Attention is invited to Policy Circular No.14(RE-2006)/2004-09 dated 25.07.2006 regarding recovery of 5% customs duty on notional basis in cases where capital goods are sourced domestically under EPCG Authorisations. Pending further deliberations on the mode of recovery of this component of customs duty, it has been decided to keep this Policy Circular in abeyance.
It may be noted that Annual Information Returns (AIRs) constitute an important source of information to Income Tax Department and, as such, it is imperative that the data furnished to them is complete and accurate in all respects.
mutual funds can invest in ADRs/GDRs/Foreign Securities within overall limit of US$2 bn. with a sub-ceiling for individual mutual funds which should not exceed 10% of the net assets managed by them as on March 31 of each relevant year, subject to a maximum of US $100 mn. per mutual fund.
Trade Cir-18T of 2006 This office had earlier issued the above-referred three Trade Circulars, enumerating the procedure for grant of provision refund for part of the period/periods pertaining to the financial year 2005-06.
Applicants can file an on-line application at the DGFT web-site http://dgft.gov.in. On-line form has been designed to ensure feeding of all the required information by prompting user wherever a field is left blank. Applicant has to submit scanned copies of PAN and bank certificate along with their application.
Section 11A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 has been amended to introduce an optional scheme for enabling voluntary payment of duty by assessees, in full or in part, in cases involving fraud, mis-statement etc. along with interest and 25% of the duty amount as penalty within 30 days of the receipt of the show cause notice thereby dispensing with the rigours of adjudication procedure
It is clarified that 5% applicable customs duty on notional basis shall be charged before EPCG Authorisation is invalidated for direct import and EO shall be calculable at the reduced duty saved amount accordingly. These instructions will be implemented prospectively and shall be applicable in all such cases where Authorisations have to be issued henceforth or where Authorisation/licence has already been issued but invalidation has not been allowed so far.
The principal regulations, SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 1993 were issued under S.O. No. SEBI/LE/93/III dated January 7, 1993 published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3(ii) dated January 7, 1993.
A suitable Public Notice and Standing Order may be issued for the guidance of the trade and staff. Difficulties faced, if any in implementation of the Circular may be brought to the notice of the Board at an early date.
Representations have been received from various quarters seeking clarification regarding the meaning of term ‘duty’ appearing in the above sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) & (iii) of Para 3.2.5 of Handbook of Procedures (Vol.I) of EXIM Policy (2002-07) and sub paragraph (i), (ii) and (iii) of Para 3.7.6 of Foreign Trade Policy.
