Notification No. 80 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with Para 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Schedule 1 (Imports) of the ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items.
Prior Permission of RA shall not be required for transfer or disposal of imported goods after a period of two years from the date of import. Transfer of Imported Firearms will not require permission from DGFT (a) after 10 years of import or (b) on attaining the age of 60 years by such importer.
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 81 /(RE-2010)/2009-2014 In SION No. H-532, H-533, H-534 and H-535 of Plastic Product Group (Product Code H), the description of Import Item ‘Mineral Oil’ is amended to read as “Mineral Oil / Liquid Paraffin. There is no change in the description of Export Product and rest of the Import Items and the in the quantity of import items in above SIONs.
A reference is invited to paragraph 5 of our RPCD.CO.RCB.AML.BC. No.63/07.40.00/ 2010-11 dated April 26, 2011, wherein it was stipulated that when bank relies exclusively on the Aadhaar letter as complete KYC document for opening of an account, such an account would be subject to all conditions and limitations applicable to ‘Small accounts’ as detailed in the Government notification referred to above. After further consultations with Government, it has now been decided to accept the letter issued by the UIDAI as described above as an officially valid document for opening bank accounts without the limitations applicable to ‘Small accounts’ as prescribed in paragraph 5 of our circular under reference.
Notification No. 56/2011 – Income Tax Income Tax Department has released a New PAN application Form No. 49AA for Individuals not being a citizen of India, LLP registered outside India, Company registered outside India, Firm formed or registered outside India, Association of persons(Trusts) formed outside India, Association of persons (other than Trusts) or body of individuals or local authority or artificial juridical person formed or any other entity (by whatever name called) registered outside India. Download the new Form 49AA and instruction to File Form No. 49AA and Form no. 49AA.
The Board has received references expressing difficulties in implementation of provisions of Section 194A of the Act in a situation where in the course of the proceedings before Supreme Court/High Court/ any other court or tribunal , one or more than one litigant (hereinafter ‘the depositor’) is directed by the court that a specified amount be deposited in the bank either directly or through the court in order to protect the interest of litigants.
We advise that the name of Rabobank International (Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen – Boerenleenbank B.A.)” has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 by Notification DBOD.IBD.No.948/23.03.027/ 2011-12 dated July 18, 2011, published in the Gazette of India (Part III – Section 4) dated July 30, 2011.
Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to the A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 17 dated November 16, 2010, in terms of which AD Category – I banks have been permitted to offer the facility of repatriation of export related remittances by entering into standing arrangements with Online Payment Gateway Service Providers (OPGSPs), subject to the conditions stipulated therein.
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has concluded an Agreement dated April 21, 2011 with the Government of the Republic of Senegal, making available to the latter, a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 27.50 million (USD twenty seven million and five hundred thousand) for financing eligible goods, services, machinery and equipment including consultancy services from India for the purpose of financing rural electrification project in Senegal.
Notification No. 73/2011 – 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 Board, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.), dated, the 3rd August 2001, namely: –
