MPEDA to Issue Origin Certification for All RTA, in addition to EIC
Textiles
Committee for Empowered under Indo-Japan
[DGFT
Public Notice No. 59 dated 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).