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13 June, 2019

June 13, 2019

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) published following:
- Minimum Import Price of Cashew kernel enhanced to Rs. 680/kg & Rs. 720/kg for broken and whole - Notification No. 8/2015-2020 dated 12 June 2019 (Click here).
- Withdrawal of MEIS benefit on export of Onions fresh and chilled under HS 07031010 with immediate effect - Public notice 09/2015-20 dated 11 June 2019 (Click here).
- Annual export ceiling quantity of river sand & stone aggregates for Maldives notified by DGFT i.e. 2 lakh and 8 lakh respectively under Bi-lateral agreement between India and Maldives - Notification No. 7/2015-2020 dated 07 June 2019 (Click here).

Thailand Published following:
- Notice regarding display of claims of nutrients (Click here)- Food and Drug Administration, Thailand dated 13 June 2019.
- Notification on improvement of Dairy products published - Ministry of Public Health, ThailandNo. 408, BE 2562 dated 13 June 2019 (Click here).
- Notification on quality parameters of Milk preparations published by Thailand- Ministry of Public Health, Thailand No. 407, BE 2562 dated 13 June 2019 (Click here).
- Notification on quality parameters of Cattle milk published by Thailand- Ministry of Public Health, Thailand No. 406, BE 2562 dated 13 June 2019.

Import of Engineering Goods (Control) Order, 2001 amended by Pakistan – Ministry of Commerce and Textile, Pakistan order SRO 606 dated 10 June 2019 (Click here).

Medical device technique implementation rules amended by South Korea - Prime Ministerial Decree No. 1542, 12 June 2019 (Click here).

List of newly approved drugs FY 2018-19 (Click here) published - Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Agency, Japan dated 4 June 2019.

European Commission published following:
- EU amends Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 REACH as regards (3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluorooctyl) silanetriol and TDFAs – EC regulation (EU) 2019/957 dated 11 June 2019 (Click here).
- Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (BCCM/MUCL 49755) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening and weaned piglets authorised - European Commission regulation 2019/929 dated 05 June 2019 (Click here).

Eurasian Economic Commission published following:
- Bimetallic heating radiator classified under HS 7616991002 - Decision no. 91 published on 11 June 2019 (Click here).
- Automatic licensing of imports of certain types of steel pipes until 31 December 2020 - Decision no. 90 published on 11 June 2019 (Click here).

USA published following:
- List of safe and suitable ingredients, including food additives, used in the production of meat, poultry, and egg products published by USA - USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) directive 7120.1 revision 1 dated 07 June 2019 (Click here).
- USA establishes tolerances for residues of penthiopyrad in or on multiple commodities - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published rule no. 2019-11676 dated 06 June 2019 (Click here).

Amendment concerning food additives to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (Click here) published - dated 06 June 2019.

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published following:
- Pesticide MRLs for Dithianon (registered in India) adopted for Raisins, Grapes, Apples, Sweet Cherrie and Plums (Click here) by Canada - Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) notified WTO on 12 June 2019.
- MRL for Cyantraniliprole amended (Click here) by Canada - Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency notification dated 7 June 2019.

Food additives with various functional classes and with an established ADI amended (Click here) - Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks, Mexico published on 11 June 2019.

Saudi Arabia introduced `Stakeholder Management Portal’ to track and trace location of each unit of registered human drug distributed in Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia Food and Drug Authority circular dated 11 June 2019 (Click here).

Decision on warning and prevention of the import, marketing and circulation of a fake medical product Falsified hydrochlorothiazide (containing glibenclamide) – Department of Pharmaceuticals & Medicines, Lebanon published on 11 June 2019 (Click here).