DGFT s trade facilitation mobile app to improve efficiency of importers, exporters: Goyal
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Last Updated: Apr 12, 2021, 05:31 PM IST
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The app would provide real-time trade policy updates, notifications, applications, status alerts and real-time data, he said while launching the app.
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Goyal also said mobile governance will enable the creation of quality-conscious and cross competitive domestic industry and help significantly contribute to the export target of USD 1 trillion by 2025.
The trade facilitation mobile app of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is a state-of-the-art system and it will help improve the efficiency of both importers and exporters, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.
Draft e-commerce policy moots conformity assessment procedures for online platforms
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Last Updated: Mar 15, 2021, 03:25 PM IST
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Synopsis Conformity assessment procedures will be put in place in order to verify that goods and services sold, on e-commerce platforms, meet required standards and technical regulations, as prescribed by sector specific regulations/rules, the draft said. These procedures are related to testing, verification and certification of goods and services, among others.
Conformity assessment procedures will be put in place to verify that goods and services sold on e-commerce platforms meet required standards and technical regulations, according to the draft e-commerce policy. The policy, which is under discussion, also stated that actions and things which cannot be done by the online platform entities can also not be done by any of its associates and related parties.