circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section 11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 read with the provisions of Regulation 77 of SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996.
The enhanced limits shall be allocated among the FIIs on a ‘first come first served’ basis in terms of our Circular dated January 31, 2008, subject to a ceiling of US $200 million per registered entity.
Representations have been received from Trade and Industry that there is confusion with respect to ‘permitted imports’ under the said scheme. In view of this, it has been decided to list the permitted imports. Accordingly under Target Plus Scheme (under FTP RE2004 / FTP RE2005).
In terms of Handbook of Procedure Vol I 2004-2009 (RE 11.04.2008), the application for claiming interest has to be filed in the prescribed Aayat Niryat form within a period of 90 days after receipt of cheque for the main claim. The said AN form was released under Public Notice No. 10 (RE-2008)/2004-2009, dated 29th April, 2008.
The annual ceiling for import of Sandal Wood, in terms of Para 2 of the aforesaid Policy Circular may be read as 4795 Metric Tonnes.
Reserve Bank has been receiving representations from Exporters / Trade bodies to extend the period of realisation of export proceeds in view of the external environment. It has, therefore, been, in consultation with Government of India, announced in the Annual Policy Statement for the Year 2008-09 (para 134) to enhance the present period of realization and repatriation to India of the amount representing the full export value of goods or software exported, from six months to twelve months from the date of export, subject to review after one year.
Representations have been received that the existing procedure is causing difficulties to these two sectors. After examination, the Board has decided to extend the facility of issuing pre-authenticated CT-3 form booklets to EOUs in textile and chemical sector as well subject to certain additional safeguards as enumerated in the following paragraphs.
I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No. 581/18/2001-CX dated 29th June, 2001 which inter alia, specifies conditions, procedures, class of exporters and places under sub-rule (2) of rule 20 of Central Excise Rules, 2002 for warehousing of excisable goods for the purpose of export. In paragraph 2(2) of the said Circular, the Board has specified places where warehouses may be established.
I am, accordingly, directed to request you to instruct the officers working under your jurisdiction to carefully examine this aspect of the refund claim before passing an Order-in-Original, so that unnecessary hardships caused to the applicants and protracted litigation in claiming refunds is avoided.
We undertake that we/ our associates have not issued/ subscribed/ purchased any of the offshore derivative instruments directly to/ from Non Resident Indians/ Indian Residents.
