Tariff value fixation for specified edible oils and brass scrap updated; table substituted, preserving existing rates and adding poppy seed entry.
Substitution of the Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.) to fix tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for specified goods: Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, other Palm Oil, Crude Palmolein, RBD Palmolein, other Palmolein, Crude Soyabean Oil and Brass Scrap retain their existing values, and a tariff value for poppy seeds is added.

Election rule amendment removes clause seven proviso, altering chartered accountants council election procedure upon Gazette publication.
The Central Government amends the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006 by omitting the second proviso to clause 7; the change is effected under powers conferred by the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and comes into force on publication in the Official Gazette.

Recognized stock exchange status mandates reporting of modified client-code transactions to the tax authority and ongoing compliance.
Notification designates United Stock Exchange of India Limited as a recognized stock exchange under the specified provision and requires the exchange to maintain separate records of transactions where client codes were modified and to submit a monthly electronic statement of such modified transactions to the tax intelligence authority within fifteen days of the month-end; recognition may be withdrawn for violation of rules and remains effective only while securities regulator approval subsists or until rescinded by the Central Government.

Export prohibition on milk powders and casein products: transitional arrangements under the foreign trade policy will not apply.
The amendment excludes milk powders (including skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk foods), Casein and Casein products from any transitional arrangements under the foreign trade policy paragraph; consequently, transitional relief shall not apply to exports of those dairy and casein products which are prohibited under the amended export notification.

Exchange Rate Determination sets prescribed conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import and export valuation purposes.
Determination under Section 14 that prescribes specific rupee equivalence rates for listed foreign currencies for import and export purposes, set out in Schedule I (per unit rates) and Schedule II (per 100 units for Japanese Yen), superseding the earlier notification and to be applied for customs valuation and related compliance.

Duty drawback restriction: no drawback where goods imported from third countries are exported to Nepal.
The amendment inserts a proviso to paragraph 2 of Notification No. 208/1977-Customs providing that no drawback shall be allowed if the goods exported were imported into India from third countries and exported to Nepal, thereby disqualifying such goods from drawback relief.

Extension of exemption for ATV programme under Customs Act expands the temporal scope of the existing tariff relief.
Substitutes the expiry year in the Explanation to S.No.13 of the TABLE in Notification No.39/96-Customs, extending the temporal validity of the exemption for the ATV Programme by replacing the earlier terminal year with a later terminal year under the authority of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 as effected by Notification No.12/2011-Customs dated 24 February 2011.

Industrial park notification conditions tax benefits on prescribed occupancy, area limits, compliant operations, and reporting.
Notification designates the specified development by M/s. Indo-Global Infrastructure & Utility Services Pvt. Ltd. as an industrial park under clause (iii) of section 80-IA(4), conditioning tax benefits on meeting prescribed occupancy, area-allocation and activity restrictions, maintenance and operation by the notified undertaking, separate accounting and timely tax filing, annual reporting in Form IPS-II, and permitting withdrawal or invalidation of approval for material misrepresentation, nondisclosure, unauthorized project amendments, duplicate approvals, or other noncompliance with scheme conditions.

Corrigendum clarifying project extension start date for a charitable trust, confirming three year period begins 2009-10.
Corrigendum to notification S.O. 2392(E) replaces the phrase "beginning with financial year 2008-09" with "beginning with financial year 2009-10," thereby amending the commencement year for the further three year extension of the project or scheme of the National Association for the Blind.

Export of onions allowed through state trading enterprises with MEP conditions; processed onion forms freely exportable without MEP.
The Central Government lifted the ban on onion exports and permits exports through designated State Trading Enterprises subject to a Minimum Export Price that varies by variety, while explicitly making onions in cut, sliced or broken-in-powder form freely exportable without any MEP; the notification supersedes earlier prohibitory orders and takes immediate effect.

Export prohibition on specified milk powders and casein products restricts export of listed dairy items pending further orders.
A prohibition has been imposed by amendment to the ITC(HS) Schedule on export of designated milk powders (including whole milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk foods) and on casein and caseinates, classifying those items as prohibited for export, while allowing consignments lodged with customs on or before the notification date to proceed.

Amendment to Export Under Bond adds additional hydro-electric projects to eligible list for exports to Nepal and Bhutan.
Amendment substitutes the project list in sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph 1 of Notification No.45/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), adding Punatsangchhu-II Hydro-Electric Project and Mangdechhu Hydro-Electric Project to the existing enumeration of Kurichu, Tala and Punatsangchhu-I projects, pursuant to rule 19 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002.

Anti-dumping duty extension: expiry date for sodium nitrate imports from China extended, prolonging duty applicability.
Amendment substitutes the expiry date in paragraph 2 of Notification No. 143/2009-Customs concerning anti-dumping duty on imports of Sodium Nitrate from the People's Republic of China, extending the period during which the anti-dumping duty remains applicable; the amendment follows a statutory review and recommendation by the designated authority and is issued by the Central Government under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable rules.

Retrospective exemption: excise duty waived on construction-site manufactured goods provided input credit is reversed.
Notification exempts from excise duty goods manufactured at construction sites for use at those sites, falling under specified tariff sub-headings of Chapter 68 (excluding certain sub-headings) for the period 1 March 2006 to 6 July 2009, on the condition that the unit claiming the benefit reverses any input credit taken in respect of inputs used in manufacture of such goods during that period.

Anti dumping duty on circular weaving machines imposed after finding of dumping and material injury to domestic industry.
Final findings established dumped imports of circular weaving machines (six or more shuttles, PP/HDPE, width >30 cm) from China PR at prices below normal value, with dumping margins above de minimis and causing material injury; the Central Government therefore imposes an anti dumping duty under section 9A and relevant rules, with differentiated duty rates by producer/exporter, a five year levy period from the provisional duty date, payment in Indian currency, and government prescribed exchange rate determination.

Tariff value fixation for specified imports updated by customs notification; substituted table sets US dollar per metric tonne values.
The Board amends Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.) by substituting a new Table that fixes tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for specified tariff items. The Table preserves existing tariff values for listed palm oil and palmolein categories and specifies values for crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds; the amendment is issued under powers conferred by the Customs Act and published in the Gazette.

Research expenditure exemption under section 35 approved, subject to audit, separate accounts, and genuine research compliance.
Research expenditure exemption approval granted to Institute for Financial Management and Research, Chennai as an Institution partly engaged in research from assessment year 2009 10, conditional on use of funds for social science research, conducting research via faculty or students, maintaining separate books and a certified donations statement, and obtaining and filing an annual audit report of research receipts and expenditures; approval is subject to withdrawal for failures in these compliance requirements or lack of genuine research activity.

Research expenditure exemption approved; funds must be used for scientific research with audit and reporting conditions.
Approval for exemption of research expenditure is subject to conditions: sums received must be utilised for scientific research carried out by faculty or enrolled students; separate books of account for research receipts and expenditures must be maintained and audited by a qualified accountant; the audit report must be furnished to the tax authorities by the income-tax return due date; and a separate auditor-certified statement of donations and amounts applied to research must accompany the audit report.

Access to duty free inputs for non infringing pharmaceutical manufacturing now limited to manufacturer exporters under amended advance authorisation.
Amendment restricts the new advance authorisation facility for pharmaceutical products made through a Non Infringing process to manufacturer exporters only, revising paragraph 4.1.3 to maintain general authorisation rules for physical exports, intermediate supplies, specified category supplies, and stores, while introducing a Handbook of Procedures provision to allow input access based on actuals when required inputs or quantities diverge from Standard Input Output Norms or adhoc norms.

Re-export period extension: re-export timeframe increased to six months under amended customs notification, clarifying substitution.
The amendment substitutes the prescribed re-export time limit in the TABLE of the principal exemption notification No.13/2010-Customs by replacing every occurrence of "within three months" with "within six months," effected by Notification No.9/2011-Customs issued under the power to amend customs notifications.