**Summary:**
This Public Notice, No. 31/2015-2020, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on October 18, 2017, announces amendments to Chapter 4 of the Hand Book of Procedures 2015-2020, specifically concerning nominated agencies. Exercising powers under Para 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the DGFT has deleted Para 4.94(a) from the Handbook of Procedures. The effect of this change is the removal of the power of Regional Authorities of DGFT to issue or renew Nominated Agency Certificates. The notification was issued by Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi, Director General of Foreign Trade.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: A policy document concerning foreign trade, referenced as the basis for the amendments.
Director General of Foreign Trade: An office and position of authority responsible for foreign trade, and the issuer of the public notice.
Hand Book of Procedures 2015-2020: A procedural manual related to the Foreign Trade Policy, which is being amended by the public notice.
Nominated Agency Certificates: Certificates issued by regional authorities of DGFT, the power to issue/renew which has been removed.
Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi: The Director General of Foreign Trade who signed the public notice.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The government ministry overseeing the Department of Commerce and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
Department of Commerce: A department within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
New Delhi: The city in Delhi where the public notice was issued.
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6320 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
PUBLIC NOTICE
New Delhi, the 18th October, 2017
No. 31/2015-2020
Sub: Amendments in Chapter-4 of Hand Book of Procedures 2015-2020, related to nominated agencies –
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F.No.01/94/180/204/AM18/PC4.—In exercise of powers conferred under Para 2.04 of the Foreign Trade
Policy 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade, in public interest, makes the
following amendments in Hand Book of Procedures 2015-2020 as under:
1. Para 4.94 (a) is deleted.
Effect of this Public Notice: Power of Regional Authorities of DGFT to issue/renew Nominated Agency
Certificates has been removed.
ALOK VARDHAN CHATURVEDI, Director General of Foreign Trade
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