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A.P. (DIR SERIES) CIRCULAR NO. 61, DATED 16-5-2011 The directions contained in this Circular have been issued under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and also under the, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, (PMLA), 2002, as amended by the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2009 and the Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Rules, 2005 as amended from time to time. Non-compliance with the guidelines would attract penal provisions of the Acts concerned or Rules made there under.
Presently Authorized Dealers Category- I bank (AD) is permitted to open Escrow account and Special account on behalf of non-resident corporates for acquisition / transfer of shares / convertible debentures of an Indian company through open offers / delisting / exit offers, subject to compliance with the relevant SEBI [Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers] Regulations, 1997 and other applicable SEBI regulations. In all other cases, opening / maintaining of Escrow accounts for FDI related transactions required prior approval from RBI.
The Finance Ministry will take up 42 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals, including that of BNP Paribas , Tata Steel and PTC India Financial Services, next week. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) headed by Economic Affairs Secretary R Gopalan is scheduled to meet on May 20 here.
Any association granted prior permission or registered with the Central Government under Section 6 or under the repealed FCRA, 1976, shall be deemed to have been granted prior permission or registered, as the case may be, under FCRA, 2010 and such registration shall be valid for a period of five years from the date on which the new Act has come into force.
In the context of recent developments, it has been decided that Suppliers’ and Buyers’ credit (trade credit) including the usance period of Letters of Credit opened for import of rough, cut and polished diamonds should not exceed 90 days from the date of shipment. The revised directions will come into force with immediate effect. RBI/2010-11/514 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 59 May 06, 2011
There is no justification on the part of the revenue in retaining the amount of interest earned on the seized amount especially, on the touchstone of the doctrine of accretion.
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) 2010 has been notified and it has come into force with effect from 1/5/2011. FCR Rules 2011 have also come into force from 1/5/2011. Key features of FCRA 2010 include the following- Concept of ‘permanent’ registration done away with; A five-year registration is provided so that dorman organisations do not continue. All existing registered organisations are deemed to be on a five-year validity from now.
RBI has permitted AD Category – I banks and SEBI authorized Depository Participants to open and maintain, without prior approval of the Reserve Bank, non-interest bearing Escrow accounts in Indian Rupees in India on behalf of residents and/or non-residents, towards payment of share purchase consideration and / or provide Escrow facilities for keeping securities to facilitate FDI transactions subject to certain terms and conditions.
A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 57 Shares of an Indian company held by the non-resident investor can be pledged in favour of an Indian bank in India to secure the credit facilities being extended to the resident investee company for bonafide business purposes subject to the following conditions : in case of invocation of pledge, transfer of shares should be in accordance with the FDI policy in vogue at the time of creation of pledge; submission of a declaration/ annual certificate from the statutory auditor of the investee company that the loan proceeds will be / have been utilized for the declared purpose; the Indian company has to follow the relevant SEBI disclosure norms;
The government is likely to announce opening of multi-brand retail to foreign investors after the state Assembly election results, in a move to revive confidence of global investors in the country. However, for starters, multi-brand retail giants like Wal-Mart, Carrefour and Tesco may be allowed only in 36 large cities which have population of over 1 million, according to 2001 census, high level sources said.The government is likely to announce opening of multi-brand retail to foreign investors after the state Assembly election results, in a move to revive confidence of global investors in the country.
