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Public Notice amending Para 10.06(III) of the Handbook of Procedures 2023 to broaden delegation of approval authority for Inter Ministerial Working Group cases.

Detailed Summary

Issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce), on 14th August 2024 (Public Notice No. 17/2024, F. No. 01/77/171/025/AM23/EC(S)), and made under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, this notice amends Para 10.06(III) of Chapter 10 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 with immediate effect so that, where a case deferred at an Inter Ministerial Working Group (IMWG) meeting is subsequently cleared with no divergence of views after receiving comments/views/NOCs from all concerned agencies, authorisation may be issued with the approval of either the Chairman, IMWG, or any officer nominated by the Chairman/DGFT not below the rank of Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade or Under Secretary, with such cases still placed before the IMWG at its next meeting for ex-post facto approval; the stated effect is to amend the delegation of powers for approving SCOMET authorisations in such circumstances; the notice is signed by Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade, Ex-officio Additional Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20082024-256492 EXTRAORDINARY PART I-Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No.212] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2024/SHRAVANA 29, 1946 1-17@2024 5260 GI/2024 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) Public Notice New Delhi, the 14th August, 2024 No. 17/2024 Subject:- Amendment in the Para 10.06 of Handbook of Procedure 2023- reg F. No. 01/77/171/025/AM23/EC(S).—In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 as amended from time to time, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) hereby makes the following amendment to Chapter 10 of Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 with immediate effect: +-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Existing text of Para 10.06(III) | Revised text of Para 10.06(III) | +=============================================================+=============================================================+ | Inter Ministerial Working Group (IMWG) | Inter Ministerial Working Group (IMWG) | +-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | III. Where a case has been deferred in the IMWG | III. Where a case has been deferred in the IMWG | | meeting and subsequently comments/views/NOC(s) are | meeting and subsequently comments/views/NOC(s) are | | received from all concerned agencies with no | received from all concerned agencies with no | | divergence in views, authorisation shall be issued | divergence in views, authorization shall be issued with | | with the approval of Chairman, IMWG and the case | the approval of Chairman, IMWG or any officer | | shall be brought before IMWG in its subsequent | nominated by Chairman/DGFT (not below the rank of | | meeting for approval on ex-post facto basis. | Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade/Under | | | Secretary) and such cases shall be brought before | | | IMWG in its subsequent meeting for approval on ex- | | | post facto basis. | +-------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ Effect of this Public Notice: Para 10.06(III) of HBP 2023 has been amended to notify the changes in the delegation of powers for approval of authorizations under SCOMET where comments/views/NOC(s) are received from all concerned agencies with no divergence in views. SANTOSH KUMAR SARANGI, 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. SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVESH SRIVASTAVA Date: 2004.08.20 22:10:23 +0530

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