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28 March, 2018

March 28, 2018

As per Notification 56/2015-2020 dated 27 March, 2018 (Click Here) issued by the DGFT port restriction for import of apples covered under EXIM Code 08081000 is hereby removed.

As per Notification 54/2015-2020 (Click Here) & 55/2015-2020 (Click Here) dated 22/23 March, 2018 issued by the DGFT amendments to Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 are made for the extension of Integrated and Goods and Service Tax (IGST) and Compensation Cess exemption under Advance Authorisation, EPCG and EOU Scheme till 01.10.2018.

As per Corrigendum to Public Notice No. 66/2015-2020 dated 22 March, 2018 (Click Here) issued by the DGFT correction has been made in the Entry at Sl.No.8019 of the Table 2 of Appendix 3B notified vide Public Notice No.66 dated 21 March, 2018 (Click Here).

As per Public Notice 67/2015-2020 dated 22 March, 2018 (Click Here) issued by the DGFT processing of MEIS application for SEZ exports has been simplified through the changes in this public notice. Henceforth physical copy of SEZ shipping bills are not required to be submitted for claiming benefits under MEIS.

As per Public Notice 68/2015-2020 dated 22 March, 2018 (Click Here) issued by the DGFT new para 4.07A is added in Handbook of Procedures 2015-20 related to Self-ratification Scheme.

As per Trade Notice 26/2018 dated 23 March, 2018 (Click Here) issued by the DGFT all RAs are instructed that past cases where MEIS applications received under FTP 2015-20 have not been considered merely on the grounds of description mismatch and not due to any mis-classification issues shall not be considered as “Finalised cases” for the purposes of para 3 of Public Notice 62 dated 16.02.2018 (Click Here). Therefore all such cases may be processed and finalized under the PN No.62.

The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published following:
- Notification on Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulation, 2018 dated 26 March, 2018 (Click Here) related to removal of pesticide banned as per Insecticides Act, 1968.
- Notification on Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulation, 2018 dated 23 March, 2018 (Click Here) related to omission of pH requirement from iron-fortified salt.
- Notification of Food Safety and Standards (Food Product standards and Food additives) first amendment Regulations, 2018 dated 22 March, 2018 (Click Here) relating to retaining the existing provisions of Infant Milk and Bakery Products.

The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore published Food (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 dated 27 March, 2018 (Click Here). This set of amendments includes the incorporation of new provisions for the use of food additives and ingredients into the Food Regulations and additional uses for existing food additives. It will come into operation on 28 March, 2018.

The South Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety published Decree on 28726 on 27 March, 2018 (Click Here) regarding Enforcement Decree of Sanitary Products Management Act.

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Schedule 20 - Maximum residue limits Variation Instrument No. APVMA 2, 2018 dated 23 March, 2018 (Click Here). This code provides to vary Schedule 20 of the Food Standards Code to include or change MRLs pertaining to agricultural products.

Ministry of Agriculture, Estonia published following amendments on 23 March, 2018:
- List of hazardous plant pests (Click Here).
- Plant health requirements for the protected area (Click Here).
- Content and formalities of the phytosanitary certificate and the procedure for the issue, replacement and preservation of the phytosanitary certificate (Click Here).
- Plant-health fee remuneration for the consignment to be sent to Estonia (Click Here) from a non-EU country to the standard rates of the European Union.

The European Union published following:
- Regulation (EU) 2018/470 dated 22 March, 2018 (Click Here) on detailed rules on the maximum residue limit to be considered for control purposes for foodstuffs derived from animals which have been treated in the EU.
- Regulation (EU) 2018/469 dated 22 March, 2018 (Click Here) authorising the placing on the market of an extract of three herbal roots (Cynanchum wilfordii Hemsley, Phlomis umbrosa Turcz. and Angelica gigas Nakai) as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.
- Regulation (EU) 2018/464 dated 21 March, 2018 (Click Here) on the monitoring of metals and iodine in seaweed, halophytes and products based on seaweed.