India |
1 | India | Amendment in Standard Input Output Norms (SIONs) of range of GSM of import item, Kraft paper and thickness of export product are increased to boost the export. | Directorate General of Foreign Trade | Public Notice No. 24/2015-2020 | 5 Aug 19 |
2 | India | A provision enabling issue of additional benefits under MEIS for HS Codes, for which enhanced rates under MEIS were notified with a retrospective effect, has been incorporated in the Handbook of Procedure, 2015-20. | Directorate General of Foreign Trade | Public Notice No. 23/2015-2020 | 5 Aug 19 |
3 | India | Mechanism to apply for additional claims under MEIS for certain HS codes for which enhanced rates were notified with retrospective effect. | Directorate General of Foreign Trade | Trade Notice No. 28/2019-20 | 5 Aug 19 |
4 | India | Amending notification no.12/2019-Customs (ADD) dated the 26.02.2019 related to Anti-dumping duty on Textured Toughened (Tempered) Glass
| Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs | Notification No. 31/2019-Cus (ADD) | 6 Aug 19 |
5 | India | Exchange Rate of 100 units of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees notified. | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs | Notification No. 56/2019-Cus (NT) | 5 Aug 19 |
6 | India | Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees notified. | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs | Notification No. 55/2019-Cus (NT) | 1 Aug 19 |
7 | India | Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment Regulations, 2018 amended | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs | Notification No. 54/2019-Cus (NT) | 1 Aug 19 |
8 | India | Amend notification No. 1/2017-Customs(ADD) dated 5th January, 2017 to prescribe anti-dumping duty on exports from M/s. Natural Jute Mill (Producer/Exporter) [Bangladesh] and M/s Kreation Global, LLC,USA (Exporter/ Trader) [Bangladesh] on the basis of final findings of the Designated Authority in this regard. | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs | Notification No. 30/2019-Cus (ADD) | 1 Aug 19 |
9 | India | Rescind notification No.23/2018 - Customs(ADD) dated 23.03.2018 that provided for provisional assessment of jute goods exported from Bangladesh or Nepal by M/s. Natural Jute Mill (Producer/Exporter) [Bangladesh] and M/s Kreation Global, LLC,USA (Exporter/ Trader) [Bangladesh] till the final findings of New Shipper Review in this regard are received. | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs | Notification No. 29/2019-Cus (ADD) | 1 Aug 19 |
10 | India | Clarifications regarding refunds of IGST paid on import in case of specialized agencies. | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs | Circular No. 23/2019 | 1 Aug 19 |
11 | India | Pashmina Products Receive BIS Certification
| Bureau of Indian Standards | Press Information Bureau of India, Ministry of Textiles | 2 Jul 19 |
12 | India | The Insecticides (Second) Amendment Rules, 2019 published. | Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare) | G.S.R. 535(E) | 30 Jul 19 |
ASEAN |
13 | Myanmar | List of certified foreign manufactures of Cosmetics products published | Food and Drug Administration | - | 7 Aug 19 |
14 | Thailand | Announcement on the determination of labels for production sites, places for sale, places to import Or export location which the active ingredient in category 3 or type 4, 2562
| Department of Food Safety | Announced in the Government Gazette | 25 Jul 19 |
15 | Thailand | Application form for moving, changing or adding a place of sale or place to store active ingredients in categories 3 or 4 published
| Department of Food Safety | Announced in the Government Gazette | 25 Jul 19 |
16 | Thailand | Application form for transferring, changing or adding a production location or place to store active ingredients in categories 3 or 4 published
| Department of Food Safety | Announced in the Government Gazette | 25 Jul 19 |
SAARC |
17 | Bangladesh | Exemption of import duty, VAT, Advance Tax, Advanace Income Tax from Dengue Reagent, Kits for Platelet and Plasma (Condition Applied).
| National Board of Revenue | 256-AIN/2019/44/Customs | 5 Aug 19 |
18 | Bangladesh | Inspecting all pesticides used in the prevailing dengue situation (PHP) following the pesticide laws, 20 and related regulations
| Directorate of Agricultural Extension | - | 5 Aug 19 |
19 | Bangladesh | Measure to prevent the sale of antibiotics in the open market | Department of Fisheries | - | 4 Aug 19 |
Australia, Brazil, Japan |
20 | Japan | Pesticide MRLs amended | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare | Food Safety Update 0805 No. 1 | 5 Aug 19 |
21 | Australia | Include new fresh produce commodities under Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)
| Department of Agriculture | Import Industry Advice Notice No. 129-2019 | 7 Aug 19 |
22 | Australia | Treatment requirements for the 2019-20 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) are notified
| Department of Agriculture | Import Industry Advice Notice No. 128-2019 | 7 Aug 19 |
23 | Australia | Plant based stock feed, pet food, fertiliser, baits and bioremediation BICON permit assessment timeframes notified
| Department of Food Safety | Import Industry Advice Notice No. 124-2019 | 2 Aug 19 |
24 | Brazil | Toxicological reclassification of pesticides published | National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) | - | 1 Aug 19 |
European Union |
25 | EU | Register of Feed Additives pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 Annex I & Annex II : List of additives update published. | European Commission | Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 | 7 Aug 19 |
26 | EU | Authorise preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Bacillus subtilis LMG S-27588 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening or reared for laying, turkeys for fattening or reared for breeding, minor poultry species for fattening or reared for laying or for breeding, weaned piglets, pigs for fattening and minor porcine species
| European Commission | Regulation (EU) 2019/1324 | 6 Aug 19 |
27 | EU | Regulation authorising preparation of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 as a feed additive (in water for drinking for sows | European Commission | Regulation no 2019/1315 | 2 Aug 19 |
28 | EU | Changes in specifications of the novel food Lacto-N-neotetraose produced with Escherichia coli K-12 under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 | European Commission | Regulation no 2019/1314 | 2 Aug 19 |
29 | EU | Authorise preparation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL B-50508, Bacillus amyloliquefaciensNRRL B-50509 and Bacillus subtilis NRRL B-50510 as a feed additive for pigs for fattening and minor porcine species for fattening | European Commission | Regulation no 2019/1313 | 2 Aug 19 |
30 | EU | Authorise Betaine as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
| European Commission | Regulation no 2019/1294 | 1 Aug 19 |
31 | United Kingdom | Terms and conditions of the authorisation of a biocidal product containing peppermint oil and citronellal referred by the United Kingdom published. | - | DECISION (EU) 2019/1331 | 5 Aug 19 |
CIS |
32 | EEU | Establishes tariff quotas for the import of agricultural goods | Eurasian Economic Commission | Decision no 127 | 2 Aug 19 |
33 | Russia | Published a list of goods detained by customs authorities, subject to rapid deterioration, the shelf life of which cannot exceed 24 hours from the moment of detention.
| Russian Government | Decree no 994 | 6 Aug 19 |
North America |
34 | USA | Amend the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of soy leghemoglobin as a color additive in ground beef analogue products | Food and Drug Administration | Rule No. 2019-16374 | 1 Aug 19 |
35 | USA | Establishes MRLs for Fluoxastrobin in cotton, undelinted seed and cotton, gin by products.
| Environmental Protection Agency | EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0140 | 6 Aug 19 |
36 | Canada | Modified the list of permitted sequestering agents to enable the use of potassium phosphate, dibasic in infant cereal products, and sodium potassium Hexametaphosphate in whey products for use in infant formula. | - | Notice no NOM/ADM-0137 | 7 Aug 19 |
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