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11 April, 2019

April 11, 2019

DGFT - Directorate General of Foreign Trade published following:
- Public Notice no 02/2015-2020 dated 5 April 2019 (Click here) notifies Rs. 1000 application fee for reimbursement of benefits under Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA).
- Public Notice no 01/2015-2020 dated 5 April 2019 (Click here) amends Appendix 2- K of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 regarding Export Authorisation for Restricted Goods Validity raised to 24 months from 12 months.

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) published following:
- Notification No. 18/2019-Cus (ADD) dated 10 April 2019 (Click here) amends notification No. 23/2013-Customs(ADD), dated the 10th October, 2013 to extend anti-dumping duty on ductile iron pipes originating in, or exported from China PR till 9th May, 2019.
- Notification no 17/2019-Cus (ADD) dated 09 April 2019 (Click here) impose definitive anti-dumping duty on Cast Aluminium Alloy Wheels or Alloy Road Wheels used in Motor Vehicles originating in or exported from China PR, Korea RP and Thailand.
- Notification no 16/2019-Cus (ADD) dated 09 April 2019 (Click here) rescind notification No. 21/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 22 May, 2015.
- Circular No.11/2019 dated 09 April 2019 (Click here)regarding phasing out of physical copies of Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS)/Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) Scrips issued with EDI port as port of registration.
- Notification No. 01/2019-Central Excise dated 09 April 2019 (Click here) seeks to further amend Notification Nos. 20/2015-Central Excise and No. 21/2015-Central Excise both dated 08.04.2015 to incorporate procedure for utilisation of paperless MEIS and SEIS scrips.
- Circular No. 97/16/2019-GST dated 5 April 2019 (Click here) clarifying issues regarding exercise of option to pay tax under notification No. 2/2019- CT(R) dt 07.03.2019 issued.
- Notification no 30/2019-Customs (NT) dated 04 April 2019 (Click here) regarding rate of exchange of on unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian Rupees.

Food Agency, Singapore published Circular No. AV 16.01.002.0004 dated 05 April 2019 (Click here) regarding Declaration of Establishment/Prefectural Codes by importers for permits involving food fish fry and breeding food fish.

Vietnam - published following;
- Circular 06/2019 published on 02 April 2019 (Click here)providing conditions for automobile production, assembly and import; Business service warranty.
- Department of Science and Technology published List of food testing facilities for state management (Click here)and List of state inspection agencies for imported foods (Click here) on 4 April 2019.

Ministry of Commerce, Pakistan published SRO 438 (I)/2019 dated 09 April 2019 (Click here) amending Import Policy Order 2016. As per amendment, the shelf life requirement of imported edible product changed to `66% (2/3) of the shelf life remaining from date of Manufacturing’ from `50% of shelf life calculated from the date of filing of Import General Manifest (IGM)’.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USA published notice no 40 CFR Part 180 on 08 April 2019 (Click here) regarding pesticide tolerances for Flonicamid.

Department of Health Canada published Notice no NOM/ADM-0131 dated 3 April 2019 (Click here) modifying the List of Permitted Sweeteners to enable the use of Steviol Glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni in canned fruit products.

Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks, Mexico published Food Additives Annex VI on 4 April 2019 (Click here).

European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2019/552 of 4 April 2019 (Click here) amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 regards maximum residue levels for azoxystrobin, bicyclopyrone, chlormequat, cyprodinil, difenoconazole, fenpropimorph, fenpyroximate, fluopyram, fosetyl, isoprothiolane, isopyrazam, oxamyl, prothioconazole, spinetoram, trifloxystrobin and triflumezopyrim in or on certain products.

United Kingdom - published following
- Statutory Instrument no 2019 No. 775 dated 8 April 2019 (Click here) regarding Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
- Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 849 (Click here) regarding the Regulated Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 published on 10 April 2019.
- Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 795 published on 4 April 2019 (Click here) regarding the Import of and Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
- Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 791 published on 4 April 2019 (Click here) regarding the Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
- Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 788 published on 4 April 2019 (Click here) regarding the Food and Drink, Veterinary Medicines and Residues (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
- Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 787 published on 4 April 2019 (Click here) regarding the Plant Health (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
- Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 786 4 April 2019 (Click here) published on 4 April 2019 regarding the Plant Health (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
- Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 784 published on 4 April 2019 (Click here) regarding the Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
- Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 782 published on 4 April 2019 (Click here) regarding the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
- Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 778 published on 4 April 2019 (Click here) regarding the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
- Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 771 published on 4 April 2019 regarding the Trade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Eurasian Economic Union published Decision no 52 on 5 April 2019 (Click here) regarding the list of technical regulations implemented in the Union.

Russian Government Decree No 303 published on 4 April 2019 (Click here) allows Ministry of Industry and Trade to issue import licenses to non-EAEU countries and contracting parties to import equipment and parts that can be installed and / or used on wheeled vehicles. The aluminium wheel will classify under HS 8708705009. The import of aluminum wheels as sample allowed without a license for research and testing.