Approval Committee constituted for IT/ITES Special Economic Zone; membership and ex officio representation defined, including developer invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the IT and ITES Special Economic Zone at Mount Poonamalee, Chennai, under powers of sub section (1) of section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, for the project developed by M/s Estra IT Park Private Limited. The Committee's composition is specified: Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio); central government ex officio members from the Department of Commerce, DGFT zone, Customs/Central Excise, Income Tax and Ministry of Finance; state nominees from Tamil Nadu industrial and industries departments; and the developer's representative as special invitee.

Approval Committee constitution for SEZ governance establishes oversight of the IT and ITES Special Economic Zone at Chandaka.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under the Special Economic Zones Act to govern the IT and ITES Special Economic Zone at Chandaka. The Committee is chaired by the Development Commissioner and includes Ex Officio central officers from Commerce, Foreign Trade, Customs/Central Excise, Income Tax, and Finance, two state-nominated Joint Secretary level officers, and a special invitee representing the developer, with specified rank requirements for nominees.

Approval Committee for IT/ITES SEZ established, defining ex officio membership and developer representation under SEZ Act provisions.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the IT and ITES Special Economic Zone at Patia, Bhubaneswar under the SEZ Act, specifying composition: Chairperson Development Commissioner (ex officio); ex officio members from the Department of Commerce, Zonal Joint DGFT Kolkata, territorial Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax (or nominees), Director (Banking) Ministry of Finance, and two Joint Secretary rank state nominees; and a special invitee representative of the developer, M/s DLF Limited.

Approval Committee under SEZ Act constituted to oversee aluminium SEZ at Lapanga with specified ex officio membership.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the aluminium and aluminium products Special Economic Zone at Village Lapanga under the power conferred by sub section (1) of section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, naming the Development Commissioner as Chairperson and specifying ex officio members from Commerce, Foreign Trade, Customs or Central Excise, Income Tax, Finance (Banking), two State nominated officers and a developer representative as Special Invitee, with provision for a Joint Development Commissioner to act in the Chairperson's absence.

Approval Committee for IT and ITES Special Economic Zone establishes membership, ex officio members and developer invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the IT and ITES Special Economic Zone at Kalwara under section 13 of the SEZ Act, 2005, naming the Development Commissioner as Chairperson and specifying ex officio members from commerce, foreign trade, customs and central excise, income tax, banking (Ministry of Finance), state industries, and the state industrial development corporation; the developer's representative is recognised as a special invitee and offices may be represented by nominees at prescribed minimum ranks.

Constitution of Approval Committee for footwear sector SEZ establishes specified ex officio membership and developer representative.
Constitution of an Approval Committee under section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the footwear sector SEZ at Footwear Park, Irungattukottai. The Committee is chaired by the Development Commissioner and consists of specified ex officio members from the Department of Commerce, Foreign Trade, Customs or Central Excise, Income Tax, Ministry of Finance (Banking), Tamil Nadu industrial and industries departments, with a representative of the developer as special invitee. In the Development Commissioner's absence, an officer not below Joint Development Commissioner will represent him.

Approval Committee constitution under SEZ Act establishes membership and representation for IT/ITES SEZ at Zamin Pallavaram.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under the Special Economic Zones Act for the information technology and information technology enabled services SEZ at Zamin Pallavaram developed by M/s SNP Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., to perform approval and administrative functions for the SEZ. The committee's composition is prescribed: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson, ex officio members from the Department of Commerce, Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, territorial Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax Commissioners, the Ministry of Finance (Banking), and senior state industrial officials, with the developer as a special invitee and provision for nominees at specified minimum ranks.

Approval Committee for SEZ constituted to oversee approvals, specifying ex officio members and the developer as special invitee.
Constitutes the Approval Committee for the IT and ITES Special Economic Zone at Navalpattu, Tiruchirapalli, under sub section (1) of section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, for the SEZ developed by M/s Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited. The Development Commissioner of the SEZ is Chairperson (ex officio). Ex officio members include a Director/Deputy Secretary (Department of Commerce) or nominee, Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade (Chennai), Commissioner of Customs or Central Excise (territorial) or nominee, Commissioner of Income Tax (territorial) or nominee, Director (Banking) in the Ministry of Finance, Director Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau, and Secretary (Industries), Government of Tamil Nadu. A developer representative is a special invitee.

Approval Committee constitution for FTWZ SEZ establishes defined ex officio membership, succession rule, and developer representative as special invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the free trade warehousing zone SEZ at Mannur and Valarpuram under section 13(1) of the SEZ Act, 2005 for the SEZ developed by M/s J. Matadee Eco Parks Private Limited. Lists the Committee membership: Development Commissioner (Chairperson, ex officio), specified ex officio central and state officers and officials with territorial jurisdiction, and a developer representative as Special Invitee. Includes a substitution provision permitting an officer not below Joint Development Commissioner to represent the Development Commissioner in his absence.

Approval Committee constituted for IT/ITeS Special Economic Zone to oversee approvals and regulatory compliance for the zone.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under the Special Economic Zones Act for an IT and ITeS Special Economic Zone at Jagir Ammapalayam, Salem, developed by M/s Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited, and specifies the Committee's composition of ex officio official members and a developer representative as special invitee.

SEZ Approval Committee constituted for chemicals SEZ, defining membership, ex officio seats and developer representative as special invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the chemicals SEZ at Vilayat and Vorasamni under section 13(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, for the SEZ developed by M/s Jubilant Infrastructure Limited. Specifies composition: Development Commissioner as Chairperson (with a designated substitute), ex officio central and district officers (Commerce nominee, Jt DGFT Rajkot, Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax commissioners or nominees, Director (Banking) MoF, District Collector or nominee, GM District Industries Centre) and the developer's representative as special invitee.

National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards membership updated; government substitutes a member by notification under Companies Act.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 210A of the Companies Act, 1956, amends the earlier notification S.O.1270(E) by substituting the person listed at serial number (8) in the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards with a new appointee, thereby updating the committee's membership.

Appointment substitution under Companies Act: replacement of a Central Board of Direct Taxes representative in the government notification.
Amendment made under the statutory appointment power conferred by sub section (1) of Section 210A of the Companies Act, 1956: the Central Government has amended an earlier Gazette notification to substitute the previously notified individual with a different official in the Central Board of Direct Taxes by modifying the entry against the relevant serial number in the principal notification.

Approval Committee constituted for SEZ at Chandaka - central government prescribes statutory membership and developer invitee.
Central Government notification constituting an Approval Committee for the IT/ITES Special Economic Zone at Chandaka under the SEZ Act, listing its prescribed membership: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio); a Department of Commerce officer (or nominee not below Under Secretary); the Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade; Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax or their nominees; Director (Banking), Ministry of Finance; two State nominated officers of Joint Secretary rank; and the developer's representative as special invitee.

Membership fee and governance changes: Council empowered to determine fees, certificate cancellation, restoration and disciplinary procedure.
Amendments empower the Council to determine membership and certificate of practice fees, set due dates and additional restoration charges, permit supply of the annual list of members on request for set rates, and replace references to "prescribed" fees with Council determined fees. They restructure grounds and temporal effects for cancellation and restoration of certificates of practice, prescribe a fee and procedure for complaints and investigations, specify recognised professional bodies and eligible qualifications for partnership, and allocate detailed functions to the Executive and Finance Committees, including budget, accounts and audit comparison duties.

Committee jurisdiction redefined for central excise, specifying Delhi zone, Chandigarh zone and Large Taxpayer Unit Delhi.
Substitutes the Table in the principal central excise notification to designate the committees and their areas of jurisdiction: Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi Zone; Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Chandigarh Zone; and Commissioner (Central Excise and Service Tax), Large Taxpayer Unit, Delhi, thereby allocating institutional jurisdictional responsibility under the parent notification.

Central Excise committee composition amended to substitute the Table specifying designated Chief Commissioners and Large Taxpayer Unit commissioner.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising statutory authority under the Central Excise Act, substitutes the Table in Notification No. 5/2007-Central Excise (NT) to designate as committees the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi Zone; the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Chandigarh Zone; and the Commissioner (Central Excise and Service Tax), Large Taxpayer Unit, Delhi, under Notification No. 36/2008-Central Excise (N.T.).

Exchange rate notification updates foreign currency conversion rates for imports and exports under statutory customs authority, affecting valuation.
Amendment substitutes specified foreign currency conversion rates in the earlier exchange rate notification, replacing Scheduled entries for the Hong Kong Dollar (import and export columns) and the Japanese Yen (100-unit import and export columns) to set distinct rates for imported and exported goods, effective from 25th September, 2008 for customs valuation and related import/export procedures.

Import prohibition on dairy products from China instituted, barring transitional import arrangements during the restriction period.
An immediate import prohibition applies to dairy products, including milk and milk products, from China under Chapter 4 of Schedule I of the ITC(HS) Classifications, effective for three months and until further orders; transitional arrangements under paragraph 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09 are barred for such imports during the prohibition period.

CENVAT credit entitlement extended to duty paid on capital goods at unit debonding under specified notification.
Amendment inserts a proviso in rule 3(1) of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 allowing CENVAT credit of amount equal to central excise duty paid on capital goods at the time of debonding of the unit, in terms of the para of the cited notification; the amendment is titled CENVAT Credit (Amendment) Rules, 2008 and comes into force on publication in the Official Gazette.