Handbook of Procedures validity extended - HBP volumes and Schedule of DEPB rates remain in force until further orders. The Director General of Foreign Trade amends paragraph 1.1 to notify that the Handbook of Procedures volumes and the Schedule of DEPB rates shall remain in force until further orders, thereby extending their applicability beyond the prior expiry date; the DEPB scheme is excepted, having ceased operation on 30th September, 2011.