Imports by United Nations and its Agencies - Regarding

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.... UN and its agencies for its official use. It was also clarified that the exemptions from customs duty should be granted only to such imports which are directly made by the United Nations for its official use not withstanding production of any exemption certificate from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). 2. In the recent past, several representations have been received from certain in....

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....es to United Nations and other international organisations (and their representatives and officials). Act No.XLVI of 1947 termed "United Nations (Privileges & Immunities) Act, 1947" was enacted in this country. The various privileges and immunities are mentioned in the Schedule to the aforesaid Act and these have force of Law notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other Law. In ....

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....similar privileges in terms of the UN (P&I), 1947, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force. It is therefore clarified that once an `international organisation' has been notified under section 3 of the UN (P&I) Act, 1947, and made eligible for the specified privileges under the provisions of the schedule to the said Act, subject to the modific....