Authorization of Textiles Committee to issue Certificate of Origin under various Free Trade Agreements/Preferential Trade Agreements - DGFT - 67/2015-2020

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 67/2015-2020 NEW DELHI, DATED THE 30th MARCH, 2016 Subject: Authorization of Textiles Committee to issue Certificate of Origin under various Free Trade Agreements/Preferential Trade Agreements reg. 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) i) Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) ii) Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA) iii) ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (ASEAN-India FTA) iv) India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA) v) India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA) vi) South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) vii) India-Chile Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Chile PTA) viii) India-Mercosur Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Mercosur PTA) ix) Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) x) SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangements (SAPTA) xi) India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CECA) 2. The revised Appendix 2B would, accordingly read as under: Sl No Name of the Agreement Existing Authorized Agencies New (in Bold) 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 (iii) Tobacco Board for Tobacco products (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 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 (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 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 (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 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 ((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 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 (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 6 South Asia Free Trade Area(SAFTA) ((i) Export Inspection Council (EIC)-for all goods (ii) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)-for Marine products ((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 7 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 (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 8 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 ((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 9 Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure (Appendices and AayatNiryat Forms) 2015-2020 As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure (Appendices and AayatNiryat Forms) 2015-2020 (iii) Textile Committee for Textile and made ups 10. SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA) As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure(Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2015-2020 As per Appendix 2D of Handbook of Procedure (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2015-2020 (iii) Textile Committee for Textile and made ups 11. 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 (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 Effect of Public Notice: 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. (Anup Wadhawan) Director General of Foreign Trade Email: [email protected] [ISSUED FROM F.NO.01/93/180/80/AM-16/PC-2(B)