Approval Committee for sector specific SEZ constituted, establishing membership, representation and developer special invitee rules.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the sector-specific Special Economic Zone for mineral and mineral-based products at Hargarh, Jabalpur, under Section 13 of the SEZ Act, 2005, to perform statutory functions for the specified SEZ. Lists Committee composition: Development Commissioner (Chairperson, ex officio), Department of Commerce nominee, Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, territorial Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax or nominees, Director (Banking) in the Ministry of Finance, two State-nominated Joint Secretary-level officers, and the developer's representative as Special Invitee; and provides that a Joint Development Commissioner may substitute for the Development Commissioner.

Special Economic Zone designation formalizes a mineral-based sector zone at Hargarh under SEZ Act approval.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for mineral and mineral based products at village Hargarh, Tehsil Sehora, District Jabalpur, proposed by M/s. Madhya Pradesh Audyogik Kendra Vikas (Jabalpur) Limited and approved by the Central Government. Exercising statutory powers and the applicable Rules, the Central Government notifies specified survey/khasra parcels and their areas as the SEZ, listing each parcel in a table and providing a consolidated total land area for the zone.

Tax credit reduction rules revised to increase prescribed disallowances across schedule categories and lower the adjustment rate.
The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2008 amend Rule 7 of the Delhi VAT Rules by prescribing percentage reductions of input tax credit for goods in the Second, Third and Fourth Schedules and for other specified goods, and by reducing the adjustment rate in sub rule (4) to a lower prescribed rate; the rules are titled and take effect from 1 June 2008.

VAT exemption and refund rules amended for diplomatic missions; Germany thresholds set, Singapore personal-use relief withdrawn.
Amendments to the Sixth Schedule revise VAT exemption/refund criteria for diplomatic missions: Germany now requires a minimum invoice value per purchase per dealer for embassy/consulate/diplomat exemptions, caps the annual personal-purchase exemption for diplomats and excludes foodstuffs and tobacco; Singapore limits exemption/refund to official purchases by mission offices and withdraws exemption/refund for most personal purchases by diplomats (excluding water, electricity and cooking gas).

Anti-dumping duty imposed on cathode ray television picture tubes, calculated as the difference between benchmark and landed value.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Cathode Ray Colour Television Picture Tubes (sub-heading 8540 11) following preliminary findings of dumping and injury. The duty equals the difference between the benchmark amount specified in the Table for each country/producer/exporter/size and the landed value per unit as determined under the Customs Act. The notification lists country- and producer-specific benchmark amounts, provides a definition of television picture tubes, prescribes reductions for imports of bare tubes, and defines landed value for duty calculation.

Special Economic Zone deemed Inland Container Depot under Customs Act, appointing effective date for IT/ITES SEZ development.
Central Government appoints 23 July 2008 as the date from which the sector specific SEZ for information technology and IT enabled services at Village Koba, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, proposed to be developed by M/s. Aqualine Properties Private Limited, shall be deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, by authority of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.

Approval Committee constituted for a sector specific SEZ in IT/ITES, specifying ex officio membership and developer invitee.
Central Government constituted an Approval Committee under Section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 to consider a sector specific SEZ for IT and IT enabled services at Village Koba, Gujarat proposed by M/s. Aqualine Properties Private Limited. The notification specifies the Committee's composition: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson; ex officio members from the Department of Commerce, Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, territorial Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax (or nominees), Director (Banking) in the Ministry of Finance, two State nominated officers of Joint Secretary rank, and the developer as a special invitee.

Appointment of Development Commissioner for a specified SEZ to oversee compliance and report to the Department of Commerce.
The Central Government appoints the Director of Software Technology Parks as Development Commissioner for the SEZ developed by M/s. Aqualine Properties Private Limited at Village Koba, Gandhinagar (IT/ITES, 27.834 hectares). The Development Commissioner must follow instructions of the Central Government, Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval on Special Economic Zones, submit periodic reports as prescribed, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken; personal service matters remain governed by the incumbent's parent administrative authority.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT and ITES at Koba notifies an approved zone under SEZ Act.
The Central Government, having satisfied statutory requirements and granted a letter of approval to M/s. Aqualine Properties Private Limited, notifies specified survey parcels at Koba village, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, as a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services, designating the land for development, operation and maintenance under the SEZ Act and SEZ Rules.

Anti-dumping duty on imported recordable DVDs imposed to address dumped imports and protect domestic industry.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of recordable DVDs (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW) under heading 8523, based on preliminary findings that exports from China PR, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei were dumped and caused material injury to domestic industry; duties are specified per piece in Indian currency according to combinations of country of origin and country of export and apply to producers and exporters generically, with a product note covering all kinds of recordable DVDs.

Extension of export compliance time-limits to twelve months for filings and declarations, applied retrospectively without adverse effect.
The amendment substitutes references to "six months" (and "180 days" in the SOFTEX form) with "twelve months" in Regulation 9 (sub regulation (1) and its third proviso), Regulation 10, and in Schedule forms GR, SDF, PP and the Software Export Declaration, thereby extending prescribed time-limits for export-related compliances; the changes are deemed effective from 3 June 2008 and stated not to adversely affect any person.

Approval Committee for petrochemicals and petroleum SEZ constituted, prescribing specified ex officio membership and developer invitation.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the petrochemicals and petroleum Special Economic Zone at Baikampady under the Special Economic Zones Act, with the Development Commissioner as Chairperson (Ex Officio). The Committee's membership includes specified Ex Officio officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (or nominee), Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Commissioners of Customs/Central Excise and Income Tax (or nominees), Director (Banking), state industrial development and industry department heads, and the Managing Director of Karnataka Udyoga Mitra, with the developer as Special Invitee and a substitution rule for the Development Commissioner.

Approval Committee for Special Economic Zone constituted to define membership and administrative oversight for Raheja Infocity IT/ITES SEZ.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the information technology/ITES Special Economic Zone at Raheja Infocity-I under the Special Economic Zones Act to administer and regulate the SEZ developed by M/s K. Raheja Universal Private Limited. The Committee's composition is specified: the Development Commissioner as Chairperson and ex officio membership for specified central and state officials (commerce, foreign trade, customs/central excise, income tax, banking, and state industry departments), with the developer's representative named as a special invitee.

Approval Committee constituted for IT/ITES SEZ at Salt Lake Electronic City under SEZ Act, specifying committee membership.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under the power of sub section (1) of section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the IT/ITES Special Economic Zone at Salt Lake Electronic City, Kolkata, developed by M/s Wipro Limited, and specifies its membership: Development Commissioner as Chairperson (ex officio); a Department of Commerce officer (ex officio); Joint DGFT Kolkata (ex officio); Customs or Central Excise Commissioner or nominee (ex officio); Income Tax Commissioner or nominee (ex officio); Director (Banking), Ministry of Finance (ex officio); two Joint Secretary rank nominees from the Government of West Bengal (ex officio); and a developer representative as special invitee.

Approval Committee constituted for IT/ITES Special Economic Zone with specified ex officio members and developer representative.
Central Government, under sub section (1) of section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, constitutes an Approval Committee for the IT/ITES Special Economic Zone at Sanathal developed by M/s City Gold Realty Pvt. Ltd., designating the Development Commissioner as Chairperson and specifying ex officio membership from Ministry of Commerce and Industry, DGFT, Customs/Central Excise, Income Tax, Ministry of Finance (Banking), District Collector, District Industries Centre, with the developer's representative as special invitee.

Approval Committee constituted for Special Economic Zone to supervise project approvals with central, state and developer representation.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under section 13(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the electronic hardware and software SEZ at Mouza-Banagram and Sarmasterchowk, to perform statutory approval functions; composition includes the Development Commissioner as Chairperson, specified central and state ex officio members, and a developer representative as Special Invitee.

Approval Committee constitution for hi-tech engineering SEZ establishes membership and developer as special invitee, with officer substitution rule.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the hi-tech engineering Special Economic Zone at Karumatampatti and Kittampalayam villages, developed by M/s Suzlon Infrastructure Ltd., exercising Central Government powers under the Special Economic Zones Act. The Committee is chaired by the Development Commissioner (ex officio) and includes specified ex officio members from Commerce, DGFT, Customs/Central Excise, Income Tax, the Ministry of Finance (Banking), Tamil Nadu industrial guidance and industry secretary; the developer's representative is a special invitee, and the Development Commissioner may be represented by an officer not below the rank of Joint Commissioner.

Approval Committee under SEZ Act establishes specified membership and developer special invitee for IT/ITES SEZ governance.
Constitution of an Approval Committee under section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the IT/ITES SEZ at Old Mahabalipuram Road, Navallur Village, Chengalpet Taluk, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu developed by M/s ETA Technopark Private Limited, specifying the Committee's purpose and listing the Chairperson and members including ex officio central and state officials and the developer's representative as Special Invitee.

Approval Committee for an engineering sector SEZ constituted under section 13 to comprise specified ex officio members and developer invitee.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the engineering sector including auto ancillaries SEZ at Seekinakuppam Village, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, developed by M/s New Chennai Township Private Limited. The notification dated 22 July 2008 lists ex officio members including the Development Commissioner as Chairperson (with a designated deputy in his absence), central Ministry and tax and customs representatives, finance and state industry representatives, and the developer's representative as a special invitee.

Approval Committee for SEZ constituted, detailing composition, ex officio membership and substitution rule for the Development Commissioner.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the electronics hardware and related support services Special Economic Zone developed by the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu at SIPCOT, prescribing the Development Commissioner as Chairperson and enumerating ex officio members from central commerce, foreign trade, customs/central excise, income tax, finance (banking), and state industrial bodies, with a developer representative as special invitee; provides for substitution by an officer not below the rank of Joint Development Commissioner in the Development Commissioner's absence.