Approved Norms
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Facility Valid for Three Years Only
[DGFT Public Notice No 64/(2015-2020)
dated 27 December 2018]
Effect of this Public Notice: All applicants of
Advance Authorization are eligible to apply and get their authorizations based
on ratified norms (available on DGFT website in form of minutes) on repeat
basis.
Subject: Increased validity and utilisation
of the norms ratified by Norms Committee (NC) under Para 4.12 of Hand Book of
Procedures 2015-2020 of the Advance Authorization obtained under para 4.07, by
other applicants of advance authorisations.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of
the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director
General of Foreign Trade makes the following amendment in Hand Book ofProcedures 2015-2020.
2. Existing Para 4.12(vi) of HBP 2015-20:-
Where Norms Committee has already ratified norms for same
export and import products in respect of an authorization obtained under paragraph
4.07, such norms shall be valid for a period of two years reckoned from the
date of ratification. The same applicant can avail repeat authorisations
based on such adhoc norms. Regional Authority based
on such adhoc norms. Another exporter, however, cannot
be granted authorization by Regional Authority based on such adhoc norms.
The amended Para
4.12(vi) of HBP 2015-20:-
Norms ratified by any Norms Committee (NC) in the 0/o
DGFT on or after 01.04.2015 in respect of any Advance authorization obtained
under paragraph 4.07, shall be valid for the entire period of the Foreign Trade
Policy i.e. up to 31.3.2020 or for a period of three years from the date of ratification,
whichever is later. Since all decisions of the Norms Committees are available
in the form of minutes on the DGFT website, all other applicants of Advance
Authorization are also eligible to apply and get their authorizations based on
such ratified norms on repeat basis during validity of these norms.
(Issued from File
No.01/94/180/334/AM19/PC-4