Attention of the Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000, notified vide Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time.
In this connection, please refer to paragraph 2 (iii) (b) of our Circular UBD.(PCB) BPD.Cir.No. 46/16.20.000/2008-09 dated January 30, 2009 on investments in Non-SLR securities by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs), in terms of which investments in unlisted securities (subject to the minimum rating prescribed) should not exceed 10 percent of the total Non-SLR investments at any time. Where UCBs have already exceeded the said limit, no further investment in such securities will be permitted.
Accordingly, the instructions/guidelines contained in Master circular UBD.BL(PCB)MC.No.14/07.01.000/2009-10 dated July 1, 2009 and circular UBD.CO.LS.Cir.No.52/07.01.000/2009-10 dated June 16, 2008 have been reviewed and it has been decided that approvals for opening off site ATMs in respect of such UCBs will henceforth be considered outside Annual Business Plans, subject to:
Notification No. 58/2010 – Customs Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 2/2010-Customs, dated the 11th January, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.26 (E), dated the 11th January, 2010, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such rescission.
Recent events in global financial system have underlined the pivotal role that credit ratings play. Effective use of credit ratings by the users is crucially dependent upon quality and quantity of disclosures made by the Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs). There have been widespread consultations on the issue both globally and within India and several documents have been prepared.
Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No.15/30/2008-DGAD, dated the 27th February, 2009, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 27th February, 2009, had initiated review in the matter of continuation of final anti-dumping duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under sub-heading 3904 61 00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
It is observed from the information provided by the depositories that the companies listed in Annexure ‘A’ have established connectivity with both the depositories during January 2010. The stock exchanges may consider shifting the trading in these securities to normal Rolling Settlement subject to the following:
Instances have been observed where NBFCs have made overseas investments without regulatory clearance of the Department of Non-Banking Supervision, Reserve Bank of India. Any investments made by NBFCs without regulatory clearance is a violation of FEMA 2004 and attracts penal provisions.
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), 2009-14 Copper Anode / Copper Cathode / Copper Wire Rods (Manufactured from Copper concentrate) Minimum value addition – 8%
Based upon the insurance related data as of year ending March 31, 2010 and related discussions, the Authority issues the following clarifications in continuation of the ULIP guidelines “Guidelines on Unit Linked Products” issued vide Circular No. 032/IRDA/Actl/Dec-2005 dated 21.12.2005:
