Deferment in the date of effect of implementation of bar-coding on Mono-carton as Secondary Level Packaging on export consignment of pharmaceuticals and drugs for tracing and tracking purpose. - DGFT - 68 (RE-2013)/2009-2014

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. 68 (RE-2013)/2009-2014 New Delhi, Dated the 6th August, 2014 Sub: Deferment in the date of effect of implementation of bar-coding on Mono-carton as Secondary Level Packaging on export consignment of pharmaceuticals and drugs for tracing and tracking purpose. In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14 , as amended from time to time, Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment in Public Notice No. 62(RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 26.06.2014. 2. The date of implementation of bar-coding on Mono-carton packaging as mentioned at Sl. No. 3(i) b of Public Notice No. 62(RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated 26.06.2014 will come into effect from 1st April, 2015. 3. Effect of this Public Notice: As per Public Notice No. 62 dated 26.06.2014 , Mono cartons are to be treated as part of Secondary Level Packaging and accordingly the requirement of affixing bar-codes on Mono-carton as Secondary Level Packaging became effective from 26.06.2014. Now the effective date of affixing bar-codes on Mono-carton as Secondary Level Packaging has been deferred to 1st April, 2015. There shall be no other change in Public Notice No. 62 dated 26.06.2014. (Pravir Kumar) Director General of Foreign Trade E-mail: dgft@nic.in (Issued from F.No. 01/91/180/648/AM 09/Export Cell)