Notification No. 50 dated 13^th February 2001

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1922 (No. 22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.3 of the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002 (incorporating amendments made upto 31.3.2000), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Export and Import Policy, 1997-2002: (incorporating amendment made upto 31.3.2000).

Attention is invited to Notification No. 32(RE-2000)/ 1997-2000 dated 1^st September 2000 and Notification No. 43 (RE-2000)/ 1997-2000 dated 22^nd November, 2000; the former making it mandatory for all exports to implement bar coding using international symbologies/ international numbering standard w.e.f. 1^st December 2000 and the latter extending this date to 1^st April 2001.

In view of various representations received citing the problems in implementation of bar-coding the issue has been re-examined. Keeping in perspective the various difficulties faced by trade and industry to adopt bar coding from 1^st April 2001, it has been decided to further postpone the date of implementation until further orders in this regard.