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25 July, 2019

July 25, 2019

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) published following:
- The quantity of 10000 MT sugar (raw and/or white sugar) to be exported to EU under CXL Quota from 1.10.2019 to 30.09.2020 has been notified - Public Notice No. 21/2015-2020 dated 24 July 2019 (Click here).
- Paragraph 2.79F has been inserted in the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 to lay down the procedure for issue of Global Authorisation for Intra-Company Transfer (GAICT) of SCOMET Items/Software/Technology - Public Notice No. 20/2015-2020 dated 24 July 2019 (Click here).
- Corrigendum to Trade Notice No.06/2019-20 dated 16.04.2019 - Trade Notice No. 26/2019-2020 dated 24 July 2019 (Click here).
- Merger of Council for Trade Development and Promotion (CTDP) into Board of Trade (BoT) - Notification No. 11/2015-2020 dated 17 July 2019 (Click here).

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) published following:
- Seeks to impose definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of "Purified Terephthalic Acid" originating in or exported from Korea RP and Thailand, in pursuance of sunset review final findings issued by DGTR - Notification No. 28/2019-Cus (ADD) dated 24 July 2019 (Click here).
- Clarifications regarding Refunds of IGST paid on import in case of risky exporters - Circular No. 22/2019 dated 24 July 2019 (Click here).
- Clarification regarding applicability of Notification No. 45/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 on goods which were exported earlier for exhibition purpose/consignment basis - Circular No. 21/2019 dated 24 July 2019 (Click here).
- Guidelines for the disposal of Muriate of Potash (MoP) Seized/Confiscicated by Customs published - Circular No. 20/2019 dated 19 July 2019 (Click here).
- Part A (Click here) and Part B (Click here) of CGST Rules, 2017 as amended up to 18.07.2019 published on 18 July 2019.
- Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees notified - Notification No. 52/2019-Cus (NT) dated 18 July 2019 (Click here).
- Extends due date for furnishing FORM GST CMP-08 (furnishing the statement containing the details of payment of self-assessed tax) shall be 31 July 2019 - Notification No. 34/2019-Central Tax dated 18 July 2019 (Click here).
- Seeks to carry out changes in the CGST Rules, 2017 - Notification No. 33/2019-Central Tax dated 18 July 2019 (Click here).
- Clarify issues regarding the procedure to be followed in respect of goods sent/taken out of India for exhibition or on consignment basis for export promotion - GST Policy Wing Circular No. 108/27/2019-GST dated 18 July 2019 (Click here).
- Clarify various doubts related to supply of Information Technology enabled Services (ITeS services) - GST Policy Wing Circular No. 107/26/2019-GST dated 18 July 2019 (Click here).

Indonesia: Published new food additive regulation effective from July 1, 2019 notify a 24 month grace period for registered products - National Agency of Drug and Food Control on 01 July 2019 (Click here).

Malaysia: Poisons (Amendment of Poisons List) (No. 2) Order 2019-Poisons Act 1952 published - Attorney General’s Chambers published P.U. (A) 202/2019 dated 23 July 2019 (Click here).

Myanmar: List of authorised foreign manufactures of Cosmetic products (Click here) published - Food and Drug Administration published on 23 July 2019.

Bhutan: 14 improved plant varieties published (Click here) by Ministry of Agriculture & Forest (Bhutan Agriculture & Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA)) on 24 July 2019.

China: New food additive use levels (Click here) published by National Health Commission on 22 July 2019.

South Korea: Enforcement Rule of Waste Management Act - Ministry of Environment No. 00819 dated 24 July 2019 (Click here).

European Union:
- Impose emergency ban on import of dried beans from Nigeria - Regulation (EU) 2019/1256 dated 23 July 2019 (Click here).
- Harmonising standards on the safety of toys drafted in support of Directive 2009/48/EC - Decision (EU) 2019/1254 dated 22 July 2019 (Click here).
- Increases the level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin - EC Regulation (EU) 2019/1249 dated 22 July 2019 (Click here).

Australia: New requirements for parboiled rice for human consumption published - Import industry advice notice no. 116-2019 dated 19 July 2019 (Click here).

United Kingdom: The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 - Statutory Instrument 2019 no. 1144 dated 18 July 2019 (Click here).

Russia:
- Dairy products such as milk and cream, condensed milk, yogurt, kefir, butter, cheese and cottage cheese, ice cream, milk drinks are subject to mandatory labelling supervision - Russian Government resolution no. 1533 dated 23 July 2019 (Click here).
- Humanitarian aid exempted from customs payments - Resolution no. 909 dated 19 July 2019 (Click here).
- Customs authorities are empowered to carry out quarantine phytosanitary control in full at checkpoints across the state border - Decree no. 907 dated 19 July 2019 (Click here).
- Temporary procedure for importing biomedical cellular products established - Russian Government Resolution no. 893 published on 18 July 2019 (Click here).

Argentina: Updated Argentinian Food Code through Resolución Conjunta 23/2019 (Click here) and Resolución Conjunta 24/2019 (Click here). All updates are effective from July 16, 2019 - on 15 July 2019.

Brazil:
- Clarifies the toxicological classification by establishing categories and color bands for danger products (Click here) - on 23 July 2019.
- Deletes the monographs of 33 active ingredients (Click here) - National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) on 22 July 2019.

USA: Establishes tolerances for residues of sulfoxaflor in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published Rule No. 2019-15648 dated 24 July 2019 (Click here).

Mexico: Annex IX: Additives allowed in infant formulas, continuation formulas and formulas for special nutrition needs (Click here) published - Federal Commission for Protection published on 23 July 2019.

Saudi Arabia: Drug Barcoding specification (Click here) published by Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) on 22 July 2019.

Turkey: Amended Veterinary drug MRL standards (Click here)- Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock dated 13 July 2019.

Food Additives: The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) published report of 42nd Session, summarizes MRLs adopted, withdrawn, or retained as proposals for numerous pesticides (Click here).