I am directed to state that during the Valuation Conference held at Mumbai on 21st and 22nd August, 2003, views were expressed that the Board’s Circular No.16/2003, dated 17.03.2003 needed a review since it mandated the issue of a speaking order under Rule 10A of CVR, 1988, in “all cases” where enhancement of value was resorted to. It was pointed out that it might not be practicable/desirable to issue a speaking order in all such cases particularly where the enhancement of value has been done and that on many occasions, the importers agree to the enhancement of value based on the higher contemporaneous value noticed in the National Import Data Base( NIDB) made available by the Directorate of Valuation.
The principal notification No. 58/2003-CENTRAL EXCISE, dated the 22nd July, 2003, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i ) vide G.S.R 575 ( E), dated the 22nd July, 2003 and was last amended by notification No.68/2003-CENTRAL EXCISE, dated the 14th August, 2003 [ G.S.R. 668 (E), dated the 14th August, 2003.
I am directed to refer to Notification No. 70/2003-CE (NT) dated 15.9.2003 vide which inter alia, clause (b) of sub-rule 2 of Rule 4 of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002 was amended to substitute the words ‘refractories and refractory materials, moulds and dies’ in place of ‘ refractories and refractory materials’ . Subsequently, Board has issued a circular No. 747/63/2003-CX dated 22nd September, 2003 in this regard.
In view of the facts mentioned above, all concerned are required to ensure that all export consignments of honey are accompanied with the valid ” Certificate of Export” issued by any of the notified Export Inspection Agencies. If the export consignments are not accompanied with the ” Certificate of Export”, the same may be stopped.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Export and Import Policy 2002-2007, as amended, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby deletes Note 11 under the General Notes for All Export Product Groups as containedin the Handbook of Procedures, Vol.2, 2002-2007, as amended.
Accordingly, you are advised to bring to the notice of all brokers in the cash segment of your Exchange that those brokers who have failed to comply with the 50% facility by March 31, 2003 or for whom collection of fees has not been stayed by any Court of law,
Cases where applications were filed on or after 20.2.1999 with Rubber as one of the inputs or the sole input but Licences have not been issued, or issued after excluding natural rubber as input, would be reviewed and Natural Rubber may be included or fresh Licences may be issued as the case may be after obtaining declaration that no benefit of drawback has been claimed on natural rubber used in export production. If the licence was expired, the same may be revalidated upto 31.12.2003 by the RLA. However, for such revalidation no fee or application in Appx. 10G shall be called. This shall be applicable even in respect of licence where No Bond or EODC has been issued by RLA.
I am directed to say that Board’s attention has been drawn to the availment of credit on inputs falling under chapter-28 and 29 used exclusively for the manufacture of exempted goods by certain assesses manufacturing finished goods falling under chapter-30 of Schedule to Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. It has been reported that these assesses are subsequently reversing an amount @ 8% of the price of the exempted goods under clause (b) of sub-rule (3) of rule 6 of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2002.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iii) of Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act,1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby specifies Moradabad Special Economic Zone at Moradabad, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, as a special economic zone
Corrigendum to the Notification No. 715(E) dated 19.6.03 regarding effective date of some sections of the Competition Act, 2002.
