(i) after S.No. 316A and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, (ii) against S.No. 360, for the entry in column (6) the entry – shall be substituted.
The principal notification No. 6/2002-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2002 was published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 127 (E), dated the 1st March, 2002 and was last amended vide notification No. 52 /2003-Central Excise, dated the 17th, 2003 [G.S.R. 493(E), dated the 17th June, 2003.
The international certification scheme for rough diamonds entitled: “Kimberley Process Certification Scheme” was adopted in a Ministerial meeting held at Interlaken, Switzerland, on 5th November, 2002. India is a signatory to the Interlaken Declaration. The Scheme has been evolved to deal with the issue of conflict diamonds which are basically rough diamonds whose trade is prohibited by the United Nations Security Council because, the proceeds of that trade are used by rebel movements and their allies to finance conflicts aimed at undermining legitimate governments.
I am directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and to say that doubts have been raised regarding classification of Badian Khatal (fruit) or star aniseeds. It has been stated that some importers are claming classification of Badian Khatal fruit under CTH 1211.90 on the plea that it is specifically mentioned in the list of crude drugs given at the end of Chapter 12 of ITC(HS) classification of import/export commodities brought out by the DGFT.
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) for Rough Diamonds– Implementation-Reg am directed to invite your attention to the notification No. 21/2002-07 dated 26-12-2002 issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) amending Paragraph 2.2 of the Export and Import Policy to provide that no import or export of rough diamonds shall be permitted unless the shipment parcel is accompanied by Kimberley Process (KP) Certificate required under the procedure specified by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council ( GJEPC).
Whenever the SION of a product are on content basis (i.e., —kg/kg content in export product ) and/or the components are in numbers, the exporters are required to submit ‘Bill of Material’ indicating net weight of export product (as shown in the Shipping Bill) and net weight of each input, imported as well as indigenous, to verify their contents in the export product.
20th June, 2003. Notification No. 14/2003-Service Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable services provided to any person by a mandap keeper for the […]
G.S.R. 504. (E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the business auxiliary services provided by a commission agent from the service tax leviable thereon under sub-section (2) of section 66 of the said Act.
20th June, 2003. Notification No. 12/2003-Service Tax G. S. R. 503. (E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts so much of the value of all […]
20th June, 2003 Notification No. 11/2003-Service Tax G.S.R. 502(E)-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts that portion of the taxable services provided to a customer by any […]
