Anti-dumping review finds continued dumping but insufficient causation, leading to discontinuation of duty on the subject imports.
The designated authority's review found continued dumping of D (-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Base from the subject country and continued injury to domestic industry, but that causation and likely adverse effect of discontinuation were not established; it recommended discontinuation. The Central Government, under powers conferred by the Customs Tariff Act and relevant anti-dumping rules, rescinded the notification imposing anti-dumping duty on the subject goods from the subject country, except for actions taken before rescission.

Tax-free pooled finance bonds specified to fund municipal water and sewerage projects, subject to guideline compliance.
The Central Government specifies Tax-free Pooled Finance Development Bonds under the Pooled Finance Development Fund Scheme, issued by the Water and Sanitation Pooled Fund, Tamil Nadu as the State Pooled Finance Entity, to part-fund projects by seven Urban Local Bodies for water supply and underground sewerage; tenure is ten years with a five-year principal moratorium and interest capped not exceeding eight percent per annum. Specification is subject to adherence to Ministry of Urban Development guidelines and issuance within twelve months of the notification's gazette publication.

Customs port appointment: Redi authorised for crew baggage handling and export loading of specified ores.
The notification amends the TABLE entry for Redi (Maharashtra) to authorise (a) loading and unloading of crew baggage and (b) loading for export of metallurgical coke/coal, iron ore and bauxite ore, thereby altering the scope of permitted activities at that customs port entry under the Customs Act.

Customs notification amendment adds a prior notification reference to update effective duty rates under the tariff.
Customs notification amendment adds an incorporation by reference to an earlier notification within the schedule prescribing effective duty rates under the Customs Tariff Act by inserting the cited notification into the principal notification's enumerated list, thereby bringing that prior notification within the regulatory framework determining applicable customs duties.

Interest exemption: treaty inclusion of Finnish export financing institutions makes interest paid to them tax exempt in source country.
By mutual agreement of the competent authorities, FINNVERA and Finnish Export Credit are included in the list under item (ii) of sub paragraph (a) of paragraph 3 of Article 12 of the India-Finland Convention so that interest arising in India and paid to those institutions is exempt from Indian tax when paid on or after 28 August 2007.

Special Economic Zone approval for IT/ITES at Sanathal notifies specified land parcels and developer responsibilities.
Notification establishes a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for IT/ITES at Sanathal, Taluka Sanand, Ahmedabad, proposed by M/s. City Gold Realty Private Limited. The Central Government, having satisfied statutory prerequisites and issued a letter of approval, notifies specified survey numbers totalling 10-51-46 hectares as the SEZ and records the developer's authorization for development, operation and maintenance.

Special Economic Zone designation: multi product SEZ at Jambusar notified under the Special Economic Zones Act, enabling development and operation.
Notification designates a multi product Special Economic Zone at Jambusar, District Bharuch, Gujarat, proposed by M/s. Sterling SEZ Private Limited, recording satisfaction of statutory prerequisites and grant of a letter of approval for development, operation and maintenance. The Central Government, invoking powers under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and the Rules, 2006, notifies specified land parcels at Villages Valipor and Sarod with listed survey numbers and aggregated area as the territorial extent of the SEZ.

Sector specific Special Economic Zone designation for information technology enabling approved developer to develop and operate the notified land.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology at Villages Jagtala and Bangla, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, approved for development, operation and maintenance by M/s. Bata India Limited under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and Rules, 2006; the notice lists R.S. Dag numbers and parcel areas and aggregates the notified area to 10.1141908 hectares.

Approval Committee constitution for IT/ITES SEZ establishes specified ex officio membership, developer invitee, and representation rules under SEZ Act.
The Central Government constitutes an Approval Committee for the IT/ITES Special Economic Zone at Sarpavaram, Kakinada, created for purposes of the SEZ Act and developed by M/s. Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructural Corporation Limited. Membership comprises the Development Commissioner as Chairperson and specified ex officio members from the Department of Commerce, DGFT, Customs Airport, Income Tax, Banking Division, and two State nominated officers. The developer is a Special Invitee, and in the Development Commissioner's absence an officer not below Joint Development Commissioner shall represent him.

Inland Container Depot designation makes the IT/ITES SEZ subject to customs ICD treatment and related clearance regimes.
The Central Government appoints the information technology/ITES Special Economic Zone at Sarpavaram Village, Kakinada Rural, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh as an Inland Container Depot by deeming that SEZ to be an ICD under Section 7 of the Customs Act, through powers conferred by Section 53(2) of the SEZ Act, fixing an effective date from which customs handling, clearance and regulatory treatment of containers at the SEZ follow ICD provisions.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT/ITES authorises development and operation following statutory approval and compliance.
A sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services at Sarpavaram Village, Kakinada Rural, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, is notified under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and Rules, 2006, following a letter of approval to Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation for development, operation and maintenance of the SEZ.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT and ITeS at Tikri establishes approved development and operation framework under SEZ Act.
A sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services is notified at Village Tikri, Gurgaon in favour of M/s. Unitech Realty Projects Ltd. The Central Government, satisfied that requirements under Section 3 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 were met and having granted a letter of approval, exercises powers under Section 4(1) and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006 to notify and demarcate specified survey parcels as the SEZ, with the table listing parcel identifiers and areas and an indicated aggregate area.

Approval Committee under SEZ Act constituted for IT Special Economic Zone, listing ex officio members and developer representative.
An Approval Committee is constituted under Section 13(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act for the IT SEZ at Jagtala and Bangla promoted by M/s. Bata India Limited. The Committee is chaired by the Development Commissioner, Falta SEZ, and includes specified ex officio members from the Department of Commerce, DGFT, Customs/Central Excise, Income Tax, the Ministry of Finance (Banking), two state nominees, and a developer representative as Special Invitee. Provision allows representation by a Joint Development Commissioner in the Chairperson's absence.

Appointment of SEZ as Inland Container Depot makes the zone subject to customs ICD status and procedures.
Appoints the information technology Special Economic Zone by M/s. Bata India Limited at Village Jagtala and Bangla, District South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act by exercise of powers conferred by the Special Economic Zones Act; notification S. O. 67(E) dated 9 January 2008 effects the designation.

Special Economic Zone boundary expanded to include additional survey parcels in Chinthavaram, Nellore, affecting textile and apparel sector.
Amendment under the powers of Section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 read with rule 8 adds specified survey parcels to the table of an earlier notification, expanding a sector specific Special Economic Zone for the textile and apparel sector at Chinthavaram Village, Chillakru Mandal, Nellore District, and revises the total notified area accordingly.

Appointment of Special Directors (Appeals) to hear FEMA appeals across specified zones and jurisdictions under FEMA.
Appointment of designated Commissioners of Income Tax (Appeals) as Special Directors (Appeals) to hear appeals against orders of Adjudicating Authorities under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, superseding an earlier notification and assigning each named officer responsibility for appeals within specified zones, sub zones and detailed territorial jurisdictions, to be exercised in addition to their existing duties with effect from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Anti-dumping duty rescission removes prior duty on Trimethoprim under statutory powers, subject to preservation of prior actions.
Central Government rescinds Notification No. 89/2002 Customs imposing an anti dumping duty on Trimethoprim, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti dumping rules, and preserves prior acts or omissions by way of a saving provision.

Anti-dumping duty on Trimethoprim to offset dumped imports and protect domestic industry through per unit levy.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Trimethoprim of any grade targets dumped imports from the People's Republic of China. The duty equals the difference between a specified reference amount and the landed value of imports, calculated per kilogram in Indian Rupees. The notification defines scope by origin, export country, producer and exporter entries in the Table and defines "landed value" as assessable value under the Customs Act excluding certain specified duties. The duty is effective for five years from Gazette publication unless earlier amended or revoked.

Research institution approval under Section 35(1)(ii) requires use-of-funds, audit, and certified donation reporting for compliance.
Lokmanya Medical Research Centre, Pune is approved under Section 35(1)(ii) effective 1-4-2006 as an institution partly engaged in research, subject to conditions: funds must be used for scientific research; research conducted by faculty or enrolled students; separate books for research receipts and expenditures must be maintained and audited by a qualified accountant with the audit report filed by the income-tax return due date; and a certified statement of donations and amounts applied for research must accompany the audit report. Approval may be withdrawn for failures to comply or for non-genuine or ceased research activity.

Industrial Park Scheme eligibility ensures tax incentives only after approval, compliance and minimum unit occupancy are satisfied.
The Industrial Park Scheme, 2008 provides a regulatory framework for notification of undertakings that develop, operate or maintain industrial parks to obtain tax incentives, defines key terms and limits eligible activity to manufacturing, prescribes an approval process administered by the tax board, and sets substantive approval criteria including allocable area allocation, a minimum number of industrial units, minimum constructed floor area, unit occupancy limits, single undertaking ownership and separate accounting and annual reporting; approval may be withdrawn for non compliance after hearing.