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13 December, 2018

December 13, 2018

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has published following:
- Public Notice 59/2015-20 published on 12 December 2018 (Click Here) includes Paragraph 2.79 E in the Handbook of Procedures of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 to lay down the procedure for re-export/return of imported SCOMET items.
- Public Notice 58/2015-20 published on 12 December 2018 (Click Here) amends Para 2.63 of the Handbook of Procedure (2015-20) regarding exhibits required for national and international exhibitions and demonstration.
- Trade Notice No.39/2018-19 published on 12 December 2018 (Click Here) clarifies requirement of documents for online IEC applications.
- Public Notice 57/2015-20 published on 6 December 2018 (Click Here) - Errata to Public Notice No.50/2015-2020 dated 26th November, 2018 notifying procedure for allocation of quota for import of (i) Calcined Pet Coke for use as Calcined Pet Coke (CPC) in Aluminum Industry and (ii) Raw Pet Coke for CPC manufacturing industry.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has published following
- Circular No 52 - 2018 published on 12 December 2018 (Click Here) regarding salient features of revised All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback.
- Circular No 51-2018 published on 7 December 2018 (Click Here)regarding AEO programme digitization - Ease of doing business -Development of web-based application for AEO-T1
- Circular No 50-2018 published on 5 December 2018(Click Here) - Clarification with respect to amendments to Customs and Central Excise notifications for EOUs
- Notification No 97-2018-Cus (NT) published on 7 December 2018 (Click Here)amending Notification no. 62/94-Customs (N.T.) dated 21.11.1994 notifying Port Meadow u/s 7(a) of Customs Act, 1962 for unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods or any class of goods.
- Notification No 96-2018-Cus (NT) published on 6 December 2018 (Click Here)notifies rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
- Notification No 95-2018-Cus (NT) published on 6 December 2018 (Click Here)revised All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback notified.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published 40 CFR Part 180 on 4 December 2018 establishing tolerances for residues of oxytetracycline, bixafen, clomazone, bifenthrin, and dinotefuran in or on various commodities.

USDA Food and Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) published FSIS Directive 7120.1 Revision 48 (Click Here) published on 8 December 2018. This directive lists safe and suitable ingredients, including food additives, used in the production of meat, poultry, and egg products.

Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), Australia published Gazette No. 24 - 4 December 2018 (Click Here) regarding MRLs for pesticides in or on various commodities.

New Zealand's Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) published Food Notice on Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds on 5 December 2018 (Click Here) which is a consolidated MRL standard that includes amendments proposed in September 2018.

Argentina updated the Argentinian Food Code through Resoluciónes Conjuntas 9/2018, 18/2018, and 14/2018. These updates include food additive information. They are effective from November 22, 2018 for 9/2018 and 18/2018 and November 23, 2018 for 14/2018.

Argentina’s Directorate of Domestic Trade Policies and Competition published Resolución Conjunta 12/201 amendment to the standard for infant foods (Click Here). The standard includes food additive information. It is effective as of November 22, 2018. There is a grace period for compliance until November 22, 2019.

SECRETARÍA DE GOBIERNO DE AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE, Argentina published Resolution 85/2018 on the 6 of December 2018 (Click Here)regarding Energy efficiency resolution for M1/N1 vehicles. The resolution will require to show 15% of certified vehicles 6 months after publications and up to 50% of certified vehicles 12 months after publication in the official gazette.

Ministry of Transport and Telecommunication, Chile has published regulation for technical, structural and safety requirements for certain electric buses (Click Here). The requirements are based both on ECE regulations and/or Chinese GB standards and are both accepted as alternatives.

South Korea - Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) published following
- Notice No. 2018-102 published on 10 December 2018 (Click Here) setting criteria for residual Hazardous substances such as Agricultural products at the production level
- Notice No. 2018-101 published on 6 December 2018 (Click Here) regarding regulations on risk assessment methods and procedures
- Law No. 15939 published on 11 December 2018 (Click Here) regarding act on the management of Narcotic Drugs
- Law No. 15940 published on 12 December 2018 (Click Here) regarding special act on imported food safety management
- Law No. 15898 published on 11 December 2018 (Click Here) regarding act on Human Body Safety and Management

Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, Japan published list of approved products on 8 December 2018 (Click Here).

Hong Kong updated Firearms and Ammunition Regulations (Click Here)on 13 December 2018

Belarus Council of Ministers approved Decision no 759 (Click Here) amending list of products and equipment subject to mandatory assessment. The scope of amendment applies to external power supplies, incandesent lamp and compact fluorescent lamps, and deleting drying machine etc. and will enter into force on 26 Jan 2019.

Denmark - published following:
- Ministry of the Environment and Food published BEK No 1468 on 12 December 2018 (Click Here)decree on the import of food with special restrictions and penalties for breach of various EU acts.
- Ministry of Business published BEK No 1457 on 11 December 2018 (Click Here)executive order on precious metal control.

EEU – Eurasian Commission published following:
- Decision No. 98 published on 10 December 2018 (Click Here)on adopting EAEU Technical Regulations “On the safety of alcohol” (EAEU TR 047/2018) the technical regulations apply to alcohol products issued into circulation in the EAEU member states.
- Decision No 97 published on 10 December 2018 (Click Here)respect of plasticized polyvinyl chloride imports for the production of wallpaper, classified under HS 3904220001 will attract 0% import duty till 31.12.2020 inclusive.
- Decree No 1494 published on 10 December 2018 (Click Here)established a list of checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation, in which sanitary and quarantine, quarantine phytosanitary and veterinary control (supervision) of goods is carried out by customs officials. The decree is valid until January 1, 2022.
- Government Decree of No. 1495 published on 7 December 2018 (Click Here) the tariff quota set for 2019 for certain types of rice originating from Vietnam will be distributed until December 17, 2018.

EU – European commission published following:
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1936 published on 10 December 2018 (Click Here)amending Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 as regards the maximum limit of dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE)
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1957 published on 11 December 2018 (Click Here)amending Regulation (EC) No 885/2010 as regards the terms of authorisation of the preparation of narasin and nicarbazin as a feed additive for chickens for fattening (holder of authorisation Eli Lilly and Company Ltd).
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1967 published on 12 December 2018 (Click Here) amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 to classify the substance paromomycin as regards its maximum residue limit

United Kingdom – published following:
- Statutory Instrument 2018 No. published on 6 December 2018 (Click Here) regarding Consumer Protection (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.
- Rules of Northern Ireland 2018 No. 204 (Click Here) published Zoo technical Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 on 5 December 2018 amending importation procedure of Animals and Related Products. The regulation will come into force from 26 December 2018