Letter of Approval to SEZ units – Authorized operations - Clarifications - Reg. - SEZ - Instruction No. 3/2006

Letter of Approval to SEZ units - Authorized operations - Clarifications - Reg. Instruction No. 3/2006 No. F. 5/1/2006-EPZ Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce (EPZ Section) … Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi Dated the 24th March, 2006 To The Development Commissioner, MSEZ, VSEZ, NSEZ, CSEZ, SEEPZ-SEZ, KSEZ, FSEZ Subject: Letter of Approval to SEZ units - Authorized operations - Clarifications - Reg. Sir/Madam, Clarification has been sought by some of the Special Economic Zones as to whether goods required for construction of building for setting up of the Units could also be included in the letter of approval (Form - G) as part of authorized operations. 2. It is hereby clarified that the authorized operations include setting up, operation, maintenance and expansion of the Unit, as approved by the Approval Committee. In fact, this facility was already available under paragraph 7.2 (f) of the Foreign Grade Policy before the Act/Rules came into force. Attention of the SEZs are also drawn to sub-rule (2) of Rules 27 which provides that any question as to whether any goods or services are required for authorized operation or not, shall be decided by the Development Commissioner. 3. This is to clarify the provisions of Rule 27 (2) and Form - G. Yours faithfully, (Rajgopal Sharma) Deputy Secretary Copy to: 5. The EPC for EOU and SEZ Units. 6. SEZ Website. Copy to PPS to SS(GKP)/JS(RK).