The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on August 05, 2026, notified regarding the Streamlining of Halal Certification Process for Meat and Meat Products.
The Government has amended Notification No. 59/2025-26 dated February 9, 2026, extending the transition period for mandatory implementation of the India Conformity Assessment Scheme (i-CAS)-Halal for specified meat and meat products exported to Egypt. The transition period has been extended from six months to nine months from the date of the original notification, providing an additional three months for system readiness and completion of the onboarding and accreditation of Egyptian Halal certification bodies under i-CAS-Halal. All other provisions of the original notification remain unchanged.
[Notification no. - 28/2026-27]
