Antidumping duty continuation on bias tyres from China and Thailand maintains import measures to address dumped imports.
Imposition and continuation of anti dumping duty on new/unused pneumatic non radial bias tyres, tubes and flaps with nominal rim diameter above 16" used in buses and lorries/trucks, originating in or exported from China PR and Thailand, following designated authority findings of dumped exports, material injury to the domestic industry, and insufficiency of prior duty levels; Central Government prescribes specified duty rates per unit in US dollars, payable in Indian currency, identifies country of origin/export permutations and relevant unit of measurement, and sets the applicable effective period and exchange rate determination rule.

Newsprint control amendment adds an indigenous manufacturer to the Schedule, expanding the list of regulated mills under the Order.
Amendment to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 adds M/s. Magnum Ventures Limited, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh, as a new entry in the Schedule of indigenous newsprint manufacturers, made by the Central Government under powers conferred by the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 and brought into force by publication in the Official Gazette.

Free Trade Warehousing Zone designated at Ibrahimpur; approval committee constituted and zone deemed an Inland Container Depot.
Central Government notifies specified survey parcels at Ibrahimpur, Junaidpur Urf Maujpur, Bulandshahar as a Free Trade Warehousing Zone under the SEZ Act on the basis of prior letter of approval to M/s. Arshiya Northern FTWZ Limited and land addition approval; constitutes an Approval Committee under Section 14 with named ex officio members and invites the developer's representative; and declares the zone to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act.

Renewal of recognition under securities law granted to a stock exchange, subject to compliance before trading may commence.
SEBI grants renewal of recognition to Inter connected Stock Exchange of India Limited under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act for a one year term in respect of contracts in securities, subject to conditions prescribed or to be imposed by SEBI. The Exchange may commence trading in securities only after complying with all regulatory requirements imposed by SEBI.

Intimation of change in designated partner particulars: new form prescribes mandatory identity, address and attestation requirements.
The amended Form 10 requires designated partners to notify changes in specified particulars by furnishing DPIN, photograph and the revised entries for name, parent/spouse name, nationality, residency, DOB, gender, tax and identity numbers, and addresses. Filing mandates attested/certified proof of identity with photo and proof of residence from prescribed authorities, attachment of specified documents, digital signature of the designated partner, and an applicant declaration; additional certification rules apply for foreign nationals and bodies corporate with required attesting authority particulars.

Designated partners must use the amended Form 10 to notify changes in particulars with required identity and residence proofs.
The amendment substitutes a revised Form 10 requiring designated partners to notify changes in particulars using DPIN, complete mandatory identity, residence and contact fields, attach attested proof of identity and residence, provide specified supporting attachments, and digitally sign the form. Attestation must be by authorised authorities with their particulars and seal; foreign nationals and foreign corporate nominees must submit certified passport-based proofs and translations where necessary. The form includes office-use fields for SRN, filing date and authorising officer's digital signature.

Tariff value fixation: amended import values set for brass scrap and poppy seeds affecting customs valuation and compliance.
Amendment substituting the tariff value Table in the principal customs notification under the authority of sub section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, to set the US dollar per metric tonne tariff values for listed goods; most edible oil entries are unchanged while revised values are specified for Brass Scrap (all grades) and Poppy seeds for customs valuation and assessment purposes.

Export policy change: Gum Karaya reclassified from state trading to free export with mandatory registration.
The amendment replaces the prior State Trading Enterprise restriction for Gum Karaya (HS code 1301 90 16) with a Free export policy and inserts a requirement that exporters register with a designated export body, either the Tribal Co operative Marketing Federation or the Shellac & Forest Products Export Promotion Council, as reflected by the revised entry for Sl. No. 65 in Schedule 2, Chapter 13 of the ITC(HS).

Securities regulation amendments expand disclosure and compliance obligations, tighten eligibility for preferential allotments and IPO issuance.
The amendment broadens institutional investor categories and raises specified application thresholds, mandates public announcement upon filing a draft offer document inviting public comments, and requires merchant bankers to submit a prescribed compliance certificate for news reports from draft filing to issue closure. It tightens issuance conditions by prohibiting IPOs where outstanding convertible rights exist except where fully paid convertible securities convert prior to filing, restricts preferential allotment eligibility for promoters who sold shares or failed to exercise warrants within specified periods, standardizes investor payment options, and expands disclosure templates to include proforma financial statements and detailed directorship histories for suspended or delisted companies.

Customs cargo service provider conditions strengthen infrastructure, insurance, bonds, cargo security, indemnity obligations and online information display requirements.
Customs Cargo Service Providers must maintain specified infrastructure, secure cargo custody arrangements, separate storage, electronic systems, Customs connectivity, auction and scanning facilities, adequate insurance and access controls. They must bear cost-recovery expenses for Customs officers unless exempted, execute prescribed bonds and financial security for imported and export goods, comply with customs requirements, and indemnify the Commissioner against cargo loss or damage during handling. Required information must be displayed prominently, including on the provider's website or webpage.

Jurisdiction extension: Commissioners of Customs granted nationwide adjudication authority for cases assigned by the Board.
The notification amends the principal customs notification to provide that the officers specified in the Table shall have jurisdiction over the whole of India for adjudicating cases as assigned to them by the Central Board, removing territorial limits on their adjudicatory competence when so assigned under the authority of section 4(1) of the Customs Act.

Extension of SEZ approvals: Board may grant further limited extensions on written request upon satisfaction of necessity.
Amendment to Rule 19(4) authorizes the Board of approval to grant further extensions of approval periods upon a written request by the entrepreneur, provided the Board is satisfied that the extension is necessary and expedient; each extension is limited in duration and granted one at a time.

Approval Committee constitution for Special Economic Zone creates governance structure and designates developer representation and ex officio members.
Constitution of an Approval Committee for the sector-specific Special Economic Zone at Kancha Imarat, designating the Development Commissioner as Chairperson ex officio and appointing specified ex officio members from Commerce, Foreign Trade, Customs/Central Excise, Income-tax, Banking, two State nominees and a developer representative as special invitee. The notification also deems the Special Economic Zone to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, aligning customs status and administration for the zone.

Special Economic Zone approval committee constituted; zone deemed Inland Container Depot under customs law, enabling ICD status.
The Central Government constituted an Approval Committee for the sector-specific SEZ for information technology, IT-enabled services and electronics hardware at Kancha Imarat, naming the Development Commissioner as Chairperson and specifying ex officio central and state official members, state nominees, and a developer representative as special invitee for approval and governance functions under the Special Economic Zones Act. The notification also deems the SEZ to be an Inland Container Depot for the purposes of the Customs Act, aligning its customs status with ICD classification.

Designated Indian carrier under Central Sales Tax Act: Spicejet specified for declarations on import/export goods.
The Central Government, under sub-section (5) of section 5 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, specifies Spicejet as a designated Indian carrier for declarations relating to sale or purchase of goods in the course of import or export, by way of administrative notification.

Compliance timetable for Nidhi capital-to-deposit ratio requires phased deposit reduction or capital augmentation under amended notification.
The amendment mandates that Nidhis incorporated on or before 26 July 2001 which had deposits above prescribed limits must restore the Net Owned Fund to Deposits ratio to the prescribed ceiling by either increasing Net Owned Funds or reducing deposits pursuant to a phased timetable based on the ratio position as on 31-3-2010. It also shortens a procedural period from 12 months to 06 months, raises a monetary threshold from 20,000 to 50,000, and increases a prescribed percentage from five per cent to seven and half per cent.

Provisioning requirement: amended rules permit reduced collateral valuation and mandate equalised NPA provisioning on a phased schedule.
The notification inserts a Note permitting reduction of the estimated realizable value of collateral security where court proceedings for sale of mortgaged property were initiated within the prior two years, thereby lowering recoverable value for provisioning. It replaces the existing Table with a schedule spreading the unprovided balance on an equal basis over five years through 2015 and adds a proviso requiring outstanding Non-performing assets as at 31-3-2010 to be worked out per the inserted Note and provided by equal instalments over that five-year period.

Amendment to Single Account provisions removes clause (e), altering individual Post Office savings account rules on eligibility.
The Post Office Savings Account (Amendment) Rules, 2010 amend rule 4 of the 1981 Rules by deleting clause (e) from the Table entry for the Single Account under "A. Individuals Accounts." The amendment is made under the rulemaking power of the Government Savings Bank Act and comes into force on publication in the Official Gazette, effecting a textual excision from the existing regulatory schedule without restating the deleted provision.

Determination of Origin rules: Brunei Darussalam added to ASEAN India Annexure IV under Fourth Amendment notification.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, promulgated the Fourth Amendment Rules, 2010 to amend the 2009 Determination of Origin Rules by inserting Brunei Darussalam as S. No. 7 in Annexure IV, thereby formally adding that country to the ASEAN-India list in the principal rules.

Renewal of recognition permits a stock exchange to operate only after complying with regulatory requirements and prescribed circulars.
Renewal of recognition to Cochin Stock Exchange Limited is granted under Section 4 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 for a one year period commencing in November 2010, subject to conditions that trading may commence only after compliance with all regulatory requirements and with the regulator's circular dated October 7, 2009, and to any further conditions imposed by the regulator.