Here is a comprehensive update of developments from India’s foreign trade during 19 – 26 September.

India 

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: The period for installation and operationalisation of Radiation Portal Monitors and Container Scanner in the designated ports is extended up to 31.12.2019

Notification number: Public Notice No. 34/2015-2020

Date: 25 Sep 19

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Online filing & Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin through the Common Digital Platform

Notification number: Trade Notice No. 34/2019-20

Date: 19 Sep 19

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Imports of Maize (feed grade) under the TRQ Scheme for 2019-20

Notification number:  Trade Notice No. 33/2019-20

Date: 19 Sep 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘High-Speed Steel of Non-Cobalt Grade’ originating in, or exported from Brazil, China and Germany

Notification number: Notification No. 38/2019-Cus (ADD)

Date: 25 Sep 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019-reg

Notification number: Circular No. 1072/05/2019-CX

Date: 25 Sep 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Seeks to bring rules 10, 11, 12 and 26 of the CGST (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2019 in to force.

Notification number: Notification No.- 42/2019

Date: 24 Sep 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Seeks to amend notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017, in order to exempt petroleum operations or coal bed methane operations undertaken under HELP and OALP

Notification number: Notification No.- 31/2019

Date: 24 Sep 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Appointment of CAA by DGRI -reg.

Notification number: Notification No.- 48/2019

Date: 23 Sep 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Disposal of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)/ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAS)/Drones

Notification number: Circular No. 32/2019

Date: 20 Sep 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

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

Notification number: Notification No. 66/2019-Cus (NT)

Date: 19 Sep 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Clarification regarding duty drawback allowed in cases of short realisation of export proceeds due to bank charges deducted by foreign banks

Notification number: Circular No. 33/2019

Date: 19 Sep 19

Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies

Notification: Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Flexible Slabstock Polyol originating in or exported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Notification number: Case No. OI - 14/2019

Date: 18 Sep 19

ASEAN 

Country: Myanmar

Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar

Quality, Safety and Protection

Notification: List of certified foreign manufactures of Cosmetics products published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 25 Sep 19

Country: Myanmar

Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar

Quality, Safety and Protection

Notification: Submitting material that can be drawn on (23-9-2019) certified

Notification number: NIL

Date: 25 Sep 19

Country: Malaysia

Authority: Attorney General’s Chambers

Notification: Medical (Amendment of second schedule) (no. 4) order 2019

Notification number: P.U. (A) 258/2019

Date: 20 Sep 19

Country: Indonesia

Authority: Drug And Food Supervisory Agency

Notification: Food Contact Material Regulation Scope Expansion

Notification number: NIL

Date: 20 Sep 19

Country: Vietnam

Authority: Minister of Industry and Trade

Notification: Guiding the pilot auction of sugar import tariff quotas in 2019

Notification number: Circular No. 16/2019

Date: 23 Sep 19

Country: Vietnam

Authority: Ministry of Health

Notification: Updated consolidated food additive regulation published which will be in effect from 16^th October 2019

Notification number: Circular No. 24/2019 / TT-BYT

Date: 30 Sep 19

South Korea 

Authority: Ministry of Environment

Notification: Enforcement rules of the wildlife protection and management act published

Notification number: Environmental Ordinance No. 00823

Date: 25 Sep 19

Authority: Ministry of Defence

Notification: Enforcement decree of the defense business act published

Notification number: Presidential Decree 30090

Date: 24 Sep 19

Authority: Ministry of Health and Welfare

Notification: Quarantine law enforcement rules published

Notification number: Decree 00671

Date: 24 Sep 19

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Notification: Enforcement regulations of the sustainable use of wood published

Notification number: Ordinance No. 00394

Date: 24 Sep 19

Authority: National Police Agency

Notification: Enforcement Regulations of the Safety Management of Guns, Swords, Explosives, etc published

Notification number: No. 00137

Date: 19 Sep 19

MERCOSUR

Country: Argentina

Authority: Ministry of Health Government

Notification: Essential safety requirements for the manufacture, import, export, marketing or free delivery of childcare articles and toys

Notification number: Resolution No. 1948

Date: 18 Sep 19

Country: Brazil

Authority: National Health Surveillance Agency

Notification: Amending the monographs for prohexadione calcium, quizalofop-P-ethyl, teflubenzuron, flupyradifurone, and alpha cypermethrin

Notification number: No. 182

Date: 19 Sep 19

Australia

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Advice in relation to FID lodgements of Unaccompanied Personal Effects under class 19.2 AEPCOMM

Notification number: Import Industry Advice Notice No.154-2019

Date: 25 Sep 19

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Final review of import conditions for Brassica rapa, Raphanus sativus and Eruca vesicaria

Notification number: NIL

Date: 21 Sep 19

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: List of pathogens of aquatic animal biosecurity concern published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 20 Sep 19

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Reviewed import condition of Mentha spp. for use as nursery stock

Notification number: NIL

Date: 20 Sep 19

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Imported food control order 2019 published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 17 Sep 19

North America

Country: USA

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes tolerances for residues of dinotefuran in or on persimmon. Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc., c/o Landis International, Inc. requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)

Notification number: Rule No. 2019-18015

Date: 20 Sep 19

Country: USA

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes tolerances for residues of spinosad in or on tea, dried and tea, instant. Dow AgroSciences, LLC., requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)

Notification number: NIL

Date: NIL

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