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11 July, 2019

July 11, 2019

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) published following:
- Date of application for imports of Maize (feed grade) under the TRQ Scheme for 2019-20 - Trade Notice No. 25/2019-20 dated 9 July 2019 (Click here).
- Invites application for allotment of additional import quota of Pigeon Peas/Toor Dal for 2 lakh MT for the fiscal year 2019-20 - Trade Notice No. 24/2019-20 dated 05 July 2019 (Click here).
- Additional quota of Toor allowed for import for the fiscal year 2019-20 - Trade Notice No. 23/2019-20 dated 05 July 2019 (Click here).
- SION for export product “Walnut Kernels (Chandler Variety)” in food product group has been notified - Public Notice No. 18/2015-2020 dated 05 July 2019 (Click here).
- Advance authorisations shall not be issued, where import item is 'pulses and/or 'Peas' of any kind, which is under restricted/prohibited/State Trading Enterprises (STE) lists - Public Notice No. 17/2015-2020 dated 04 July 2019 (Click here).
- The date for implementation of Track and Trace system for export of drug formulations with respect to maintaining the Parent-Child relationship in packaging levels and its uploading on Central Portal has been extended upto 01.04.2020 for both SSI and non SSI manufactured drugs - Public Notice No. 16/2015-2020 dated 04 July 2019 (Click here).
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) published following:
- Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver are notified - Notification No. 49/2019-Cus (NT) dated 09 July 2019 (Click here).
- Appointment of CAA by Pr. DGRI-reg - Notification No. 28/2019-Cus (NT/CAA/DRI) dated 09 July 2019 (Click here).
- Reducing export duty on EI tanned leather and Hides, skins and leathers, tanned and untanned, all sorts - Notification No. 27/2019-Cus dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Seeks to amend notification No 14/2006 dated 01/03/2006 to classify other dyed fabrics of nylon from “5407 42 00” to “5407 42 - Notification No. 26/2019-Cus dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Amending notification No 50/2017-Customs dated 30th June, 2017 regarding effective rate of Basic Customs Duty (BCD) - Notification No. 25/2019-Cus dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Amending notification No 57/2017-Customs dated 30th June, 2017 to explicitly exclude the specified electronic items from scope of entry at S.No.6A of the notification and to provide the effective rates on other goods - Notification No. 24/2019-Cus dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Amending notification No 25/2005-Customs dated 1st March, 2005 to explicitly provide BCD exemption on the specified parts of line telephone handset - Notification No. 23/2019-Cus dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Amending notification No 25/2002-Customs dated 1st March, 2002 to exempt specified capital goods use for manufacture of specified electronic items - Notification No. 22/2019-Cus dated 06 July 2019.
- Amending notification No 25/98-Customs dated 2nd June 1998 to update the classification of the goods in the notification - Notification No. 21/2019-Cus dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Amending notification No. 52/2017-Customs dated 30th June 2017 so as to increase the effective rate of Basic Customs Duty on petroleum crude - Notification No. 20/2019-Cus dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Seeks to exempt specified defense equipment and their parts from Basic Customs Duty for a period of 5 years - Notification No. 19/2019-Cus dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Increasing the effective rate of Road and Infrastructure cess, as additional duty of customs, on petrol and diesel - Notification No. 18/2019-Cus dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Exempted crude petroleum oil produced in specified oil fields under production sharing contracts or in the exploration blocks offered under the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) through international competitive bidding - Notification No. 06/2019-CE dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Increasing the effective rate of Special Additional Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel - Notification No. 05/2019-CE dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Increasing the effective rate of Road and Infrastructure Cess as additional duty of excise on Petrol and Diesel - Notification No. 04/2019-CE dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Increasing the basic excise duty on specified goods in chapter 24 under section 5A of the Central Excise Act 1944 - Notification No. 03/2019-CE dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Amending notification No. 11/2017-Central Excise dated 30th June 2017 so as to omit an entry with respect to chapter 24 - Notification No. 02/2019-CE dated 06 July 2019 (Click here).
- Partial discharge of bonds executed by nominated agencies/ banks under notification No. 57/2000-Customs dated 08.05.2000 - Circular No. 18/2019 dated 05 July 2019 (Click here).
- Provisions in the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 regarding reversal of credit - Circular No. 213/3/2019- Service Tax dated 05 July 2019 (Click here).
- Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees notified - Notification No. 48/2019-Cus (NT) dated 04 July 2019 (Click here).
Cambodia: Notification on the implementation of the application process for export licenses - Import and certificate of gemstones not processed through a single standby system (Click here) - published on 01 Jul 2019.

Malaysia: Fisheries (Control of Endangered Species of Fish) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 - Attorney General’s Chambers published P.U. (A) 187/201 dated 08 July 2019 (Click here).

Vietnam: List of food testing establishments serving state management (Click here), verifying and testing establishments for state management (Click here) and imported food inspection agencies approved (Click here) by the Ministry of Industry and Trade until July 2019 - published on 11 July 2019.

South Korea published:
- Enforcement decree of the health functional food act - Presidential Decree No. 29974 dated 9 July 2019 (Click here).
- Revision to food regulations by changing MRLs for several veterinary drug - Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published Notice No. 2019-57 dated 02 July 2019 (Click here).
- Amendment to enforcement rule of waste management act - Ministry of Environment published Notice No. 00815 dated 08 July 2019 (Click here).
Japan: Amends MRLs of numerous active ingredients - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare dated 27 June 2019 (Click here).

EU: Guidance document on the implementation of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene (Click here) - notice published on 05 July 2019.

Denmark: Order on import of cannabis products and production of cannabis intermediates - Ministry of health and the elderly published BEK no. 694 dated 5 July 2019 (Click here).

Belarus: Approves regulations on the state veterinary service (Click here) – published on 08 July 2019.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USA Establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of
- 2-propenoic acid, methyl ester, polymer with ethene and 2,5-furandione - Rule No. 2019-14521 dated 09 July 2019 (Click here).
- Acetic acid ethenyl ester, polymer with ethene and ethenol; when used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide chemical formulation - Rule No. 2019-14396 dated 08 July 2019 (Click here).
Health Canada:
- Amends list of permitted food additives with other accepted uses to enable the use of cellulose, powdered in horseradish and mustard powder (wasabi-like powder) - Notice No. NOM/ADM-0135 dated 05 July 2019 (Click here).
- Published list of Permitted Food Additives to enable the use of Acesulfame Potassium, Sucralose, Steviol Glycosides as Sweeteners, and Potassium Phosphate, dibasic as a Stabilizer, in Certain Standardized Flavoured Milks - Notice No. NOM/ADM-0133 dated 27 June 2019 (Click here).
Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks, Mexico published:
- Amendment Annex VI Enzymes (Click here) - on 3 July 2019.
- Annex III Dyes with an established ADI (Click here) - on 2 July 2019.
- Annex I Additives with various functional classes and with an established ADI (Click here) - on 28 June 2019.
South Africa:
- Pomegranate Association of South Africa (POMASA) demand to impose statutory levy 15c/kg on fresh pomegranate - Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries notice no. 352 dated 05 July 2019 (Click here).
- From 3rd July single maximum national retail price for Illuminating Paraffin will be 1165.0 c/l - Department of Energy, No R 957 dated 02 July 2019 (Click here).
Chile: Amends list of food additives effective from January 3, 2020 - Ministry of Health published on 03 July 2019 (Click here).

Jordan notifies:
- Import prices of petroleum derivatives - Circular No. 755 of 2019 dated 04 July 2019 (Click here).
- Import prices of plastic - Circular No. 752 of 2019 dated 04 July 2019 (Click here).