Notification No. 65/2011-Customs In case of imports for a project for which the certificate regarding Mega Power Project status issued by an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Power is provisional, the importer furnishes a security in the form of a Fixed Deposit Receipt from any Scheduled Bank for a term of thirty six months or more in the name of the President of India for an amount equal to the duty of customs payable on such imports but for this exemption, to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, at the time of importation and if the importer fails to furnish the final Mega Power status certificate within a period of thirty six months from the date of importation, the said security shall be appropriated towards duty of customs payable on such imports but for this exemption.
Has permitted export of 6,50,000 tones of wheat products upto 31.3.2010, which was earlier extended upto 31.3.2011 by Notification No. 41/2009-14 dated 18.05.2010. Now this validity has been extended upto 31.03.2012.
LETTER [F. NO.137/35/2011 – SERVICE TAX], DATED 13-7-2011 Representation has been received seeking clarification on applicability of service tax under Manpower Recruitment and Supply Service in respect of employees sent on deputation by ONGC to Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGHC). The matter has been examined and it is clarified that activity of ONGC for providing its staff on deputation to DGHC for a remuneration in the form of reimbursement from DGHC, is chargeable to service tax under ‘Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency’s Service’ in terms of section 65(105)(k) of the Finance Act. As per section 65(68) of the Finance Act, Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency means any person engaged in providing any service, directly or indirectly, in any manner for recruitment or supply of manpower, temporarily or otherwise, to any other person.
Notification No. 49 / 2011-Customs (N.T.), n exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment And Collection Of Countervailing Duty On Subsidized Articles And For Determination Of Injury) Rules, 1995, and in supersession of Notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 3/95-Customs (N.T.) dated 1st January, 1995, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 3(E) dated the 1st January, 1995, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby appoints the person not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, as designated authority for the purposes of the said rules.
LETTER [F.NO.106/COMMR(ST)/2009] Representations have been received seeking clarification regarding leviability of service tax on the Development Fees charged at Airports particularly at Mumbai and Delhi by Mumbai, International Airport (P.) Ltd. and Delhi International Airport (P.). Ltd.
Circular No.30/2011-Customs Your kind attention is invited to the Circular No.11/2011-Customs, dated 24.02.2011, 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 30.06.2011.
Circular No. 949/10/2011-CX I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No. 581/18/2001-CX dated 29th June, 2001 which, inter-alia, specifies conditions, procedures, class of exporters and places under sub-rule (2) of rule 20 of Central Excise Rules, 2002 for warehousing of excisable goods for the purpose of export. In paragraph 2(2) of the said Circular, the Board has specified places where warehouses may be established to store excisable goods for export. The Board has received representations from the trade to include Tijara Tehsil of Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan in the list of places mentioned in the said Circular.
CIRCULAR NO. 4/2011 References have been received by the Board regarding issuance of guidelines for granting of prior permission u/s 281 of the IT Act, 1961 to transfer or create a charge on the assets of the assessee. The Board has considered the matter and in order to have uniformity on the issue, it has been decided that:1. The taxpayers should apply in the prescribed form annexed hereto titled Application u/s 281 of the IT Act, 1961 which would be available on the departmental website, as well as with the Assessing Officers.
Notification No. 60 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 – The government has allowed export of one million tonnes of non-basmati rice through private trade and fixed the export price at USD 400 per tonne. The Empowered Group of Ministers on food, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, had on July 11 decided to lift the over three-year old ban on non-basmati rice. The ban was imposed in April 2008 to check inflation.
NOTIFICATION No.34/2011-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.64/95-Central Excise, dated the 16th March, 1995 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.256(E), dated the 16th March, 1995, namely:-
