MINUTES OF THE 13th REVIEW MEETING ON THE FUNCTIONING OF

धान मुय आयु सीमा शुक का कायालय, OFFICE OF THE PR. CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, मुबई जोन- I, दूसरी मंिज़ल, नवीन सीमा शुक भवन , बेलाड इ!टेट, MUMBAI ZONE-I, 2nd FLOOR, NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, BALLARD ESTATE, मुंबई/ MUMBAI- 400 001 Phone No. 22620091, Email: ccu-cusmum1@nic.in 07.07.2023

MINUTES OF THE 13th REVIEW MEETING ON THE FUNCTIONING OF CENTRAL REVENUE CONTROL LABORATORY (CRCL) AT MUMBAI CUSTOMS ZONE-I

The 13th Review meeting on the functioning of Central Revenue Control Laboratory (CRCL) at Mumbai Customs Zone- I was held on 05.07.2023 at 12:00 PM in the Conference Hall, 2nd floor, New Custom House, Mumbai, under the Chairmanship of Shri Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Pr. Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone - I. 2. The following officers/representatives attended the meeting: S. No. Name & Designation(S/Sh.) Organization 1 Sunil Jain, Pr. Commissioner of Customs General Commissionerate 2 Smt. Kiran Verma, Principal Commissioner of Customs Import II Commissionerate 3 Vivek Pandey, Commissioner of Customs Import I Commissionerate 4 R. K. Singh, Additional Commissioner of Customs Pr. Chief Commissioner’s Office 5 Rajiv Magoo, Additional Commissioner of Customs Pr. Chief Commissioner’s Office 6 Smt.

oms Import I Commissionerate 4 R. K. Singh, Additional Commissioner of Customs Pr. Chief Commissioner’s Office 5 Rajiv Magoo, Additional Commissioner of Customs Pr. Chief Commissioner’s Office 6 Smt. Meghana Moghe, Additional Commissioner of Customs Import II Commissionerate 7 Mallinath Jeure, Additional Commissioner of Customs Import I Commissionerate 8 Hemlata Rai, Additional Commissioner of Customs Export Commissionerate 9 Neelesh Rautkar , Additional Commissioner of Import II Commissionerate CCCO/TECH/RPTS/OTH/538/2021-TECH-O/o PCC-CUS-ZONE-I-MUMBAI I/1281949/2023

Customs 10 Mazid Khan, Joint Commissioner General Commissionerate 11 Amit Kumar Nikalje, Joint Commissioner

Import-I Commissionerate 12 S. Suresh Kumar, Assistant Commissioner Pr. Chief Commissioner’s Office 13 Sushil K. R. Reddy, Assistant Commissioner Import-I Commissionerate 14 Mahesh Kumar, Assistant Commissioner Import-II Commissionerate 15 Meva Ram Ola, Deputy Commissioner

Import-I Commissionerate 16 Utkarsha, Deputy Commissioner Import-I Commissionerate 17 Mukta Srivastava, Chemical Examiner Grade-I CRCL, NCH 18 MD Habibullah, Chemical Examiner Grade-I CRCL, NCH
3. The meeting began with the round of introduction of CRCL officials present in the meeting. The Chairman welcomed and greeted all officers present in the meeting. The Chairman then reviewed the minutes of the previous meeting held on 27.03.2023 and the action taken report with respect to the minutes of the previous meeting. 4.

officers present in the meeting. The Chairman then reviewed the minutes of the previous meeting held on 27.03.2023 and the action taken report with respect to the minutes of the previous meeting. 4. The Chairman directed that a Standing Order should be issued by Import-I, Import-II and Export Commissionerates by the end of the day, i.e. 05.07.2023, stating that CRCL, New Custom House, Mumbai, would act as the Central Monitoring Receipt Centre for all samples drawn for testing in Mumbai Zone- I and that all drawn samples in Zone-I must be forwarded to CRCL, New Custom House only. In case the facility of testing sample for a particular commodity is not available with the CRCL then CRCL would forward the sample to outside laboratory. Further, under no circumstances, samples should be sent directly to any outside testing laboratory. 5 . The Chair emphasized that CRCL deals only in chemical tests and any sample which specifically requires NOC or testing from any Participating Government Agency (PGA) (eg. Animal quarantine, Plant Quarantine, Asstt Drug Controller etc) will be dealt by the concerned PGAs and not by CRCL, New Custom House. He also directed that all the Group and Docks officers should be sensitized regarding the subject matter for strict compliance. 6. Regarding the storage facility of remnant samples, it was directed by the Chair that only two storage facilities should be set up at Mumbai Zone-I, one in Docks and the other one in Division. One facility will store samples drawn from Liquid Bulk Cargo and the other facility will store all other samples.

lities should be set up at Mumbai Zone-I, one in Docks and the other one in Division. One facility will store samples drawn from Liquid Bulk Cargo and the other facility will store all other samples. The Chair also instructed Pr. Commissioner (General) to identify suitable space at both locations for the storage facilities. 7. The Chair further reiterated that concerned Commissionerates should maintain centralized repository of test reports in their respective units for future reference. 8. Shri R.K. Singh, Addl. Commissioner, PCCO informed that the reply received from DG Systems, New Delhi with regard to making provision in ICES system for the reflection of time drawn of samples is not satisfactory in nature. Shri Sunil Jain, Pr. Commissioner CCCO/TECH/RPTS/OTH/538/2021-TECH-O/o PCC-CUS-ZONE-I-MUMBAI I/1281949/2023

(Gen) assured that the matter would be taken up with DG Systems, New Delhi once again. 9. CRCL, New Custom House intimated that they have requested CHS Section for one high speed scanner along with one all- in-one desktop for scanning of old test reports. The Chair directed that the same may be obtained with the funds currently available with CRCL, New Custom House. Further, Shri Sunil Jain, Pr. Commissioner (General) instructed that a proposal for procuring a high-speed scanner may be put up by end of the day, so that the same can be procured at the earliest. 10.

rther, Shri Sunil Jain, Pr. Commissioner (General) instructed that a proposal for procuring a high-speed scanner may be put up by end of the day, so that the same can be procured at the earliest. 10. CRCL, New Custom House informed that all test reports are sent to all concerned sections via email/online mode irrespective of whether the test memos have been received online or offline to which Pr. Commissioner Import II & Commissioner Import I concurred. 11. The Chair also emphasized that Test report of samples drawn from the consignments which are being assessed provisionally for want of test report, must be taken up for testing and reporting on priority basis by CRCL, New Custom House. The Chair also directed Pr. Commissioner (General) to write to Director, CRCL for setting up a laboratory facility for testing of hot rolled/cold rolled stainless steel and other samples for which testing facilities are currently not available in CRCL, New Custom House, which would help in classification and speed up the assessment process. 12. As regards posting of additional staff viz. Chemical Examiners Grade-I & Grade-II, the Chair instructed Pr. Commissioner (Gen) to take up the matter with Director (CRCL). The Chair further advised the CRCL Officers present during the meeting to suitably train and utilize the currently posted TA/Preventive Officer in the Laboratory for optimum use of his services. 13. The Chair enquired regarding the accreditation required from National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) with regards to base oil.

optimum use of his services. 13. The Chair enquired regarding the accreditation required from National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) with regards to base oil. Shri Sunil Jain, Pr. Commissioner (General) informed that the requisite NABL accreditation will be taken up next year during second assessment in July 2024 and all procedural requirements will be completed by that time. 14. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks by the Chair. This issues with the approval of Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai, Zone I.

     (RAJIV MAGOO)
          ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS,  
      PCCO, MUMBAI CUSTOMS ZONE-I

Copy to:

1. Special Secretary and Member (Customs), CBIC.
2. JS (Customs), CBIC, New Delhi.
3. Director (RL), CRCL, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012.
4. All Pr. Commissioners/Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone – I.
5. Joint Director, CRCL, Mumbai.
6. All Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone – I.
7. All AC/DC, Appraising Groups, Docks, NCH.
8. Office Copy. CCCO/TECH/RPTS/OTH/538/2021-TECH-O/o PCC-CUS-ZONE-I-MUMBAI I/1281949/2023