Time bound disposal of applications for the unit set up under EOU/EHTP/STP/BTP scheme - Customs - 02/2007

Time bound disposal of applications for the unitset up under EOU/EHTP/STP/BTP scheme -reg Circular no. 02 /2007-Cus F.No.DGEP/EOU/459/2006 Govt. of India , Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise Customs Directorate General of Export Promotion 9 th January, 2007 Sub: Time bound disposal of applications for the unitset up under EOU/EHTP/STP/BTP scheme -reg. The issue of timely disposal of the applications/requests of EOUs has often been raised in Open Houses. Several representations from the EOU exporters have also been received expressing difficulties on account of delayed action on their applications/requests in the field. 2. CBEC vide circular no. 07/2006-Cus dated 13.01.2006 and 17/2006-Cus dated 01.06.2006 has already prescribed time limit for certain activities like certification for debonding from EOU scheme within 15 days, priority verification of premises of EOU/EHTP/STP to facilitate issue of LOP by the Development Commissioner within 15 days and declaration of warehousing station under Section 9 of the Customs Act, 1962 within 23 days. 3. Fixation of time frame improves transparency and sensitizes the field officers to discharge their functions in a time bound manner. Accordingly, it has been decided to prescribe the following time frame for disposal of applications/requests of EOU/STP/EHTP by the field formations at the field level: Sl.No. Nature of work Time for disposal of applications 1. Issuance of Licence under Section 58 and Section 65 of Customs act, 1962 Five days 2. Execution and acceptance of B-17 bond One day 3. Additional B-17 Bond acceptance Same day 4. Extension/Renewal of License Three days 5. Broad banding of license Three days 6. Broad banding of goods Same day 7. Issuance of Procurement Certificate Same day 8. Issuance of CT-3 Certificate Same day 9. Warehousing of raw-material/capital goods/consumables One day 10. Issuance of Re-warehousing certificate of raw-material/capital goods/consumables One day 11. Export (subject to 24hrs advance intimation required to be given by the exporterin case of sealing of goods and examination at the place of despatch) Same day or such shorter period as may be mutually agreed 12. Re-export (subject to 24hrs advance intimation required to be given by the exporterin case of sealing of goods and examination at the place of despatch) One day or such shorter period as may be mutually agreed 13. Permission for re-export of rejected raw material/capital goods/consumables Two days 14. Permission for job work/sub-contract Five days 15. Renewal/extension of job work/sub-contract in case of no change in the application One day The above proposed time period would be exclusive of holidays. Further in a case, where any deficiency is found in the application or any additional information/ action is required, the proposed time period will apply only after rectification of deficiency and re-submission of the complete application. 4. The senior officers should monitor the observance of the laid down time frame in their jurisdiction. 5. Wide publicity may please be given to these instructions by way of issuance of Public Notice. Difficulties, if any, in implementation of these instructions, may be brought to the notice of the Directorate General of Export Promotion, New Delhi. 6. This issues with the approval of CBEC.