Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi -110 011
Public Notice No. 59/2009-2014 (RE-2013)
Dated the 15th May, 2014
Subject: Agencies Authorised to Issue Certificate of Origin.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade
Policy 2009-2014, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the
following changes in Appendix 4D of Handbook of Procedure Vol. I (Appendices and
Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014, as described in para 2 below.
2. The structure of Appendix-4D is being changed. The Bilateral/Regional
Preferential Trade Agreements signed by India are being included along with
their respective agencies authorized to issue Certificate of Origin
(Preferential). While, the Export Inspection Council (EIC) is mandated to issue
Certificate of Origin (Preferential) for all goods under all trade agreements;
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is also now being
authorized to issue Certificate of Origin (Preferential) for Marine products
under all trade agreements. In addition, with respect to textiles and made ups,
the Textiles Committee is being authorized to issue Certificate of
Origin(Preferential) under India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement (IJCEPA).
3. With these amendments, Appendix 4D would read as under:
The list of Agreements with respective agencies authorized to issue Certificate
of Origin (Preferential):
| Sl No |
Name of the Agreement |
Authorized Agencies
|
| 1 |
Global System Of Trade Preferences (GSTP) |
(i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
|
| 2 |
India Sri
Lanka Free Trade
Agreement
(ISLFTA) |
(i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
|
| 3 |
ASEAN-India Free Trade
Agreement (ASEAN-India FTA) |
(i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
|
| 4 |
India-Korea Comprehensive
Economic
Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA) |
((i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
|
| 5 |
India-Malaysia Comprehensive
Economic
Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA) |
(i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
|
| 6 |
India-Japan Comprehensive
Economic
Partnership Agreement (IJCEPA) |
(i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
(iii)
Textiles Committee –for textiles and made ups
|
| 7 |
India-Afghanistan Preferential Trading Agreement
(India-Afghanistan PTA) |
((i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
|
| 8 |
South
Asia Free Trade Area(SAFTA) |
((i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
|
| 9 |
India-Chile Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Chile PTA) |
(i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
|
| 10 |
India-Mercosur
Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Mercosur PTA) |
((i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
|
| 11 |
Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) |
As per
Appendix 4B of Handbook of Procedure Vol. I
(Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014
|
| 12. |
SAARC
Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA) |
As per
Appendix 4B of Handbook of Procedure Vol. I
(Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014
|
| 13. |
India-Thailand Early Harvest
Scheme |
(i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
|
| 14. |
India-Singapore Comprehensive
Economic Cooperation Agreement
( CECA) |
(i)
Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods
(ii)
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine
products
|
| 15. |
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Scheme |
As per
Appendix 4A of Handbook of Procedure Vol. I
(Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014.
|
Effect of Public Notice:
The structure of Appendix-4D of Handbook of Procedure Vol. I (Appendices and
Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014 has been changed and all Bilateral/Regional Trade
Agreements in operation have been included along with their respective agencies
authorized to issue Certificates of Origin (Preferential). Two new agencies have
also been authorized to issue Certificate of Origin (Preferential), namely
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) for marine products under
all trade agreements and Textiles Committee for textiles and made ups under
India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IJCEPA).
Sd/-
( Pravir Kumar)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: [email protected]
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