In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade
Policy 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies that
“Textiles Committee” would also be one of the agencies as listed in Appendix
2-B-“List of Agencies Authorized to issue Certificate of Origin (COO)
(Preferential)” of Handbook of Procedure (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms of
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020) competent to issue Certificate of Origin (COO)
under the following Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)/Preferential Trade
Agreement(PTAs)
2. The revised Appendix 2B would, accordingly read as under:
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Sl No
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Name of the Agreement
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Existing Authorized Agencies
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New (in Bold) Authorized Agencies
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1
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Global System Of Trade
Preferences (GSTP)
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
(iii) Tobacco Board for Tobacco products
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
(iii) Tobacco Board for Tobacco products
(iv) Textile Committee – Textile and made
ups
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2
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India Sri Lanka Free Trade
Agreement (ISLFTA)
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
(iii) Textile Committee – Textile and made
ups
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3
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ASEAN-India Free Trade
Agreement (ASEAN-India FTA)
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
(iii) Textile Committee – Textile and made
ups
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4
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India-Korea Comprehensive
Economic Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA)
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((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)- for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)- for Marine
products
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((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
(iii) Textile
Committee – Textile and made ups
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5
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India-Malaysia Comprehensive
Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA)
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)- for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)- for Marine
products
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
(iii) Textile
Committee – Textile and made ups
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6
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South Asia Free Trade Area(SAFTA)
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((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)- for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)- for Marine
products
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((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
(iii) Textile
Committee – for Textile and made ups
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7
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India-Chile Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Chile PTA)
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)- for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)- for Marine
products
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
(iii) Textile
Committee – for Textile and made ups
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8
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India-Mercosur Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Mercosur PTA)
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((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)- for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)- for Marine
products
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((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
(iii) Textile
Committee – for Textile and made ups
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9
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Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
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As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure
(Appendices and AayatNiryat Forms) 2015-2020
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As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure
(Appendices and AayatNiryat Forms) 2015-2020
(iii) Textile
Committee – for Textile and made ups
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10.
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SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA)
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As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure
(Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2015-2020
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As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure
(Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2015-2020
(iii) Textile
Committee – for Textile and made ups
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11.
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India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement ( CECA)
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)- for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)- for Marine
products
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(i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
(iii) Textile Committee – for Textile and made ups
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Appendix 2-B-“List of Agencies Authorized to Issue Certificate of Origin
(COO) (Preferential)” has been revised to include Textile Committee for issuing
COO under 11 Free/Preferential Trade Agreements.