This is to bring to the notice of trade that a large number of online registrations filed are pending issuance in various Ranges/Division offices due to non submission of required documents. It is noticed that while the registration are filled online, either no hard copy of documents is submitted or the documents are submitted after considerable lapse of time. This results in substantial delay in granting registration. In fact, in a very large number of cases (more than 1,000), no documents have been submitted at all.
The new rules of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) take effect from September 1. Ulips, which contributed 80 per cent of the total premium collected by private companies, will see a dramatic change. Irda has capped the difference between net and gross yields during the policy term. Insurers will have to offer a minimum prescribed return even if a policyholder withdraws from the fund before maturity. For the fifth year, the cap is fixed at four per cent.
Works contract service made taxable with effect from 1 June 2007. Thus, services such as construction, erection, commissioning or installation, repair services provided prior to 1 June 2007, to be classified as a works contract service in case subsisting beyond 1 June 2007.
NOTIFICATION NO. 05(RE-2010)/2009-2014- Arms and Ammunition of the following description:a) Rifles- .22 Calibres (should have at least an outside barrel diameter of 10 mm.) b) Pistols – .22 and .32 Calibres (barrels should be measured from the Breach point) c) Air Rifles/Pistols – 4.5 mm /0.177 Calibers d) Shot Guns – 12 bore (should be “Ventilated Rib” and “Single Sighting Planes”)
Notification No. 78/2010 – 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: –
I am directed to refer to Customs notification No.22/2009-Cus. dt.02.03.2009 and DGFT’s notification No.86 (RE-2008/2004-2009) dated 17.2.2009 whereby the actual user condition for import of raw sugar from 17.2.2009 to 30.9.2009 under the Advance Authorization scheme was relaxed and the said imports were allowed on ‘ton-to-ton’ basis instead of ‘grain-to-grain’ basis.
In this connection, it is clarified that in addition to the documents listed in paragraph 2(i) of our circular referred to above for opening a bank account in the name of a proprietary concern, banks may also accept any registration/licensing document issued in the name of the proprietary concern by the Central Government or State Government Authority/Department. Banks may also accept IEC (Importer Exporter Code) issued to the proprietary concern by the office of DGFT as an identity document for opening of bank account.
Each of the parties to arbitration (other than a client with a claim / counter claim upto Rs. 10 lakh and filing the arbitration reference for the same within six months) shall deposit an amount, as may be prescribed by the stock exchange, at the time of making arbitration reference. The deposits (exclusive of statutory dues – stamp duty, service tax, etc.) shall not exceed the amount as indicated under:
Attention is invited to Board Circular No.26/2010-Customs dated 9.08.2010 wherein it was clarified that benefit under the Notification No.13/2010- Customs for import of specified goods for Commonwealth Games, 2010 will not be extended to vendors/ sub vendors/ Contractors appointed by Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games, (OC, CWG) 2010.
References have been received from the Trade and Field formations seeking a clarification whether Anti Dumping Duty under the Notification No.15/2007-Customs dated 20.02.2007 is applicable to Spandex Yarn (Elastomeric yarn). Although the description ‘elastomeric yarn’ is not specified in the above said notification, doubts have been expressed since the Tariff Item 5402 44 00 is mentioned therein.
