The Public Notice amends Paragraph 2.08 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP), which merges ANF-1A with the revised ANF-2A, making ANF-1A obsolete. Under the revised procedure, details submitted in the Importer Exporter Code (IEC) application will be electronically verified through integration with records maintained by relevant Ministries, Departments, Organisations, and Banks, wherever feasible. Applicants must continue to submit scanned documents online unless exempted by the system.