S.O (E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended, read with paragraph 1.3 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby amends paragraph 4A.2.1 in Chapter 4 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 (RE 2012) to include 5 additional laboratories to the list of authorised laboratories.

2. Under para 4A.2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy dealing with “Export of Cut & Polished Diamonds for Certification/ Grading & Re-import” following five additional authorized laboratories for certification/ grading of diamonds of 0.25 carat and above are added after Serial No. (x):

(xi) GIA Hong Kong Laboratory Ltd., Hong Kong;

(xii) Gemological Research (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Bangkok;

(xiii) GIA Education and Laboratory (Pvt) Ltd., Johannesburg;

(xiv) GIA Education and Laboratory, Goborone (Botswana);

(xv) Forevermark NV, Antwerp, Belgium

3. Effect of the Notification:

To the existing authorised laboratories, five additional laboratories are added for purpose of certification/grading of diamonds of 0.25 carrots & above.
 

Sd/-

(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No.01/94/180/409/AM12/PC-4)