DGFT Articles, News, Notification and Circular

  • Feb
  • 11
  • 2010

Amendment in Appendix 4C of Handbook of Procedures (Vol.-II)

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The rules to enable this provision have been notified only now in December, 2009. This implies that every employer will have to rework the taxable salary for its employees for the months for which salary has already been paid (April to November) and consequent increase, if any, in the tax to be deducted at source will have to be recovered and paid immediately to avoid interest payments.

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  • Feb
  • 11
  • 2010

Confirming membership of Chartered accountants with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has informed that with a view to strengthening the process of certification being issued by chartered accountants, they have hosted a link http://220.227.161.82/locm.asp on ICAI website, to enable anyone to seek confirmation to the effect that certificate received by him has been issued by a member of the Institute holding full time Certificate of Practice

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  • Feb
  • 10
  • 2010

DGFT notification on amendment in Chapter 8 of FTP regarding Mega Power Project

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“However, in regard to mega power projects, the requirement of ICB would not be mandatory, if the requisite quantum of power has been tied up through tariff based competitive bidding or if the project has been awarded through tariff based competitive bidding.”

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  • Feb
  • 10
  • 2010

DGFT notice on Amendment in Appendix 22 C and Appendix 27 regarding Mega Power Projects

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“That supply of goods under the contract made to mega power project in India is under the procedure of ICB or requisite quantum of power has been tied up through tariff based competitive bidding or project has been awarded through tariff based competitive bidding in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 8.2 and 8.4.4(iv) of FTP, and the import content of the order is Rs………………(Figures and words).”

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  • Feb
  • 06
  • 2010

Amendment of paragraph 2.13.1, 3.11.7 and 4.50 of HBP Vol. 1 for revalidation of freely transferable Authorization/ Duty credit scrips and re-credit of 4% SAD thereof.

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2.13.1 However, revalidation of freely transferable Authorisation / Duty credit scrips and stock and sale Authorisation shall not be permitted unless validity has expired while in custody of Customs authority / RA.

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  • Feb
  • 06
  • 2010

DGFT issued circular on Procedure to re-credit 4% Special Additional Duty (SAD) of Customs in DEPB, VKGUY, FPS, FMS, MLFPS scrips

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Procedure to re-credit 4% Special Additional Duty (SAD) of Customs in DEPB, VKGUY, FPS, FMS, MLFPS scrips in view of the refund facility allowed under Customs Notification No. 102/2007-Customs dated 14th September, 2007 (as amended) to be read with the Customs instructions communicated vide F.No.354/129/2007-TRU dated 14.9.2007, Customs circular No..6 /2008-Customs dated 28th April, 2008 and 6 /2009-Customs dated 9th February, 2009—regarding.

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  • Feb
  • 02
  • 2010

Amendment in ANF2-A of Handbook of Procedures Vol.I,2009-14

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B-3. No fee is payable for modification/amendment if such application is made within 90 days provided, however, that RA issuing I.E.Code may condone delay on payment of penalty of Rs.1000/- to be made in the form of Demand Draft. No fee is required for inclusion of PAN no. in the old IEC.

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  • Jan
  • 28
  • 2010

DGFT notification on Import policy of Toys

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NOTIFICATION NO. 27/2009-2014- A certificate that the toys being imported conform to the standards prescribed in ASTM F963 or standards prescribed in ISO 8124 (Parts I-III) or IS 9873 [Parts I-III] or standards prescribed in EN 71;

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  • Jan
  • 26
  • 2010

Amendment for Export of Animal by product to EU in the Schedule 2 (Export Policy) of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import items

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NOTIFICATION NO. 26 /2009-2014, NEW DELHI, THE 25 JANUARY, 2009. S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with Para 1.3 and Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Schedule 2 (Export Policy) of ITC(HS) Classifications of Export and Import items as amended, from time to time :

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  • Jan
  • 22
  • 2010

DGFT public notice on Amendments/corrections in SION C-23 and C-2046

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PUBLIC NOTICE NO: 35(RE: 2010)/2009-2014 – In the statement of Standard Input Output Norms (SION) as contained in the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.2), 2009-2014, as amended from time to time, amendments/corrections at appropriate places as mentioned in ANNEXURE “A” and ANNEXURE “B” to this Public Notice are made.

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