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Circular No. 250/84/96-CX-6 Attention is invited to the d.o. letter F.No. D-21019/6- Modvat/ 95/CC- CBEC dated 15th January, 1996, of Shri P.R.V. Ramanan, J.S. (Customs) addressed to all Commissioners of Central Excise. It is observed however, that only a few Commissionerates have issued Trade Notices following the same.
Circular No. 249/83/96-CX As in the past, every assessee is required to file, as per the prescribed frequency, (i.e. Quarterly for SSI units and Monthly for others) a return in the from of RT-12, which shall be accompanied by two copies of extracts of PLA and one copy of RG-23 Part- I & Part-II.
Circular No. 248/82/96-CX I am directed to refer to notification No. 30/88-CE which prescribes concessional rate of duty of central excise of 10% for P or P medicaments falling under heading No. 30.03 of the Schedule to Central Excise Tariff and containing specified drugs given in the Annexure to the notification.
Circular No. 247/81/96-CX I am directed to say that doubts have been expressed as to whether the process of tinting of duty paid base white paid base white paint with duty paid stainer to obtain paint of different shades amounts to different shades amounts to manufacture within the meaning of Section 2(f) of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
Circular No. 246/80/96-CX I am directed to refer to erstwhile notification No. 75/94-CE dated 1.3.1984. Gases falling under Chapter 27, 28 or 29 produced in a factory and allowed to escape in the atmosphere by flare system or otherwise were exempt from excise duty vide S.No. 14 of the notification.
Circular No. 245/79/96-CX Issue is drawn ot Para 3 of ALC Circular No. 4/96 dated 14.5.96 and Policy Circular No. 10/96 dated 1.8.96 issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. It is provided, inter alia, that if against export of any resultant product more than one input has been allowed in the alternate under the standard input-output norms (for example Bars/ Billets), the credit may be given on the input actually used
Circular No. 244/78/96-CX The Public Accounts Committee in its Report (1994-95) 10th Lok Sabha has observed a huge pendency in the area of verification or refund claims, non verification of PLAs and non-reconciliation of receipts by Chief Accounts offices etc.
Circular No. 243/77/96-CX The proposals made in the budget have been modified in certain respects. Notification Nos. 26/96-CE, 27/96-CE, 29/96-CE (N.T.) to 31/96-CE (N.T.) all dated the 3rd September, 1996 have been issued in this regard. These notification come into force on 4.9.1996.
Circular No. 242/76/96-CX I am directed to say that certain doubts have been expressed as to whether freezers and freezing equipments are covered by the term “other refrigerating appliances and machinery” and whether the effective rate of duty prescribed under Notification No. 53/ 93-CE dated 28.2.1993, 46/94-CE dated 1.3.1994 and 56/95-CE dated 16.3.1995 is available to freezers and freezing equipment.
Circular No. 241/75/96-CX I am directed to say that a doubt has been raised on the interpretation of Notification No. 30/95-CE dated 16.3.95 (S.No. 1) regarding exemption to certain narrow woven fabrics falling within Ch. 58 from Central Excise duty and/ or additional duty of customs
