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For uncleared/ unclaimed goods which are lying for a period less than one year, the custodian would get the reserve price fixed by a panel of Government approved valuers appointed by the Custodian. Customs shall not associate itself with the valuation of the such goods lying uncleared with the custodian.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 76 A of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby specifies the Nokia Telecom SEZ measuring 85.375 hectares, at Sriperumbudur in the State of Tamil Nadu as a “special economic zone”, subject to the condition that the total area of the special economic zone shall be increased to not less than hundred hectares within a period of two years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
For the purpose of adjudicating the matters relating to Show Cause Notice pertaining to M/s Siddhi Vinayak Enterprises, 27/168, Vikram Vihar, New Delhi, M/s Sheetla Enterprises, B-43, Lajpat Nagar-I, New Delhi and Others, issued vide F.No.DRI/23/60/2005/DZU-Pt., dated the 17th November, 2005, by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit, B-4, 6th Floor, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi.
Looking at the considerable success in expeditious disposal of Section 48 unclaimed cargo as a result of the interim special initiatives taken by government vide Circulars dated 17.10.1997, 13.01.2000, and 28.01.2004, the Task Force viewed that the procedure laid down in the Ministry’s last Circular No. 7/2004 dated 28.01.2004 should be put in place as a permanent measure with some modifications.
Whereas in the matter of import of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) in bale form [excluding powder and carboxylated NBR] (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), classified under heading 4002 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the European Union (excluding Germany), Brazil and Mexico (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), the designated authority vide its preliminary findings No.14/32/2003-DGAD, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 30th March, 2005.
On examination of their request in the Ministry, it has been decided that service providers in the port handling sector who are appointed as Custodians by the jurisdictional Customs/Central Excise authorities shall be eligible for 25% Bank Guarantee for importing capital goods under EPCG Scheme. Circular No.58/2004-Cus. dated 21.10.2004 stands modified to this effect.
For the purposes of this notification, “rate of exchange” applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for the determination of the “rate of exchange” shall be the date of presentation of the “bill of entry” under section 46 of the said Customs Act.
Accordingly Board’s Circular No.43/2001-Cus. dated 6.8.2001 and instruction issued vide F.No.450/132/2004-Cus.IV, dated 4.01.2005 should be read as amended to above extent.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.96/2005-NT-Customs, dated the 26th October, 2005 [S.O.1542(E), dated the 26th October, 2005], the Board hereby determines for the purposes of said section relating to export goods, that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currency specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II appended hereto into Indian currency or vice versa shall, with effect from the 1st December, 2005, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.95/2005-NT-Customs, dated the 26th October, 2005.
