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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

#Food imported for personal use , valued upto C.I.F Rs 2000/- ,is exempted form FSSAI Licence

Notice for operationalization of Food Safety and Standards (Food Import) Regulations,
2016 with immediate effect.

Dated: 14th January, 2016

F.No.1/2008/Import Safety/FSSAI: - In exercise of the power conferred by clause (d)
of sub-section (2) of Section 18 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), the
Food safety and Standards Authority of India, hereby makes the following Regulations,
namely: -
Food Safety and Standards (Food Import) Regulations, 2016


Chapter – 5

Food Import Clearance for Specific Purposes

5. Nothing contained in this regulation will be applicable to any person bringing in any
food article for his personal use provided that the value of such food article(s) shall not
exceed the amount as allowed by custom from time to time. The person carrying the
imported food for personal consumption shall submit the declaration as per schedule -5



Schedule – 5
[See Regulation 5]
(New undertaking format proposed for imported food consignment meant for Personal Use)
Declaration and undertaking by Importer
I/ We, ______________________________________, resident(s) of ______________________ do
hereby declare and undertake that:
1. I/We have imported ______ _______ from _______consignment> ________ vide ______ ____ dated ___________;
2. The above consignment of ____< Net weight or unit> _____ will be solely used for
personal consumption;
3. No part of the aforementioned consignment will be sold/ released into the
domestic market in any manner;
4. I am holding Passport Number _____________ issued from _____
_______ which is valid up to ______________. (*Applicable in case of Foreigners/ NRIs
only).
5. I shall be responsible and liable for any contravention of the FSSA Act, 2006 and
Rules & Regulations made there under.
I affirm that all information given above is true and correct to the best of my/our
knowledge and belief.
Signatures of the Importer with Stamp/ Seal
Name: ___________________________________________
Place: __________________ Address: _________________________________________
Date: ___________________ Contact Nos: ____________________________________
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Any novel food, food for special dietary use, functional food, #nutraceutical, #health supplement are not #Proprietary food as per #FSSAI Regulations

             
Proprietary Food  has been defined under new  Regulation by FSSAI. Notification  is given below.


                                        MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
                                                          (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)
                               NOTIFICATION                                          New Delhi, the 12th January, 2016
F. No. 11/12/Reg/Prop/FSSAI-2016.—In exercise of the power conferred by clause (d) of sub-section (2) of Section 18 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), the Food safety and Standards Authority of India, hereby makes the following amendment to the regulation 2.12 relating to ‘Proprietary Food’ of Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations,2011, namely:—
Regulations
1. Shor title and commencement. -(1) These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards
(Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, in
regulations 2.12 relating to ‘Proprietary Food’, for the sub-regulations 2.12.1, the following shall be
substituted, namely: -
“2.12.1: For the purpose of these regulations, -
(1) Proprietary food means an article of food that has not been standardized under these regulations, but
does not include any novel food, food for special dietary use, functional food, nutraceutical, health
supplement and such other articles of food which the Central Government may notify in this behalf.
(2) Proprietary food shall contain only those ingredients other than additives which are either
standardised in these Regulations or permitted for use in the preparation of other standardised food
under these Regulations.
(3) Proprietary food shall use only such additives as specified for the Category to which the food belongs
and such category shall be clearly mentioned on the label along with its name, nature and
composition.
(4) Proprietary food product shall comply with the food additives provisions as prescribed in Appendix A
and the microbiological specifications as prescribed in Appendix B of these Regulations and all other
Regulations made under this Act.
(5) The Food Business Operator shall be fully responsible for the safety of the proprietary food.”
PAWAN AGARWAL, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT-III/4/Exty./329]
Note.—The principle regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4
vide notification number F. No. 2-15015/30/2010, dated the 1st August, 2011and subsequently
amended vide notification numbers:—
(i) F. No. 4/15015/30/2011, dated the 7th June, 2013;
(ii) F. No. P.15014/1/2011-PFA/FSSAI, dated the 27th June, 2013;
(iii) F. No. 5/15015/30/2012, dated the 12th July, 2013;
(iv) F. No. P.15025/262/13-PA/FSSAI dated the 5th December, 2014;
(v) F. No. 1-83F/Sci.Pan-Noti/FSSAI-2012 dated the 17th February, 2015;
(vi) F. No. 4/15015/30/2011, dated the 4th August, 2015;
(vii) F. No P. 15025/263/13-PA/FSSAI, dated the 4th November, 2015;
(viii) F. No. P.15025/264/13-PA/FSSAI, dated the 4th November, 2015;
(ix) F. No. 7/15015/30/2012, dated the 13th November, 2015;
(x) F. No. P.15025/208/2013-PA/FSSAI, dated the 13th November, 2015 and


(xi) F. No. P. 15025/261/2013-PA/FSSAI, dated the 13th November, 2015.

Friday, January 01, 2016

#CENVAT #Credits is now allowed for import duty paid through authorized #Courier

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification
No. 27/2015 - Central Excise (N.T)

 New Delhi, the 31st  December, 2015


G.S.R.    (E).-   In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, namely:-

  • 1. (1)  These rules may be called the CENVAT Credit (Sixth Amendment) Rules,  2015.
        (2)  They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official  
        Gazette.
  • 2.         In the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, in rule 9, in sub-rule (1), in clause (d), after the words “ Foreign Post Office”, the words “or, as the case may be, an Authorized Courier, registered with the Principal Commissioner of Customs or the Commissioner of Customs in-charge of the customs airport,” shall be inserted.

[F. No. 267/34/2015/Pt. – CX-8]


(Shankar Prasad Sarma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note - The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 600(E ) dated the 10th September, 2004 {Notification No. 23/2004 – Central Excise (N.T) dated the 10th September, 2004} and was last amended vide number G.S.R. 818(E), dated the 29th October, 2015 {Notification No. 22/2015 -Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 29th October, 2015}.

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