Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Policy - 4 Division

Policy Circular No. 08/2023

Dated: 27^th December 2023

To

All Regional Authorities of DGFT
All Exporters/Members of Trade
All Custom Authorities

Subject: Clarification on the applicability of ad-hoc norms-reg.

Attention is drawn towards Para 4.12 (vi) of Handbook of Procedures 2023.

2. In this regard it is clarified that valid ad-hoc norms ratified on or after 01.04.2015 will also be applicable to pending cases/applications filed under self-declaration scheme on or after 01.04.2015 which were filed prior to the application against which ratification of such ad-hoc norms was done.

However, this clarification will not be applicable in case of items listed under Appendix 4P for other applicants.

3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.

(Raman Kumar)
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade

(Issued from file no. 01/94/180/092/AM24/PC-4)