i. The NCDEs shall provide training of at least one day to every arbitrator each year. ii. With regard to para 2A(x) of the aforesaid circular pertaining to speeding up grievance redressal mechanism, it is clarified that in order to discourage delayed filing by members, the additional fees payable by members who file their claim beyond the prescribed time-lines shall be non-refundable even if the arbitration award goes in favor of the member.
1.1. You are well aware that for the period starting from 1st April 2016, the Department had provided facility to obtain the e-CST declaration(s) and certificate(s), as per the provisions of Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as CST Act). This facility is available on the new portal i.e. www.mahagst.gov.in for all the dealers who are eligible to,-
(1) The collective investment vehicle of private banks/ merchant banks investing on behalf of clients need to ensure the following:- a) The client/ investor should have fulfilled know your client norms. The beneficial owners (BO) of client/ investor of bank should be identified in accordance with Rule 9 of Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005.
It has been decided to discontinue the practice of issuance of LoUs/ LoCs for Trade Credits for imports into India by AD Category –I banks with immediate effect. Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees for Trade Credits for imports into India may continue to be issued subject to compliance with the provisions contained in Department of Banking Regulation Master Circular No. DBR. No. Dir. BC.11/13.03.00/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015 on “Guarantees and Co-acceptances”, as amended from time to time.
RBI had earlier constituted a Working Group to review the guidelines for Hedging of Commodity Price Risk by Residents in overseas markets (Chairman: Shri Chandan Sinha). Based on the report of the working group and comments received on the report, draft directions for hedging of commodity price risk and freight risk were released for comments on Jan 12, 2018.
It has been decided to allocate a separate limit of INR 5,000 crore to FPIs for taking long position in IRFs. Para 13 (d) of Annexure 1 to SEBI Circular CIR/MRD/DRMNP/35/2013 dated December 05, 2013 and Para 13 (c) of Annexure 1 to SEBI Circular CIR/MRD/DRMNP/11/2015 dated June 12, 2015 stand partially modified to that extent.
Representations have been received from different dealers regarding issuance of declarations in Form-C under the Central Sales Tax Act, for inter-state purchase of High Speed Diesel for use in Captive power generation, mining activity etc., in view of implementation of Goods and Services Tax with effect from 1st July 2017.
Foreign Portfolio Investors, registered with Securities and Exchange Board of India, are permitted to purchase or sell Interest Rate Futures subject to the following conditions: (i) the aggregate long position of all FPIs, each of whom has a net long position in any IRF instrument, shall not exceed ₹ 5000 crore, aggregated across all IRF instruments,
INSTRUCTIONS TO FILE LUT ONLINE – The registered person who desires to make zero rated supply of goods or services or both without payment of the Integrated Tax (IGST) shall file an application at GSTN portal in FORM GST RFD-11 (as notified under rule 96A of the MGST Rules vide Notification-State tax dated 1st July 2017 and as amended from time to time).
Certain specified goods such as machinery, apparatus, instruments, cables, components or raw material supplied to specified mega power projects, including the projects with provisional mega power status, were exempted from central excise duty vide entry No. 338 under notification No. 12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012 (as amended).
