Export restriction: suspension of stone aggregate shipments to Maldives under Foreign Trade Policy effective immediately.
Export of stone aggregate to the Republic of Maldives is suspended by amendment to the prior notification, withdrawing the previously permitted exports for 2011-12 through 2013-14 and stopping further exports under that authorization with immediate effect until further notice.

Basic customs duty remission as freely transferable duty credit scrips limited to capital goods, mirroring Chapter 3 features.
Remission under the Post Export EPCG Scheme is limited to Basic Customs Duty paid on capital goods and shall be remitted by issuance of freely transferable duty credit scrips; such scrips will be issued only in respect of Basic Customs Duty and will have the same features as Chapter 3 duty credit scrips.

Designation of Private Customs Bonded Warehouse: specified land parcels declared warehousing station under Customs Act notice.
The Chief Commissioner, exercising delegated notification powers under the Customs Act, declares specified Khasra parcels in Village Shivpura, Tehsil Raghuraj Nagar, District Satna as a warehousing station for the limited purpose of a Private Customs Bonded Warehouse, identifying the parcels and recording the administrative reference.

Additional charge assigned to a senior official, approved ex post, for a limited tenure to maintain administrative continuity.
Approval was given by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet for the additional charge of Member, Securities Appellate Tribunal to Shri P. K. Malhotra to be held concurrently with his role as Secretary, Legislative Department for three months from 7-12-2012 or until further orders.

Special Economic Zone expansion: additional Biotechnology land at Manjari Budruk notified, increasing the SEZ's total area.
Notification records Central Government approval under the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules to include specified survey parcels in the sector-specific Special Economic Zone for Biotechnology at Manjari Budruk, thereby increasing the SEZ's aggregate area; the instrument lists each survey number with its corresponding area to effect the land inclusion.

Denotification of Special Economic Zone: sector-specific IT/ITES SEZ rescinded, preserving prior acts and approvals.
Rescission of a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for the IT/ITES sector at Bidhannagar Township, Durgapur, is effected by central notification following the developer's proposal and grant of a letter of approval for denotification; the rescission is under the proviso to the relevant rule of the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006, and does not affect acts or omissions done prior to rescission.

Entrustment of additional charge approved ex post; Member role of securities appellate tribunal assigned temporarily to Secretary Legislative Department.
The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet granted ex post facto approval for the entrustment of additional charge of the post of Member, Securities Appellate Tribunal to Shri P.K. Malhotra, Secretary, Legislative Department, authorising a temporary assignment of SAT member responsibilities from December 2012 or until further orders, as formalised by a ministry notification dated 7 February 2013.

Exchange rate determination: revised foreign currency conversion rates set for customs valuation affecting imports and exports.
Determination of revised rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies for customs valuation and related purposes, effective from 8th February, 2013, superseding the earlier notification and prescribing distinct rates for imported and export goods as set out in two schedules; corrigenda later corrected certain typographical entries.

Special Economic Zone designation: Kakinada area notified as SEZ, approval committee constituted and zone deemed an Inland Container Depot.
Notification designates listed surveyed parcels at Ponnada, Mulapeta and Ramanakkapeta, Kakinada as a multi product Special Economic Zone proposed by M/s Kakinada SEZ Private Limited, records satisfaction with statutory requirements and prior letter of approval, constitutes an Approval Committee with specified ex officio members and a developer special invitee, and declares the SEZ to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act with effect from the notification date.

Disclosure of pending investigations required when entities seek foreign currency borrowing, ensuring Authorized Dealers are informed of adjudications or appeals.
The amendment substitutes a proviso in Schedule I to require that an entity availing foreign currency borrowing must indicate to Authorized Dealers any pending investigations, adjudications or appeals by law enforcement agencies for alleged breaches of the regulations under the Act.

Customs House Agents licensing amendment removes examination sub regulation, changing eligibility procedure and taking effect on Gazette publication.
Amendment removes the examination-related provision in regulation 8 of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004 by omitting sub regulation (9); enacted under delegated statutory powers and effective upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Special Economic Zone notification establishes sector-specific IT/ITES SEZ and constitutes Approval Committee; zone deemed inland container depot.
Notification declares a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for Information Technology and IT-enabled services at Village Badiyakima covering 10 hectares, notified under Section 4 and Rule 8 following approval under Section 3 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, and constituting an Approval Committee under Section 13 for purposes of Section 14. The zone is also deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act effective 5 February 2013.

Export prohibition on edible oils revised: exemptions and conditions permit certain branded, sectoral and deemed exports under conditions.
The amendment maintains a general prohibition on export of edible oils until further orders while expanding specific exemptions: castor oil; coconut oil via EDI ports and notified LCS; deemed exports from DTA to 100% EOUs for non edible export production; DTA to SEZ supplies for processed food manufacture subject to value addition norms; and specified minor forest produce oils. Branded consumer packs up to five kilograms are permitted for export subject to a Minimum Export Price; peanut butter remains exempt.

Tax-free bond authorization allows Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency to issue secured, redeemable bonds under section 10.
The notification amends the Table under item (h) of sub-clause (iv) of clause (15) of section 10 by inserting an entry that adds The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited as an authorized issuer of tax-exempt, secured, redeemable bonds/debentures, specifying an issuance limit and taking effect from the date of publication of the original notification.

Exemption of processed agricultural products preserves exportability despite bans on raw farm produce under the foreign trade policy.
The Central Government exempts specified processed and value added agricultural products from export restrictions or bans under the Foreign Trade Policy; covered categories include cereal flours and preparations, cereal groats and meals, worked cereal grains, other cereal items, dairy and milk products (casein, butter, cheese, curd), value added onion products, and peanut butter, such that these exports remain permitted even if exports of the basic farm produce are restricted.

Anti-dumping duty extension on Flexible Slabstock Polyol maintained, continuing import duty obligations for affected exporters.
An amendment extends the anti-dumping duty on imports of Flexible Slabstock Polyol from the United States of America and Japan by inserting a provision in the original notification that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the 4th day of February, 2014, unless revoked earlier, pursuant to the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules following a continuation review and request for extension.

Special Economic Zone expansion for IT/ITES: government notifies addition of land to existing sector-specific SEZ, updating notified area.
Notification exercises powers under the SEZ legislation and rules to notify an addition of 0.3919 hectares to a sector specific SEZ for information technology and IT enabled services at Villages Beharampur, Balola and Bandhwari, Tehsil Sohna, District Gurgaon, increasing the notified SEZ area to 36.7663 hectares and specifying the survey parcel particulars of the added land.

Assignment of Adjudication: Show cause notice reassigned to the Commissioner of Customs for adjudicatory proceedings.
Assigns adjudicatory responsibility for a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence show cause notice concerning M/s. Havells India Limited to the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot Tughlakabad, by exercising the notification-based statutory mechanism that delegates adjudication to the designated proper officer; specifies circulation of the order to the originating revenue intelligence unit, the designated customs commissionerate, an adjudication administrative office, and the departmental web administrator for coordination and record.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice: notice reassigned for adjudication to the Commissioner of Customs at ICD Tughlakabad.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the revenue intelligence unit in the matter of M/s. Aakanksha Syntex Pvt. Ltd. to the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi, for the purpose of adjudication, and circulates copies of the direction to multiple customs and central excise formations for information and administrative follow-up.

Adjudication assignment under customs statute: DRI show cause notice referred to the Commissioner at ICD Tughlakabad for adjudication proceedings.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit, in the matter of M/s. Krishna International and others to the Commissioner of Customs at ICD Tughlakabad for adjudication, under the notification empowering transfer of adjudicatory responsibility to the Common Adjudicating Authority.