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RBI/2016-17/91
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 9
October 20, 2016
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam/Sir,
Rupee Drawing Arrangement - Trade related
remittance limit
Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I)
banks is invited to
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.102 dated May 21, 2015 permitting them to
regularize payments exceeding the prescribed limit under RDA provided that they
are satisfied with the bonafide of the transaction
2. On a review and in consultation with Government of India,
it has been decided that the permitted trade transaction, under the Rupee
Drawing Arrangements (RDAs) shall not exceed fifteen lakh rupees per
transaction. All other instructions issued vide
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28 [A. P. (FL/RL Series) Circular No. 02] dated
February 6, 2008 will remain unchanged.
3. The Reserve Bank has since amended the subject Regulations
accordingly through Foreign Exchange Management (Manner of Receipt and Payment)
Regulations, 2016 which have been notified through
notification no.
FEMA 14(R)/2016-RB dated May 02, 2016 vide G.S.R No. 480(E) dated May 3,
2016.
Master Direction No.2 dated January 1, 2016 is being updated, to reflect the
changes. The other instructions issued vide the above mentioned circulars shall
remain unchanged.
4. AD Category - I banks may bring the contents of this
circular to the notice of their constituents concerned.
5. The directions contained in this circular have been issued
under Section 10(4) and Section 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act,
1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any,
required under any other law.
Yours faithfully,
(Shekhar Bhatnagar)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge
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