**Summary:**
This Public Notice No. 05/2015-2020, dated April 29, 2022, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, amends Appendix 2B of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020. The amendment adds a list of agencies authorized to issue Certificates of Origin (CoO) under the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The notice specifies the agencies and the products for which they are authorized to issue preferential CoOs under the India-UAE CEPA.
The authorized agencies include:
* India Export Inspection Council and Export Inspection Agencies (all products; marine products)
* Marine Products Export Development Authority and regional offices (marine products)
* Development Commissioner, Handicraft and regional offices (handicraft)
* Spices Board (spices and cashew nuts)
* Coir Board (coir and coir products)
* Textile Committee and regional offices (textiles and clothing)
* Central Silk Board and regional offices (silk products)
* MEPZ Special Economic Zone (all products by Units in Madras SEZ and EOUs within jurisdiction)
* Kandla Special Economic Zone (all products manufactured by Units in Kandla and Surat SEZs and EOUs within the respective jurisdiction)
* SEEPZ Special Economic Zone (all products manufactured by Units in SEEPZ SEZ and EOUs within the respective jurisdiction)
* Cochin Special Economic Zone (all products manufactured by Units in Cochin SEZ and EOUs within the respective jurisdiction)
* NOIDA Special Economic Zone (all products manufactured by Units in Noida SEZ and EOUs within the respective jurisdiction)
* Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone (all products manufactured by Units in Visakhapatnam SEZ and EOUs within the respective jurisdiction)
* Falta Special Economic Zone (all products manufactured by Units in Falta SEZ and EOUs within the respective jurisdiction)
* Directorate General of Foreign Trade and regional offices (all products)
* Tobacco Board (tobacco and tobacco products)
* Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) (agricultural products)
The effect of this public notice is to notify the list of agencies authorized to issue preferential Certificates of Origin for the India-UAE CEPA.
The issuing authority is Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India. The DGFT can be contacted via email at dgft@nic.in. The file number for this notice is 01/93/180/57/AM21/PC-2B/e-26550.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: A trade policy governing import and export activities.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The government agency responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Appendix 2B List of Agencies Authorised to issue Certificate of Origin Preferential: A list of agencies authorized to issue preferential Certificates of Origin under the Foreign Trade Policy.
India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement CEPA: A trade agreement between India and the United Arab Emirates.
Export Inspection Council: An agency authorized to issue Certificates of Origin for all products under the India-UAE CEPA.
Marine Products Export Development Authority: An agency authorized to issue Certificates of Origin for marine products under the India-UAE CEPA.
Spices Board: An agency authorized to issue Certificates of Origin for spices and cashew nuts under the India-UAE CEPA.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade
To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section -1
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan
Public Notice No. 05 / 2015-20
New Delhi, Dated the 29" April, 2022
Subject: Amendment of Appendix 2B [List of Agencies Authorised to issue Certificate of
Origin (Preferential)] of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade
Policy (FTP) 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends Appendix 2B
[List of Agencies Authorised to issue Certificate of Origin (CoO) (Preferential)] of the FTP by
including the list of authorised agencies allowed to issue CoO for India-UAE Comprehensive
Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), as under:
S.No. Name of the Authorized Agencies Product Assigned to each agency
Agreement
17. India -[Export Inspection Council andjAll products
UAE ComprehensivelExport Inspection Agencies
Economic Marine Products ExportMarine products
Partnership Development Authority and
Agreement (CEPA) regional offices
Development Commissioner,Handicraft
Handicraft and regional offices
Spices Board Spices and Cashew nuts
Coir Board Coir and Coir products
Textile Committee andTextiles and Clothing
regional offices
Central Silk Board and regionalSilk products
offices
MEPZ special Economic Zone All products by Units in Madras SEZ and
EOUs located within the jurisdiction.
Kandla Special Economic zone All products manufactured by Units in
Kandla and Surat SEZs and EOUs located
within the respective jurisdiction
ISEEPZ Special Economic Zone All products manufactured by Units in
SEEPZ SEZ and EOUs located within the
respective jurisdiction.
Cochin Special Economic Zone All products manufactured by Units in
Cochin SEZ and EOUs located within the
respective jurisdiction
NOIDA Special Economic Zone All products manufactured by Units in
Noida SEZ and EOUs located within the
respective jurisdiction
aeVishakhapatnam SpecialAll products manufactured by Units in
Economic Zone Vishakhapatnam SEZ and EOUs located
within the respective jurisdiction
Falta Special Economic Zone |All products manufactured by Units in
Falta SEZ and EOUs located within the
respective jurisdiction
Directorate General of Foreign|All products
Trade and regional offices
Tobacco Board Tobacco and tobacco products
Agricultural and ProcessedjAgricultural Products
Food Products Export
~s |Development Authority
(APEDA)
2 Effect of the Public Notice:
List of authorised agencies allowed to issue Certificate of Origin (Preferential) for
India-UAE CEPA is notified.
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(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Gol
Email: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. 01/93/180/57/AM-21/PC-2[B]/e- 26550]