**Summary:**
Public Notice No. 22/2015-20, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and dated August 33, 2022, extends the validity of Status Certificates issued in FY 2015-16 and 2016-17 under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20. Specifically, it amends paragraph 3.20(a) of the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-20, to extend the validity of these certificates until September 30, 2022. The original expiry date was June 30, 2022. This extension applies to Status Certificates issued under the FTP 2015-20. The Director General of Foreign Trade, Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India, approved the notice. The relevant file number is 04/61/180/246/AM20/PC3. For further information, contact dgft@nic.in.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The organization issuing the public notice.
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: The policy under which the status certificates were issued and are now being extended.
Handbook of Procedures, 2015-20: A document related to the Foreign Trade Policy, specifically section 3.20a, which is being amended.
Status Certificates: Certificates issued under the Foreign Trade Policy, the validity of which is being extended.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
FY 2015-16: Financial year in which some of the status certificates were issued.
FY 2016-17: Financial year in which some of the status certificates were issued.
New Delhi: City where the notification was issued.
(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
Public Notice No. 22 /2015-20
New Delhi, Dated SS sucust 2022
Subject: Extension of validity of Status Certificates issued in FY 2015-16 and 2016/17
under current FTP
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade
Policy (2015-2020), as amended from time to time, Director General of Foreign Trade hereby
makes the following amendments in para 3.20 (a) of the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-20 with
immediate effect:
Existing para 3.20 (a) of HBP Amended para 3.20 (a) of HBP
3.20 Validity of status certificate 3.20 Validity of status certificate
(a) Status Certificates issued under this (a) Status Certificates issued under this
FTP shall be valid for a period of 5 years FTP shall be valid for a period of 5 years
from the date on which application for from the date on which application for
recognition was filed or 30.06.2022 only recognition was filed or 30.09.2022 only
whichever is later. whichever is later.
Effcet of Publie Notice: Validity of Status Holder Certificates issued in the FY 2015-16 and
2016-17 under the provisions of FTP 2015-20 has been extended upto 30.09.2022.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. =04/61/180/246/AM20/PC-3]