The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002 [G.S.R. 118(E), dated the 1st March, 2002] and was last amended vide notification No. 120/2003- Customs, dated the 1st August, 2003.
I am directed to draw your attention to Board’s circulars No. 591/28/2001-CX dated 16.10.2001 and No. 654/45/2002-CX dated 19.8.2002 wherein it has been, inter alia , stated that if a manufacturer does not fulfill the requirements of either sub-rule(2) [i.e. maintaining separate accounts] or sub-rule (3) [i.e. paying 8% of the price of the exempted goods other than the exceptions specified in clause(a)] of rule 6 of CENVAT Credit Rules,2002
In terms of notification No.296/76-Cus. dated 2.8.1976, vehicles can be temporarily imported into India for a period of six months without payment of customs duty against a valid Carnet-de-passage issued by a member of an Automobile Club or Association belonging to the Federation of Alliance Internationale De Tourisme. This period can be further extended for another period of six months.
Requests have been made by some recipient organisations to specify persons/institutions other than State Governments to issue certificates for the purposes of the said notification and the Bilateral agreement.
