Amendment in Para 3.2.1 of Handbook of Procedures Vol. I (RE 2012)/ 2009-14. - DGFT - 45 (RE-2012)/ 2009-14

To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section-1 Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Public Notice No. 45 (RE-2012)/ 2009-14 Dated: 29 th January, 2013 Subject: Amendment in Para 3.2.1 of Handbook of Procedures Vol. I (RE 2012)/ 2009-14. In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14 , the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends Para 3.2.1 of the Handbook of Procedures Vol. I (RE 2012)/ 2009-14: 2. Paragraph 3.2.1 of HBP v1 is amended by addition of a new sentence at the end of the existing paragraph, as under: Existing paragraph: 3.2.1 Application for status recognition shall be filed with jurisdictional RA/Development Commissioner (DC). However, in cases where export performance of EOUs/SEZs is clubbed together with company/firm/Group Company in DTA, the same will be considered by jurisdictional RA (in DGFT) only. Amended paragraph: 3.2.1 Application for status recognition shall be filed with jurisdictional RA/Development Commissioner (DC). However, in cases where export performance of EOUs/SEZs is clubbed together with company/firm/Group Company in DTA, the same will be considered by jurisdictional RA of DGFT only. EHTPs and STPs shall file an application of Status Recognition with concerned jurisdictional RA . Effect of this Public Notice: By addition of this sentence EHTPs and STPs can apply to the jurisdictional RAs for grant of Status Certificate. (Anup K. Pujari) Director General of Foreign Trade [email protected] (F.No. 01/91/180/2030/AM09/ PC-3)