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As per the procedure agreed, Department of Commerce takes responsibility of having consultation with all concerned Department of the Government of India to create consensus among them and send its recommendation alongwith the no objection of different Departments of the Government of India to MHA for final approval. Ministry of Home Affairs would get the President on the Bill. Development Commissioner of SEZ are advised to send a copy of the communication to the nodal De.. Full Article

Trade defence measures are available to the domestic industry to counter unfair trade practices followed by exporters of goods from other countries. In case a product is imported into the country at less than its normal value, and it causes injury to the domestic industry, the domestic industry can make an application to Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied duties (DGAD) in the Department of Commerce for imposition of anti-dumping duty. Full Article

Meetings of all Zonal Development Commissioners under the chairmanship of AS(SEZ) would be held after BOA meeting in the Department of Commerce to discuss and clarify policy matters which required further discussion. Therefore, if Zonal DCs need any clarifications on SEZ Policy issues, they may bring up such matters along with full details of the case in these meetings. Full Article

It has been noted that developers/co-developers have been seeking permission of the BoA for carrying out such authorized operations, which are already covered in the default list of authorized operations, the powers for which have already been delegated to the DC’s/UAC’s. This results in the waste of precious time of the BoA. Full Article

The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has issued an Instruction No. 41 - F.No.C.6/9/2009-SEZ- Dated November, 2009 to all Development Commissioners clarifying that Net Foreign Exchange Earning (NFE) for SEZ units is to be calculated in rupee terms only.In case a unit claims that the NFE is negative due to foreign exchange fluctuations, the Approval Committee may consider the same, on case to case basis, provided the NFE computations are certified by the Authorised Banker.. Full Article

A representation has been received from Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai Office seeking clarification regarding calculation of Foreign Exchange earned for redemption of EPCG Authorizations issued to Service Providers in terms of provisions ofCircular No. 25 dated 01.01.2008. Full Article

F.No.C.3/6/2009-SEZ Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi Dated the 3rd June , 2009 INSTRUCTION NO. 13 Subject: Clarification on Lease of space on shift basis in IT/ITES SEZ & Disaster Management/Recovery Centre Reference has been received as to whether a Developer can lease space in the [...] Full Article

Amendments in Schedule-I (Imports) to the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, 2004-09 TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART-II, SECTION-3, SUB SECTION (ii) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOTIFICATION No. 89(RE-2008)/2004-09 Dated: 26th February, 2009 S.O. (E).- In exercise of powers conferred under [...] Full Article