Master Circular on Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV)/ - FEMA - 01/2008

Master Circular on Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV)/ Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) abroad - Revised RBI/2008-09/14 Master Circular No. 01/2008-09 July 1, 2008 To, All Banks Authorised to Deal in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Direct investments by residents in Joint Venture (JV) and Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) abroad are being allowed, in terms of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 6 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999, (42 of 1999) read with Notification No. GSR 757 (E) dated November 19, 2004 and FEMA Notification 120/RB-2004 dated July 7, 2004, as amended from time to time. 2. This Master Circular consolidates the existing instructions on the subject of "Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) abroad' at one place. The list of underlying circulars/notifications is furnished in the Appendix. 3. This Master Circular is issued with a sunset clause of one year. This circular will stand withdrawn on July 01, 2009 and be replaced by an updated Master Circular on the subject. Yours faithfully, (Salim Gangadharan)Chief General Manager-in-Charge For master circular click here