Provision for verification of the exporters declaration (self certification basis) on the Rules of Origin under GSP Scheme — amendment in Para 2.104 (c) of Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020.

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section -1

Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi Public Notice No?/2015-2020 Dated the/S*February, 2021

Subject: Provision for verification of the exporters declaration (self certification basis) on the Rules of Origin under GSP Scheme — amendment in Para 2.104 (c) of Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020.

S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby revises para 2.104 (c) of Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020 to insert the provision for verification of the exporters declaration (self certification basis) on the Rules of Origin under GSP Scheme as under:

2.104 Existing para

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(c) The European Union (EU) has (c) (i) The European Union (EU) has introduced a self-certification scheme for | introduced a self-certification scheme for certifying the rules of origin under GSP certifying the rules of origin under GSP from from 1.1.2017 onwards. Under the | 1.1.2017 onwards. Under the Registered Registered Exporter System (REX) Exporter System (REX), exporters with a REX introduced from 1.1.2017, exporters with | number are able to self-certify the Statement on a REX number are able to self-certify the |Origin of their goods being exported to EU Statement on Origin of their goods being | under the GSP Scheme. The registration on exported to EU under the GSP Scheme. REX is without any fee or charges. The details The registration on REX is without any of the scheme are at Annex | to Appendix 2C. fee or charges. The details of the scheme are at Annex 1 to Appendix 2C. (ii) The competent Local Authorities would undertake post verification of self certified The competent Local Authorities would Certificate of Origin based on the request of the undertake post verification of self certified importers/customs agencies of the importing Certificate of Origin based on the request | country and the fee to be changed is detailed in of the importers/customs agencies of the Appendix 2K. Agencies may charge TA and importing country and the fee to be DA, as per government rates, separately from changed is detailed in Appendix 2K. the unit. Agencies may charge TA and DA, as per (iii) Further, as per the conditions required to government rates, separately from the unit avail GSP benefit under self certification system, the beneficiary country needs to have a verification system of such self certified Sees ___| certificatesof origin. The standard operating|

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procedure for verification of the self certified eCoOs, to be followed by all Authorized agencies/Local Administrators is detailed in Annex II to Appendix 2C.

3. Effect of this Public Notice: Procedure for verification of exporters declaration (self certification basis) on the Rules of Origin under GSP Scheme under Chapter — 2 of Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020 inserted in papa 2.104 of Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020.

WWlorr.e2) (Amit Yadav) Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India Email:dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/93/1 80/56/AM-13/PC-2(B)/Part-I/P-197)