Notification No.14/2012-Customs (ADD) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) read with rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India
As per the extant guidelines, developers of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are allowed to avail of External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) under the approval route for providing infrastructure facilities, as defined under the extant ECB policy within the SEZ. Keeping in view the infrastructural needs of the proposed National Manufacturing Investment Zones (NMIZs), it has now been decided to allow developers of NMIZ also to avail of ECB under the “approval route” for providing infrastructure facilities, as defined under the extant ECB policy within the NMIZ. The details are given vide the A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 85 dated February 29, 2012.
The Reserve Bank of India had issued guidelines to all AD Category-I banks for compilation of R-Returns and reporting under the Foreign Exchange Transactions – Electronic Reporting System (FETERS). On further review, the Reserve Bank has advised the AD Category-I banks about the following changes in reporting of R-Returns under FETERS from the next financial year (i.e., transactions taking place from April 1, 2012) :
There could be some supportive documents which an applicant would like to submit. These can be scanned and uploaded. The system has provision to upload up to 5 documents of 300 KB each in gif, html and pdf formats. Further, if required, additional documents may also be submitted by post to ‘The Foreign Trade Development Officer (PRC Section)’, 5th Floor, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 or can be scanned and e-mailed to prc@nic.in., quoting the reference number as at (iv) above.
Policy Circular No. 9 dated 30.6.2003 and Policy Circular No 15 dated 17.9.2003 prescribe exemption from the registration procedure for imports of approved and unapproved drugs under Advance Authorisation. The issue whether Erythromycin Thiocyanate falls under the purview of these Circulars or not, has been examined in consultation with the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).
Amendment in Appendix 37D, Handbook of Procedure, Vol.I -In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby make the following amendment in Public Notice No.77 (RE-2010)/2009-14 dated 05.09.2011.
The Income Tax Department today said that tax returns filed by senior citizens above 60 years and small taxpayers with gross total income of less than Rs 10 lakh will not be scrutinised in a routine manner. “It has been decided that during the financial year 2011-12, cases of senior citizens and small taxpayers, filing income-tax returns in ITR-1 and ITR-2 will be subjected to scrutiny only where the Income Tax department is in possession of credible information,”Central Board of Direct Taxes said in a statement.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 41 of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (Mat. IX of 2005) and in supersession of the Government Notification, Finance Department, No.VAT.1506/CR-135-A/ Taxation-1, dated the 30th November 2006, the Government of Maharashtra hereby, with effect from 1st March 2012, exempts from payment of tax in excess of five per cent of the turnover of sales, of motor spirits and petroleum products made by any of the oil companies mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule appended herewith, subject to the conditions and restrictions specified in column (3) of the said schedule, to any other oil company mentioned in the said list, namely :—
Circular No. Cir/IMD/DF/7/2012 , Dated- February 28, 2012 It is hereby clarified that the due diligence of distributors is solely the responsibility of mutual funds/AMCs. This responsibility shall not be delegated to any agency. However, mutual funds/AMCs may take assistance of an agency of repute while carrying out due diligence process of distributors.
Amendments to SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 1. Please find enclosed a copy of the gazette notification No. LAD-NRO/GN/201 1-12/38/4290 dated February 21, 2012 pertaining to Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 for your information and implementation.
