Notification No. 3/2012-Central Excise In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 23/2003-Central Excise, dated the 31st March, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 266(E), dated the 31st March, 2003, namely :
Notification No. 2/2012-Central Excise – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 5/2006-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2006 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide G.S.R. 95(E) dated the 1st March, 2006, namely: –
Circular No.02/2012-Customs – Your kind attention is invited to the Circular No.30/2011-Customs, dated 19.07.2011, regarding procedure on refund of 4% CVD (SAD). The above Circular provides the facility of manual filing of Bill of Entry for utilizing the amount of re-credited 4% CVD refunds (SAD) for payment of duty in case of re-credited DEPB/ Reward Scheme scrips upto 15.09.2011. However several representations have been received from trade and industry to extend the time limit for using re-credited 4% CVD (SAD) amount in DEPB as they have not been able to utilize the re-credited DEPB/Reward Scheme scrips within the stipulated time.
Notification No.8/2012 – Customs (ADD) – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), read with rules 18 and 20 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 makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 70/2010-Customs, dated the 25th June,2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.553 (E), dated the 25th June, 2010, namely,-
Notification No. 3/2012 – Customs (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby fixes the tariff values specified in column (4) of the Table below, in respect of the imported goods of the description specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, having regard to the trend of the value of such or like goods and makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) dated the 3rd August, 2001, namely: –
It has now been decided that FDI up to 100 per cent would be permitted in Single Brand product trading under the Government route subject to the terms and conditions as stipulated in Press Note No. 1 (2012 Series) dated January 10, 2012 issued by Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.
Attention of Authorised Dealers Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.8 dated August 9, 2011 and A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 42 dated November 3, 2011 in terms of which Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs as defined therein to mean non-resident investors, other than SEBI registered FIIs and SEBI registered FVCIs, who meet the KYC requirements of SEBI) are allowed to invest in rupee denominated units of domestic Mutual Funds subject to the terms and conditions mentioned therein.
CIRCULAR No, CIR/ IMD/FII&C/3/2012, The Central Government, vide press release dated January 1, 2012 has announced its decision to allow QFIs to directly invest in Indian equity market in order to widen the class of investors, attract more foreign funds, reduce market volatility and to deepen the Indian capital market. 2. In order to facilitate the above and in consultation with the Government and RBI, it has been decided that foreign investors (termed as Qualified Foreign Investors/ QFI) who meet prescribed Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements may invest in equity shares listed on the recognized stock exchanges and in equity shares offered to public in India. In order to enable this they will hold equity shares in a demat account opened with a SEBI registered qualified Depository Participant.
The compensation practices, especially of large financial institutions, were one of the important factors which contributed to the recent global financial crisis. Employees were too often rewarded for increasing the short-term profit without adequate recognition of the risks and long-term consequences that their activities posed to the organizations. These perverse incentives amplified the excessive risk taking that severely threatened the global financial system. The compensation issue has, therefore, been at the centre stage of the regulatory reforms.
Circular No. 958/01/2012-CX Pursuant to Revised Treaty of Trade between Government of India and Government of Nepal, exports to Nepal have been put at par with exports to other countries ( except Bhutan). In this regard, six Notification Nos. 24/2011-Central Excise(N.T), 26/2011-Central Excise(N.T), 27/2011-Central Excise(N.T), 28/2011-Central Excise(N.T), and 29/2011-Central Excise(N.T), all dated 5.12.2011 have been issued to amend earlier Notification Nos 19/2004-Central Excise(N.T) dated 6.09.2004, 42/2001-Central Excise(N.T) dated 26.06.2001, 43/2001CE(N.T) dated 26.06.2001, 44/2001-Central Excise(N.T) dated 26.06.2001 and 45/2001-Central Excise(N.T) dated 26.06.2001, respectively. Notification no. 25/2011-Central Excise(N.T) dated 5.12.2011 has rescinded the earlier Notification No. 20/2004-Central Excise(N.T) dated 6.09.2004.