Here is a comprehensive update of developments from India’s foreign trade during 5 – 12 March.

India

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Exchange rate of 100 units of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

Notification number: Notification No.21/2020 - Customs (N.T.)

Date: 9 Mar 2020

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of ’’Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) Resin- whether or not further processed into compound’’ originating in or exported from China PR and Korea RP

Notification number: Notification No. 05/2020-Customs (ADD)

Date: 7 Mar 2020

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

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

Notification number: Notification No.20/2020 - Customs (N.T.)

Date: 4 Mar 2020

Authority: Food Safety and Standard Authority

Notification: Regular market surveillance initiated for ensuring food safety

Notification number: Press Release

Date: 9 Mar 2020

Authority: Food Safety and Standard Authority

Notification: Imported food safe from Corona Virus

Notification number: Press Release

Date: 6 Mar 2020

ASEAN

Country: Myanmar

Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar - Quality, Safety and Protection

Notification: Certificate of Importation Medication issued on (10/3/2020)

Notification number: NIL

Date: 11 Mar 2020

Country: Myanmar

Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar - Quality, Safety and Protection

Notification: Certificates of import of pharmaceutical products not valid as on 10-3-2020

Notification number: NIL

Date: 11 Mar 2020

Country: Singapore

Authority: Ministry of Health, Health Promotion Board

Notification: Seek to prohibit import and use of partially hydrogenated oils as an ingredient in all fats, oils and pre-packaged foods sold in Singapore from June 2021

Notification number: NIL

Date: 11 Mar 2020

Bhutan

Authority: Ministry of Home And Cultural Affairs Royal Government of Bhutan

Notification: Notification to mitigate risks and prevent spread of COVID-19 : Seminars, workshops, Trade fairs etc  are suspended till further orders .

Notification number: Tha(01)/2020/2136

Date: 7 Mar 2020

Japan & South Korea

Country: Japan

Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Notification: Amending MRLs affecting numerous active ingredients

Notification number: Food Safety Update 0225 No. 1

Date: 25 Feb 2020

Country: South Korea

Authority: Customs office

Notification: Mask import clearance quantity and import requirements confirmation exemption recommendation notification guide

Notification number: Post Number - 202003111259

Date: 11 Mar 2020

Country: South Korea

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Notification: Enforcement decree of the plant protection act published

Notification number: Presidential No. 30618

Date: 11 Mar 2020

Country: South Korea

Authority: Korean Food and Drug Authority

Notification: Enforcement decree of the drugs management act published

Notification number: Presidential Decree 30509

Date: 3 Mar 2020

Country: South Korea

Authority: Customs Service

Notification: Guide to Recommend Mask Import Requirements Exemption

Notification number: Post Number - 202003051253

Date: 5 Mar 2020

Australia & New Zealand

Country: Australia

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Proposes to amend Health Certificates required for importation of Hatching Eggs of Poultry by 28 April 2020

Notification number: NIL

Date: 11 Mar 2020

Country: Australia

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Methyl bromide is selected as a treatment method to manage pest risks within imported nuts and woody tree seed for sowing

Notification number: NIL

Date: 11 Mar 2020

Country: Australia

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock

Notification number: NIL

Date: 7 Mar 2020

Country: Australia

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock

Notification number: NIL

Date: 7 Mar 2020

Country: New Zealand

Authority: Ministry of Primary Industries

Notification: Seek to amend import health standards of seeds for sowing and for imported Nursery stock by 20 April 2020

Notification number: NIL

Date: 11 Mar 2020

Country: New Zealand

Authority: Ministry of Primary Industries

Notification: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds published

Notification number: Food Notice

Date: 9 Mar 2020

Russia

Authority: Russian Government

Notification: Agrochemicals import required registration certificate of state registration issued by a specially authorized federal executive body.

Notification number: Letter no 14-56

Date: 11 Mar 2020

Authority: Russian Government

Notification: Established the procedure for the import of a specific batch of unregistered drugs.

Notification number: Decree no 230

Date: 10 Mar 2020

Authority: Russian Government

Notification: Established the procedure for the import into the customs territory of the Russian Federation of a specific batch of unregistered drugs

Notification number: Decree no 230

Date: 6 Mar 2020

European Union

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of:- Polysorbates (E 432-436) in carbonated beverages, Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (E 476) in liquid vegetable oil emulsions

Notification number: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/356 & 2020/355

Date: 4 Mar 2020

United Kingdom

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 published

Notification number: Statutory rules 2020 No. 24

Date: 4 Mar 2020

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 26) Order 2020 published

Notification number: Statutory rules 2020 No. 216 (C. 13)

Date: 4 Mar 2020

Canada, Mexico & USA

Country: Canada

Authority: Canada Border Services Agency

Notification: Release of non-commercial goods via the single window initiative (SWI) & integrated import declaration (IID)

Notification number: Customs Notice 20-07

Date: 10 Mar 2020

Country: Mexico

Authority: Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks

Notification: Notice annex II: Food additives with various functional classes that can be used according to GMP

Notification number: NIL

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Country: USA

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Chrysodeixis includens nucleopolyhedrovirus isolate #460 in or on all food commodities when used in accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices

Notification number: Rule No. 2020-04525

Date: 9 Mar 2020

Country: USA

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes a tolerance for residues of penoxsulam in or on globe artichoke

Notification number: Rule No. 2020-04524

Date: 9 Mar 2020

Country: USA

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes a tolerance for residues of trifloxystrobin in or on pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C

Notification number: Rule No. 2020-04208

Date: 6 Mar 2020

Israel & Lebanon

Country: Israel

Authority: Ministry of Health

Notification: Published food additive amendments for:- sucralose, sorbitol, hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate, glycerol, & isomalt effect from December 25, 2019 and calcium chloride, annatto, & acetylated distarch phosphate effective from December 27, 2019

Notification number: NIL

Date: 5 Mar 2020

Country: Lebanon

Authority: Pharmacy and medicines

Notification: A decision regarding the withdrawal of a smuggled and counterfeit cookie of a Seretide Diskus 250 registered medical product from the Lebanese market and preventing its circulation

Notification number: Resolution 298-2020

Date: 5 Mar 2020

Country: Lebanon

Authority: Pharmacy and medicines

Notification: Resolution regarding the suppression of Resolution 1/1779 regarding the subjection of some items to the approval of His Excellency the Minister of Public Health:- Fillers (Injection Acide Hyaluronique et autres ingredients), Injection Botox (La toxine Botulique)

Notification number: Resolution 287-2020

Date: 4 Mar 2020

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