Clarification on Digital Signature as per Notn No.8/2015 CE (NT) - Reg

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Dear Sir,

Good morning every body,

We are manufacturer of Plastic goods under 39 Chapter.

In 2015 Union budget Notification No.8/2015 CE (NT) Dt:01.03.2015 amended / changes in CE Rules10 and 11 amended.

a) As per above Notification CE Rule 10(4) Newly introduced. In our understandings Entire CE Records (Private Records / Equaled to Books of accounts) should be required / requires authentication of Digital signature OR only DSA Register. If Digital signature on DSA shall we maintaining / adopting in ERP or not?

b) As per above Notification CE Rule 11(8) Newly introduced. In our understandings CE Invoice should be requires Digital signature may be authenticated by a manufacturer. In this concept the Central Government so far not being issued any digital signature procedure / policy in the 2015 union budget not any specified notification / circular / trade notice.

c) Hence we require please clarify / specify the Digital Signature procedure under CE Act / Rules.

Thanks and Regards,

R.Nageswar Rao,

9490362191 / 9441494411

AI Summary

Digital signature authentication option for electronic records and invoices under excise rules allows digitized records with prescribed safeguards.
Notification No.8/2015 allows records to be preserved in electronic form if every page is authenticated by a digital signature and empowers the Board to notify conditions, safeguards and procedures; it also permits manufacturers to authenticate invoices by digital signature, requires a self attested hard copy of a digitally signed duplicate for transport, and uses definitions from the Information Technology Act, 2000.