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I am happy to extend a very warm welcome to all of you to the 6th edition of SESEI Newsletter -Europe, for the month of August 2023. The FTA negotiations between EU/EFTA and India are progressing well, the discussions are deep and comprehensive covering a broad range of areas. India will be hosting the G20 summit in September 2023, during which the bilateral trade topics are also expected to be discussed on the sidelines.

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Headlines
BIS signs MoU with 35 institutions for fostering collaboration in standardization and conformity assessment
Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards Body of India signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with 35 prestigious institutions across the country for fostering collaboration in standardization and conformity assessment. The institutions...

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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 emerges as a historic milestone in the realm of digital rights after it was passed by Lok Sabha, the Lower House of Parliament and Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Parliament followed by Presidential assent making it a law of the land. With privacy at its core, this landmark legislation...

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C-DoT to be the Nodal Agency for Telecom IPRs
The government has decided to make the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) the nodal facilitation agency to the front end. The RD wing of the Department of Telecommunications, C-DoT will now play the role of the facilitator only for standard essential patent (SEP) negotiations. It shall also not bid any financial liability or obligations towards any parties.

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India announces definition of Green Hydrogen
In a significant move for the progress of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the government has notified the Green Hydrogen Standard for India. The standard issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India outlines the emission thresholds that must be met in order for hydrogen produced to be classified as ‘Green’, i.e., from renewable sources.

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‘FTA negotiations are proceeding at a good pace’: EU top trade official during EU-India Dialogue on Trade and Investment
EU top trade official during EU-India Dialogue on Trade and Investment: Chairing the EU-India High-Level Dialogue on Trade and Investment together with Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in the national capital on August 26, EU Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis showed satisfaction...

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Insights

Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) notifications to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Union Cabinet approves expansion of the Digital India programme with an outlay of INR 14,903 crore (approx. €1.65 billion)

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India ranks second in mobile production with 'Make in India' driving 2 billion devices

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India, European Free Trade Association Agree to Conclude Talks Early.

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India plans to hold FTA talks with UK, EU, Canada on G20 sidelines.

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CEN - European Committee for Standardization

CENELEC - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

ETSI - European Telecommunications Standards Institute

EC - European Commission

EFTA - European Free Trade Association