PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 109 (RE-2008)/2004-2009 dated
17.11.2008
Amendments in EPCG Authorization - ANF-5A
In exercise of powers conferred under Para 2.4 of the Foreign
Trade Policy, 2004-09, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the
following amendments in the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1) (RE-2008):
2. The application form for EPCG Authorization (ANF-5A) in Handbook of
Procedures (Vol.I) (RE 2008) is amended as under:-
(a) “Column No. 6 regarding details of Drug Manufacturing Licence is deleted.
(b) Condition No. 4(2) in the ‘Guidelines for Applicants’ would read as under:
“Self certified copy of IEM/SSI registration number in case of products and a
self-certified copy of Service Tax Registration in case of Service Providers.”
(In case of Service Providers, who are not registered with Service Tax
Authorities and a declaration in this regard has been submitted as a part of the
application (Declaration No.10), Service Tax Registration is not required to be
submitted. In such cases, RCMC from EPC concerned will suffice).
(c) The following declaration/undertaking is added as S.No. 13(a) after S.No. 13
of ‘DECLARATION/UNDERTAKING’:
“I/We undertake to submit a self certified copy of ‘Drug Manufacturing Licence’
in case of export of Pharmaceutical Product(s) within a period of three years
from the date of issue of EPCG Authorization failing which the Bank Guarantee
/Legal Undertaking executed/furnished at the time of clearance of Capital Goods
with Customs authorities/Regional Authorities of DGFT, as the case may be, is
liable to be forfeited/invoked and I/We would be liable to pay Customs Duty
saved amount together with applicable interest thereon from the date of first
import till the date of final payment”.
3. This issues in public interest.(R.S. Gujral)
Director General of Foreign Trade
(F.No. 01/36/218/61/AM09/Pol.V/EPCG.I)
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