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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (PORT)

CUSTOM HOUSE, NO.60 RAJAJI SALAI  

CHENNAI - 600 001

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PUBLIC NOTICE NO.41/2007       

 Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Deptt. of Revenue, New Delhi, Circular No. 02/2007 Customs dated 09.01.2007 issued in the file no. DGEP/EOU/459/2006 is reproduced below for the guidance of the Importers, Clearing Agents and trading public which is already available in website www.cbec.gov.in.

C11/03/2007-AP(Port)
Custom House, Chennai
Dated :16.03.2007  

Sd/-
(P. VENKAT)
JT. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (APPG.)
 

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 Circular no. 02 /2007-Cus 

F.No.DGEP/EOU/459/2006

Govt. of India,

Ministry of Finance,

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Excise & Customs

Directorate General of Export Promotion  

9th January, 2007

 

 Sub:   Time bound disposal of applications for the unit set up under  EOU/EHTP/STP/BTP scheme -reg. 

The issue of timely disposal of the applications/requests of EOUs has often been raised in Open Houses. Several representations from the EOU exporters have also been received expressing difficulties on account of delayed action on their applications/requests in the field. 

2.         CBEC vide circular no. 07/2006-Cus dated 13.01.2006 and 17/2006-Cus dated 01.06.2006 has already prescribed time limit for certain activities like certification for debonding from EOU scheme within 15 days, priority verification of premises of EOU/EHTP/STP to facilitate issue of LOP by the Development Commissioner within 15 days and declaration of warehousing station under Section 9 of the Customs Act, 1962 within 23 days.  

3.         Fixation of time frame improves transparency and sensitizes the field officers to discharge their functions in a time bound manner. Accordingly, it has been decided to prescribe the following time frame for disposal of applications/requests of EOU/STP/EHTP by the field formations at the field level: 

Sl.No.

Nature of work

Time for disposal of applications

1.

Issuance of Licence under Section 58 and Section 65 of Customs act, 1962

Five days

 

2.

Execution and acceptance of B-17 bond

One day

3.

Additional B-17 Bond acceptance

Same day

4.

Extension/Renewal of  License

Three days

5.

Broad banding of license

Three days

6.

Broad banding of goods

Same day

7.

Issuance of Procurement Certificate

Same day

8.

Issuance of CT-3 Certificate

Same day

9.

Warehousing of raw-material/capital goods/consumables

One day

10.

Issuance of Re-warehousing certificate of raw-material/capital goods/consumables

 One day

11.

Export

(subject to 24hrs advance intimation required to be given by the exporter in case of sealing of goods and examination at the place of despatch)

Same day or such shorter period as may be mutually agreed

12.

Re-export

(subject to 24hrs advance intimation required to be given by the exporter in case of sealing of goods and examination at the place of despatch)

One day or such shorter period as may be mutually agreed

13.

Permission for re-export of rejected raw material/capital goods/consumables

Two days

14.

Permission for job work/sub-contract

Five days

15.

Renewal/extension of job work/sub-contract in case of no change in the application

One day

 The above proposed time period would be exclusive of holidays. Further in a case, where any deficiency is found in the application or any additional information/ action is required, the proposed time period will apply only after rectification of deficiency and re-submission of the complete application. 

4.         The senior officers should monitor the observance of the laid down time frame in their jurisdiction. 

5.         Wide publicity may please be given to these instructions by way of issuance of Public Notice. Difficulties, if any, in implementation of these instructions, may be brought to the notice of the Directorate General of Export Promotion, New Delhi.

6.         This issues with the approval of CBEC.

//ATTESTED//

 (V. MURUGESAN)

DY­. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

 (APPRAISING)

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