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Issue of shares without cash payment through sweat equity: Reserve Bank of India vide Notification No. FEMA.344/2015 RB dated June 11, 2015 has permitted Indian companies to issue sweat equity, subject to conditions, inter-alia, that the scheme has been drawn either in terms of regulations issued under the Securities Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 in respect of listed companies or the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 notified by the Central Government under the Companies Act 2013 in respect of other companies.
It has been brought to our notice that banks are insisting on guardianship certificate from all mentally ill persons. In this regard it is clarified that paragraph 2(iii) of the aforesaid circular is not intended to mandate banks to insist on appointment of a guardian as a matter of routine from every person who is in need of treatment by reason of any mental disorder.
a. A start-up in India with an overseas subsidiary is permitted to open foreign currency account abroad to pool the foreign exchange earnings out of the exports/sales made by the concerned start-up; b. The overseas subsidiary of the start-up is also permitted to pool its receivables arising from the transactions with the residents in India as well as the transactions with the non-residents abroad into the said foreign currency account opened abroad in the name of the start-up;
Procedural requirement for setting up Branch office or Representative office outside India is not such a big deal as it seems to be. However it requires a lot of enthusiasm who want to set up their offices abroad and have such ability to succeed in the most adverse circumstances.
The Reserve Bank of India has proposed certain changes in respect of the time frame for issue of shares to align the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 which requires an investee company receiving Foreign Direct Investments to issue shares within 180 days of receipt of foreign investment with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and in respect of filing of report with the Reserve Bank regarding receipt of foreign investment and issue of shares and to further streamline the compliance process, as below:
The Reserve Bank of India has proposed certain changes in respect of the time frame for issue of shares to align the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 which requires an investee company receiving Foreign Direct Investments to issue shares within 180 days of receipt of foreign investment
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.46/2015-16 [(1)/9(R)] Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited to Foreign Exchange Management (Realisation, repatriation and surrender of foreign exchange) Regulations, 2015 notified vide Notification No. FEMA. 9(R)/2015-RB dated December 29, 2015, c.f. G.S.R. No.1005(E) dated December 29, 2015, which supersedes the Foreign Exchange Management (Realisation, repatriation and surrender of foreign exchange) Regulations, 2000 and all amendments thereto.
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.49/2015-16 [(1)/18(R)] Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited to Notification No. FEMA. 18(R)/2015-RB dated December 29, 2015 notified vide G.S.R. No.1009 (E) dated December 29, 2015, which supersedes the Notification No. FEMA.18/2000-RB. 2. Synopsis of the new regulations is given as under:
Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited to Notification No. FEMA. 15(R)/2015-RB dated December 29, 2015 notified vide G.S.R. No.1008 (E) dated December 29, 2015, which supersedes the Notification No. FEMA 15/2000-RB. 2. Synopsis of the new regulations is given as under:
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 45/2015-16 [(1)/6(R)] Attention of Authorised Persons is invited to Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Currency) Regulations, 2015 notified vide Notification No. FEMA.6(R)/ 2015-RB dated December 29, 2015, c.f. G.S.R. No.1004 (E) dated December 29, 2015, which supersedes the Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Currency) Regulations, 2000 and all amendments thereto.
