**Summary:**
This Public Notice, No. 1/2024-25, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, on January 31, 2025, announces the withdrawal of Para 2.76 of the Handbook of Procedures 2023 (formerly Para 2.90A of HBP 2015-2020). Para 2.76 outlined the procedure for implementing the Track and Trace system for export consignments of drug formulations. With immediate effect, the responsibility for implementing the authentication system for drug formulations being exported now falls under the purview of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in accordance with the Drug Rules 1945. This notice is issued under the powers conferred by Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended. For further information, contact Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India, at dgft@nic.in. The notice originates from F. No. 01/91/180/648/AM09/ECE21052.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The issuing authority for the public notice, responsible for foreign trade policy.
Public Notice No. 1 2024-25: The identifier for the specific public notice being issued.
Foreign Trade Policy 2023: The overarching policy framework under which the public notice is issued.
Handbook of Procedures 2023: A document outlining procedures related to the Foreign Trade Policy. The notice withdraws Para 2.76 of this handbook.
Track and Trace system: A system for tracking and tracing export consignments of drug formulations, the procedure for which is being withdrawn.
drug formulations: The specific goods that the Track and Trace system was applied to.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The ministry that will now be responsible for implementing the authentication system for drug formulations being exported.
Drug Rules 1945: The set of rules that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will follow for implementing the authentication system.
To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section-I
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Public Notice No. 1 /2024-25
New Delhi, Dated 31°‘ January, 2025
Subject: Withdrawal of Para 2.76 of Handbook of Procedure - 2023 regarding
Track and Trace system for export of drug formulations -reg
$.O(E) : In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the
Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of
Foreign Trade hereby withdraws Para 2.76 of the Handbook of Procedures 2023
(previously Para 2.90A of HBP 2015-2020), which outlined the procedure for
implementing the Track and Trace system for export consignments of drug
formulations.
Effect of this Public Notice: Para 2.76 of the Handbook of Procedures 2023,
concerning the Track and Trace system for the export of drug formulations, is hereby
withdrawn with immediate effect. The implementation of the authentication system for
drug formulations being exported shall be undertaken by Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare in line with the provisions under Drug Rules 1945.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
& Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/91/180/648/AM-09/EC/E-21052)