The Government of India amends the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09, removing restrictions on importing edible oils through STC and MMTC, as per Notification No. 17.
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Handbook of Procedures.
Notification No. 1/2005 – Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, namely
Circular No. 1 of 2005-Income Tax Section 10B of the Income-tax Act provides for 100% deduction of profits derived by a hundred per cent Export Oriented Undertaking, from export of articles or things or computer software manufactured or produced by it. The deduction is available for a period of ten consecutive assessment years beginning with the assessment year relevant to the previous year in which the undertaking begins to manufacture or produce articles or things or computer software. However, no deduction under section 10B is available after assessment year 2009-10
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act,1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009.
Under the Scheme, export of all items covered by Chapter 6, 7, 8, 9 (excluding 0901, 0902 & 0903), 20 under the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import items, 2004-2009 and Minor Forest Produce (to be notified separately) shall qualify for export benefits as per Para 3.8.2. However, items appearing as ‘Others’ at the 8 digit level in the ITC (HS) in the aforesaid Chapters shall not be eligible for any benefits under Para 3.8.2.
Government amends ITC(HS) for antiques and antiquarian books, detailing import conditions in Notification No. 14, dated 4th January 2005.
Import of agricultural Products listed in Chapter 1 to 24 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import items except the following shall be allowed.
The intermediary may, if he so desires, make a representation for dispensing with the procedure, along with the application, for surrender in terms of the first proviso to regulation 16(1) of the SEBI ( Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and Imposing Penalty ) Regulations, 2002 in the prescribed format (enclosed with the Circular).
This clarificatory circular is being issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, read with Regulation 16A of the SEBI (Central Database of Market Participants) Regulations, 2003
