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Introduction

The Export Inspection Council (EIC) was set up by the Government of India under Section 3 of The Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), in order to ensure sound development of export trade of India through Quality Control and Inspection and for matters connected thereof.
EIC is an advisory body to the Central Government, which is empowered under the Act to:
  • Notify commodities which will be subjected to quality control and / or inspection prior to export,
  • Establish standards of quality for such notified commodities, and
  • Specify the type of quality control and / or inspection to be applied to such commodities..
Besides its advisory role, the Export Inspection Council, also exercises technical and administrative control over the five Export Inspection Agencies (EIAs), one each at Chennai, Delhi, Kochi, Kolkata and Mumbai established by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, under Section 7 of the Act for the purpose of implementing the various measures and policies formulated by the Export Inspection Council.
Export Inspection Council, either directly or through Export Inspection Agencies, its field organization renders services in the areas of: Certification of quality of export commodities through installation of quality assurance systems in the exporting units.
The certification is of two types – (1) Consignment wise inspection and (2) Certification of quality of food items for export through installation of Food safety Management System in the food processing units.
Another major service of EIC is to issue of Certificates of origin to exporters under various preferential tariff schemes for export products.
Organisation Setup
Under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963, the Council, which is constituted by the Central Government, is the apex body, and has powers to constitute specialist committees to assist it in discharge of its functions.
List of Council Members
In pursuance of Section 3 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963(22 of 1963) and in pursuance of rule 3 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules; 1964, the Central Government vide its S.O. no. 2856(E) dated 09.11.2009, reconstituted the Export Inspection Council consisting of the following persons, for the period as indicated in column(3), namely :-

S.O. 3379    (E)- dated 29.9.2020, In exercise of the powers under Section 3 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963) read with rule 3 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1964, the Central Government hereby reconstitutes the Export Inspection Council and nominates the following persons, for a period of two years from the date of publication of this notification namely; -

Name and Designation
Members nominated under clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (1) of Section 3
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Name
Designation
(1)
(2)
(3)
1
 Shri S. Kishore, IAS (WB:1989), Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi.
Chairman
2
 Director of Inspection and Quality Control, Export Inspection Council, New Delhi
Member- Ex-officio
3
 Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi
Member- Ex-officio
4
 Agriculture Marketing Adviser to the Government of India, New Delhi
Member- Ex-officio
5
 Director General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Kolkata
Member- Ex-officio
Other members nominated under clause (f) of the sub-section (1) of Section 3
6
 Director (Export Inspection), Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, New Delhi
Member
7
 Joint Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, New Delhi
Member
8
 Chairman, Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, New Delhi
Member
9
 Chairman, Marine Product Export Development Authority, Kochi
Member
10
 Chairman, Spices Board, Kochi
Member
11
 Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing dealing with meat and meat products
Member
12
 Joint Secretary, Plant Protection, Department of Agriculture, Co-operation And Farmer’s Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture And Farmers Welfare, Government of India
Member
13
 Chief Executive Officer, National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, NABL House, Plot 45, Gurugram, Haryana
Member
14
 Advisor (Standards), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road near Bal Bhawan New Delhi - 110002 India.
Member
15
 Director, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
Member
16
 President, All India Rice Exporters Association, New Delhi
Member
17
 Vice Chancellor, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Plot 97, Sector 56, Kundli, Sonepat, Haryana
Member
18
 Nominee Member from M/s Mineral Lab Services Pvt. Ltd., 4th Floor, Karma Paes Avenue, F.L. Gomes Road, Vasco da Gama- Goa 403802
Member
19
 Nominee member from M/s. Mitra SK Pvt. Ltd., Holding no. 22/107, Ward No. 9, P.O. Khanjanchak, 1st Floor, Beside India Hotel, Haldia, Dist Purba Medinipur, West Bengal 721 602
Member
20
 Nominee member from M/s Therapeutics Chemical Research Corporation, D.No. 25-12-39, 2nd Floor, Gidevari Street, Opp. SBI Town Branch Visakhapatman 530001
Member