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All existing State Licensed FBOs having license for the food products under Food Safety and Standards (Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Food for Special Dietary Use, and Food for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Food and Novel Food) Regulations, 2016 shall migrate to Central License with a modification fee of Rs. One Thousand [Rs. 1000] only and the payment of the differential amount between State License fee and Central License fee for remaining number of complete years of validity of their existing licenses by 31st December 2021. Further, State Licensed FBOs manufacturing products under Nutraceutical Regulations shall not be able to apply for renewal of their license after 31st December 2021. All existing applications for new/modification licenses [under processing) with State Licensing Authorities shall stand rejected and fee paid shall be refunded to the concerned FBOs in such cases. Such FBOs shall be required to resubmit the application with full fee to the concerned Central Licensing Authorities. It is further informed that FSSAI has already enabled food businesses to migrate/modify their licenses from State License to Central License without change in existing license number w.e.f 1st June 2021, thereby facilitating food businesses to save overhead costs and undue hassle which otherwise, might have occurred due to change in existing license number and subsequently loss of pre-printed packaging material, if any.