The Government has put off the requirement to get mandatory certification for exports of organic products indefinitely.
The norm for mandatory certification was to have come into force on December 18. In a public notice issued on Friday, the Directorate-General of Foreign Trade said implementation of the procedure for export of certified organic products has been deferred till further orders.
The development is likely to provide relief to the textile industry which is gearing up to tap global markets. The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) had told the government that the new order would halt export of organic textile products.
RK Dalmia, Chairman, Texprocil, said the move will give exporters and buyers sufficient time to adopt and adapt to the changes in future.
“It will help to cast aside fears of buyers since many of them were not willing to embrace the new procedures,” he said.
The cotton export body had said that the new norm would increase the transaction cost as the industry out of compulsion by buyers is already taking Global Organic Textile Standard certification for organic products export.