The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) was enacted to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to companies. Out of 470 sections of the Act, 284 sections have been brought into force so far. The process for establishment of the National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal is at its final stage. After the constitution of these Tribunals, most of the remaining 186 sections of the Act shall also be brought into force.
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015- 2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes amendment in Appendix 2C of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms of FTP 2015-20 i.e., list of agencies authorized to issue Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Certification to include Tobacco Board, in the list as under:-
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes amendment in Annexure-1 of Appendix 2A in the table as under:
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies a new SION with Serial Number E-133 in Food Product Group for export product “Malted Milk Food” This new entry shall read as under : –
The provision of SCOMET export permission for ‘stock & sale’ purpose will facilitate bulk export which may eater to orders of multiple end users from the ‘stock point’ subject to subsequent permission of the licensing authority for re-transfer to definite end user.
PUBLIC NOTICE No. 59/2015-2020 Two Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIA) are added in Appendix 2G at Sl. No.36 & 37 upto 31st May 2016.
Applicants can, with immediate effect, submit online application for IEC by uploading only 2 documents, besides their digital photograph. The manual mode of applications for IEC will cease to exist w.e.f. 1.4.2016 and only online applications for IEC /modification in IEC would be accepted with digital signatures w.e.f. 1.4.2016.
The validity of recognition of those Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIAs) included in the Appendix 2G of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms (A&ANF) of Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20) who have completed their tenure of three years as PISAs as on date or whose validity would expire on or before 31st May, 2016, is extended up till 31st May, 2016.
Public Notice No. 56/2015-2020 Several references have been received in this Directorate from Trade and Industry and Regional Authorities of DGFT regarding the manner of processing pending applications where DFIAs are yet to be issued and the manner of processing applications for transferability where DFIAs have already been issued.
Now, in addition to ports/ICDs notified by DGFT from time to time, export of finished leather, Wet Blue and EI Tanned Leather would also be permitted through ICD at Kheda by utilising the facilities regarding drawal of samples and its testing and certification available at the Regional Centre of CLRI at Ahmedabad on call basis.
