of COVID-19 2. Easing out implementation of the decision of IMSC under ATUFS for physical verification of machinery procured under previous versions of TUFS (MTUFS, RTUFS & RRTUFS) during post lockdown period of COVID-19
Notification number: NIL
Date: 25 Apr 2020
Authority: Central Drugs Standard Control Organization
Notification: List of foreign Rapid / CLIA/ ELISA kits approved for testing of Covid-19 as on 25.04.2020 published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 25 Apr 2020
Authority: Central Drugs Standard Control Organization
Notification: PCR Kits approved for testing of Covid-19 as on 25.04.2020 published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 25 Apr 2020
Authority: NIL
Notification: DP world not to levy storage charges from 22.3.2020 to 3.05.2020 reg.
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Authority: Chennai Port Trust
Notification: Letter to CFS association to comply with DGS order w.r.t detention charges
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Authority: General Administration Department, Government of Kerala
Notification: Guidelines Defining zones and start of activities w.e.f 23.04.2020
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority
Notification: FSSAI ensures uninterrupted food business operations during the COVID-19
Notification number: Press Release
Date: 23 Apr 2020
ASEAN
Country: Malaysia
Authority: Ministry of Health
Notification: Publishes food additive amendment
Notification number: NIL
Date: 6 Apr 2020
Country: Myanmar
Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Notification: New Cosmetics Recordings (New) Available on 27-4-2020 published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 27 Apr 2020
Country: Myanmar
Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Notification: Certificate of Import of Imported Medicines on 27-4-2020 published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 27 Apr 2020
Country: Myanmar
Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Notification: Certificates of importation of extractable medicines on 27-4-2020 published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 27 Apr 2020
Country: Philippines
Authority: Bureau of Customs
Notification: Implementing the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Program established under CAO 5-2017 for Importers and Exporters
Notification number: CMO 09-2020
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Country: Philippines
Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Notification: Guidelines on the submission of applications for batch notification of registered vapor products and HTPs
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Country: Philippines
Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Notification: Procedure for pre-market application for vapor products and heated tobacco products seeking registration under the centre for cosmetics regulation and research
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Country: Philippines
Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Notification: Guidelines for the preparation of a product information file for vapor product and heated tobacco product refills and cartridges, and heated tobacco product electronic delivery devices
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Country: Philippines
Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Notification: General guidelines for the regulation of vapor products and heated tobacco products
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Country: Philippines
Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Notification: Application procedure for product marketing authorizations through the FDA electronic portal (e‑portal) system.
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Country: Philippines
Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Notification: Procedure on the application for license to operate (LTO) through the food and drug administration (FDA) electronic portal
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Country: Singapore
Authority: Singapore Food Agency
Notification: Review of import timeframe requirement for meat and meat products
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Country: Thailand
Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Notification: Explanation instruction of Cleaning or disinfecting products used for food
Notification number: NIL
Date: 30 Apr 2020
Country: Thailand
Authority: Department of Livestock Development
Notification: Imposed temporary ban on importation of Live poultry and poultry carcasses from Germany (Click here), South Africa (Click here) & Vietnam (Click here) to prevent the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza during period of 3rd April 2020 – 1st July 2020
Notification number: NIL
Date: 29 Apr 2020
Country: Thailand
Authority: Department of Livestock Development
Notification: Imposed temporary ban on importation of Live domestic pig and their carcasses from Laos (Click here ) & Cambodia (Click here) to prevent the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza during period of 3rd April 2020 – 1st July 2020
Notification number: NIL
Date: 29 Apr 2020
SAARC
Authority: Department of Food Technology and Quality Control
Notification: Food and Feed import permit application format published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Authority: Department of Food Technology and Quality Control
Notification: Notice for food and feed importer and exporter
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Eurasian Economic Union
Country: EEU
Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Notification: Electrical connectors in the form of plugs and sockets with threaded locking classified under HS 8536 69
Notification number: Decision 55
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Country: EEU
Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Notification: Amending section 2.7 of the list of goods with respect to which a permit procedure has been established for the import.
Notification number: Decision no 45
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Country: Russia
Authority: The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance
Notification number: NIL
Date: 29 Apr 2020
European Union
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Seek to approve carbendazim as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products
Notification number: NIL
Date: 29 Apr 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Temporary measures in view of COVID-19 : Validity of certain certificates, licences and authorisations and the postponement of certain periodic checks and training in certain areas of transport legislation
Notification number: NIL
Date: 29 Apr 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Register of Feed Additives updated : Annex I: List of additives (Click here) and Annex II: List of additives (Click here) for which no application for reevaluation was submitted before the deadline of 8 November 2010.
Notification number: NIL
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin
Notification number: Regulation (EU) 2020/585
Date: 27 Apr 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Granting a Union authorisation for the biocidal product family ‘SOPURCLEAN’
Notification number: Regulation (EU) 2020/580
Date: 27 Apr 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Granting a Union authorisation for the biocidal product family ‘HYPRED’s octanoic acid based products’
Notification number: Regulation (EU) 2020/579
Date: 27 Apr 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating from China
Notification number: Regulation 2020/571
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Fixing import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 27 April 2020
Notification number: Regulation 2020/573
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Summary of European Union decisions on marketing authorisations in respect of medicinal products from 1 March 2020 to 31 March 2020
Notification number: C135/8
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Proposes non-renewal of approval of the following active substances Bromoxynil, Mancozeb
Notification number: NIL
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Summary of authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
Notification number: 020/C 132/05
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Country: France
Authority: Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety
Notification: Seek for vigilance concerning essential-oil based sprays and diffusers
Notification number: NIL
Date: 29 Apr 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Authority: Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 468
Notification: The Misuse of Drugs (Coronavirus) (Amendments Relating to the Supply of Controlled Drugs During a Pandemic etc.) Regulations 2020 published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 29 Apr 2020
Japan & South Korea
Country: Japan
Authority: Ministry of Health & Labour Welfare
Notification: Revision of some of the standard standards for foods, additives (setoxim, diazinon, bifenthrin, buprofezin, flonicamid, florpyrauxifenebenzyl)
Notification number: Notification 23
Date: 25 Apr 2020
Country: Japan
Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Notification: Procedure for temporary measures to accept scanned or hard copies of export certificates published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Country: South Korea
Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Notification: Revising their food regulations, including numerous pesticide MRL changes
Notification number: Notice No. 2020-24
Date: 25 Apr 2020
Australia
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment
Notification: Import condition for fish roe and caviar for human consumption notified
Notification number: NIL
Date: 30 Apr 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment
Notification: Amended the import conditions for Humulus spp. for use as nursery stock
Notification number: NIL
Date: 29 Apr 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment
Notification: Updates to the production questionnaire for veterinary therapeutics
Notification number: NIL
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment
Notification: Weekend diagnostics trial for cut flower imports ending in May 2020
Notification number: Import Industry Advice Notice No. 60-2020
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment
Notification: Import conditions for medium risk plants for use as nursery stock
Notification number: NIL
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment
Notification: Import conditions for xylellafastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
Notification number: NIL
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Hong Kong & New Zealand
Country: Hong Kong
Authority: Department of Medicine
Notification: Dangerous Drugs Ordinance published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Country: New zealand
Authority: Ministry of Prime Industries
Notification: Proposed to implement revised import health standards for seeds for sowing by 11 June 2020
Notification number: NIL
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Switzerland
Authority: Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
Notification: Revised ordinance on foodstuffs and utility articles
Notification number: NIL
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Canada
Authority: Health Canada
Notification: Modified lists of permitted food additives to extend the use of Potassium Phosphate, dibasic, to the same foods and levels of use as currently Permitted for Sodium Phosphate, dibasic
Notification number: NIL
Date: 23 Apr 2020
Bahrain & Kuwait
Country: Bahrain
Authority: Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Tourism
Notification: Proposes minimum energy performance requirements and testing requirements for Large Capacity Air-Conditioners published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 24 Apr 2020
Country: Kuwait
Authority: Kuwait Standard & Metrology Department
Notification: Standards for Respiratory protective devices (Requirements, testing, marking) published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 27 Apr 2020
Lebanon
Authority: Pharmacy and medicines
Notification: The decision to withdraw and prevent the handling of a cook from a registered medical product.
Notification number: Resolution 466-2020
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Authority: Pharmacy and medicines
Notification: Resolution regarding the cancellation of the registration of medical preparations.
Notification number: Resolution 464-2020
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Authority: Pharmacy and medicines
Notification: The decision concerns a warning about the existence of false medical diagnostic tests in America and Africa.
Notification number: Resolution 463-2020
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Authority: Pharmacy and medicines
Notification: A decision regarding the withdrawal of contraband medical products from the Lebanese market and preventing their circulation.
Notification number: Resolution 462-2020
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Tanzania
Authority: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Notification: Tanzania proposes standards for following products:- Tamarind (ukwaju) pulp, Energy drinks, Dehydrated soups, canned soups and broths, Sterilized compound sodium lactate intravenous infusion, Sterilized dextrose intravenous infusion, Methylated spirit 70% for medical use, Hospital based intravenous fluids
Notification number: NIL
Date: 28 Apr 2020
Authority: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Notification: Proposing standards for following products: Coriander seeds, Mayonnaise, Shellac varnish, Polyvinyl Acetate-Based adhesives for wood, Cashew nut shell liquid, Sulfuric acid, Sodium bicarbonate
Notification number: NIL
Date: 28 Apr 2020
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