Amendment in AEO Programme: Auto Renewal of AEO-T1 validity for continuous certification based on continuous compliance monitoring.
Key amendments are as follows:
Validity of AEO certificate is of 3 years for AEO-T1, an AEO-T1 entity who wish to continue their MO status must submit an application 30 days in advance from expiry of the validity of certification. Status of the AEO-T1 entities will be reviewed every 3 years.
Facility of continuous AEO certification/auto renewal for AEO-T1 entities is available. Entities would no longer be required to seek periodic renewal of their MO-T1 certification. Facility of the same will be available after submission of annual self-declaration and review thereof (to be filled b/w 1st Oct to 31st Dec each year).
The annual self-declaration for the AEO Auto Renewal process will be submitted by the applicant through the AEO online web portal .
All AEO-T1 entities certified on or after April 01, 2019 shall stand migrated to the auto renewal process
with effect from August 01, 2021.
On the basis of the annual self-declaration, the concerned zone shall initiate a Comprehensive Compliance Review for the AEO-T1 entities and based on the Comprehensive Compliance Review the concerned zone shall approve or revoke, as the case may be, continuous certification of the AEO-T1 entity and inform the National AEO Programme Manager.
Once revoked, a new MO-T1 (including MSME AEO-T1) certification would only be granted through fresh filing of application for AEO certification.
The AEO entities certified between 1st Jan to 31st Dec of each year shall be exempted from filing the annual declaration for that year.
AEO-T1 entities certified on or after January 01, 2021 for the present year will not be required to submit annual self-declaration for the present year.
