Prior Government approval required for new foreign technical collaborations when investor already has ventures in the same field. Prior Government approval is required for new foreign investment or technical collaboration proposals under the automatic route when the foreign investor has an existing joint venture, technology transfer, or trademark agreement in the same field in India; the same field is to be determined by the four digit National Industrial Classification standard, existing tie ups on the date of notification are treated as existing, and previously issued exemptions for the information technology sector, multinational financial institutions, and mining for the same area/mineral continue to apply.