Type Approval Certificate issuing agencies under Policy Condition number 7 and 9 of Chapter 87 of ITC(HS) 2012 - DGFT - 12 (RE-2013)/2009-2014

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE UDYOG BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110011 POLICY CIRCULAR NO. 12 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 Dated the 15th January, 2014 To All Licensing Authorities All Commissioners of Customs Subject : Type Approval Certificate issuing agencies under Policy Condition number 7 and 9 of Chapter 87 of ITC(HS) 2012 Reference is invited to the policy conditions No.7 9 of Chapter 87 of ITC (HS), 2012 Schedule 1 (Import Policy) and to the Policy Circular No. 26 (RE-2003)/2002-2007 dated 9th February, 2004 . The Type Approval Certificates may be accepted from countries as enlisted at Annexure-A, which are Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement, formally titled Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions . 2. The list of International accredited agencies for issuance of Type Approval Certificate / COP as notified by United Nations Economic and Social Council dated 15th February, 2013 is at Annexure - I (page 318-365) of the document which can be accessed at: http://www.unece.org.fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/updates/ECE-TRANS-WP.29-343-Rev.21.pdf. This issues with the approval of the DGFT. Encl: List of contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement ECE/TRANS/WP.29/343/Rev.21 Countries Parties to the 1958 Agreement* (E/ECE/324/Rev2-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.2) Date of entry into force: Original version: 20 June 1959 Revision 1: 10 November 1967 Revision 2: 16 October 1995 ECE symbol Contracting Parties Date of adhesion El Germany1 28.01.1966 E2 France 20.06.1959 E3 Italy 26.04.1963 E4 Netherlands 29.08.1960 E5 Sweden 20.06.1959 E6 Belgium 05.09.1959 E7 Hungary 02.07.1960 E8 Czech Republic3 01.01.1993 E9 Spain 10.10.1961 E10 Serbia10 12.03.2001 E11 United Kingdom 16.03.1963 E12 Austria 11.05.1971 E13 Luxembourg 12.12.1971 E14 Switzerland 28.08.1973 E16 Norway 04 04.1975 E17 Finland 17.09.1976 E18 Denmark 20.12.1976 E19 Romania 21.02.1977 E20 Poland 13.03.1979 E21 Portugal 28.03.1980 E22 Russian Federation 17.02.1987 E23 Greece 05.12.1992 E24 Ireland9 24.03.1998 E25 Croatia5 08.10.1991 E26 Slovenia2 25.06.1991 E27 Slovakia4 01.01.1993 E28 Belarus 02.07.1995 E29 Estonia 01.05.1995 E31 Bosnia and Herzegovina6 06.03.1992 E32 Latvia 18.01.1999 E34 Bulgaria 21.01.2000 E35 Kazakhstan 08.01.2011 E36 Lithuania 29.03.2002 E37 Turkey 27.02.1996 E39 Azerbaijan 14.06.2002 E40 The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia7 17.11.1991 E42 European Union8 24.03.1998 E43 Japan 24.11.1998 E45 Australia 25.04.2000 E46 Ukraine 30.06.2000 E47 South Africa 17.06.2001 E48 New Zealand 26.01.2002 E49 Cyprus11 01.05.2004 E50 Malta11 01.05.2004 E51 Republic Of Korea 31.12.2004 E52 Malasiya12 04.04.2006 E53 Thailand13 01.05.2006 E54 Albania 05.11.2011 E56 Montenegro14 03.06.2006 E58 Tunisia 01.01.2008 E62 Egypt 03.02.2013 ( S.P. Roy ) Joint Director General of Foreign Trade E-mail: [email protected] [Issued from File No.01/89/180/22/AM-11/PC-2(A)]