The list of countries subject to mandatory India Conformity...

The list of countries subject to mandatory India Conformity Assessment Scheme (I-CAS) Halal certification for specified meat and meat products is expanded by twenty additional countries through amendment of the earlier notification. The amendment makes I-CAS Halal certification mandatory for the newly listed countries, effective after a two-week transition for all listed states except Egypt, for which compliance is deferred for six months to allow onboarding of certification bodies. Existing requirements-certification by NABCB accredited bodies and adherence to importing country regulations-remain unchanged and continue to govern export compliance under the Foreign Trade Policy framework.