2 rice export bodies seek review of Apeda move to appoint new law firm to handle Basmati GI, IPR cases
All-India Rice Exporters Association and The Basmati Rice Millers and Exporters Association urged India’s Commerce Ministry to review Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority’s appointment of a new law firm for basmati GI and IPR cases, alleging lack of stakeholder consultation.
Two rice exporters’ organisations have urged the Commerce Ministry to reconsider the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apdea) decision to “arbitrarily” appoint a new law firm to handle global cases on basmati geographical indication (GI) and intellectual property rights (IPR).
However, Apeda sources said the law firm has been engaged after due process of tender by an expert selection panel.
The All-India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) and The Basmati Rice Millers and Exporters Association (Punjab), or BRMEA, in separate letters to Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Apeda Chairman Abhishek Dev, said the new law firm has been selected without consulting stakeholders and exporters.
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Source : The Hindu Businessline
