Tax approval for research institutions requires audit, certified donation accounting and may be withdrawn for noncompliance.
Approval is granted to the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, as an approved organization for purposes of Section 35(1)(ii) in the category of other Institution, effective 1-4-2004, subject to conditions: sums must be used for scientific research; research carried out by faculty or enrolled students; books of account maintained and audited with the audit report furnished to the tax authority by the return due date; and a separate auditor certified statement of donations and amounts applied for research must accompany the audit report. The Central Government may withdraw approval for failures in these respects or if research is not genuine or compliant.

Scientific research association approval under Section 35 conditions research eligibility on audit, accounts and donations reporting compliance.
Approval is granted to The South India Textile Research Association as a scientific research association effective 1 4 2002 subject to conditions: sole objective to undertake scientific research; conduct research itself; maintain books of account and furnish an auditor's report to the tax authority by the return due date; and maintain a separate auditor certified statement of donations received and amounts applied for scientific research to accompany the audit report. The Central Government may withdraw approval for failures to maintain books, furnish reports, cease genuine research, or otherwise not conform to statutory requirements.

Anti-dumping duty extension on acrylic fibre maintains duties on Korea and Thailand pending review, while exempting US imports.
The Central Government amends the anti-dumping notification on acrylic fibre to extend the notification's force for one year pending review, maintaining duties on imports from Korea and Thailand, and expressly provides that no anti-dumping duty shall apply to imports originating in or exported from the United States from the commencement of the extension period.

Tariff value fixation for specified edible oils and brass scrap updated by substituting a new schedule of per tonne values.
Amendment substitutes the tariff-value Table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.), replacing it with a schedule of US dollar per metric tonne tariff values for specified categories of crude and refined palm oil and palmolein, crude soybean oil, and brass scrap (all grades), as notified in Notification No.113/2007-Cus. (N.T.), dated November 15, 2007.

Special Economic Zone designation establishes land parcels and approval basis, with detailed land schedule and aggregate area.
Notification designates specified land in Mohammadpur Jharsa, Narsinghpur, Garouli Khurd and Harsau, District Gurgaon, Haryana, as a Special Economic Zone for multi services under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and SEZ Rules, 2006; it records that M/s. Reliance Haryana SEZ Limited received a letter of approval and attaches a detailed land schedule of surveyed parcels with area figures and an aggregate area in the Table.

Export of Onions: permitted only through designated agencies under MEP, quality and reporting conditions and NOC fees capped.
Exports of all varieties of onions are allowed only through designated State Trading Enterprises and their associates; designated STEs must issue NOCs, may charge a uniform service fee of one percent of the invoice value for NOCs and may not levy any other charges. All exports are subject to a Minimum Export Price fixed by NAFED and to quality conditions set by NAFED. Designated agencies must provide weekly permit reports to NAFED and periodic shipment reports to the Department of Consumer Affairs.

Import classification amendment: live pig and pig products listed, excluding processed pig bristles, under ITC(HS).
The Central Government, under powers conferred by the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act and the Foreign Trade Policy, substitutes the specified item in the General Notes to the Import Policy of the ITC(HS) Classification 2004-2009 with the description: live pig and pig products (except processed pig bristles), issued as a notification in the public interest.

Transferability endorsement triggers additional duty liability; exemption remains if CENVAT has not been availed on DFIA for inputs.
Once transferability is endorsed, imports or domestic procurement against the authorisation or transfer of imported or domestically procured inputs are subject to payment of applicable additional customs duty and excise duty, and the authorisation must bear a note as to liability; however, if CENVAT facility has not been availed, exemption from those additional duties remains available even after endorsement of transferability on DFIA.

Jurisdiction amendment: Tambaram Taluk entry expanded to include container freight stations at Sriperumbudur altering customs jurisdiction.
The Central Board, exercising powers under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, amends Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) by substituting in the Table against Serial Number 7 the words 'Tambaram Taluk of Kancheepuram District' with 'Tambaram Taluk and Container Freight Stations at Sriperumbudur Taluk of Kancheepuram District', thereby expanding the specified customs territorial jurisdiction.

Appointment of ex officio members under Industries (Development & Regulations) Act establishing council membership and designating Member Secretary.
Central Government appointments under the Industries (Development & Regulations) Act, 1951 read with the Development Council (Procedural) Rules, 1952 designate specified senior officials as ex officio Members of the Development Council for Printing, replacing prior appointees whose tenure expired, and designate the Director of the Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute to carry out the functions of Member Secretary.

Establishment of Special Economic Zones: authorised developer name amended in notification to reflect a corporate name substitution.
Amendment under the establishment and authorisation of Special Economic Zones pursuant to section 4(1) of the Special Economic Zones Act and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules substitutes the earlier named developer in an existing notification with an alternative corporate entity name, thereby updating the authorised developer designation for the notified SEZ.

Renewal of recognition under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act granted to Inter Connected Stock Exchange, subject to regulatory conditions.
Renewal of recognition is granted to the Inter Connected Stock Exchange of India Limited under section 4 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 for one year from 18th November, 2007 to 17th November, 2008 in respect of contracts in securities, subject to conditions that may be prescribed or imposed.

Approval under Section 35(1)(ii) ties research-institution tax recognition to research activity, audit and reporting compliance.
Approval recognizes Indian Register of Shipping, Mumbai as an "other Institution" partly engaged in scientific research under Section 35(1)(ii), subject to conditions: sums must be used for scientific research; research to be carried out by faculty or enrolled students; books of account must be maintained and audited by a qualified accountant with the audit report furnished to the tax authority by the return due date; and a separate auditor-certified statement of donations received and amounts applied to research must accompany the audit report. Approval may be withdrawn for failures in accounting, reporting, genuine research activity or compliance.

Refund obligation for unissued overseas subscription proceeds beyond prescribed period; RBI may allow delayed refund on application.
If shares or convertible debentures are not issued within 180 days from the date of receipt of inward remittance or debit to an NRE/FCNR(B) account, the consideration received must be refunded to the person by outward remittance through normal banking channels or by credit to the person's NRE/FCNR(B) account; the Reserve Bank may, on application and for sufficient reasons, permit an Indian company to refund consideration outstanding beyond the 180 day period.

CENVAT credit reversal on removal of capital goods requires payment with a time based reduction of the recoverable credit.
Where capital goods on which CENVAT credit has been taken are removed after being used, the manufacturer or provider of output service must pay an amount equal to the CENVAT credit taken on those capital goods, subject to a time based reduction of the payable amount measured from the date of taking the CENVAT credit and decreasing the recoverable credit by a fixed fraction for each prescribed time interval or part thereof.

Development Commissioner appointment for SEZs establishes compliance duties and reporting obligations to the Department of Commerce.
The Director of the national software parks authority in Hyderabad is appointed as Development Commissioner for the listed SEZs focused on information technology and IT-enabled services. The Development Commissioner must abide by instructions of the Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval on Special Economic Zones, submit periodic reports as prescribed, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken in that capacity, while personal service matters remain governed by the incumbent's parent service authority.

Appointment of Development Commissioner: Director STPI Borjhar designated to perform SEZ functions under central supervision and reporting obligations.
The Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Borjhar is appointed as Development Commissioner for the listed Special Economic Zones and must perform SEZ administrative and regulatory functions in accordance with instructions from the Central Government, the Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval, submit prescribed periodic reports, and remain accountable to the Department of Commerce for actions taken; personal service matters of the incumbent are governed by the parent administrative authority.

Appointment of Development Commissioner: Director STPI Bangalore tasked with SEZ oversight and reporting obligations to commerce authorities.
The Central Government appoints the Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Bangalore as Development Commissioner for specified SEZs (listed by developer, location and area) and requires the appointee to follow Department of Commerce and Board of Approval instructions, submit prescribed periodic reports, and remain responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken; personal service matters of the incumbent are governed by the Department of Information Technology/Software Technology Parks of India.

Appointment of Development Commissioner establishes centralized oversight and reporting obligations for SEZ administration under central instructions.
Designation names the Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Gandhinagar, as Development Commissioner for specified SEZs, requiring adherence to Central Government and Board directions, submission of prescribed periodic reports, and accountability to the Department of Commerce for actions taken in that capacity; personal service matters of the incumbent remain governed by the parent administrative service.

Appointment of Development Commissioner for Special Economic Zones imposes oversight, reporting and compliance duties on the STPI Navi Mumbai director.
Appointment of the Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Navi Mumbai as Development Commissioner for the SEZs listed in the Table, with duties to follow instructions of the Central Government, Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval on Special Economic Zones, submit prescribed periodic reports, and be responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken; personal service matters remain governed by the Department of Information Technology/Software Technology Parks of India.