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FSSAI has been in the constant process of making the licensing and registration procedure simpler and rationalised towards ease of doing business. In this direction, the documents prescribed to be submitted vide order dated 14 May 2012 under reference have been reviewed. To bring clarity on the documents to be submitted, these documents have been segregated on the basis of Kind of Business and their relevance to KoBs. FSSAI has provided a KOB wise list of documents to be submitted with the application for the license. The list by food authority is given in Annexure-1. It is also decided that the documents shall be self-attested by the authorised signatory before uploading on FoSCoS.

Annexure – 1

1. Revised list of the KoB-wise mandatory documents

The KoB-wise list of mandatory documents is divided into two parts i.e., Documents for Non-Manufacturing KoBs and Documents for Manufacturing KoBs. The KoB-wise mandatory documents are listed below: Note: * denotes document to be submitted on Letter Head of the firm/company etc.

Al: List of Documents for non-Manufacturing/Processing Kind of Businesses Sr. No. 1 to 5 — applicable for all Kind of Businesses
1.	List of Directors/Partners/Proprietor/Executive Members of Society/Trust with full address and contact details with the nomination of authorized signatory*
2.	Photo I.D and address proof issued by Government authority of Proprietor/ Partner/Director(s)/Authorised Signatory.
3,	Proof of possession of premises. (Sale deed/ Rent agreement/ Electricity bill, etc.)
4.	Partnership Deed/Self Declaration for Proprietorship/Memorandum & Articles of Association towards the constitution of the firm/ Copy of certificate obtained under Coop Act – 1861/Multi State Coop Act – 2002 in case of Cooperatives
5.	Form IX: Nomination of Person as per Clause 2.5 of FSS Rules, 2008 (Not applicable in case of Proprietor) *
A2: List of additional specific documents related to the type of food business activity
Food Services such as Hotels/ Restaurants, Food Vending Establishments, Club/ Canteen or any other prepared food establishment.		1. Analysis report (Chemical & Bacteriological) of water to be used as an ingredient in food from a recognized/ public health laboratory to confirm the potability. Indicating the name of an authorized representative of Lab who collected the sample and date of collecting the sample (Not applicable if water is not being used as an ingredient)
Importer		1. Import Export Code (IEC) document issued by DGFT 2. Recall Pan*
Merchant Exporter		1. Import Export Code (IEC) document issued by DGFT 2. Declaration that products meant for export only shall not be exposed for sale and consumption in the domestic market. Further, the products (meant for export only) meet the standards of the importing country*
Head office/ Registered Office/ eCommerce		1. Recall Pan*
Transporters		1. List of Vehicle Registration Numbers*

 

B1: List of Documents for Manufacturers / Processors Sr. No. 1 to 10 — applicable for all Manufacturing/Processing KoBs
1.	List of Directors/Partners/Proprietor/Executive Members of Society/Trust with full address and contact details with the nomination of authorized signatory*
2.	Photo I.D and address proof issued by Government authority of Proprietor/ Partner/ Director(s)/ Authorised Signatory.
3.	Proof of possession of premises. (Sale deed/ Rent agreement/ Electricity bill, etc.)
4.	Partnership Deed/Self Declaration for Proprietorship/Memorandum & Articles of Association towards the constitution of the firm/ Copy of certificate obtained under Coop Act – 1861/Multi State Coop Act – 2002 in case of Cooperatives.
5.	Form IX: Nomination of Person as per Clause 2.5 of FSS Rules, 2008 (Not applicable in case of Proprietor) *
6.	Blueprint/layout plan of the processing unit showing the dimensions in metres/square metres and operation-wise area allocation *
7.	Production unit photographs
8.	Name and List of Equipment and Machinery along with the number, installed capacity and horse power used*
9.	Analysis report (Chemical & Bacteriological) of water to be used as an ingredient in food from a recognized/ public health laboratory to confirm the potability indicating the name of an authorized representative of Lab who collected the sample and date of collecting the sample. (Not applicable if water is not being used as an ingredient)
10.	Recall Plan*
B2: List of additional specific documents related to the type of Manufacturing/Processing Activity
Dairy Processing		Source or procurement plan for milk*
Meat Processing		1. Source of raw material* 2. NoC from Municipal Corporation / local body
Slaughter House		NoC from Municipal Corporation / local body
Re-labellers and Re-packers		NOC from Manufacturers #Repackers shall upload NOC from Manufacturers as a separate document in Other Document Section. #Relabellers shall upload NOC from Manufacturers against Sr. no. 6,7,8,9 of list Bl.
Nutraceuticals		Product Specification (ingredients as per applicable Schedule) of each product mentioning the purity criteria adopted for ingredients of Nutraceutical and health supplement products as per the prescribed format*
Proprietary Foods		Composition of each product as per the prescribed format*
Novel Foods		Product Approval from FSSAI HQ for each product
Packaged Drinking Water		Pesticide residues report of water to be used as an ingredient in case of units manufacturing Packaged Drinking Water, Packaged Mineral Water and/or Carbonated water from a recognised/ public health laboratory indicating the name of an authorised representative of Lab who collected the sample and date of collecting the sample, including the ource of raw water and treatment plan.

B3: Additional Documents for Manufacturer — Exporters (in addition to above)

1. Import Export Code (IEC) document issued by DGFT
2. Declaration that products meant for export only shall not be exposed for sale and consumption in the domestic market. Further, the products (meant for export only) meet the standards of the importing country*
3. Ministry of Commerce Certificate for 100% EOU (if availing the Scheme)

C: Other Document list irrespective of Kind of Business

1. In case of extraction of ground water, NOC from CGWA as per FSSAI order dated 2^ndJan 2018 and 11^th January 2021.
2. Any document which is required by the licensing authority to ensure the safety of food.
3. Any document specified by FSSAI or Commissioner of Food Safety through a public order for any particular Kind of Business Activity or in general.

D: Documents required for Renewal of License (for all KoBs)

1. FSMS Certificate or plan
2. Updation of details of Nominee (Form IX) — if the nominee is changed.

E: Documents required for Modification of License (for all KoBs)

1. Supporting Document for the purpose of modification on the letterhead.
2. Any document which is required by the licensing authority to ensure the safety of food.

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