Public Notice 34/2025-26 updates Para 6.34(h), revising LOP/LOI extension rules for EOU/BTP/EHTP/STP units under HBP 6.01(c) framework

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....Government authority issues Public Notice No. 34/2025-26 amending Para 6.34(h) of Chapter 6 of the Handbook of Procedure 2023 under powers in Paras 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023. The amendment replaces the earlier reference to extension of Letters of Permission (LOP) beyond the initial period as per FTP 6.05(a) with a new regime under HBP 6.01(c). Authorities may now extend LOP/LOI validity once production commences for up to five years at a time, or extend the initial two-year validity by one additional year for recorded valid reasons, applicable to EOU/BTP/EHTP/STP units.....