Commerce Division has made mandatory to print the word "Halal" on products. In this regard Commerce Division has issued an SRO. The SRO 237 (1)/2019 says that in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (I) of Section 3 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1950 (XXXIX of 1950), the federal government is pleased to direct that the following further amendments shall be made in the Import Policy Order, 2016, namely:
In the aforesaid order, in Appendix B, in the Table under Part-I, in column (I), against Serial No. 13, in column (4),
a) in clause (iii) for the expression "50% (filly percent) of the shelf life, calculated from the date of filing of Import General Manifest (IGM)", the expression "66% (2/3rd) of the shelf life remaining from the dare of manufacturing" shall be substituted: and
b) after clause (iii), amended as aforesaid, the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-
"(iii a) The ingredients and details of the product (e.g. nutritional facts, usage instructions etc.) of the food products shall be printed in Urdu and English languages on the consumer packaging;
(iii b) The logo of the Halal certification body shall be printed on the consumer packaging:
(iii c) The labelling under clauses (iii a) and (iii b) above shall not be in the form of a sticker, overprinting, stamp or scratched labelling;
(iii d) The shipment shall be accompanied b) a Halal Certificate issued by a Halal Certification Body, accredited with an Accrediting Body (AB) which is a member of International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF) or Standards Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC)."
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