Date: 2014-04-15Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Amendment in the date of effect for implementation of Self-certification regarding compliance of bar-coding requirements on secondary and tertiary level packaging on export consignment of pharmaceuticals and drugs.
Executive Summary:
This public notice, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, announces an amendment to Public Notice No. 56RE2013200914 regarding the implementation of self-certification for barcoding requirements on pharmaceutical and drug export consignments. The implementation date for self-certification is revised to May 15, 2014. Consignments cleared under the original notice before this date will remain valid.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment to Implementation Date:**
* The effective date for mandatory self-certification concerning barcoding on secondary and tertiary packaging for pharmaceutical and drug exports is postponed.
* The new implementation date is May 15, 2014.
* **Validity of Prior Consignments:**
* Consignments approved under Public Notice No. 56RE2013200914 before May 15, 2014, will still be considered valid.
* **Superseding Information:**
* This notice modifies the effective date originally outlined in Public Notice No. 56RE2013200914, changing it from April 1, 2014, to May 15, 2014.
Impact Analysis:
**Pharmaceutical and Drug Exporters:**
* Impact: Exporters gain additional time to comply with the self-certification requirements for barcoding on secondary and tertiary packaging.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with self-certification for barcoding on pharmaceutical and drug export consignments by May 15, 2014.
**Directorate General of Foreign Trade:**
* Impact: Enforcement of the self-certification process for barcoding will begin on the revised date.
* Action Required: Implement and enforce the self-certification requirements for barcoding from May 15, 2014, and continue to recognize previously cleared consignments as valid.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The issuing authority for the public notice, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14: The governing policy document referenced in the notice, specifically Paragraph 2.4.
Public Notice No. 56RE2013200914: A prior public notice, dated 01.04.2014, which this notice amends.
Pharmaceuticals and drugs: The products to which the barcoding requirements apply.
Self-certification: A process by which export of pharmaceuticals and drugs are permitted.
New Delhi: Location of publication of the notice, New Delhi, Delhi.
Madhusudan Prasad: Director General of Foreign Trade, signatory of the public notice.
15th May, 2014: The revised effective date for implementation of self-certification regarding barcoding requirements.