Corrigendum correcting customs notification: project name spelling and thermal power plant capacity updated in entries.
Corrigendum to Notification No. 49/2012 amends List 32A by correcting a project name from "Bilhapur" to "Bilhaur" and revising the declared capacity for a DB Power Ltd. thermal power project from 2x660 MW to 2x600 MW, effecting administrative corrections to the published exemption notification in the Gazette of India.

Corrigendum correcting thermal power project name and capacity entries in a Central Excise tariff notification.
Corrigendum correcting entries in a Gazette-published Central Excise notification by substituting a corrected thermal power project name in List 11 and amending the stated generation capacity for a second listed power project, with specified textual substitutions to replace erroneous text in the original notification.

Change in territorial jurisdiction reassigns Central Excise zone boundaries in Karnataka by statutory notification.
Amendment to the Central Excise (Non Tariff) notification substitutes entries in Table II to redefine territorial jurisdiction for Central Excise commissionerates in Karnataka. Serial numbers six to eight are replaced to prescribe the ward numbers, hoblis, taluks and districts comprising Bangalore I, Bangalore II and Bangalore III, and the Belgaum entry is substituted to enumerate its constituent districts. The substitution controls allocation of local areas to each Central Excise zone for administrative purposes under sub rule (2) of rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment directs specified DRI show-cause notices to the Commissioner of Customs, Kanpur for adjudication.
The Board assigns specified show-cause notices issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Lucknow Zonal Unit to the Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax, Kanpur as the Common Adjudicating Authority for adjudication; the assignment covers listed notices concerning multiple Kanpur-based tanning and export firms and centralises adjudicatory responsibility with the Kanpur Commissioner.

Establishment of the SEBI Local Office at Bhubaneswar enhances regional investor protection and regulatory oversight across Odisha.
Establishment of a SEBI Local Office at Bhubaneswar under sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the SEBI Act places the office under the administrative control of the Eastern Regional Office at Kolkata. The Local Office will address regulatory aspects of investor protection and investor education and perform other functions delegated by the Board, with responsibilities extending to the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Odisha.

Regulatory amendment clarifies grade alignment for switch over to officer cadre, effective immediately on Gazette publication.
Amendment inserts the words corresponding grade in the into the second proviso to the regulation governing switch over to Officer cadre, thereby specifying that conversion to the officer stream operates with reference to the corresponding grade. The regulation is effective on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Customs duty exemption for Air-to-Air Missile System imports subject to authorised works centres and specified certification and use restrictions.
Amendment to Notification No.39/96-Customs creates a duty exemption for specified goods imported for Project ASTRA, applicable only when imports are made by authorised works centres designated by a Deputy Secretary-level officer and accompanied at import by a Project Director, ASTRA, DRDL, Hyderabad certified list confirming requirement for Project ASTRA, non-availability in India, Ministry of Defence authorisation, and use restricted to Project ASTRA; the exemption ceases to have effect on or after 1st March, 2013.

Exemption for Project ASTRA: equipment and stores exempted from central excise subject to certification and post-clearance verification.
Exemption added for equipment and stores used for systems and sub-systems of Project ASTRA, subject to (i) a pre-clearance certificate from the Project Director, ASTRA, Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad presented to the proper officer, and (ii) post-clearance production by the manufacturer, within five months or extended period allowed by the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise, of a Project Director certificate evidencing receipt and actual use when use occurs outside the factory of production.

Dioctyl Phthalate imports: safeguard duty recommended (15% first year, 10% second year) to address surge harming domestic producers.
The Directorate General found that imports of Dioctyl Phthalate increased sharply and, after excluding imports by the applicant producers, rose substantially relative to domestic production and consumption. A confluence of unforeseen developments-excess capacities abroad, weakened demand in China/Europe and diversion of exports-led to increased imports that undercut domestic prices. Evaluating all injury factors, the authority concluded that increased imports caused and threatened serious injury to the domestic industry and recommended a non-discriminatory safeguard duty of 15% for the first year and 10% for the second year, excluding imports from developing nations except Malaysia.

Exchange rate determination sets prescribed import and export currency conversion rates for customs valuation, effective mid November.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under the Customs Act, prescribed distinct conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for imported and export goods effective 17th November, 2012, superseding the earlier notification. Schedules specify unit rates (and a per 100 unit rate for Japanese Yen) to be used for customs valuation and related purposes, and the notification includes corrigendum adjustments to Kenya Shilling entries.

AEO-linked licence validity: CHA licences remain valid while AEO authorisation persists and renewal fees are waived.
Regulation 11 is amended by inserting provisos: licences granted to Customs House Agents authorised under the Authorised Economic Operator Programme shall remain valid for the duration of the AEO authorisation; and there shall be no fee for renewal of a licence under the cited sub regulation in respect of CHAs authorised under the AEO Programme.

Customs cargo service provider approvals may receive successive ten-year extensions, with authorised providers exempt from financial security requirements.
Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 exempt notified major ports, Central and State Governments and their undertakings, and authorised Customs Cargo Service Providers from furnishing a bank guarantee or cash deposit. Approval granted to a Customs Cargo Service Provider under the Authorised Economic Operator Programme may be extended for successive ten-year periods.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority to centralize adjudication of show cause notices for specified importer.
Designation under section 5(1) of the Customs Act appoints the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import), Custom House, Kandla as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise and discharge the adjudicatory powers and duties otherwise exercisable by the corresponding officers at Custom House, Kandla and Adani Port & SEZ, Mundra, for adjudication of the show cause notice relating to M/s KLJ Resources Ltd.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment assigns a Customs Import Commissioner to adjudicate a show cause proceeding against KLJ Organic Ltd.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import), Custom House, Kandla, as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise adjudicatory powers in place of two specified import Commissioners for adjudicating the Show Cause Notice issued to M/s KLJ Organic Ltd. arising from a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence investigation.

Common Adjudicating Authority designated to adjudicate a show cause notice issued to M/s Havells India, consolidating adjudicatory powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Joint Commissioner or Additional Commissioner of Customs at Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, as the Common Adjudicating Authority empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of two specified customs/central excise officers for adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s Havells India Ltd.; the delegation consolidates adjudicatory competence for that notice and identifies the file reference for administrative implementation.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of a show cause notice against Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
Designation under section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 appoints the Joint Commissioner or Additional Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Ahmedabad as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers of both the Custom House, Ahmedabad and the Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai officers for adjudication of the show cause notice issued to M/s Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd. by the Joint Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Zonal Unit, Ahmedabad.

Correction of entity name: replaces 'Rural Electrical Corporation' with 'Rural Electrification Corporation Limited' in tax-free bond notification.
Corrigendum substitutes the table entry "Rural Electrical Corporation" with the correct corporate name "Rural Electrification Corporation Limited" in the prior Gazette notification concerning tax-free, secured, redeemable, non-convertible bonds issued during the financial year; the amendment corrects a textual error and does not change substantive tax treatment or eligibility criteria.

Fixation of Tariff Values: Notification amends tariff valuations for specified vegetable oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold and silver.
Amendment replaces TABLE 1 and TABLE 2 of Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.), prescribing revised tariff values for specified imported goods including various palm oils and derivatives, Brass Scrap (all grades), and Poppy Seeds per metric tonne, and fixing unit tariff values for gold and silver where specified notification benefits are availed, for use in customs valuation under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Safeguard investigation corrects typographical error in preliminary findings regarding imports of stainless steel specified grade.
Corrigendum dated 12 November 2012 corrects a typographical error in the Preliminary Findings of the safeguard investigation into imports of Hot Rolled Flat products of stainless steel of 304 grade from China PR, substituting "6 million MT" with "06 million MT" in the fourth line of paragraph 37.

Extension of filing deadline: submission of Form Stock-1 for available stock as on 31.03.2012 extended to 30 November.
The Commissioner of Value Added Tax, under Section 70(1) read with Section 70(3) of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004, directs that the last date for submission of information in Form Stock-1 for available stock as on 31.03.2012 is extended to 30th November 2012, partially modifying earlier notifications and directing departmental publicity and compliance.