Tuesday, July 8, 2008

India’s EIC gets ISO-9001:2000 status

by Jenny Hodge

India’s Export Inspection Council (EIC), which provides services to the Indian exporting community, under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has been granted the status of an ISO-9001:2000 organization by M/s. DNV, Netherlands.

To automate all its activities in the organization, EIC has been implementing an Integrated Computerization Project (ICP).

The commerce and industry ministry has identified that the organization has performed Certificate of Origin (CoO) activity, which is one of the most important exporter centric activities as a growth area for monitoring.

This activity has been completely automated all over the country.

The facility of online submission of CoO application has also been provided to exporters all over the country.

EIC issues around 1 million certificates every year to the exporters.

Keeping in view necessary certification requirements of Indian exports, EIC has developed new schemes for different export products so that these products upon certification by EIC/EIAs can get hassle free entry into export markets.

New Schemes have been developed for various export products such as non-genetically modified food; Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani products; feed additives and premixtures; gelatin; ground nut / non-basmati rice; and sesame seed.

Due to continuous monitoring and surveillance by the EIC/EIAs of the fish and fishery products establishments for export to the EU, the numbers of complaints/rejections of export consignments have reduced considerably over the last 4 years.

EIC’s certification has been recognized by Korea (in 2004 for frozen marine products, processed spice goods, jam, honey, tea, preserved goods and sugar); by Turkey (in 2004 for food products and food packaging materials); by Sri Lanka (in 2004 for more than 100 products under its Import Inspection Scheme); by Singapore (in 2004 for food and agriculture, electric and electronic, telecommunication and drugs and pharmaceuticals); by Japan (in 2005 for poultry and marine products), by Italy (in 2005 for marine sector) and by China (in 2006 for iron ore).

Major progress has been achieved similarly in negotiation of agreement/recognition with many other countries like Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Bangladesh, Libya, Pakistan, Malaysia and New Zealand.

Source : http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=40111

 

 

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