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Mandatory bar coding for exports
Notification No. 32 dated 1st
September 2000
In
exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the
Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992
(No. 22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.3 of the Export and Import Policy,
1997-2002 (incorporating amendment made upto 31.3.2000), the Central Government
hereby makes following amendments in the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002:
(incorporating amendment made upto 31.3.2000).
Attention
is invited to paragraph 14.9 and 14.10 of the Policy prescribing bar coding for
exports from a date to be notified by DGFT.
It
has been decided that as per paragraph 14.9, it shall be mandatory for all
finished and packaged items for retail sale to implement bar coding using
international symbologies/ international numbering standards. In such cases
where export items are not in finished and packaged state, the exporters shall
furnish a declaration to Customs to this effect for claiming exemption from bar
coding at the time of export.
In
addition to the above, as per paragraph 14.10, it shall be mandatory for export
consignments relating to readymade garments, engineering products, food
products, pharmaceuticals, leather goods, sports goods, plastic goods and
handicraft packed in cartons/ tin containers/ drums of definite geometrical
shapes like rectangular/ square/ cylindrical etc. to implement bar coding using
international symbologies/ international numbering standards at the consignment
level.
It
shall be mandatory for all exports as stated above, to implement bar coding
using international symbologies/ international numbering standards w.e.f 1st
December 2000.
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