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In pursuance of rule 30A of the Central Excise (No.2) Rules, 2001, the Board hereby notifies the proper form for the purposes of this rule
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 Central Excise (No.2) Rules, 2001
Circular No 622/13/2002-CX One process of manufacture of flavoured tea is that natural flavours like Bergamot and Cardamom etc. are added to 2-3% to black tea. The tea is dried in a suitable dryer like vibro/fluid bed dryer or tray dryer at about 80 C for 15 minutes. Dried tea is cooled to room temperature and then mixed with flavours in a mixer like nauta mixer/planetary mixer or ribbon blender. This is then dried in vibro/fluid bed dryer of tray dryer at bout 55 C for about 15 minutes.
Circular No 621/12/2002-CX Board’s instructions on this are, F.No.45/7/56-CX(M).II dt.24.7.1957 read with Circular No.1/MOTOR VEHICLES/70 dt.19.2.1970. One of the conditions mentioned in these circulars is that the refund claims from diplomatic missions should be entertained by the Central Excise officers only if they are filed within 3 months from the date of purchase of the motor vehicle. Claims filed beyond three months were not to be admitted without reference to the Ministry of Finance. After the recent amendment to Sec.11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944, in May 2000
Circular No. 620/11/2002-CX I am directed to say that representations have been received from the Trade especially from Small Scale Industries regarding issue of certificate, as a proof of payment of Central Excise Duty, insisted upon by some of the buyers like State Electricity Boards. The request for issue of such certificates, it has been reported, is considered by some Superintendents and in some instances
Circular No.619/10/2002-CX The matter has been examined by the Board. It is observed that the system of getting goods manufactured on job-work basis is not new. Under the provisions of the earlier section 4 and the Rules made thereunder the matter has been finally decided by the Apex Court in the case of Ujagar Prints Ltd [1989(039)ELT0493(SC)] and the case of Pawan Biscuits Co. Pvt Ltd [2000(120)ELT0024(SC)]. It was clearly held that in respect of goods manufactured on job-work basis
Circular NO 618/9/2002-CX I am directed to invite reference to Supreme Court”s judgement in case of SIV Industries v. CCE [2000 (117) E.L.T. 281 (S.C.)] vide which the Apex Court had held that “proviso to Section 3(1) regarding the duty chargeable on goods cleared by EOUs shall be applicable only to sales made in DTA upto 25% of production which are allowed to be sold into India as per provisions of EXIM Policy”.
The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 32/99-Central Excise, dated the 8th July, 1999 [G.S.R. 508(E), dated the 8th July, 1999] and was last amended by notification No. 51/2001-Central Excise, dated the 12th October, 2001 [G.S.R. 777(E), dated the 12th October, 2001.
Circular No. 617/8/2002-CX I am directed to refer to Central Excise (Removal of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of excisable goods) Rules, 2001 and to say that some formations have expressed the difficulty in implementing the said Rules in the following situations stating that there is no corresponding provisions as in the erstwhile Chapter X procedure of the Central Excise Rules
Circular No 616/7/2002-CX In this regard, attention is drawn to judgement dated 3-2-99 of the High Court of Karnataka in Writ Appeal Nos. 1413 and 1736 of 1998 [1999 (111) E.L.T. 27 (Kar.)] in the case of the Karnataka Soapnut Powder Manufacturer”s Association. it has been held, inter alia, by the High Court that the preparation of the Shikakai Powder from Shikakai amounts to manufacture.
