Minimum Export Price requirement for onions now mandates an MEP specified per metric ton, regulating exports.
Export of onions under the relevant ITC(HS) Schedule is permitted only subject to a Minimum Export Price (MEP) expressed on an F.O.B. per metric ton basis or as notified by DGFT, with the amendment operating with immediate effect and allowing DGFT to revise the MEP from time to time.

Customs exemption amendment adds Kameng Hydro Electric Power Project to notified list altering applicability under existing customs notification.
The Central Government, satisfied it is necessary in the public interest and exercising its statutory powers, amends the principal customs exemption notification by inserting Kameng Hydro Electric Power Project of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. into List 32A of the ANNEXURE, thereby adding the project to the list of entities covered by the miscellaneous exemption notification.

Customs exemption amendments expand excluded export categories to include meat, cotton, cotton yarn and MEP or duty subject exports.
The notification amends the principal customs exemption by inserting exclusions for Export of Meat and Meat Products, Export of Cotton, Export of Cotton Yarn, and Exports subject to Minimum Export Price or Export Duty into paragraph 2, and by adding corresponding paragraph 3 entries linking cotton, cotton yarn and exports subject to minimum export price or export duty to paragraph 3.14.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy.

VAT exemption for diplomatic missions and international organisations clarified; specified purchase conditions and invoice thresholds govern refund eligibility.
The notification reallocates registration numbers to Embassies and listed Organisations under the Sixth Schedule and prescribes conditions for VAT exemption/refund on official and personal purchases. It distinguishes eligible purchase categories, specifies exclusions (for example certain food, tobacco, utilities and repair services), and imposes per invoice minimums or caps for some entries. Claims require purchases from registered dealers against qualifying invoices and the measure takes immediate effect.

Central Excise notification amendment adds Kameng Hydro Electric Power Project to exemption list, extending regulatory benefit to the project.
Amendment inserts item number 106 in the ANNEXURE, List 11 of notification No. 12/2012-Central Excise, adding "Kameng Hydro Electric Power Project, Arunachal Pradesh-600 MW [North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd.]", thereby including the project within the schedule of miscellaneous exemptions under the principal notification.

Export exemption categories expanded to include meat, cotton, cotton yarn and items under minimum export price or export duty.
Amends Notification No. 30/2012-Central Excise by adding Export of Meat and Meat Products, Export of Cotton, Export of Cotton Yarn, and Exports subject to Minimum Export Price or Export Duty to the first proviso in paragraph 2, condition (a), and by inserting parallel entries in the second proviso linking Cotton, Cotton Yarn and such exports to paragraph 3.14.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy.

Export exemptions updated to include meat, cotton, cotton yarn and exports subject to minimum export price or duty.
Amends Notification No. 6/2013-Service Tax by inserting exports of Meat and Meat Products, Cotton, Cotton Yarn and exports subject to Minimum Export Price or Export Duty into paragraph 3, condition (a), adding parallel entries in both provisos and linking certain insertions to the relevant paragraph of the Foreign Trade Policy.

PAN application identity requirements clarified; prescribed forms, supporting documents and secure verification procedures mandated.
The notification substitutes sub-rule (4) of rule 114 and replaces Forms 49A and 49AA to prescribe the application forms and enumerated documentary evidence required for allotment of Permanent Account Number, detailing acceptable proofs of identity, address and date of birth for varied applicant classes (individuals, HUFs, companies, firms, trusts, associations and foreign entities), annexed certification formats for officials, employers and banks, and delegates to the Director-General of Income-tax (Systems) responsibility for verification procedures, secure data capture standards and archival and retrieval policies.

Export relaxation for wood charcoal permits shipments to Bhutan despite general prohibition, enabling regulated trade under notification.
The Central Government amended Sl. No.179 of Schedule 2 of the ITC(HS) to provide that the prohibition on export of wood charcoal in Chapter 44 does not apply to Bhutan, thereby permitting lawful export of wood charcoal to that destination under the Foreign Trade Policy notification.

Common adjudicating authority appointment directs adjudication of a show cause notice against importers by the designated Commissioner.
A show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai Zonal Unit, against M/s Health Code (India) Pvt. Ltd., M/s Health Care Impex Chennai and M/s Health Impex (India) Private Limited is assigned to the Commissioner of Customs (Airport and Air Cargo), New Custom House, Meenambakkam, Chennai for adjudication under Notification No.15/2002 Customs (N.T.) issued under the Customs Act, 1962, thereby designating that Commissioner as the proper officer to hear and decide the proceedings, with copies circulated to relevant customs and enforcement offices.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment transfers a DRI show-cause notice to the designated customs export adjudicator for adjudication.
A show-cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has been assigned to the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Chennai Sea Port, for adjudication under the statutory power to allocate proceedings among customs authorities, transferring responsibility for processing and deciding the matter to the designated customs export adjudicator.

Renotification of Government Treasury: Bank of Maharashtra authorised to accept VAT deposits in Delhi under Delhi VAT rules.
The Commissioner has renotified Bank of Maharashtra in the National Capital Territory of Delhi as an appropriate Government Treasury for deposit of Value Added Tax dues, authorising acceptance of deposits from dealers registered or liable to be registered under the Act and from contractees (TAN holders); all other provisions of the earlier notification dated 05/07/2013 remain unchanged.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice: adjudicatory responsibility transferred to the designated Commissioner of Customs for further proceedings.
The Board assigns a Show Cause Notice issued by the investigative authority to the Commissioner of Customs, Seaport-Import, Custom House, Kolkata, for adjudication in respect of M/s Beriwala Impex Pvt. Ltd. and others, transferring adjudicatory responsibility and directing notification to listed customs officers and the Board's records/webmaster.

Common Adjudicating Authority assigned a DRI show-cause notice to a Customs adjudicator for adjudication under the Customs Act.
A show-cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has been formally assigned to a designated Customs adjudicating officer for adjudication, effectuating an administrative transfer of the proceeding under the notification made pursuant to the Customs Act.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment: Show Cause Notice reassigned for adjudication to Commissioner of Customs (Export), Chennai port.
The Board assigns Show Cause Notice F.No.DRI/AZU/INQ-71/2013 issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad, in respect of M/s MRF Limited to the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Chennai Sea Port for adjudication, under the delegatory framework of the Customs (N.T.) notification pursuant to the Customs Act.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice to a different customs adjudicating authority for adjudication under Customs Act provisions.
The Board, under the statutory delegation framework provided by the customs notification issued under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to the Commissioner designated as the Common Adjudicating Authority for the purpose of adjudication, effecting an administrative transfer of adjudicatory responsibility to the receiving customs commissioner for disposal under applicable customs adjudication procedures.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment directs adjudication of DRI show cause notice to Nhava Sheva Customs
Pursuant to Notification No.15/2002 Customs (N.T.) under section 4 of the Customs Act, the Board assigns the Show Cause Notice dated 04.09.2013 in the matter of M/s Kolorjet Chemical Pvt. Ltd., originally issued by the DRI Ahmedabad Zonal Unit, to the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva, for adjudication and circulates the assignment to relevant customs and preventive formations for implementation.

Basic Customs Duty cap increase for natural rubber adjusts the non ad valorem ceiling under the customs notification.
Substitutes the tariff table entry for the specified item to read "20% or Rs.30/- per kg, whichever is lower," thereby raising the monetary cap on the non ad valorem component of Basic Customs Duty for natural rubber under the principal notification.

Booking disclosure requirement: venue operators must enrol and file fortnightly returns for high-value events, with revision and penalty rules.
Owners, lessees or custodians of specified venues where food or liquor will be provided and hiring exceeds a high-value threshold must enrol via Form BE-1 and submit fortnightly returns in Form BE-2, filing before each fortnight (first by three days before month start; second by the twelfth). Revisions for bookings or cancellations must be made within one week. Returns are to be filed with the concerned Zonal Additional Commissioner/Joint Commissioner, Department of Trade & Taxes. Penalties and other actions apply for failure to comply.

Inflation indexed savings bonds: cumulative, ten year government securities with inflation linked compounded interest and structured eligibility.
Notification prescribes terms for issuance of Inflation Indexed National Savings Securities Cumulative: ten year cumulative bonds issued at par, held in Bonds Ledger Accounts with RBI, bearing a fixed plus inflation linked interest component compounded half yearly and payable at maturity. Resident individuals, HUFs, qualifying charitable institutions and universities are eligible; NRIs are excluded. Bonds are non tradable but may be pledged as collateral; nomination, registration, application, redemption, and premature redemption procedures and limits are prescribed, and interest is taxable under the Income tax Act.