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Sl. No.	Country	Notification	Authority	Notification No.	Date
India
1	India	Laying down of modalities for import of additional Urad (2.5 Lakh MT) for the fiscal year 2019 – 2020	Directorate General of Foreign Trade	Trade Notice No. 43/2019-20	19 Dec 19
2	India	Restriction on import of Pulses	Trade Notice No. 42/2019-20	19 Dec 19
3	India	Import of Peas (Pisum sativum) including Yellow peas, Green peas, Dun Peas and Kaspa Peas is restricted and import subject to MIP of Rs.200/- CIF per kilogram and import is allowed only through Kolkata sea port	Notification No. 37/2015-2020	18 Dec 19
4	India	Import policy of gold in any form, other than monetary gold and silver in any form, is amended from 'Free' to 'Restricted'; import is allowed only through nominated agencies as notified by RBI (in case of banks) and DGFT (for other agencies). However, Import under Advance Authorisation and supply of gold directly by the foreign buyers to exporters under para 4.45 of FTP against export orders are exempted	Notification No. 36/2015-2020	18 Dec 19
5	India	Para 4.68(a) of Handbook of Procedures 2015-20 stands amended to allow submission of self-attested copy of Exporter's copy of Shipping Bill in place of E.P. copy of Shipping Bill	Public Notice No. 48/2015-2020	18 Dec 19
6	India	Para 2.25 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20 revised prohibiting import of goods, including those purchased from e-commerce portals, through post or courier, where Customs clearance is sought as gifts, except for life saving drugs / medicines and Rakhi (but not gifts related to Rakhi). Rakhi will be exempted as under Section 25(6) of Customs Act, 1962. Further, import of goods as gifts with payment of full applicable duty is permissible	Notification No. 35/2015-20	12 Dec 19
7	India	Online filling and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin under SAFTA and SAPTA for India's Exports to Nepal w.e.f. 18th December 2019	Trade Notice No. 41/2019-20	12 Dec 19
8	India	Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees	Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs	Notification No. 91/2019-Cus (NT)	19 Dec 19
9	India	Seeks to further amend notification No. 35/2018-Customs(ADD) regarding levy of anti-dumping duty on High Tenacity Polyester Yarn to amend the name of exporter name from " M/s. Oriental Textile (Holding) Ltd.” to “M/s. Oriental Industries (Suzhou) Ltd	Notification No. 46/2019-Cus (ADD)	19 Dec 19
10	India	Rules of the "CGST Rules, 2017 as amended up to 14.11.2019"	-	14 Dec 19
11	India	Forms for "CGST Rules, 2017 as amended up to 14.11.2019"	-	14 Dec 19
12	India	Tariff Notification in respect of Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seed, Areca nut, Gold & Silver - reg	Notification No. 90/2019-Cus (NT)	13 Dec 19
13	India	Seeks to notify the class of registered person required to issue invoice having QR Code.	Notification No.72/2019-Central Tax	13 Dec 19
14	India	Seeks to give effect to the provisions of rule 46 of the CGST Rules, 2017.	Notification No.71/2019-Central Tax	13 Dec 19
15	India	Seeks to notify the class of registered person required to issue e-invoice.	Notification No.70/2019-Central Tax	13 Dec 19
16	India	Seeks to notify the common portal for the purpose of e-invoice.	Notification No.69/2019-Central Tax	13 Dec 19
17	India	Seeks to carry out changes in the CGST Rules, 2017.	Notification No.68/2019-Central Tax	13 Dec 19
18	India	Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-3B for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir for the month of October, 2019.	Notification No.67/2019-Central Tax	12 Dec 19
19	India	Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-3B for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir for the months of July, 2019 to September, 2019.	Notification No.66/2019-Central Tax	12 Dec 19
20	India	Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-7 for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir for the months of July, 2019 to October, 2019.	Notification No.65/2019-Central Tax	12 Dec 19
21	India	Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-1 for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir having aggregate turnover more than 1.5 crore rupees for the month of October, 2019.	Notification No.64/2019-Central Tax	12 Dec 19
22	India	Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-1 for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir having aggregate turnover more than 1.5 crore rupees for the months of July, 2019 to September, 2019.	Notification No.63/2019-Central Tax	12 Dec 19
23	India	Reporting of cases warranting action under PMLA	Instruction No. 05/2019-Customs	11 Dec 19
24	India	Sabka Vishwas (legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme 2019- reg.	Circular No. 1074/07/2019-CX	12 Dec 19
25	India	Inviting stakeholder comments on draft policy on Promotion of Greenfield investments in the steel sector	Ministry of Steel	-	18 Dec 19
26	India	New Ceiling prices of pharmaceuticals published	Ministry Of Chemicals And Fertilizers	-	13 Dec 19
27	India	The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 published.	Ministry of Law and Justice	-	12 Dec 19
ASEAN
28	Indonesia	Published a new regulation regarding the definitions for food categories effective from November 15, 2019, with an 18 month grace period for registered products	National Agency of Drug and Food Control	Regulation No. 34	17 Dec 19
29	Myanmar	New Cosmetics Recordings (New) Available on (16-12-2019)	Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar Quality, Safety and Protection	-	17 Dec 19
30	Thailand	Prescribing Drug Labeling and Documentation for Penalty or Warning or Caution on Use at Containers Or packaging of narcotics of category 5 which is manufactured, imported or exported for traditional Thai drugs containing marijuana mixed in 2019	Narcotics Control Board	-	17 Dec 19
31	Thailand	Prescribing a formulation of a drug in category 5 which contains marijuana mixed as a drug for treatment or research (No. 3)	Ministry of Public Health	-	17 Dec 19
32	Thailand	Regulations on the certification of folk healers (Version 2) B.E. 2562	-	17 Dec 19
33	Thailand	Prescribing practitioners of traditional Thai medicine and folk healers according to the law on Thai traditional medicine profession. To be able to cook Or can prescribe a prescription containing marijuana (Version 2)	-	17 Dec 19
34	Thailand	Prescribing the formulation of a drug in category 5 that contains marijuana mixed as a drug for treatment or research (No. 2) B.E. 2019	-	17 Dec 19
Australia
35	Australia	Changes to certification of bulbs under the Bloembollenkeuringsdienst (BKD) scheme December 2019	Department of Agriculture	-	20 Dec 19
36	Australia	Amendments to Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016	-	19 Dec 19
37	Australia	Suspension of treatment provider Centro Disinfestazione Livornese srl (AEI: IT4004SB) under the Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme	Import Industry Advice Notice No. 222-2019	18 Dec 19
38	Australia	Changes to AIMS directions issued under the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme	Import Industry Advice Notice No. 221-2019	18 Dec 19
39	Australia	Changes to import conditions for plant pathogens for research and diagnostic purposes	-	18 Dec 19
40	Australia	Changes to import conditions for reserved and fixed animal and human specimens	-	18 Dec 19
41	Australia	Export Control (Tariff Rate Quotas) Order 2019	-	17 Dec 19
42	Australia	Finfish (excluding Salmonid) for human consumption	-	17 Dec 19
43	Australia	Fencing, screening material and blinds derived from plants	-	17 Dec 19
44	Australia	Permit assessment delay for food commodities	-	17 Dec 19
45	Australia	Updates to the Master Consolidator declaration and Treatment certificate lodgement forms	Import Industry Advice Notice No. 219-2019	16 Dec 19
46	Australia	Customs (Prohibited Imports) (Kava) Approval 2019 published	-	16 Dec 19
47	Australia	Amended the List of Exempt Native Specimens Instrument 2001	-	16 Dec 19
48	Australia	Suspension of treatment provider, National Fumigation & Termite Service (AEI: US4039SB), for Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) under Treatment Providers Scheme	Import Industry Advice Notice No. 216-2019	13 Dec 19
49	Australia	Changes to import conditions for plant diagnostic kits	-	13 Dec 19
50	Australia	Upcoming amendments to testing requirements for strawberry (Fragaria spp.) nursery stock	-	13 Dec 19
European Union
51	United Kingdom	The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 published	-	Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland 2019 No. 230	14 Dec 19
52	Denmark	Order on vegetable seeds published	Ministry of the Environment and Food	BEK No. 1367	13 Dec 19
MERCOSUR
53	Brazil	Published amendments to the monographs for clethodim, fipronil, spiromesifen, gibberellic acid, trifloxystrobin, tebuconazole, and fluensulfone	National Health Surveillance Agency	No. 244	18 Dec 19
54	Paraguay	Extending SG Resolution No. 154, dated April 7, 2015, “By which a special regime is established for Microenterprises (MIE) that produce or divide food to obtain a Registration of Establishment and Registration Sanitary of Food Products and Food Additives for human consumption”	Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare	SG Resolution No. 640/2019	16 Dec 19
China, Hong Kong, South Korea & Sri Lanka
55	China	Approved new food additives use level	National Health Commission	-	13 Dec 19
56	Hong Kong	Patent Ordinance amended	-	-	19 Dec 19
57	South Korea	Enforcement Decree of the Drug Control Act published	Ministry of Food and Drug Safety	Presidential Decree 30442	12 Dec 19
58	South Korea	Enforcement rules of the cosmetics act	Ministry of Food and Drug Safety	Prime Minister Order No. 01577	12 Dec 19
59	Sri Lanka	Imports and Exports Control Regulation No.03 of 2019 published	Department of Imports and Exports Control	Gazette No. 2152/63	6 Dec. 2019
USA
60	USA	Listing of color additives exempt from certification used in soy leghemoglobin	Food and Drug Administration	Rule No. 2019-27173	19 Dec 19
61	USA	Amending premarket regulations that require multiple copies and specify paper copies to be required in electronic format	Document No. 2019-27047	16 Dec 19
62	USA	Regulation requiring an approved new drug application for drugs sterilized by irradiation	Document No. 2019- 27046	16 Dec 19
Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia & South Africa
63	Israel	Publishes a food additive amendment for sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (E 466) effective from December 27, 2019	Ministry of Health	-	27 Nov 19
64	Jordan	Electronic Exemptions System	-	Circular No. 1443	17 Dec 19
65	Saudi Arabia	Regulatory Framework for Drugs Approval amended	Saudi Food and Drug Authority	-	18 Dec 19
66	South Africa	Regulations for phasing-out and management of ozone depleting substances in South Africa published	Department of Environmental Affairs	-	13 Dec 19
67	South Africa	Rules relating to good pharmacy practice published	Pharmacy Council	-	13 Dec 19

Sl. No.

Country

Notification

Authority

Notification No.

Date

India

India

Laying down of modalities for import of additional Urad (2.5 Lakh MT) for the fiscal year 2019 – 2020

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Trade Notice No. 43/2019-20

19 Dec 19

India

Restriction on import of Pulses

Trade Notice No. 42/2019-20

19 Dec 19

India

Import of Peas (Pisum sativum) including Yellow peas, Green peas, Dun Peas and Kaspa Peas is restricted and import subject to MIP of Rs.200/- CIF per kilogram and import is allowed only through Kolkata sea port

Notification No. 37/2015-2020

18 Dec 19

India

Import policy of gold in any form, other than monetary gold and silver in any form, is amended from 'Free' to 'Restricted'; import is allowed only through nominated agencies as notified by RBI (in case of banks) and DGFT (for other agencies). However, Import under Advance Authorisation and supply of gold directly by the foreign buyers to exporters under para 4.45 of FTP against export orders are exempted

Notification No. 36/2015-2020

18 Dec 19

India

Para 4.68(a) of Handbook of Procedures 2015-20 stands amended to allow submission of self-attested copy of Exporter's copy of Shipping Bill in place of E.P. copy of Shipping Bill

Public Notice No. 48/2015-2020

18 Dec 19

India

Para 2.25 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20 revised prohibiting import of goods, including those purchased from e-commerce portals, through post or courier, where Customs clearance is sought as gifts, except for life saving drugs / medicines and Rakhi (but not gifts related to Rakhi). Rakhi will be exempted as under Section 25(6) of Customs Act, 1962. Further, import of goods as gifts with payment of full applicable duty is permissible

Notification No. 35/2015-20

12 Dec 19

India

Online filling and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin under SAFTA and SAPTA for India's Exports to Nepal w.e.f. 18th December 2019

Trade Notice No. 41/2019-20

12 Dec 19

India

Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification No. 91/2019-Cus (NT)

19 Dec 19

India

Seeks to further amend notification No. 35/2018-Customs(ADD) regarding levy of anti-dumping duty on High Tenacity Polyester Yarn to amend the name of exporter name from " M/s. Oriental Textile (Holding) Ltd.” to “M/s. Oriental Industries (Suzhou) Ltd

Notification No. 46/2019-Cus (ADD)

19 Dec 19

India

Rules of the "CGST Rules, 2017 as amended up to 14.11.2019"

14 Dec 19

India

Forms for "CGST Rules, 2017 as amended up to 14.11.2019"

14 Dec 19

India

Tariff Notification in respect of Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seed, Areca nut, Gold & Silver - reg

Notification No. 90/2019-Cus (NT)

13 Dec 19

India

Seeks to notify the class of registered person required to issue invoice having QR Code.

Notification No.72/2019-Central Tax

13 Dec 19

India

Seeks to give effect to the provisions of rule 46 of the CGST Rules, 2017.

Notification No.71/2019-Central Tax

13 Dec 19

India

Seeks to notify the class of registered person required to issue e-invoice.

Notification No.70/2019-Central Tax

13 Dec 19

India

Seeks to notify the common portal for the purpose of e-invoice.

Notification No.69/2019-Central Tax

13 Dec 19

India

Seeks to carry out changes in the CGST Rules, 2017.

Notification No.68/2019-Central Tax

13 Dec 19

India

Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-3B for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir for the month of October, 2019.

Notification No.67/2019-Central Tax

12 Dec 19

India

Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-3B for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir for the months of July, 2019 to September, 2019.

Notification No.66/2019-Central Tax

12 Dec 19

India

Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-7 for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir for the months of July, 2019 to October, 2019.

Notification No.65/2019-Central Tax

12 Dec 19

India

Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-1 for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir having aggregate turnover more than 1.5 crore rupees for the month of October, 2019.

Notification No.64/2019-Central Tax

12 Dec 19

India

Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-1 for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir having aggregate turnover more than 1.5 crore rupees for the months of July, 2019 to September, 2019.

Notification No.63/2019-Central Tax

12 Dec 19

India

Reporting of cases warranting action under PMLA

Instruction No. 05/2019-Customs

11 Dec 19

India

Sabka Vishwas (legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme 2019- reg.

Circular No. 1074/07/2019-CX

12 Dec 19

India

Inviting stakeholder comments on draft policy on Promotion of Greenfield investments in the steel sector

Ministry of Steel

18 Dec 19

India

New Ceiling prices of pharmaceuticals published

Ministry Of Chemicals And Fertilizers

13 Dec 19

India

The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 published.

Ministry of Law and Justice

12 Dec 19

ASEAN

Indonesia

Published a new regulation regarding the definitions for food categories effective from November 15, 2019, with an 18 month grace period for registered products

National Agency of Drug and Food Control

Regulation No. 34

17 Dec 19

Myanmar

New Cosmetics Recordings (New) Available on (16-12-2019)

Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar

Quality, Safety and Protection

17 Dec 19

Thailand

Prescribing Drug Labeling and Documentation for Penalty or Warning or Caution on Use at Containers Or packaging of narcotics of category 5 which is manufactured, imported or exported for traditional Thai drugs containing marijuana mixed in 2019

Narcotics Control Board

17 Dec 19

Thailand

Prescribing a formulation of a drug in category 5 which contains marijuana mixed as a drug for treatment or research (No. 3)

Ministry of Public Health

17 Dec 19

Thailand

Regulations on the certification of folk healers (Version 2) B.E. 2562

17 Dec 19

Thailand

Prescribing practitioners of traditional Thai medicine and folk healers according to the law on Thai traditional medicine profession. To be able to cook Or can prescribe a prescription containing marijuana (Version 2)

17 Dec 19

Thailand

Prescribing the formulation of a drug in category 5 that contains marijuana mixed as a drug for treatment or research (No. 2) B.E. 2019

17 Dec 19

Australia

Australia

Changes to certification of bulbs under the Bloembollenkeuringsdienst (BKD) scheme December 2019

Department of Agriculture

20 Dec 19

Australia

Amendments to Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016

19 Dec 19

Australia

Suspension of treatment provider Centro Disinfestazione Livornese srl (AEI: IT4004SB) under the Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme

Import Industry Advice Notice No. 222-2019

18 Dec 19

Australia

Changes to AIMS directions issued under the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme

Import Industry Advice Notice No. 221-2019

18 Dec 19

Australia

Changes to import conditions for plant pathogens for research and diagnostic purposes

18 Dec 19

Australia

Changes to import conditions for reserved and fixed animal and human specimens

18 Dec 19

Australia

Export Control (Tariff Rate Quotas) Order 2019

17 Dec 19

Australia

Finfish (excluding Salmonid) for human consumption

17 Dec 19

Australia

Fencing, screening material and blinds derived from plants

17 Dec 19

Australia

Permit assessment delay for food commodities

17 Dec 19

Australia

Updates to the Master Consolidator declaration and Treatment certificate lodgement forms

Import Industry Advice Notice No. 219-2019

16 Dec 19

Australia

Customs (Prohibited Imports) (Kava) Approval 2019 published

16 Dec 19

Australia

Amended the List of Exempt Native Specimens Instrument 2001

16 Dec 19

Australia

Suspension of treatment provider, National Fumigation & Termite Service (AEI: US4039SB), for Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) under Treatment Providers Scheme

Import Industry Advice Notice No. 216-2019

13 Dec 19

Australia

Changes to import conditions for plant diagnostic kits

13 Dec 19

Australia

Upcoming amendments to testing requirements for strawberry (Fragaria spp.) nursery stock

13 Dec 19

European Union

United Kingdom

The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 published

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland 2019 No. 230

14 Dec 19

Denmark

Order on vegetable seeds published

Ministry of the Environment and Food

BEK No. 1367

13 Dec 19

MERCOSUR

Brazil

Published amendments to the monographs for clethodim, fipronil, spiromesifen, gibberellic acid, trifloxystrobin, tebuconazole, and fluensulfone

National Health Surveillance Agency

No. 244

18 Dec 19

Paraguay

Extending SG Resolution No. 154, dated April 7, 2015, “By which a special regime is established for Microenterprises (MIE) that produce or divide food to obtain a Registration of Establishment and Registration Sanitary of Food Products and Food Additives for human consumption”

Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare

SG Resolution No. 640/2019

16 Dec 19

China, Hong Kong, South Korea & Sri Lanka

China

Approved new food additives use level

National Health Commission

13 Dec 19

Hong Kong

Patent Ordinance amended

19 Dec 19

South Korea

Enforcement Decree of the Drug Control Act published

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Presidential Decree 30442

12 Dec 19

South Korea

Enforcement rules of the cosmetics act

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Prime Minister Order No. 01577

12 Dec 19

Sri Lanka

Imports and Exports Control Regulation No.03 of 2019 published

Department of Imports and Exports Control

Gazette No.

2152/63

6 Dec. 2019

USA

USA

Listing of color additives exempt from certification used in soy leghemoglobin

Food and Drug Administration

Rule No. 2019-27173

19 Dec 19

USA

Amending premarket regulations that require multiple copies and specify paper copies to be required in electronic format

Document No. 2019-27047

16 Dec 19

USA

Regulation requiring an approved new drug application for drugs sterilized by irradiation

Document No. 2019- 27046

16 Dec 19

Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia & South Africa

Israel

Publishes a food additive amendment for sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (E 466) effective from December 27, 2019

Ministry of Health

27 Nov 19

Jordan

Electronic Exemptions System

Circular No. 1443

17 Dec 19

Saudi Arabia

Regulatory Framework for Drugs Approval amended

Saudi Food and Drug Authority

18 Dec 19

South Africa

Regulations for phasing-out and management of ozone depleting substances in South Africa published

Department of Environmental Affairs

13 Dec 19

South Africa

Rules relating to good pharmacy practice published

Pharmacy Council

13 Dec 19


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