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11 October, 2018

October 11, 2018

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade published following:
- Notification No. 40/2015-2020 dated 3 October, 2018 (Click Here) time up to 30 April, 2019, has been allowed to Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the State Governments of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu to finalise the modalities and complete the process of export of respective allocated quantities of Red Sanders wood.
- Notification No. 41/2015-2020 dated 5 October, 2018 (Click Here) Indian Potash Limited (IPL), Chennai has been delisted as a State Trading Enterprise for import of Urea.
- Circular No. 13/2015-2020 dated 5 October, 2018 (Click Here) institutes offering education to NRI students now eligible for export incentives under Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS).

Department of Fisheries, Thailand published Chapter 135, Special Issue 248 dated 5 October, 2018 (Click Here) related to the registration of laboratories to certify the quality of marine products.

The Government of Laos updated an agreement on the management and use of pesticides No. 0688 / JANUA on 10 October, 2018 (Click Here) which has identified the importation of pesticides, import licensing procedures, time permits, documentation of import time and import border.

Ministry of Production and Labour, Argentina published Resolution 3/2018 pertaining to the technical quality and safety requirements to be met by flexible aluminium tubes for product packaging marketed in Argentina (Click Here). Manufacturers and importers shall ensure compliance with the established technical requirements through the certification.

South Korea Food & Drug Administration issued notice no 71-2018 on 28 September, 2018 (Click Here) revising standard and specification of food additives.

Ministers of the Republic of Belarus published Resolution No. 705 on 2 October, 2018 (Click Here) imposing a temporary ban on export of flax of heading 5301 from Belarus to third countries. The ban does not apply to the export of flax to the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Georgia, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Republic of Serbia. The resolution will come into force from 4 October 2018 and will be effective for six months.

United Kingdom published Statutory Instruments No. 1037 on 28 September, 2018 (Click Here) regarding The Zootechnical Standards (England) Regulations 2018. The regulation will come into force from 1 November, 2018.

Hong Kong updated Dutiable Commodities (Liquor) Regulations (Click Here) and Undesirable Medical Advertisements Ordinance on 10 October, 2018 (Click Here).

The URSEA (Regulatory Unit for Water and Energy Services) of Uruguay approved on 25 September, 2018 the Resolution No 304/018 (Click Here) amending the URSEA Resolution No 363/016 for the procedure of Energy Efficiency Labeling in Uruguay. The amended resolution establishes the procedure required in case the verification of the energy efficiency label is not completed by carrying out laboratory tests.

The Government of the Republic of Estonia published requirements for the border inspection post for the import of animals and products of animal origin on 5 October, 2018 (Click Here).

Saudi Arabia Food and Drug Administration published Registration of Products According to Verification and Abridged Process on 9 October, 2018 (Click Here).

Eurasian Economic Union has published Decision no 155 on 1 October, 2018 (Click Here) establishing tariff quotas of 2019 for certain types of long grain rice from Vietnam, which, as part of the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the EAEU, were imported into the Union using the zero customs duty. The total volume of the tariff quota in accordance with the Agreement is 10 thousand tons. Under the Agreement, Russia will import 8776.0 tons of Vietnamese rice.

Government of South Africa Gazette No.41960 published on 8 October, 2018 (Click Here) increase Customs duty from 419.52 c/kg to 460,68c/kg on HS 170112, 170113, 170114, 170191, 170199 (Beet Sugar, Cane sugar etc)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a final rule amends the LED lamps test procedure (Click Here) by allowing for time to failure measurements to be taken at elevated temperatures consistent with the ENERGY STAR program requirements. The effective date of this rule is 22 October, 2018.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishes tolerances with regional registrations for residues of Flumioxazin dated 5 October, 2018 (Click Here) in or on Grass, forage and Grass, hay.