Last Updated on January 14, 2024 by The Health Master
The government removed export curbs on medical devices i.e. all diagnostic kits and reagents including instruments, which are used in detection of C-19 virus infections.
India logged 16,862 new C-19 virus infections, taking the total tally of C-19 cases to 3,40,37,592, while the active cases declined to 2,03,678, the lowest in 216 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 4,51,814 with 379 fresh fatalities.
The daily rise in new C-19 virus infections has been below 30,000 for 21 straight days and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 110 consecutive days now.
“The export policy of all diagnostic kits and reagents (including instruments /apparatus) is being made free with immediate effect,” the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
The DGFT is an arm of the commerce ministry which deals with export and import related norms.
The export restrictions on these products were imposed in June last year and August 16, 2021 on account of increasing C-19 cases. An exporter has to seek licence or permission from the government for exports of goods which are under a restricted category.
Diagnostic kits and reagents include RT-PCR kits and reagents, RNA extraction kits and reagents, synthetic fibre swabs, Proteinase K, magnetic stand, beads, and C-19 rapid antigen testing kits.
In a separate notification, the DGFT revised its earlier decision of October 4 with regard to export of syringes with or without needles.
It was earlier put under restricted category for export purposes, but now the curbs would be there for only certain denominations of syringes.
Further, in another notification, the directorate removed a ban on exports of melt blown fabric of any GSM, used in air filtration equipment, mask materials and liquid filtering materials.
“The melt blown fabric of any GSM has been made freely exportable with immediate effect,” it said.
Licensing procedure for Medical devices
Latest Notifications: Medical Devices
Classifications of Medical Devices under the provisions of MDR 2017
FAQs on Medical Devices Rules, 2017
FAQs – on Blood Pressure Monitoring Devices
FAQs by CDSCO on Pharma, Cosmetics, MDR, Clinical Trial
Drug Consultative Committee (DCC): Minutes of meetings
First artificial Heart implant performed: Kerala
From makeup to shampoo: Widely-used chemical linked to 1 lakh deaths…
New toxic drug impurities detected in some Heart Pills
Pharma sector needs Government push: IDMA
Latest Notifications regarding Pharmaceuticals
For informative videos by The Health Master, click on the below YouTube icon:
For informative videos on Medical Store / Pharmacy, click on the below YouTube icon:
For informative videos on the news regarding Pharma / Medical Devices / Cosmetics / Homoeopathy etc., click on the below YouTube icon:
For informative videos on consumer awareness, click on the below YouTube icon:
