I am directed to invite your attention to Circular No.17/2009-Cus. dated 25.05.2009 (herein after referred to as ‘the said circular’) vide which revised norms for execution of Bond / Bank Guarantee (BG) in respect of imports made under the Advance Authorization / Export Promotion Capital Goods/Duty Free Import Authorization Schemes were notified and to say that, representations have been received to clarify, whether the status holders other than ‘Star Export House’ are entitled for ‘nil’ BG in terms of sl.No.(c) of the Table appended to para 2.1 of the said circular.
Circular No. 8/2009-Income Tax payments made by Third Party Administrators (TPAs) to hospitals on behalf of insurance companies for settling medical/insurance claims etc. with the hospitals. 2. The matter was examined by the Board. As per provisions of section 194J(1) ‘Any person, not being an individual or a Hindu undivided family, who is responsible for paying to a resident any sum by way of—
Attention is invited to erstwhile scheme for setting up private/public bonded warehouse in SEZ/DTA for import and re-exports of cut & polished diamonds, cut & polished colored gems stones, uncut & unset precious & semi precious gemstones, subject to achievement of minimum value addition of 5% under paragraph 4A.18 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09. This scheme has now been deleted from the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14 announced on 27.08.2009 by DGFT.
All trading members of the Exchange who are registered with Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) as Mutual Fund Advisors and who have signed up with the specific Asset Management Company (AMC) of a Mutual Fund are eligible to participate in the New MFSS. For this purpose, trading members shall have to register with NSEIL as Participants by submitting an Undertaking as per the format specified in Annexure 2.
The Maharashtra Purchase Tax on Sugarcane Act, 1962 was amended in the year 2002 and year 2003. Thereafter, a Trade Circular cited at reference (1) was issued. By the aforesaid Trade Circular the effects of amendments were explained. In Para 2 of the Trade Circular, it was mentioned that the levy of purchase tax on sugarcane will continue to be based on purchase price as it existed prior to 01.05.2002. In the said Para it was further stated that the purchase price would be excluding the cutting and transportation charges.
. In order to facilitate the upgradation, we enclose Hardware and Software specifications for Server and Client machines. It may be noted that hardware specifications mentioned are the minimum requirements. However, you may decide the size of the hardware based on your specific needs. As regards Hardware Security Module (HSM), we are in the process of finalizing the suitable products and will advise you shortly.
Know Your Customer (KYC) norms/ Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards/ Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT)/ Obligation of Authorised Persons under Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, (PMLA), 2002, as amended by Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2009- Money changing activities–Suspicious Transaction Reporting Format
It is clarified that an application for grant of an EPCG authorization may be made by Regional Office or Head Office or a Branch Office or Manufacturing Unit of eligible exporter, to RA concerned. Para 4.2 & 4.3 of HBP Vol.-1 apply mutatis mutandis to EPCG scheme also.
As you are aware, the Reserve Bank of India has taken a series of initiatives in the recent past to facilitate electronic mode of funds transfers as a result of which the volume processed in RTGS and NEFT systems have grown substantially. It is observed that of late, certain banks have been accepting receipts to Government accounts through RTGS.
banks have been advised that they need not obtain prior approval of the RBI for engaging in insurance agency business or referral arrangement without any risk participation, subject to the conditions stipulated in Annex 4 of the Master Circular. Banks have also been permitted, vide paragraph 17 of the above circular, to offer purely referral services on a non-risk participation basis to their customers, for financial products subject to certain conditions.
