Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority centralises customs adjudication for a specified intelligence-initiated show cause notice.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs (Port), Kolkata, as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of specified customs officers for adjudicating matters arising from a particular intelligence-initiated show cause notice, thereby centralising adjudicatory jurisdiction and procedural responsibility for that notice in the named office.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to exercise customs adjudication powers over a show cause notice in a revenue intelligence seizure case.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs (Port), Kolkata as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of specified Kolkata customs officers for adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s S.K. Sales Corporation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Lucknow, thereby reallocating adjudicatory jurisdiction for that specific proceeding.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate customs adjudication for specified show cause proceedings under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs, ICD Tughlakabad as a Common Adjudicating Authority empowered to exercise the powers and discharge duties of four specified customs adjudicating officers for the sole purpose of adjudicating the show-cause proceedings concerning M/s EMD Locomotive Technologies Private Limited arising from a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence notice.

Common Adjudicating Authority under Customs Act centralizes adjudication of DRI show cause notices for specified customs formations.
Pursuant to sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, the Central Board appoints the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva, as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of three named Additional/Joint Commissioners for adjudicating show-cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (Ahmedabad Zonal Unit) in relation to M/s Blue Bird Creation P. Ltd. and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notices related to M/s Pan East Exim and others.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Juhi Railway Yard, Kanpur as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of two specified Additional/Joint Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating matters arising from show cause notices issued in respect of M/s Pan East Exim (P) Ltd. and others, thereby consolidating adjudicatory responsibility for those specified proceedings under the Customs Act, 1962.

Special Economic Zone notification designates engineering SEZ at Bhadreshwar and establishes approval committee and ICD status.
Notification designates an Engineering Special Economic Zone at Village Bhadreshwar, Gujarat, following grant of approval for development, operation and maintenance. The notified parcels aggregate 50.75.35 hectares and are identified by survey numbers. An Approval Committee is constituted-chaired by the Development Commissioner and including specified ex officio members, state nominees and the developer as special invitee-to exercise functions under the SEZ Act. The SEZ is deemed an Inland Container Depot effective 10 December 2013.

Transfer pricing jurisdiction amended to omit and renumber schedule entries and add Chhattisgarh in relevant columns.
Notification under section 120(1) and (2) of the Income-tax Act amends the Schedule to SO 1446(E) by omitting two serial entries, renumbering four entries to fill the gaps, and inserting the word "Chhattisgarh" after "States of Gujarat" in column (4) of the two renumbered entries; amendments take effect from publication in the Official Gazette.

Customs exchange rates updated for valuation of imports and exports, prescribing separate rupee conversion rates for listed currencies.
CBEC, under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, prescribes specified rupee-equivalent exchange rates for listed foreign currencies to be used for valuation of imported goods and exported goods, set out in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units). The notification supersedes the prior exchange-rate notification except as to prior actions and directs that the listed import and export rates be applied from the stated effective date for customs assessment.

Export controls on narcotic precursors require NOC from Narcotics Commissioner, affecting listed organic chemicals for export.
Export controls amend ITC(HS) Chapter 29 to add specified organic chemicals and HS codes whose export is classified as Free but conditional upon obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Narcotics Commissioner of India, Gwalior. The listed items include specific precursor and psychotropic-related substances; export is permitted only with the prescribed NOC as an immediate effect of the notification.

Value added products of Red Sanders wood: exportable items expanded to include chips, powder, furniture and handicrafts, if legally procured.
Amendment expands the description of value added products of Red Sanders wood in Sl. No. 189 of Schedule 2 of the ITC(HS) to include chips, powder, extracts, dyes, musical instruments and parts, furniture and specified furniture parts (with maximum cross sections and plank dimensions and length), toys, dolls and other handicrafts, subject to procurement from legal sources.

Minimum import price for cashew kernels set, distinguishing broken and whole, fixing CIF valuation per kilogram.
The amendment fixes minimum CIF values per kilogram for cashew kernel imports under Chapter 8 of ITC (HS) 2012, Schedule 1. It prescribes distinct minimum CIF values for cashew kernel, broken (HS 08013210) and cashew kernel, whole (HS 08013220), thereby establishing threshold import valuation for these tariff lines in the import policy.

Import of human embryo-free import permitted subject to No Objection Certificate requirement from medical research authority.
Import policy designates Human Embryo under ITC (HS) Code 0511 99 99 and makes its import a restricted entry that is otherwise free provided a No Objection Certificate is obtained from the designated medical research authority; the notification amends Chapter 5 of the ITC (HS) 2012, Schedule 1 to add the EXIM code and the NOC-based compliance condition for import clearance.

Anti-dumping duty revoked on polypropylene imports from Oman, amending the customs notification and omitting specified entries.
Revocation of anti-dumping duty on imports of polypropylene originating in or exported from Oman by amending Notification No. 119/2010-Customs; serial numbers 1 to 4 and their entries in the Table to that notification are omitted with effect from the date of publication of the revoking notification in the Official Gazette.

Audit report filing requirement extended to a later deadline for specified dealers; no further extensions permitted.
Dealers with turnover at or above the specified threshold in 2011-12 or 2012-13 must submit the audit report in Form AR-1 for 2012-13; the Commissioner extends the filing deadline to 31/12/2013 instead of the earlier date, under Section 49 and Section 70 of the Delhi VAT Act read with Rule 42A, while retaining other notification provisions.

Recognised association status granted to a commodities exchange, effective on notification and subject to withdrawal for rule violations.
Notification designates the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited, Mumbai, as a recognised association for purposes of the proviso to clause (5) of Section 43 of the Income-tax Act, effective from publication; recognition may be withdrawn if conditions in the Income-tax Rules are violated and remains effective until Forward Markets Commission approval is withdrawn or the notification is rescinded.

Customs exemption for RNTCP imports contingent on health ministry certification; duty relief for specified anti tuberculosis drugs and diagnostics.
Exemption from customs and additional duties is granted for specified anti-tuberculosis drugs and diagnostics/equipment imported for the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme funded by the Global Fund, conditional on presentation at clearance of a certificate from an officer not below Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare confirming requirement for the programme; the exemption relieves the whole of applicable customs duty and additional duty under section 3, subject to temporal qualifications and later rescission.

Excise duty exemption for specified tuberculosis drugs and diagnostic equipment upon authorised Ministry certification for programme use.
Exemption from excise duty applies to specified anti tuberculosis drugs and diagnostic equipment procured or imported for the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme funded by the Global Fund, conditional on production at clearance of a certificate from an officer not below Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare confirming requirement for the Programme; the notification lists detailed drug formulations and diagnostics and contains an express temporal limitation and subsequent amendment and rescission references.

Fixation of Tariff Values updated for specified agricultural and metal imports under customs notification; tables substituted accordingly.
Central Board of Excise & Customs amends Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) under section 14(2) of the Customs Act by substituting TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 with revised tariff values in US dollars for specified imported commodities, including edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold and silver (under specified notification benefits), and areca nuts, thereby fixing valuation benchmarks for customs purposes.

Warehousing station declaration enables setting up of export oriented units under Customs Act provisions after delegated authority notification.
Declaration by the Commissioner, under delegated powers, designating SF No. 138/4-A, Annur Main Road, Chikkadasampalayam, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, as a warehousing station for the purpose of setting up a 100 percent Export Oriented Unit, pursuant to the Customs Act and with approval from the commerce authority.

Recognition of commodity exchange status granted, enabling specified tax treatment while subject to regulatory conditions and possible withdrawal.
Notification confers recognised association status on Universal Commodity Exchange Limited, Mumbai under the proviso to clause (5) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, effective from publication. Recognition is conditional on compliance with Income-tax Rules and may be withdrawn if conditions in rule 6DDC are violated; the notification remains in force only while the exchange's external approval remains effective or until rescission under rule 6DDD.