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The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food
Products Export Development Authority Act passed by the Parliament in December,
1985. The Act (2 of 1986) came into effect from 13th February, 1986 by a notification
issued in the Gazette of India: Extraordinary: Part-II [Sec. 3(ii): 13.2.1986). The
Authority replaced the Processed Food Export Promotion Council (PFEPC).
ASSIGNED FUNCTION
In accordance with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development
Authority Act, 1985, (2 of 1986) the following functions have been assigned to the
Authority.
Fixing of standards and specifications for the scheduled products for the purpose
of exports;
PRODUCTS MONITORED
APEDA is mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the
following scheduled products:
Dairy Products.
In addition to this, APEDA has been entrusted with the responsibility to monitor import of
sugar.
As prescribed by the statute, the APEDA Authority consists of the following members
namely:
Three members of Parliament of whom two are elected by the House of People
and one by the Council of States
(ii) Commerce
(iii) Finance
(iv) Industry
(v) Food
Packaging Industry
Two members appointed by the Central Government from amongst specialists and
scientists in the fields of agriculture, economics and marketing of the scheduled
products.