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(3) Waiver of credit limit application fee till 30th June, 2020.
(4) Reduction in policy proposal processing fee by 50% for poli-
cies due for renewal/issue from 1st March till 30th June,
2020.
(5) Discretion to exporters to extend due date for payment by
buyers for shipments accepted earlier.
(6) Discretion to decide about shipments (i.e. resale/reimport/or
abandon) that reached destination but not cleared by over-
seas buyers due to lockdown in the destination countries.
(7) Claim eligibility period under insurance cover reduced from
the present 4 months period to 1 month.
(D) Facilitation by Agri Exporters by Agricultural & Processed Products
Export Development Authority (APEDA) :
(1) For facilitating exporters, APEDA extended the validity of
RCMC, Recognition/Registration of pack houses, groundnut
processing unit, Meat plants, wherever expiring up to 30th
April, 2020.
(2) Advisory has been issued for providing additional one
month validity of certificate as a one-time measure for ex-
porters of organic products.
(3) An advisory was issued on 28-3-2020 to all the laboratories
authorized in HortiNet/GrapeNet as well as those for
APEDA scheduled products, which carry out sampling and
analysis of fresh fruits and vegetables, to bring any impedi-
ment related to movement of samplers and laboratory staff to
the notice of APEDA and the local Authorities for quick reso-
lution.
(4) APEDA Certification Bodies have been advised to extend the
validity of organic certificates. This will enable the farmer to
continue with certification without losing organic status.
(5) Provision has also been made for interim extension of certifi-
cates of food processors and exporters whose physical inspec-
tion could not be conducted.
(6) With the intervention of APEDA, few packing units in Navi
Mumbai were able to get the permission to resume opera-
tions for production of essential packaging material for sup-
plies.
(E) Facilitation by the TOBACCO Board :
The last date for submission of monthly returns by various traders
for the month of February is 15th March. The last date for submis-
sion of returns for the month of March is 15th April. Tobacco Board
has extended these dates up to 30th April, 2020. Tobacco board in
consultation with State Governments and other stakeholders has
planned to start auctioning of Tobacco w.e.f. 15th April, 2020 in or-
der to prevent loss of the Tobacco Crop.
(F) Tea board has extended various timelines of Returns filing : Such as
Production return (Form-E), Buyer return (Form-F), Instant Tea Re-
turn, Warehouse Return (Form M), Export return, Import return (all
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