Withdrawal of Additional Customs Duty exempts imported liquor from the additional levy under the applicable customs tariff notification.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff Act and satisfied of public interest, exempts all goods from the whole of the additional duty leviable under the earlier tariff notification on imported liquor and expressly supersedes the prior departmental notification addressing that duty.

Import duty increase on wine: tariff entries for wine amended to raise import duty effective by government notification.
The Central Government, under section 8A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, directs amendment of the First Schedule by substituting the entry in the duty column for all tariff items of Chapter 22 relating to wine and for tariff item 2206 00 00, replacing the existing entries with the new specified rate; the notification takes effect from its date of issuance.

Constitution of Approval Committee establishes membership and ex officio representation for Jaipur Special Economic Zone, with substitution rule for Development Commissioner.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Jaipur Special Economic Zone under section 13(1) of the SEZ Act, 2005, specifying membership: Chairperson (Development Commissioner, Noida SEZ) ex officio; ex officio members from the Ministry of Commerce, Joint DGFT (Jaipur), Customs/Central Excise, Income Tax, Banking (Ministry of Finance), Rajasthan Industries Commissioner, and Managing Director of the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation; plus a special invitee representative of the Developer. Provides that an officer not below Joint Development Commissioner may represent the Development Commissioner in his absence.

Approval Committee constitution for Indore SEZ establishes membership, ex officio representation, developer invitee, and substitution rule.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Indore Special Economic Zone under the SEZ Act, 2005, specifying composition: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson ex officio; central government ex officio members from Commerce, Foreign Trade, Customs, Income Tax and Banking divisions (with nominee provisions at specified ranks); two state nominated officers of Madhya Pradesh at prescribed seniority; a special invitee representing the Developer; and a provision for a senior officer to represent the Development Commissioner in his absence.

Approval Committee constitution for Nokia Special Economic Zone establishes membership and representation rules under the SEZ Act.
Constitution of an Approval Committee for the Nokia Special Economic Zone pursuant to the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, naming the Development Commissioner of MEPZ as Chairperson and specifying ex officio members from relevant central and state departments and a special invitee representative of the developer; provides that in the absence of the Development Commissioner an officer not below the rank of Joint Development Commissioner will represent the Chairperson.

Approval Committee constituted for Surat Apparel Park under SEZ Act, specifying ex officio members and a developer special invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Surat Apparel Park under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, chaired ex officio by the Development Commissioner, Kandla SEZ. Members include ex officio representatives from the Department of Commerce, Zonal DGFT, Central Excise and Income Tax Commissioners (or nominees not below Joint Commissioner), Director (Banking), District Collector of Surat (or deputies), and General Manager of the District Industries Centre; the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation representative is a special invitee. In the Development Commissioner's absence, an officer not below Joint Development Commissioner will represent the Chairperson.

Approval committee established for Manikanchan SEZ to administer statutory approvals and designate ex officio members.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Manikanchan Special Economic Zone under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, naming the Development Commissioner of Falta SEZ as Chairperson and specifying ex officio members from central ministries, customs, income tax, banking, two state nominated officers, and a special invitee from the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation; provides that a Joint Development Commissioner may represent the Development Commissioner when absent.

Approval Committee constituted for Mahindra World City SEZ establishes membership and representation under SEZ Act.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Mahindra World City Special Economic Zone (Auto Ancillary) under section 13(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, naming the Development Commissioner as Chairperson and specifying ex officio members from Central and State departments, the Commissioner of Central Excise and Commissioner of Income Tax (or their nominees), Director (Banking), state industry officials, with the developer as special invitee and provision for a deputy to represent the Development Commissioner in his absence.

Approval Committee for SEZ governance established; membership, ex officio composition, substitute representation, and developer invitee specified.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Mahindra World City Special Economic Zone (Apparel and Fashion Accessories) under the SEZ Act, listing specific ex officio members: Development Commissioner MEPZ as Chairperson; Ministry of Commerce representation; Zonal DGFT Chennai; Commissioner of Central Excise or nominee; Commissioner of Income Tax or nominee; Director (Banking) Ministry of Finance; Secretary, Industries Department Tamil Nadu; Director, Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau; and a developer representative as special invitee.

Approval Committee constitution for a Special Economic Zone establishes statutory membership and representation rules.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the MEPZ Special Economic Zone under sub section (1) of section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and lists the Committee's ex officio composition, naming the Development Commissioner of MEPZ as Chairperson and designated central and state officers as members; provides that an officer not below the rank of Joint Development Commissioner shall represent the Development Commissioner in his absence.

Approval Committee constitution under Special Economic Zones Act establishes ex officio member composition and substitute representation rule.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Noida Special Economic Zone under section 13(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, specifying the Committee's ex officio membership: Development Commissioner (Chairperson), a Department of Commerce Director/Deputy Secretary, Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (Delhi), Commissioner of Customs (airport) or nominee not below Joint Commissioner, Commissioner of Income Tax or nominee not below Joint Commissioner, Director (Banking) Ministry of Finance, Secretary Department of Industry Uttar Pradesh, and CEO Noida; with provision for a Joint Development Commissioner to represent the Development Commissioner in his absence.

Approval Committee constitution for Falta Special Economic Zone establishes specified ex officio membership and substitution rule.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Falta Special Economic Zone under the SEZ Act, specifying that the Development Commissioner of Falta SEZ will be Chairperson and that specified senior officers from the Ministries of Commerce and Finance, customs and income tax authorities, the Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, and two state nominated officers will be members on an ex officio basis, with provision for an officer of not less than Joint Development Commissioner rank to represent the Development Commissioner in his absence.

Approval committee for Cochin SEZ established to oversee approvals, designate ex officio members, and provide substitute representation.
Establishes an Approval Committee for the Cochin Special Economic Zone under section 13(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, to process statutory approvals and prescribes its ex officio composition: Chairperson the Development Commissioner and members from the Ministry of Commerce, DGFT, Customs, Income Tax, Banking (Ministry of Finance), and senior Kerala industrial administration. In the absence of the Development Commissioner, an officer not below the rank of Joint Development Commissioner will represent him.

Approval Committee constitution establishes membership and ex officio representation for the Jodhpur Special Economic Zone governance.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the Jodhpur Special Economic Zone under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, specifying its composition of named ex officio members from central and state agencies, and providing a special invitee for the SEZ developer; it also permits an officer not below Joint Development Commissioner to represent the Development Commissioner in his absence.

Approval Committee constitution under SEZ Act establishes membership and representation rules for Kandla Special Economic Zone.
Approval Committee for the Kandla Special Economic Zone is constituted under section 13(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005. The Committee is an administrative approval body chaired by the Development Commissioner, and its membership is composed of specified ex officio officials from commerce, foreign trade, customs, income tax, finance (banking), and district administration, with provision for the Development Commissioner to be represented by an officer not below the rank of Joint Development Commissioner in his absence.

Approval Committee constitution establishes membership and substitute representation rules for a Special Economic Zone administration.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for a Special Economic Zone, naming the Development Commissioner as Chairperson and prescribing membership of ex officio officials from commerce, foreign trade, customs/central excise, income tax, banking, state industry departments, the SEZ chief executive or district industries authority, and a state industrial development corporation representative as special invitee; provides for substitute representation for the Development Commissioner by an officer of prescribed seniority.

Appointed date recognition for stock exchange corporatisation established; succession and demutualisation formally acknowledged by regulator.
SEBI approved a Scheme for 'The Stock Exchange, Mumbai' and Bombay Stock Exchange Limited succeeded that exchange under the Scheme. Bombay Stock Exchange Limited completed corporatisation and demutualisation and ensured compliance with Section 4B(8) of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act. Exercising powers under the Act, SEBI appoints the relevant date as the appointed date for Bombay Stock Exchange Limited, formally recognizing succession and the operative commencement of the corporate entity under the Scheme.

Correction of monetary thresholds updates previously published notification language to higher and corrected financial thresholds.
Corrigendum to the Gazette notification dated 29 May 2007 replaces three textual monetary references on page 3: it amends a lower monetary bracket to a higher bracket, corrects a misprinted monetary expression to the intended larger amount, and replaces an overstated upper bracket with the corrected upper bracket, effecting only textual and threshold clarifications.

SAFTA textile concessions deepen: amended customs notification substitutes tariff table to grant lower preferential import duties.
Substitution of the TABLE in Notification No.68/2006 Customs to deepen SAFTA concessions for specified textile tariff headings: the new TABLE lists numerous textile and apparel headings with paired columns showing the standard duty and a reduced concessional duty for imports from specified countries, and preserves alternate specific duty floors stated as "whichever is higher" for identified fabric categories; the notification comes into force from the stated commencement date in 2007.

Preferential import duty rates under SAFTA: substituted tariff table deepens concessions for member states on specified tariff lines.
Amendment substitutes the tariff Table in Notification No.67/2006 Customs to deepen SAFTA concessions by prescribing paired concessionary import rates for goods from countries listed in APPENDIX I and APPENDIX II, including specific duties, product specific exceptions, a definition for "Crude palm oil" for exemption purposes, and differentiated treatment for items such as CKD motor vehicles and seconds and defectives.