DGFT Delhi Office Sets Deadlines for Users to Clear Deficiencies Letters

The following Trade Notice was issued by the Additional DGFT, New Delhi on 21^st January 2013

[DGFT Trade Notice No. 02 dated 21^st January 2013]

Attention of the Trade is invited to para 9.3 of Hand Book of Procedures regarding the time frame of filing applications.

It has come to the notice that a large number of replies to the deficiency memos issued by this office, are being filed after an inordinate delay from the date of issue of the deficiency letter and the office is expected to process these cases even though the response comes after such a long time. The issue has been examined in consultation with DGFT and it has been decided that, henceforth, following procedure will be followed in such cases, where deficiencies are issued:-

1. First consolidated deficiency letter, detailing all the deficiencies, shall be issued, indicating a deadline of 30 days for response by the applicant.

2. The case will be reviewed at the expiry of 30 days and in case no response is received, the file shall be put up to DDG/JDG, and a further time for responding to such deficiency letters may be given.

3. The case will be reviewed again at the end of the indicated period and in case no response is received, the case will be finally closed at the level of Dy. DGFT/Jt. DGFT and no further correspondence shall be entertained.

4. The case will not be reopened in normal circumstances except on merits with the approval of Head of the Office.