Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralize adjudication of specified customs show cause notices in a DRI investigation.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appointed the Commissioner of Customs (Exports), IGI Airport, New Delhi, as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of multiple customs and central excise commissioners for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in respect of M/s. J. Minakshi International and others, thereby centralizing adjudicatory competence for that specific DRI matter; the notification was subsequently rescinded by a later notification.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralize adjudication of a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence show cause notice.
The Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), New Delhi is appointed as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of specified Commissioners of Customs at Mulund CFS and General (New Customs House, Mumbai), Import (Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nava Sheva) and Inland Container Depot (Tughlakabad, New Delhi) solely for adjudicating matters arising from the Show Cause Notice issued concerning M/s. Kundan Rice Mills and others by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notice matters for M/s. Comet Impex and others.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Faridabad to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of two named Commissioners of Customs for the purpose of adjudicating matters arising from the Show Cause Notice issued in relation to M/s. Comet Impex and others by the revenue intelligence unit.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority centralises adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under delegated powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Commissioner of Customs (Port-Import), Kolkata to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioners of Customs, Tuticorin and Mulund Container Freight Station and General, Mumbai for adjudicating show-cause notices issued to M/s. Bhaiya Fibres and others, thereby centralising adjudication of those specified matters pursuant to the enabling statutory power.

Health certificate requirement for guar gum exports to EU mandates authorized certification and lab report certifying absence of PCP.
Exports of guar gum refined split and guar gum treated and pulverized to the European Union for animal or human consumption require a Health Certificate issued by the authorized representative (SHEFEXIL) accompanied by the original analytical report from Vimta Labs certifying the product does not contain Penta Chlorophenol (PCP) in any proportion based on sampling by the authorized representative.

Special Economic Zone designation notifies an IT SEZ at Chikhloli, creates an Approval Committee and grants ICD status.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and related services and hardware at Chikhloli, Thane, on the proposal of M/s Empire Industries Limited, pursuant to the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules. The Central Government notifies the specified survey area as an SEZ, constitutes an Approval Committee composed of designated ex officio officials and state nominees with a developer representative as special invitee, and declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot for customs purposes.

Cenvat credit extension permits credit for supplies used by foreign diplomatic and consular missions under the governing notification.
Insertion of clause (iva) into rule 6(6) of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 permits CENVAT credit for supplies made for the use of foreign diplomatic missions, consular missions, career consular offices, or diplomatic agents in accordance with the conditions of the referenced central excise notification, effective from publication in the Official Gazette.

Service tax abatement extended and corrected, textual omission in notification entry clarifies coverage for port and airport services.
The corrigendum to Notification No. 40/2010 ST deletes the words, letters and brackets in entry (iii) of the published notification, thereby modifying the textual scope of the service tax abatement previously linked to Notification No. 1/2006 as it applies to services within ports, airports and other port areas.

Relaxation of invoice information requirements alters ticket detail obligations and corrects proviso references in service tax rules.
Amendment to the Service Tax Rules, 1994 grants relaxation of ticket/invoice information requirements and a corrigendum to Notification No. 39/2010-ST corrects citations by substituting "third proviso" for "fourth proviso" and changing "Provided that" to "Provided also that," clarifying the notification's proviso reference and qualifying language.

Anti dumping duty extension on pentaerythritol imports maintained and payable in Indian currency until revocation by government.
In exercise of powers under the Customs Tariff Act and anti dumping rules, the Government amended the principal notification to add that the notification shall remain in force up to the specified extended period unless revoked earlier, and that the anti dumping duty imposed under the notification shall be payable in Indian currency.

Fixation of tariff values updated for specified edible oils and brass scrap under customs notification, establishing new valuation benchmarks.
Notification No. 52/2010 amends Notification No. 36/2001 by substituting the prior tariff-value Table with a new Table fixing tariff values per metric tonne for specified imports, including various palm oil and palmolein entries, RBD and crude soyabean oil, brass scrap and poppy seeds; most edible-oil entries are maintained at their existing values while brass scrap is assigned a stated tariff value.

Import prohibition on counterfeit and IPR infringing goods applies under the Intellectual Property Rights enforcement rules.
Prohibits importation into India of goods intended for sale or use that infringe specified intellectual property rights, including goods bearing a false trade mark, false trade description, unauthorised application of registered designs or fraudulent imitations, false Geographical Indications, and goods barred by an order of the Registrar of Copyrights, subject to the procedures and conditions in the Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007; issued under section 11 of the Customs Act, 1962 and effective on publication in the Official Gazette.

Transport of goods exemption expanded to include additional service categories under amended service tax notification.
Substitutes the letters and brackets "(zzp)" with "(zzp) or (zn) or (zzl) or (zzm)" in Notification No.13/2008 Service Tax, thereby expanding the categories of services relating to transport of goods by road that are exempt under the principal notification; amendment effected by Notification No.43/2010 Service Tax dated 30th June, 2010 under powers of the Finance Act.

Certification requirement: Series IV Interest Rate Derivatives exam mandated for approved users and sales personnel with set compliance timelines.
Approval is granted for the NISM Series IV: Interest Rate Derivatives (IRD) certification as the mandatory qualification for approved users and sales personnel of trading members in the currency derivatives segment trading in interest rate derivatives; trading members must ensure existing personnel obtain the certification within two years of the notification and that personnel employed after the notification obtain it within one year of employment.

Appointment of adjudicating authority assigns a customs show cause notice to a specified Commissioner for adjudication.
Assigns responsibility for adjudication of a customs-related Show Cause Notice by transferring the referenced notice to the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication)-I, New Customs House, New Delhi, thereby designating that Commissioner as the proper adjudicating authority empowered to hear and decide the matter under the Board's delegated powers.

Advance payment exemption for new or extended services clarified after corrigendum changing threshold wording.
Advance payments received before 1-7-2010 for newly notified services and for extended services are exempt from service tax, except for payments relating to Commercial Training or Coaching Centre services and Renting of Immovable Property; a corrigendum alters the notification wording by substituting "equal to" for the phrase "in excess of," thereby changing the interpretive threshold for the exemption.

CENVAT credit restriction: cannot be used for payment of Clean Energy Cess, changing credit utilization rules.
The CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 are amended to add a proviso excluding the use of eligible CENVAT credit for payment of the Clean Energy Cess; the CENVAT Credit (Third Amendment) Rules, 2010 take effect on publication and modify rule 3(4) to restrict credit utilization specifically against the cess.

Appointment of VAT Inspectors formalizes Grade II officials to assist VAT administration under statutory authority.
The Lt. Governor, exercising powers under clause (a) of sub section (2) of section 66 of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 read with rule 47 of the Delhi Value Added Tax Rules, 2005, appointed Grade II (DASS) officials as Value Added Tax Inspectors to assist the Commissioner of Value Added Tax in the administration of the Act, effective from the date of assumption of charge.

Safeguard duty on Soda Ash imports from China imposed to counter threat of market disruption for a limited period.
Pursuant to findings that increased imports of Soda Ash from the People's Republic of China threatened market disruption, the Central Government imposed a safeguard duty under section 8C of the Customs Tariff Act and rules 12, 14 and 17 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, applying an ad valorem duty on Soda Ash (tariff item 2836 20) when imported from the People's Republic of China, to be levied from publication of the notification and remaining in force up to the specified terminal date.

Exchange Rate Determination for imports and exports fixes prescribed conversion rates for customs valuation under the Customs Act.
Determines Exchange Rate Determination for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for customs valuation of imported and export goods, fixing distinct rates for imported and export goods in two annexed schedules (Schedule I for major currencies and Schedule II for Japanese Yen), to be used as the operative conversion figures under the Customs Act.