New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- India is engaging with countries where Halal certification for the export of meat and meat products is mandatory, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.

The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed yesterday facilitates mutual recognition arrangements for Halal certification, acceptance of India's NPOP certification for organic products, and enhanced cooperation in standards and conformity assessment.

"For many years, three-four years, we have been trying to get the Gulf countries who are the largest users of Halal, other than some other Islamic countries, to accept formal Halal certified products rather than the current informal processes," Piyush Goyal told report...