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Circular No. 706/22/2003-CX I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No.500/66/99-CX dated 15.12.1999 on the above mentioned subject in which the decision of the Board was conveyed that as a measure of simplification of export procedure, Commissioner of Central Excise (excluding those under whose jurisdiction the office of the Maritime Commissioner already exists) will designate one Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise as “Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise (Export)” who will discharge the functions as being discharged by existing Maritime Commissioner so far as export under (erstwhile) Rule 13(1)(a) and Rule 14 of Central Excise Rules, 1944 are concerned.
Circular No. 705/21/2003-CX I am directed to refer to instructions contained in Part-III Chapter VII of Central Excise Manual prescribing Simplified Export Procedure for exempted units. This procedure inter alia envisages that the goods meant for export can be cleared on the invoices (instead of regular ARE-1) or other similar documents of the manufacturer-exporters containing particulars of description of goods, name and address of the buyer, destination, value, date and time of removal of goods, etc.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (1) of rule 20 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), number 46/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th June
Export and Import Policy” means Export and Import Policy, 1 April 2002 – 31 March 2007, published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry vide notification No. 1 (RE-2003) /2002-07, dated 31st March, 2003, as amended from time to time; (ii)”Handbook of Procedures, Volume I ” means Handbook of Procedures Volume I, 2002-2007 published by the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry vide Public Notice No. 1(RE-2003)/2002-07, dated 31st March, 2003, as amended from time to time.
The principal notification No. 32/99-Central Excise, dated the 8th July, 1999 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide G.S.R. 508(E), dated the 8th July, 1999 and was last amended by notification No. 2/2003-Central Excise, dated the 3rd January, 2003 [G.S.R. 9 (E), dated the 3rd January, 2003.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944, (1 of 1944),read with sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957), the Central Government.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby directs that each of the notifications of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs.
The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 6/2002-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2002 [G.S.R. 127 (E), dated the 1st March, 2002] and was last amended by notification No. 19/2003-Central Excise, dated the 5th March, 2003 [G.S.R. No. 192(E), dated the 5th March, 2003.
In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 35/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th June, 2001
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002