Streamlining of Halal Certification Process for Meat and Meat Products regarding

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08042026-271628 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1691] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026/CHAITRA 17, 1948 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) [DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th February, 2026 No. 59/2025-26 Subject: Streamlining of Halal Certification Process for Meat and Meat Products - regarding. S.O. 1759(E). - In exercise of powers conferred under Section 3 read with section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act 1992, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the list of countries provided in Notification No. 34/2024- 25 dated 01.10.2024 for the export of specified Meat and Meat products. 2. The list of countries mentioned in Paragraph 1(v) of Notification No. 34/2024-25 is hereby expanded to include the following additional countries: I. Azerbaijan VIII. Syria XV. Turkmenistan II. Uzbekistan IX. Lebanon XVI. Yemen III. Kazakhstan X. Senegal XVII. Mauritius IV. Tajikistan XI. Maldives XVIII. Seychelles V. Kyrgyzstan XII. Brunei XIX. Kenya VI. Egypt XIII. Libya XX. Morocco VII. Algeria XIV. Tunisia 3. The compliance requirements under the "India Conformity Assessment Scheme (I-CAS)- Halal" for the additional countries listed above shall come into effect as follows: • For all the above countries except Egypt: Effect after a transition period of two (02) weeks from the date of this notification. • For Egypt: Effect after a period of six (06) months from the date of this notification, to facilitate system readiness and onboarding of certification bodies. 4. All other policy conditions, including the requirement for certification by NABCB-accredited bodies and compliance with importing country regulations as per Notification No. 34/2024-25, remain unchanged. Effect of this notification: Twenty (20) additional countries are added to the list of notified countries for mandatory Halal Certification under the i-CAS framework for specified Meat and Meat products. [F. No. 01/91/171/166/AM21/EC/e-24267] LAV AGARWAL, Director General of Foreign Trade & ex-officio Addl. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.