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CONSOLIDATED FDI POLICY EFFECTIVE FROM 10-04-2012.
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....makes policy pronouncements on FDI through Press Notes/ Press Releases which are notified by the Reserve Bank of India as amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by Persons Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000 (notification No.FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000). These notifications take effect from the date of issue of Press Notes/ Press Releases, unless specified otherwise therein. In case of any conflict, the relevant FEMA Notification will prevail. The procedural instructions are issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide A.P. Dir. (series) Circulars. The regulatory framework, over a period of time, thus, consists of Acts, Regulations, Press Notes, Press Releases, Clarifications, etc. 1.1.3 The present consolidation subsumes and supersedes all Press Notes/Press Releases/Clarifications/ Circulars issued by DIPP, which were in force as on April 09, 2012, and reflects the FDI Policy as on April 10, 2012. This Circular accordingly will take effect from April 10, 2012. Reference to any statute or legislation made in this Circular shall include modifications, amendments or re-enactments thereof. 1.1.4 Notwithstanding the resc....
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....any, which represent the local Rupee denominated equity shares of the company held as deposit by a Custodian bank in India. DRs are traded on Stock Exchanges in the US, Singapore, Luxembourg, etc. DRs listed and traded in the US markets are known as American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and those listed and traded anywhere/elsewhere are known as Global Depository Receipts (GDRs). 2.1.9 'Erstwhile Overseas Corporate Body' (OCB) means a company, partnership firm, society and other corporate body owned directly or indirectly to the extent of at least sixty percent by non-resident Indian and includes overseas trust in which not less than sixty percent beneficial interest is held by non-resident Indian directly or indirectly but irrevocably and which was in existence on the date of commencement of the Foreign Exchange Management (Withdrawal of General Permission to Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs) ) Regulations, 2003 (the Regulations) and immediately prior to such commencement was eligible to undertake transactions pursuant to the general permission granted under the Regulations. 2.1.10 'Foreign Currency Convertible Bond'(FCCB) means a bond issued by an Indian company expresse....
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....bsp; which is engaged in the business of providing services, production or manufacture of articles or things, but does not include such activities or sectors which are specified in the negative list by the SEBI, with approval of Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette in this behalf. 2.1.20 'Investing Company' means an Indian Company holding only investments in other Indian company/ (ies), directly or indirectly, other than for trading of such holdings/securities. 2.1.21 'Investment on repatriable basis' means investment, the sale proceeds of which, net of taxes, are eligible to be repatriated out of India and the expression investment on non-repatriable basis' shall be construed accordingly. 2.1.22 'Joint Venture' (JV) means an Indian entity incorporated in accordance with the laws and regulations in India in whose capital a non-resident entity makes an investment. 2.1.23 "Limited Liability Partnership" means a Limited Liability Partnership firm, formed and registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. 2.1.24 'Non resident entity' means a 'person resident o....
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....r carrying on outside India a business or vocation outside India, or (c) for any other purpose, in such circumstances as would indicate his intention to stay outside India for an uncertain period; (B) A person who has come to or stays in India, in either case, otherwise than- (a) for or on taking up employment in India; or (b) for carrying on in India a business or vocation in India, or (c) for any other purpose, in such circumstances as would indicate his intention to stay in India for an uncertain period; (ii) any person or body corporate registered or incorporated in India, (iii) an office, branch or agency in India owned or controlled by a person resident outside India, (iv) an office, branch or agency outside India owned or controlled by a person resident in India. 2.1.30 'Person resident outside India' means a person who is not a Person resident in India. 2.1.31 'Portfolio Investment Scheme' means the Portfolio Investment Scheme referred to in Schedules 2 & 3 of FEM (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations 2000. 2.1.32 'A Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI)' means a non-resident investor (other than ....
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....ugh normal banking channels. 3.1.3 OCBs have been derecognized as a class of investors in India with effect from September 16, 2003. Erstwhile OCBs which are incorporated outside India and are not under the adverse notice of RBI can make fresh investments under FDI Policy as incorporated non-resident entities, with the prior approval of Government of India if the investment is through Government route; and with the prior approval of RBI if the investment is through Automatic route. 3.1.4 (i) An FII may invest in the capital of an Indian Company under the Portfolio Investment Scheme which limits the individual holding of an FII to 10% of the capital of the company and the aggregate limit for FII investment to 24% of the capital of the company. This aggregate limit of 24% can be increased to the sectoral cap/statutory ceiling, as applicable, by the Indian Company concerned through a resolution by its Board of Directors followed by a special resolution to that effect by its General Body and subject to prior intimation to RBI. The aggregate FII investment, in the FDI and Portfolio Investment Scheme, should be within the above caps. (ii) The Indian company which has issued shar....
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....recognized stock exchanges in India as well as in equity shares of Indian companies which are offered to public in India in terms of the relevant and applicable SEBI guidelines/regulations. QFls are also permitted to acquire equity shares by way of right shares, bonus shares or equity shares on account of stock split / consolidation or equity shares on account of amalgamation, demerger or such corporate actions subject to the prescribed investment limits. QFIs are allowed to sell the equity shares so acquired subject to the relevant SEBI guidelines. 3.1.7.2 The individual and aggregate investment limits for the QFls shall be 5% and 10% respectively of the paid up capital of an Indian company. These limits shall be over and above the FII and NRI investment ceilings prescribed under the Portfolio Investment Scheme for foreign investment in India. Further, wherever there are composite sectoral caps under the extant FDI policy, these limits for QFI investment in equity shares shall also be within such overall FDI sectoral caps. 3.1.7.3 Dividend payments on equity shares held by QFls can either be directly remitted to the designated overseas bank accounts of the QFIs or credited t....
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....he FIPB. However, if a domestic VCF is set-up as an incorporated company under the Companies Act, 1956, then a person resident outside India (non-resident entity/individual including an NRI) can invest in such domestic VCF under the automatic route of FDI Scheme, subject to the pricing guidelines, reporting requirements, mode of payment, minimum capitalization norms, etc. 3.2.4 FDI in Trusts: FDI in Trusts other than VCF is not permitted. 3.2.5 FDI in Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs): FDI in LLPs is permitted, subject to the following conditions: (a) FDI will be allowed, through the Government approval route, only in LLPs operating in sectors/activities where 100% FDI is allowed, through the automatic route and there are no FDI-linked performance conditions (such as 'Non Banking Finance Companies' or 'Development of Townships, Housing, Built-up infrastructure and Construction-development projects' etc.). (b) LLPs with FDI will not be allowed to operate in agricultural/plantation activity, print media or real estate business. (c) An Indian company, having FDI, will be permitted to make downstream investment in an LLP only if both-the company, as well as th....
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....t FEMA regulations [the DCF method of valuation for the unlisted companies and valuation in terms of SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, for the listed companies]. 3.3.2 Other types of Preference shares/Debentures i.e. non-convertible, optionally convertible or partially convertible for issue of which funds have been received on or after May 1, 2007 are considered as debt. Accordingly all norms applicable for ECBs relating to eligible borrowers, recognized lenders, amount and maturity, end-use stipulations, etc. shall apply. Since these instruments would be denominated in rupees, the rupee interest rate will be based on the swap equivalent of London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus the spread as permissible for ECBs of corresponding maturity. 3.3.3 The inward remittance received by the Indian company vide issuance of DRs and FCCBs are treated as FDI and counted towards FDI. 3.3.4 Issue of shares by Indian Companies under FCCB/ADR/GDR (i) Indian companies can raise foreign currency resources abroad through the issue of FCCB/DR (ADRs/GDRs), in accordance with the Scheme for issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds and Ordinary Shares (Through Depository Receipt Mechanism) Sche....
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....ing rights in the case of banking companies will continue to be in terms of the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and the instructions issued by the Reserve Bank from time to time, as applicable to all shareholders exercising voting rights. (vii) Erstwhile OCBs who are not eligible to invest in India and entities prohibited from buying, selling or dealing in securities by SEBI will not be eligible to subscribe to ADRs/ GDRs issued by Indian companies. (viii)The pricing of ADR / GDR issues should be made at a price determined under the provisions of the Scheme of issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds and Ordinary Shares (through Depository Receipt Mechanism) Scheme, 1993 and guidelines issued by the Government of India and directions issued by the Reserve Bank, from time to time. (ix) The pricing of sponsored ADRs/GDRs would be determined under the provisions of the Scheme of issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds and Ordinary Shares (Through Depository Receipt Mechanism) Scheme, 1993 and guidelines issued by the Government of India and directions issued by the Reserve Bank, from time to time. 3.3.5 (i) Two-way Fungibility Scheme: A limited two-wa....
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....the fair valuation of shares done by a SEBI registered Category - I Merchant Banker or a Chartered Accountant as per the discounted free cash flow method, where the shares of the company is not listed on any recognised stock exchange in India ; and c. the price as applicable to transfer of shares from resident to non-resident as per the pricing guidelines laid down by the Reserve Bank from time to time, where the issue of shares is on preferential allotment. 3.4.3 Foreign Currency Account - Indian companies which are eligible to issue shares to persons resident outside India under the FDI Policy may be allowed to retain the share subscription amount in a Foreign Currency Account, with the prior approval of RBI. 3.4.4 Transfer of shares and convertible debentures - (i) Subject to FDI sectoral policy (relating to sectoral caps and entry routes), applicable laws and other conditionalities including security conditions, non-resident investors can also invest in Indian companies by purchasing/acquiring existing shares from Indian shareholders or from other non-resident shareholders. General permission has been granted to non-residents/NRIs for acquisition of shares by way of....
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.... and the KYC report be submitted by the customer to the AD Category-I bank carrying out the transaction along with the Form FC-TRS. (iii) Escrow: AD Category-I banks have been given general permission to open Escrow account and Special account of non-resident corporate for open offers / exit offers and delisting of shares. The relevant SEBI (SAST) Regulations or any other applicable SEBI Regulations/ provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 will be applicable. AD Category-I banks have also been permitted to open and maintain, without prior approval of RBI, non-interest bearing Escrow accounts in Indian Rupees in India on behalf of residents and/or non-residents, towards payment of share purchase consideration and/or provide Escrow facilities for keeping securities to facilitate FDI transactions subject to the terms and conditions specified by RBI. SEBI authorised Depository Participants have also been permitted to open and maintain, without prior approval of RBI, Escrow accounts for securities subject to the terms and conditions as specified by RBI. In both cases, the Escrow agent shall necessarily be an AD Category- I bank or SEBI authorised Depository Participant (in case of secu....
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....r of shares from NRI to non-resident . 3.4.5.2 In the following cases, approval of RBI is not required: A. Transfer of shares from a Non Resident to Resident under the FDI scheme where the pricing guidelines under FEMA, 1999 are not met provided that :- i. The original and resultant investment are in line with the extant FDI policy and FEMA regulations in terms of sectoral caps, conditionalities (such as minimum capitalization, etc.), reporting requirements, documentation, etc.; ii. The pricing for the transaction is compliant with the specific/explicit, extant and relevant SEBI regulations / guidelines (such as IPO, Book building, block deals, delisting, exit, open offer/ substantial acquisition / SEBI SAST, buy back); and iii. Chartered Accountants Certificate to the effect that compliance with the relevant SEBI regulations / guidelines as indicated above is attached to the form FC-TRS to be filed with the AD bank. B. Transfer of shares from Resident to Non Resident: i) where the transfer of shares requires the prior approval of the FIPB as per the extant FDI policy provided that : a) the requisite approval of the FIPB has been obtained; and b) t....
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....rescribed under any other statute and regulation in force; and (e) The conversion facility is available for ECBs availed under the Automatic or Government Route and is applicable to ECBs, due for payment or not, as well as secured/unsecured loans availed from non-resident collaborators. (ii) General permission is also available for issue of shares/preference shares against lump sum technical know-how fee, royalty, subject to entry route, sectoral cap and pricing guidelines (as per the provision of para 3.4.2 above) and compliance with applicable tax laws. (iii) Issue of equity shares under the FDI policy is allowed under the Government route for the following: (I) import of capital goods/ machinery/ equipment (excluding second-hand machinery), subject to compliance with the following conditions: (a) Any import of capital goods/machinery etc., made by a resident in India, has to be in accordance with the Export/ Import Policy issued by Government of India/as defined by DGFT/FEMA provisions relating to imports. (b) There is an independent valuation of the capital goods/machinery/equipments (including second-hand machinery) by a third party entity, preferably by an i....
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....lass of investors from September 16, 2003. Therefore companies desiring to issue rights share to such erstwhile OCBs will have to take specific prior permission from RBI. As such, entitlement of rights share is not automatically available to erstwhile OCBs. However bonus shares can be issued to erstwhile OCBs without the approval of RBI. 3.5.3 Additional allocation of rights share by residents to non-residents - Existing non-resident shareholders are allowed to apply for issue of additional shares/ fully, compulsorily and mandatorily convertible debentures/ fully, compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares over and above their rights share entitlements. The investee company can allot the additional rights share out of unsubscribed portion, subject to the condition that the overall issue of shares to non-residents in the total paid-up capital of the company does not exceed the sectoral cap. 3.5.4 Acquisition of shares under Scheme of Merger/Demerger/Amalgamation - Mergers/demergers/ amalgamations of companies in India are usually governed by an order issued by a competent Court on the basis of the Scheme submitted by the companies undergoing merger/demerger/ama....
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....o be a prerequisite for investment by swap of shares. 3.5.7 Pledge of Shares: (A) A person being a promoter of a company registered in India (borrowing company), which has raised external commercial borrowings, may pledge the shares of the borrowing company or that of its associate resident companies for the purpose of securing the ECB raised by the borrowing company, provided that a no objection for the same is obtained from a bank which is an authorised dealer. The authorized dealer, shall issue the no objection for such a pledge after having satisfied itself that the external commercial borrowing is in line with the extant FEMA regulations for ECBs and that : i). the loan agreement has been signed by both the lender and the borrower, ii) there exists a security clause in the Loan Agreement requiring the borrower to create charge on financial securities, and iii) the borrower has obtained Loan Registration Number (LRN) from the Reserve Bank: and the said pledge would be subject to the following conditions : a). the period of such pledge shall be co-terminus with the maturity of the underlying ECB; b). in case of invocation of pledge, transfer shall be ....
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....for the investment. Under the Government Route, prior approval of the Government of India is required. Proposals for foreign investment under Government route, are considered by FIPB. 3.6.2 Guidelines for establishment of Indian companies/ transfer of ownership or control of Indian companies, from resident Indian citizens to non-resident entities, in sectors with caps: In sectors/activities with caps, including inter-alia defence production, air transport services, ground handling services, asset reconstruction companies, private sector banking, broadcasting, commodity exchanges, credit information companies, insurance, print media, telecommunications and satellites, Government approval/FIPB approval would be required in all cases where: (i) An Indian company is being established with foreign investment and is owned by a non-resident entity or (ii) An Indian company is being established with foreign investment and is controlled by a non-resident entity or (iii) The control of an existing Indian company, currently owned or controlled by resident Indian citizens and Indian companies, which are owned or controlled by resident Indian citizens, will be/is being transferre....
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....downstream investment, have been detailed in Paragraph 4.1. 3.10.2 For the purpose of this chapter, (i) 'Downstream investment' means indirect foreign investment, by one Indian company, into another Indian company, by way of subscription or acquisition, in terms of Paragraph 4.1. Paragraph 4.1.3 provides the guidelines for calculation of indirect foreign investment, with conditions specified in paragraph 4.1.3 (v). (ii) 'Foreign Investment' would have the same meaning as in Paragraph 4.1 3.10.3 Foreign investment into an Indian company engaged only in the activity of investing in the capital of other Indian company/ies (regardless of its ownership or control): 3.10.3.1 Foreign investment into an Indian company, engaged only in the activity of investing in the capital of other Indian company/ies, will require prior Government/FIPB approval, regardless of the amount or extent of foreign investment. Foreign investment into Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs), carrying on activities approved for FDI, will be subject to the conditions specified in paragraph 6.2.24 of this Circular. 3.10.3.2 Those companies, which are Core Investment Companies (CICs), will have to add....
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....ENT i.e. DIRECT AND INDIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN INDIAN COMPANIES. 4.1.1 Investment in Indian companies can be made both by non-resident as well as resident Indian entities. Any non-resident investment in an Indian company is direct foreign investment. Investment by resident Indian entities could again comprise of both resident and non-resident investment. Thus, such an Indian company would have indirect foreign investment if the Indian investing company has foreign investment in it. The indirect investment can also be a cascading investment i.e. through multi-layered structure. 4.1.2 For the purpose of computation of indirect Foreign investment, Foreign Investment in Indian company shall include all types of foreign investments i.e. FDI; investment by FIIs(holding as on March 31); NRIs; ADRs; GDRs; Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB); fully, compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares and fully,compulsorily and mandatorily convertible Debentures regardless of whether the said investments have been made under Schedule 1, 2, 3 and 6 of FEM (Transfer or Issue of Security by Persons Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000. 4.1.3 Guidelines for calcula....
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....ted as resident held equity. The indirect foreign equity in Company X would be computed in the ratio of 75: 25 in the total investment of Company Y in Company X. (iii)The total foreign investment would be the sum total of direct and indirect foreign investment. (iv) The above methodology of calculation would apply at every stage of investment in Indian companies and thus to each and every Indian company. (v) Additional conditions: (a) The full details about the foreign investment including ownership details etc. in Indian company(s) and information about the control of the company(s) would be furnished by the Company(s) to the Government of India at the time of seeking approval. (b) In any sector/activity, where Government approval is required for foreign investment and in cases where there are any inter-se agreements between/amongst share-holders which have an effect on the appointment of the Board of Directors or on the exercise of voting rights or of creating voting rights disproportionate to shareholding or any incidental matter thereof, such agreements will have to be informed to the approving authority. The approving authority will consider such inter-se....
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....ing the total foreign investment in all sectors, except in sectors where it is specified in a statute or rule there under. The above methodology of determining direct and indirect foreign investment therefore does not apply to the Insurance Sector which will continue to be governed by the relevant Regulation. 4.1.5 Any foreign investment already made in accordance with the guidelines in existence prior to February 13, 2009 (date of issue of Press Note 2 of 2009) would not require any modification to conform to these guidelines. All other investments, past and future, would come under the ambit of these new guidelines. CHAPTER 5: FOREIGN INVESTMENT PROMOTION BOARD (FIPB) 5.1 CONSTITUTION OF FIPB: 5.1.1 FIPB comprises of the following Secretaries to the Government of India: (i) Secretary to Government, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance - Chairperson (ii) Secretary to Government, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry (iii)Secretary to Government, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry (iv) Secretary to Government, Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs (v) Secretary....
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....TIONS ON FDI 6.1 PROHIBITED SECTORS. FDI is prohibited in: (a) Retail Trading (except single brand product retailing) (b) Lottery Business including Government /private lottery, online lotteries, etc. (c) Gambling and Betting including casinos etc. (d) Chit funds (e) Nidhi company (f) Trading in Transferable Development Rights (TDRs) (g) Real Estate Business or Construction of Farm Houses (h) Manufacturing of Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes (i) Activities / sectors not open to private sector investment e.g. Atomic Energy and Railway Transport (other than Mass Rapid Transport Systems). Foreign technology collaboration in any form including licensing for franchise, trademark, brand name, management contract is also prohibited for Lottery Business and Gambling and Betting activities. 6.2 PERMITTED SECTORS In the following sectors/activities, FDI up to the limit indicated against each sector/activity is allowed, subject to applicable laws/ regulations; security and other conditionalities. In sectors/activities not listed below, FDI is permitted upto 100% on the automatic route, subject to applic....
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....on wherein rainfall, temperature, solar radiation, air humidity and culture medium are controlled artificially. Control in these parameters may be effected through protected cultivation under green houses, net houses, poly houses or any other improved infrastructure facilities where micro-climatic conditions are regulated anthropogenically. • In case of Animal Husbandry, scope of the term 'under controlled conditions' covers - o Rearing of animals under intensive farming systems with stall-feeding. Intensive farming system will require climate systems (ventilation, temperature/humidity management), health care and nutrition, herd registering/pedigree recording, use of machinery, waste management systems. o Poultry breeding farms and hatcheries where micro-climate is controlled through advanced technologies like incubators, ventilation systems etc. • In the case of pisciculture and aquaculture, scope of the term 'under controlled conditions' covers - o Aquariums o Hatcheries where eggs are artificially fertilized and fry are hatched and incubated in an enclosed environment with artificial climate control. • In the ....
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....nium bearing minerals including zircon are some of the beach sand minerals which have been classified as prescribed substances under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962. Under the Industrial Policy Statement 1991, mining and production of minerals classified as prescribed substances and specified in the Schedule to the Atomic Energy (Control of Production and Use) Order, 1953 were included in the list of industries reserved for the public sector. Vide Resolution No. 8/1(1)/97-PSU/1422 dated 6th October 1998 issued by the Department of Atomic Energy laying down the policy for exploitation of beach sand minerals, private participation including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), was permitted in mining and production of Titanium ores (Ilmenite, Rutile and Leucoxene) and Zirconium minerals (Zircon). Vide Notification No. S.O.61(E) dated 18.1.2006, the Department of Atomic Energy re-notified the list of prescribed substances under the Atomic Energy Act 1962. Titanium bearing ores and concentrates (Ilmenite, Rutile and Leucoxene) and Zirconium, its alloys and compounds and minerals/concentrates including Zircon, were removed from the list of prescribed substances. (i) FDI for separation ....
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....t 2006)) will be subject to the sectoral caps, entry routes and other relevant sectoral regulations. Any industrial undertaking which is not a Micro or Small Scale Enterprise, but manufactures items reserved for the MSE sector would require Government route where foreign investment is more than 24% in the capital. Such an undertaking would also require an Industrial License under the Industries (Development & Regulation) Act 1951, for such manufacture. The issue of Industrial License is subject to a few general conditions and the specific condition that the Industrial Undertaking shall undertake to export a minimum of 50% of the new or additional annual production of the MSE reserved items to be achieved within a maximum period of three years. The export obligation would be applicable from the date of commencement of commercial production and in accordance with the provisions of section 11 of the Industries (Development & Regulation) Act 1951. 6.2.6 DEFENCE 6.2.6.1 Defence Industry subject to Industrial license under the Industries (Development & Regulation) Act 1951 26% Government 6.2.6.2 Other conditions: (i)  ....
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....gramme for such equipment and overall requirements would be made available to the extent possible. (ix) The capacity norms for production will be provided in the licence based on the application as well as the recommendations of the Ministry of Defence, which will look into existing capacities of similar and allied products. (x) Import of equipment for pre-production activity including development of prototype by the applicant company would be permitted. (xi) Adequate safety and security procedures would need to be put in place by the licensee once the licence is granted and production commences. These would be subject to verification by authorized Government agencies. (xii) The standards and testing procedures for equipment to be produced under licence from foreign collaborators or from indigenous R & D will have to be provided by the licensee to the Government nominated quality assuran....
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....vestments and portfolio investment) Government 6.2.7.3 Direct-to-Home subject to such guidelines/terms and conditions as specified from time to time by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 49% (FDI, NRI & PIO investments and portfolio investment) Within this limit, FDI component not to exceed 20% Government 6.2.7.4 Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) Broadcasting Service refers to the multichannel downlinking and distribution of television programme in C-Band or Ku Band wherein all the pay channels are downlinked at a central facility (Hub/teleport) and again uplinked to a satellite after encryption of channel. At the cable headend these encrypted pay channels are downlinked using a single satellite antenna, transmodulated and sent to the subscribers by using a land based transmission system comprising of infrastructure of cable/optical fibres network. 6.2.7.4.1 FDI limit in (HITS) Broadcasting Service is subject to such guidelines/terms and conditions as specified from time to time by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 74% (total direct and indirect foreign investment including portfolio and FDI) Automatic up to 49% Government route beyond 49% ....
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....le and guidelines issued in this regard from time to time by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 100% Government 6.2.8.4 Publication of facsimile edition of foreign newspapers 100% Government 6.2.8.4.1 Other Conditions: (i) FDI should be made by the owner of the original foreign newspapers whose facsimile edition is proposed to be brought out in India. (ii) Publication of facsimile edition of foreign newspapers can be undertaken only by an entity incorporated or registered in India under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. (iii) Publication of facsimile edition of foreign newspaper would also be subject to the Guidelines for publication of newspapers and periodicals dealing with news and current affairs and publication of facsimile edition of foreign newspapers issued by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on 31.3.2006, as amended from time to time. 6.2.9 Civil Aviation ....
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....matic series, each flight being open to use by members of the public; (viii) Non-Scheduled Air Transport service means any service which is not a scheduled air transport service and will include Cargo airlines; (ix) Cargo airlines would mean such airlines which meet the conditions as given in the Civil Aviation Requirements issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation; (x) "Seaplane" means an aeroplane capable normally of taking off from and alighting solely on water; (xi) Ground Handling means (i) ramp handling , (ii) traffic handling both of which shall include the activities as specified by the Ministry of Civil Aviation through the Aeronautical Information Circulars from time to time, and (iii) any other activity specified by the Central Government to be a part of either ramp handling or traffic handling. 6.2.9.2 Airports (a) Greenfield projects 100% Automatic (....
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....ombination project, any one of the above two conditions would suffice (2) Minimum capitalization of US$10 million for wholly owned subsidiaries and US$ 5 million for joint ventures with Indian partners. The funds would have to be brought in within six months of commencement of business of the Company. (3) Original investment cannot be repatriated before a period of three years from completion of minimum capitalization. Original investment means the entire amount brought in as FDI. The lock-in period of three years will be applied from the date of receipt of each installment/tranche of FDI or from the date of completion of minimum capitalization, whichever is later. However, the investor may be permitted to exit earlier with prior approval of the Government through the FIPB. (4) At least 50% of each such project must be developed within a period of five years from the date of obtaining all statutory clearances. The investor/investee company would not be permitted to sell undeveloped plots. For the purpose of these guidelines, undeveloped plots will mean where roads, water supply, street lighting, drainage, sewerage, and other conveniences, as applicable under prescribed reg....
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....g approach roads), water supply and sewerage, common effluent treatment, common testing, telecom services, air conditioning, common facility buildings, industrial canteens, convention/conference halls, parking, travel desks, security service, first aid center, ambulance and other safety services, training facilities and such other facilities meant for common use of the units located in the Industrial Park. (iv) Allocable area in the Industrial Park means- (a) in the case of plots of developed land- the net site area available for allocation to the units, excluding the area for common facilities. (b) in the case of built up space- the floor area and built up space utilized for providing common facilities. (c) in the case of a combination of developed land and built-up space- the net site and floor area available for allocation to the units excluding the site area and built up space utilized for providing common facilities. (v) Industrial Activity means manufacturing; electricity; gas and water supply; post and telecommunications; software publishing, consultancy and supply; data processing, database activities and distribution of electronic content; other computer rel....
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....cent. (iii) FDI in the licensee company/Indian promoters/investment companies including their holding companies shall require approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) if it has a bearing on the overall ceiling of 74 percent. While approving the investment proposals, FIPB shall take note that investment is not coming from countries of concern and/or unfriendly entities. (iv) The investment approval by FIPB shall envisage the conditionality that Company would adhere to licence Agreement. (v) FDI shall be subject to laws of India and not the laws of the foreign country/countries. (2) Security Conditions: (i) The Chief Officer In-charge of technical network operations and the Chief Security Officer should be a resident Indian citizen. (ii) Details of infrastructure/network diagram (technical details of the network) could be provided on a need basis only to telecom equipment suppliers/manufacturers and the affiliate/parents of t....
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....p; Under no circumstances, should any RA to the suppliers/manufacturers and affiliate(s) be enabled to access Lawful Interception System(LIS), Lawful Interception Monitoring(LIM), Call contents of the traffic and any such sensitive sector/data, which the licensor may notify from time to time. (xiii) The licensee company is not allowed to use remote access facility for monitoring of content. (xiv) Suitable technical device should be made available at Indian end to the designated security agency /licensor in which a mirror image of the remote access information is available on line for monitoring purposes. (xv) Complete audit trail of the remote access activities pertaining to the network operated in India should be maintained for a period of six months and provided on request to the licensor or any other agency authorised by the licensor. (xvi) The telecom service providers should ensure that necessary provision (hardware/softwar....
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.... 74% Automatic up to 49% Government route beyond 49% and up to 74% 6.2.15.3 (a) Infrastructure provider providing dark fibre, right of way, duct space, tower (IP Category I) (b)Electronic Mail (c) Voice Mail Note: Investment in all the above activities is subject to the conditions that such companies will divest 26% of their equity in favour of Indian public in 5 years, if these companies are listed in other parts of the world. 100% Automatic up to 49% Government route beyond 49% 6.2.16 TRADING 6.2.16.1 (i) Cash & Carry Wholesale Trading/ Wholesale Trading (including sourcing from MSEs) 100% Automatic 6.2.16.1.1 Definition: Cash & Carry Wholesale trading/Wholesale trading, would mean sale of goods/merchandise to retailers, industrial, commercial, institutional or other professional business users or to other wholesalers and related subordinated service providers. Wholesale trading would, accordingly, be sales for the purpose of trade, business and profession, as opposed to sales for the purpose of personal consumption. The yardstick to determine whether the sale is wholesale or not would be the type of customers to whom the sal....
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.... 100% Automatic 6.2.16.2.1 E-commerce activities refer to the activity of buying and selling by a company through the e-commerce platform. Such companies would engage only in Business to Business (B2B) e-commerce and not in retail trading, inter-alia implying that existing restrictions on FDI in domestic trading would be applicable to e-commerce as well. 6.2.16.3 Test marketing of such items for which a company has approval for manufacture, provided such test marketing facility will be for a period of two years, and investment in setting up manufacturing facility commences simultaneously with test marketing. 100% Government 6.2.16.4 Single Brand product retail trading 100% Government (1) Foreign Investment in Single Brand product retail trading is aimed at attracting investments in production and marketing, improving the availability of such goods for the consumer, encouraging increased sourcing of goods from India, and enhancing competitiveness of Indian enterprises through access to global designs, technologies and management practices. (2) FDI in Single Brand product retail trading would be subject to the following conditions: ....
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.... paid-up capital of ARC Government 6.2.17.2 Other conditions: (i) Persons resident outside India, other than Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), can invest in the capital of Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) registered with Reserve Bank only under the Government Route. Such investments have to be strictly in the nature of FDI. Investments by FIIs are not permitted in the equity capital of ARCs. (ii) However, FIIs registered with SEBI can invest in the Security Receipts (SRs) issued by ARCs registered with Reserve Bank. FIIs can invest up to 49 per cent of each tranche of scheme of SRs, subject to the condition that investment by a single FII in each tranche of SRs shall not exceed 10 per cent of the issue. (iii) Any individual investment of more than 10% would be subject to provisions of section 3(3) (f) of Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Ac....
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....nsure that the 26 per cent limit of foreign shareholding applicable for the insurance sector is not being breached. (d) Transfer of shares under FDI from residents to non-residents will continue to require approval of RBI and Government as per para 3.6.2 above as applicable. (e) The policies and procedures prescribed from time to time by RBI and other institutions such as SEBI, D/o Company Affairs and IRDA on these matters will continue to apply. (f) RBI guidelines relating to acquisition by purchase or otherwise of shares of a private bank, if such acquisition results in any person owning or controlling 5 per cent or more of the paid up capital of the private bank will apply to non-resident investors as well. (ii) Setting up of a subsidiary by foreign banks (a) Foreign banks will be permitted to either have branches or subsidiaries but not both. (b) Foreign banks regulated by banking supervisory authority in the home country and meeting Reserve Bank's licensing criteria will be allowed to hold 100 per cent paid up capital to enable them to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in India. (c) A foreign bank may operate in India through only one of the three channels ....
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....commodities. (ii) recognized association means an association to which recognition for the time being has been granted by the Central Government under Section 6 of the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 (iii) Association means any body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, constituted for the purposes of regulating and controlling the business of the sale or purchase of any goods and commodity derivative. (iv) Forward contract means a contract for the delivery of goods and which is not a ready delivery contract. (v) Commodity derivative means- * a contract for delivery of goods, which is not a ready delivery contract; or * a contract for differences which derives its value from prices or indices of prices of such underlying goods or activities, services, rights, interests and events, as may be notified in consultation with the Forward Markets Co....
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....the automatic route. (2) This will be subject to the condition that Companies bringing in FDI shall obtain necessary license from the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority for undertaking insurance activities. 6.2.24 Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC) 6.2.24.1 Foreign investment in NBFC is allowed under the automatic route in only the following activities: (i) Merchant Banking (ii) Under Writing (iii) Portfolio Management Services (iv) Investment Advisory Services (v) Financial Consultancy (vi) Stock Broking (vii) Asset Management (viii) &nb....
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....ion: It would not be permissible for such a company to set up any subsidiary for any other activity, nor it can participate in any equity of an NBFC holding/operating company. Note: The following activities would be classified as Non-Fund Based activities: (a) Investment Advisory Services (b) Financial Consultancy (c) Forex Broking (d) Money Changing Business (e) Credit Rating Agencies (viii) This will be subject to compliance with the guidelines of RBI. Note: (i) Credit Card business includes issuance, sales, marketing & design of various payment products such as credit cards, charge cards, debit cards, stored value cards, smart card, value added cards etc. (ii) Leasing & Finance covers only financial leases and not operating leases. (2) The NBFC will have to comply with the guidelines of the relevant regulator/ s, as applicable 6.2.25 Pharmaceuticals 6.2.25.1 Greenfield 100% Automatic 6.2.25.2 Existing Companies 10....
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....res is also freely repatriable without any restrictions (net of applicable taxes). The repatriation is governed by the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) Rules, 2000, as amended from time to time. 7.2. REPORTING OF FDI 7.2.1 Reporting of Inflow (i) An Indian company receiving investment from outside India for issuing shares / convertible debentures / preference shares under the FDI Scheme, should report the details of the amount of consideration to the Regional Office concerned of the Reserve Bank not later than 30 days from the date of receipt in the Advance Reporting Form enclosed as Annex-5. (ii) Indian companies are required to report the details of the receipt of the amount of consideration for issue of shares / convertible debentures, through an AD Category-I bank, together with a copy/ies of the FIRC/s evidencing the receipt of the remittance along with the KYC report (enclosed as Annex-6) on the non-resident investor from the overseas bank remitting the amount. The report would be acknowledged by the Regional Office concerned, which will allot a Unique Identification Number (UIN) for the amount reported. 7.2.2 Reporti....
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....under direct / portfolio investment may be separately indicated. (e) Issue of bonus/rights shares or stock options to persons resident outside India directly or on amalgamation / merger/demerger with an existing Indian company, as well as issue of shares on conversion of ECB / royalty / lumpsum technical know-how fee / import of capital goods by units in SEZs, has to be reported in Form FC-GPR. 7.2.3 Reporting of transfer of shares Reporting of transfer of shares between residents and non-residents and vice- versa is to be done in Form FC-TRS (Annex 8). The Form FC-TRS should be submitted to the AD Category-I bank, within 60 days from the date of receipt of the amount of consideration. The onus of submission of the Form FC-TRS within the given timeframe would be on the transferor / transferee, resident in India. The AD Category-I bank, would forward the same to its link office. The link office would consolidate the Form FC-TRS and submit a monthly report to the Reserve Bank. 7.2.4 Reporting of Non-Cash Details of issue of shares against conversion of ECB have to be reported to the Regional Office concerned of the RBI, as indicated below: (i) In case of full conver....
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....udication, be liable to a penalty up to thrice the sum involved in such contraventions where such amount is quantifiable, or up to two lakh Rupees where the amount is not quantifiable, and where such contraventions is a continuing one, further penalty which may extend to five thousand Rupees for every day after the first day during which the contraventions continues. (ii) Where a person committing a contravention of any provisions of this Act or of any rule, direction or order made there under is a company (company means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals as defined in the Companies Act), every person who, at the time the contravention was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the contravention and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. (iii) Any Adjudicating Authority adjudging any contraventions under 6.3.1(i), may, if he thinks fit in addition to any penalty which he may impose for such contravention direct that any currency, security or any other money or property in respect of ....
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....iction the Registered Office of the company making the declaration is situated as and when shares / convertible debentures are issued to the foreign investor, along with the documents mentioned in item No. 4 of the undertaking enclosed to this Form) Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the investee company given by the Income Tax Department Date of issue of shares / convertible debentures No. Particulars (In Block Letters) 1. Name Address of the Registered Office State Registration No. given by Registrar of Companies Whether existing company or new company (strike off whichever is not applicable) If existing company, give registration number allotted by RBI for FDI, if any Telephone Fax e-mail 2. Description of the main business activity NIC Code Location of the project and NIC code for the district where the project is located Percentage of FDI allowed as per FDI policy State whether FDI is allowed under Automatic Route or Approval Route (strike out whichever is not applicab....
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....ion of ECB or royalty or against import of capital goods by units in SEZ, a Chartered Accountant's Certificate certifying the amount outstanding on the date of conversion ( c) Break up of premium Amount Control Premium Non competition fee Others^@ Total ^@ please specify the nature (d) Total inflow (in Rupees) on account of issue of shares / convertible debentures to non-residents (including premium, if any) vide (i) Remittance through AD: (ii) Debit to NRE/FCNR A/c with Bank_________ (iii) Others (please specify) Date of reporting of (i) and (ii) above to RBI under Para 9 (1) A of Schedule I to Notification No. FEMA 20 /2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time. (e) Disclosure of fair value of shares issued^** We are a listed company and the market value of a share as on date of the issue is^* We are an un-listed company and the fair value of a share is^* ^** before issue of shares ^*(Please indicate as applicable) 5. Post issue pattern of shareholding Equity ....
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....ave existing joint venture or technology transfer or trade mark agreement in India in the same field and Conditions stipulated at Para 4.2 of Consolidated FDI policy Circular of Government of India have been complied with. OR Foreign entity/entities-(other than individuals), to whom we have issued shares do not have any existing joint venture or technology transfer or trade mark agreement in India in the same field. For the purpose of the 'same' field, 4 digit NIC 1987 code would be relevant. b) We are not an Industrial Undertaking manufacturing items reserved for small sector. OR We are an Industrial Undertaking manufacturing items reserved for small sector and the investment limit of 24 % of paid-up capital has been observed/ requisite approvals have been obtained. c) Shares issued on rights basis to non-residents are in conformity with Regulation 6 of the RBI Notification No FEMA 20/2000-RB dated 3rd May 2000, as amended from time to time. OR Shares issued are bonus. OR Shares have been issued under a scheme of merger and amalgamation of two or more Indian companies or reconstruction by way of de-merger or otherwise of an Indian company, duly app....
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....-RB dated May 3, 2000. (Name & Signature of the Company Secretary) (Seal) FOR USE OF THE RESERVE BANK ONLY: Registration Number for the FC-GPR: Unique Identification Number allotted to the Company at the time of reporting receipt of remittance ^3 If the company doesn't have a full time Company Secretary, a certificate from a practicing Company Secretary may be submitted. Annex - 2 Terms and conditions for Transfer of Shares /Convertible Debentures, by way of Sale, from a Person Resident in India to a Person Resident Outside India and from a Person Resident Outside India to a Person Resident in India 1.1 In order to address the concerns relating to pricing, documentation, payment/ receipt and remittance in respect of the shares/ convertible debentures of an Indian company, in all sectors, transferred by way of sale, the parties involved in the transaction shall comply with the guidelines set out below. 1.2 Parties involved in the transaction are (a) seller (resident/non-resident), (b) buyer (resident/non-resident), (c) duly authorized agent/s of the seller and/or buyer, (d) Authorised Dealer bank (AD) branch and (e) Indian company, for recording the....
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.... resident outside India shall be remitted to India through normal banking channels. In case the buyer is a Foreign Institutional Investor (FII), payment should be made by debit to its Special Non-Resident Rupee Account. In case the buyer is a NRI, the payment may be made by way of debit to his NRE/FCNR (B) accounts. However, if the shares are acquired on non-repatriation basis by NRI, the consideration shall be remitted to India through normal banking channel or paid out of funds held in NRE/FCNR (B)/NRO accounts. 4.2. The sale proceeds of shares (net of taxes) sold by a person resident outside India may be remitted outside India. In case of FII, the sale proceeds may be credited to its special Non-Resident Rupee Account. In case of NRI, if the shares sold were held on repatriation basis, the sale proceeds (net of taxes) may be credited to his NRE /FCNR(B) accounts and if the shares sold were held on non repatriation basis, the sale proceeds may be credited to his NRO account subject to payment of taxes. 4.3 The sale proceeds of shares (net of taxes) sold by an OCB may be remitted outside India directly if the shares were held on repatriation basis and if the shares sold were....
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....nt authorizing the agent to purchase/sell shares by the seller/buyer. In case there is no formal Sale Agreement, letters exchanged to this effect may be kept on record. iii. If the sellers are NRIs/OCBs, the copies of RBI approvals evidencing the shares held by them on repatriation/non-repatriation basis. The sale proceeds shall be credited NRE/NRO account, as applicable. iv. Certificate indicating fair value of shares from a Chartered Accountant. v. No Objection / Tax Clearance Certificate from Income Tax authority/Chartered Account. vi. Undertaking from the buyer to the effect that the Pricing Guidelines have been adhered to. 6. Reporting requirements 6.1 Reporting of transfer of shares between residents and non-residents and vice versa is to be done in Form FC-TRS. The Form FC-TRS should be submitted to the AD Category-I bank, within 60 days from the date of receipt of the amount of consideration. The onus of submission of the Form FC-TRS within the given timeframe would be on the transferor / transferee, resident in India. The AD Category-I bank, would forward the same to its link office. The link office would consolidate the Forms and submit a monthly report ....
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....he transferor/transferee or their agents, if need be. ^4 To the Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Exchange Department, Foreign Investment Division, Central Office, Mumbai Annex- 3 Documents to be submitted by a person resident in India for transfer of shares to a person resident outside India by way of gift i. Name and address of the transferor (donor) and the transferee (donee). ii. Relationship between the transferor and the transferee. iii. Reasons for making the gift. iv. In case of Government dated securities and treasury bills and bonds, a certificate issued by a Chartered Accountant on the market value of such security. v. In case of units of domestic mutual funds and units of Money Market Mutual Funds, a certificate from the issuer on the Net Asset Value of such security. vi. In case of shares and convertible debentures, a certificate from a Chartered Accountant on the value of such securities according to the guidelines issued by Securities & Exchange Board of India or DCF method for listed companies and unlisted companies, respectively. vii. Certificate from the concerned Indian company certifying that the....
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....Address of the Registered Office Fax Telephone e-mail 2. Details of the foreign investor/ collaborator Name Address Country 3. Date of receipt of funds 4. Amount In foreign currency In Indian Rupees 5. Whether investment is under Automatic Route or Approval Route If Approval Route, give details (ref. no. of approval and date) Automatic Route / Approval Route 6. Name of the AD through whom the remittance is received 7. Address of the AD A Copy of the FIRC evidencing the receipt of consideration for issue of shares/ convertible debentures as above is enclosed. (Authorised signatory of the investee company) (Stamp) (Authorised signatory of the AD) (Stamp) FOR USE OF THE RESERVE BANK ONLY: Unique Identification Number for the remittance received: Annex - 6 Know Your Customer (KYC) Form in respect of the non-resident investor Registered Name of the Remitter / Investor (Name, if the investor is an Individual) Registration Number (Unique Identification Number^* in case remitter is....
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....nbsp; COMPANY CODE City: Pin: State:_______________________________________________ 2. Income-Tax allotted PAN Number of Company: 3. Registration No given by the Registrar of Companies: 4. Name of the CONTACT PERSON : ______________________DESIGNATION:____________________ Tel.No. (with STD code): _____________________Fax:______________ e-mail:______________________ 5. Account closing date: (dd/mm/yy) Web-site (if any):_________________________ 6. In case of change in Company Name and\or activity, specify the old and new Company Name and activity: Old Company Name :_________________________New Company Name _________________________ Effective D....
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....ion/ Provident Funds 8 Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF)§ 9 Partnership/ Proprietorship firms 10 Financial Institutions 11 NRIs/PIO 12 Others (please specify) Note: FY: Financial Year Block 1B : Free Reserves & Surplus and Retained Profit Item Amount in ` lakh as at the end - March of Previous FY Current FY 3.1 Free Reserves & Surplus as at the end of Amount in ` lakh During Previous FY During Current FY 3.2 Profit (+) / Loss (-) after tax 3.3 Dividend Declared (excluding tax on dividend) 3.4 Retained Profit / loss ( 3.4 = 3.2 -3.3) Section II FOREIGN LIABILITIES 2. Investments made under Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) scheme in India: In case of listed companies, equity should be valued using share price on closing date of reference period, while in case of unlisted compan....
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.... 2.1 Claims on Direct Investor 2.2 Liabilities to Direct Investor 3.0 Disinvestments in India during the year Note: (i) if investor is a company, then country is the country of incorporation; (ii) Please use different sheet using same format to report different non-resident company/individual. 3. Portfolio and Other Liabilities to Non-residents (i.e. position with unrelated parties) Block 3A: Portfolio Investment Please furnish here the outstanding investments by non-resident investors made under the Portfolio Investment Scheme in India. In case of listed companies, equity should be valued using share price on closing date of reference period, while in case of unlisted companies, Own Fund of Book Value (OFBV) Method should be used. (see the attached guidelines for details) Portfolio Investment Country of non-resident investor Amount in ` lakh as at the end of March Previous FY March Current FY 1.0 Equity Securities 2.0 Debt Securities(2.0 = 2.1+2.2)....
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....ved to report the data for the particular type(s) of investment, it should be reported in the same format using additional sheets separately for each country. (ii) At item 5.0, loan should include the ECB loan other than those taken from non-resident parent company. ECB loan taken from parent company abroad should be shown under Other Capital of Block 2A. Section -III FOREIGN ASSETS 1. Please use the exchange rate as at end-March/end-December (as applicable) of reporting year while reporting the foreign assets in Rs. lakh. 2. In case, the overseas company is listed, equity should be valued using share price on closing date of reference period, while in case of unlisted company, use Own Fund of Book Value (OFBV) method for valuation of equity (see the attached guidelines for details) Block 4: Direct Investment Abroad under Overseas Direct Investment Scheme Block 4A: Direct Investment Abroad (10 % or more Equity holding) [Please furnish here your outstanding investments in Non-resident enterprises [Direct Investment Enterprises (DIE)], made under the Overseas Direct Investment Scheme, in each of which your company hold 10 per cent or more Equity shares ....
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....utstanding investments in non-resident enterprises, other than those made under Overseas Direct Investment Scheme in India (i.e., other than those reported in Block 4A & 4B). 2. In case overseas companies are listed, equity should be valued using share price on closing date of reference period, while in case of unlisted companies, use Own Fund of Book Value Method (OFBV) (see the attached guidelines for details) Portfolio Investment Country of non-resident investor Amount in ` lakh as at the end of March Previous FY March Current FY 1.0 Equity Securities 2.0 Debt Securities(2.0 = 2.1+2.2) 2.1 Bonds and Notes (original maturity more than 1year) 2.2 Money Market Instruments (original maturity upto1year) 3.0 Disinvestments in India during the year Note: Data pertaining to each type of investment are to be reported consolidating the information country wise. If particular type(s) of investment spreads over more than one country, it should be reported in the above format using separat....
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....he DIE Item Currency Amount in Foreign Currency as at the end of (in actual) March Previous FY March Current FY (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Total Equity of DIE 2. Equity of DIE held by you 3. Free Reserves & Surplus of DIE 4. Dividend Received by you during the year 5. Amount of your Profit retained by DIE during the year Note: If your company is a Direct Investor in more than one DIE, the data should be provided in the same format in respect of each such DIE using additional sheets. Block 7: Contingent Foreign Liabilities [Please report here the relevant details about the contingent foreign liabilities of your company] Description of Contingent Liability Country Currency^# Amount in Foreign Currency as at the end of (in actual) March Previous FY March Current FY (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) &....
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....nd) (i.e. Item 3.4 = Item3.2 minus Item 3.3, of Block 1B) A. Direct Investment: Direct investment is a category of international investment in which a resident entity in one economy (direct investor (DI) acquires a lasting interest in an enterprise resident in another economy (Direct Investment Enterprise (DIE). It consists of two components, viz., Equity capital and Other Capital. (i) Equity Capital under Direct Investment It covers (1) Equity in branches and all shares (except non-participating preferred shares) in subsidiaries and associates; (2) Contributions such as the provision of machinery, land & building(s) by a direct investor to a DIE by equity participation; (3) Acquisition by a DIE of shares in its direct investor, termed as Reserve investment (i.e. claims on DI). (a) Foreign Direct Investment in India (Block 2A, 2B) If the Indian company has issued the shares to non-resident entities under the FDI scheme in India, then it should be reported under the Foreign Direct Investment in India (Liabilities), Section II of the return. If the non-resident entity holds the 10 per cent or more equity/ ordinary shares in the reporting Indian company, then it s....
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....bt securities & should be included in Other Capital. B. Portfolio Investment: (i) Portfolio Investment (Block 3A & 5A) It covers external claims by or liabilities to reporting Indian company in equity and debt securities other than those included in direct investment (Block 2A, 2B and 4A, 4B). Debt securities include long-term bonds and notes, short-term money market instruments. Any investment is made by the non-resident entities in Indian company under the Portfolio Scheme in India should be should be reported under Block 3A (Portfolio liabilities). Any investment made by the Indian company in foreign shares and / or debt securities, apart from the investment made under the Overseas Direct Investment Scheme, should be reported under Block 5A (Portfolio assets). (ii) Equity Securities (Block 3A & 5A, Item 1.0) Equity securities are instruments acknowledging the holders' claim to the residual income of the issuing enterprise after the claims of all creditors have been met. These include ordinary shares, stocks, participating preference shares, depository receipts (ADRs/GDRs) denoting ownership of equity securities issued to non-residents, shares/units in mutual....
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....porter. It may be noted here that funding provided by an enterprise other than the supplier for the purpose of purchasing goods or services is treated as a loan and not as trade credit. (ii) Loans (Block 3C & 5C, Item 5.0) Loans are direct lending of funds by a creditor to a debtor through arrangements. These include, loans to finance trade (i.e. Buyers' credit in which a bank or a financial institution or an export credit agency in the exporting country extends a loan directly to a foreign buyer or to a bank in the importing country to pay for the purchase of goods and services), mortgages, and other loans and advances. Financial leases and repurchase agreements are also considered loans. Note that loan received from the non-resident direct investor should be reported under Other Capital of Block 2A or 2B while loan extended to your subsidiaries/ associates abroad should be reported under Other Capital of block 4A or 4B. These outstanding loans should be reported under the loan item of Block 3C or 5C. (iii) Other Liabilities and Assets (Block 3C & 5C, Item 6.0) These are the residual items that include all external financial liabilities and assets not recorded elsewher....
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....resident / non-resident to resident (to be submitted to the designated AD branch in quadruplicate within 60 days from the date of receipt of funds) The following documents are enclosed For sale of shares / compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares / debentures by a person resident in India i. Consent Letter duly signed by the seller and buyer or their duly appointed agent and in the latter case the Power of Attorney Document. ii. The shareholding pattern of the investee company after the acquisition of shares by a person resident outside India. iii. Certificate indicating fair value of shares from a Chartered Accountant. iv. Copy of Broker's note if sale is made on Stock Exchange. v. Declaration from the buyer to the effect that he is eligible to acquire shares / compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares / debentures under FDI policy and the existing sectoral limits and Pricing Guidelines have been complied with. vi. Declaration from the FII/sub account to the effect that the individual FII / Sub account ceiling as prescribed has not been breached. Additional documents in respect of sale of shares / compulsorily and ma....
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....sideration in Rs. * SWF means a Government investment vehicle which is funded by foreign exchange assets, and which manages those assets separately from the official reserves of the monetary authorities. 8 Foreign Investments in the company No. of shares Percentage Before the transfer After the transfer 9 Where the shares / CMCPS / debentures are listed on Stock Exchange Name of the Stock exchange Price Quoted on the Stock exchange Where the shares / CMCPS / debentures are Unlisted Price as per Valuation guidelines* Price as per Chartered Accountants * / ** Valuation report (CA Certificate to be attached) Declaration by the transferor / transferee I / We hereby declare that : i. The particulars given above are true and correct to the best of my/our knowledge and belief. ii. I/ We, was/were holding the shares compuls....
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....stment, details thereof 6. Name and address of the Depository abroad 7. Name and address of the Lead Manager/ Investment/Merchant Banker 8. Name and address of the Sub-Managers to the issue 9. Name and address of the Indian Custodians 10. Details of FIPB approval (please quote the relevant NIC Code if the GDRs/ADRs are being issued under the Automatic Route) 11. Whether any overall sectoral cap for foreign investment is applicable. If yes, please give details 12. Details of the Equity Capital Before Issue After Issue (a) Authorised Capital (b) Issued and Paid-up Capital (i) Held by persons Resident in India (ii) Held by foreign investors other than FIIs/NRIs/PIOs/ OCBs (a list of foreign investors holding more than 10 percent of the paid-up capital and number of shares held by each of them should be furnished) (iii) Held by NRIs/PIOs/OCBs (iv) Held by FIIs Total Equity held by non-residents (c) Percentage of equity held by non-residents to total paid-up capital 13. Whether issue was on private placement basis. If yes, please give details of the investors and GDRs/ADRs issued to each of them 14. Number of GDRs/ADRs issued 1....