Presently, the import policy for Binoculars (HS Code: 9005.10.00) is free. Night Vision Binoculars/ Passive Night Vision Devices (PNVs) are classified under the same HS Code: 9005.10.00. But these items will be ‘restricted’ for import. So the amended entry HS Code: 9005.10.00 will read as follows
ORDER No. 8/FT&TR/2012 In partial modification of order No. 6/FT&TR/2012, and in exercise of powers conferred under section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Board hereby constitutes the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) at the area of jurisdiction given under column (2) of the Table below comprising of three Commissioners of Income-tax as Members of the Panel
Order [f.no. 500/15/2011-ft&tr-i], dated 28-8-2012 Section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Dispute Resolution Panel – Reference to – corrigendum to Order No. 6/FT&TR/2012, dated 10-7-2012 and Order No. 7/FT&TR/2012, dated 31-7-2012 constituting DRPs and alternate DRP at various places
with a view to facilitate listed entities to comply with the minimum public shareholding requirements within the time specified in Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 (SCRR, 1957), the following additional methods shall be available:-
Borrowing and lending of Indian Rupees between two persons resident in India does not attract the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. In case where a Rupee loan is granted against the guarantee provided by a person resident outside India, there is no transaction involving foreign exchange until the guarantee is invoked and the non-resident guarantor is required to meet the liability under the guarantee.
Notification No. 35/2012-Income Tax Whereas, a Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrating Assistance in Tax Matter and as amended by the 2010 protocol was signed by the Republic of India at the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) at Paris on the 26rd day of January, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the said Convention);
Circular No. 164/15/2012-ST Clarification has been sought in respect of levy of service tax on certain vocational education/training/ skill development courses (VEC) offered by the Government (Central Government or State Government) or local authority themselves or by an entity independently established by the Government under the law, as a society or any other similar body.
Attention is invited to Board Circular No. 50/2005-Cus. dated 1st December, 2005, issued on the above mentioned subject. References have been received regarding difficulties faced in respect of disposal of motor cars and negative list items.
It is decided to allow partial fungibility of IDRs (i.e. redemption/conversion of IDRs into underlying equity shares) in a financial year to the extent of 25 % of the IDRs originally issued. Suitable instructions for modifying the existing legal framework governing IDRs, in order to implement the decision to allow redemption of IDRs into underlying equity shares and re-conversion of equity shares of a foreign issuer (which has already listed their IDRs) into IDRs, will be issued separately.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992) as amended, read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby makes following amendments in Notification No. 5 (RE-2012)/2009-14 dated 02.07.2012
