In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade makes the following amendment in Hand Book of Procedures 2015-2020.

2. Existing Para 4.12(vi) of HBP 2015-20:-

Where Norms Committee has already ratified norms for same export and import products in respect of an authorization obtained under paragraph 4.07, such norms shall be valid for a period of two years reckoned from the date of ratification. The same applicant can avail repeat authorizations based on such adhoc norms. Regional Authority based on such adhoc norms. Another exporter, however, cannot be grant authorization by Regional Authority based on such adhoc norms.

The amended Para 4.12(vi) of HBP 2015-20:-

Norms ratified by any Norms Committee (NC) in the O/o DGFT on or after 01.04.2015 in respect of any Advance authorization obtained under paragraph 4.07, shall be valid for the entire period of the Foreign Trade Policy i.e. up to 31.03.2020 or for a period of three years from the date of ratification, whichever is later. Since all decisions of the Norms Committees are available in the form of minutes on the DGFT website, all other applicants of Advance Authorization are also eligible to apply and get their authorizations based on such ratified norms on repeat basis during validity of these norms.

3. Effect of this Public Notice: All applicants of Advance Authorization are eligible to apply and get their authorizations based on ratified norms (available on DGFT website in form of minutes) on repeat basis.
 

(Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi)

Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No.01/94/180/334/AM19/PC-4)