In the said notification,-

1. in the opening paragraph, the words “ or a unit working in a free
   trade zone” shall be omitted;
   
2. after the opening paragraph, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
   
   “Provided that no such exemption shall be applicable to such goods
   which-
   1. after importation in the hundred per cent. export oriented unit are
      cleared as such in the Domestic Tariff Area;
      
   2. are used for the purpose of manufacture or processing of finished
      goods (including rejects, waste, scrap, remnant and by products) in the
      hundred per cent. export oriented unit and such finished goods (including
      rejects, waste, scrap, remnant and by products) are cleared
      in the Domestic Tariff Area.”;
      
      
3. after the proviso as so inserted, the following Explanation shall be
   inserted, namely:-
   “ Explanation- For the purpose of this notification,-
   1. "hundred per cent. export oriented unit" has the same meaning as
      assigned to "hundred percent. export oriented undertaking" in clause (ii)
      to the Explanation of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise
      Act, 1944 ( 1 of 1944);
      
   2. "Domestic Tariff Area" means India except Special Economic Zone
      and hundred per cent. export oriented undertakings.”.
      
      

In the said notification,-

1. in the first proviso after the Table, after clause (c), the
   following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
   
   “(d) in the case of the goods falling under Serial numbers 1, 2A and
   3 of the Table and where the value of exported goods was counted
   towards fulfillment of export obligation, the amount of customs duties leviable on the duty
   free inputs obtained from Nominated Agencies but
   for the exemption availed under the Ministry of Finance (Department of
   Revenue) notification No. 56/2000-Customs dated the 5th May, 2000
   [vide G.S.R. 399 (E), dated the 5th May, 2000] and notification No.
   57/2000-Customs dated the 8th May, 2000 [vide G.S.R. 413 (E), dated
   the 8th May, 2000] shall also be paid in addition to amount of duty
   specified in column (3) of the Table:”
   
   
2. in the Explanation, after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
   
   “(c) “Nominated agencies” means the Metals and Minerals Trading
   Corporation limited (MMTC), the Handicraft and Handloom Corporation
   (HHEC), the State Trading Corporation (STC), the Project and Equipment
   Corporation of India Ltd. (PEC) and any other agency authorised by
   Reserve Bank of India (RBI).”.
   

In the said notification,-

1. in the opening paragraph, for the words and figures ‘paragraph
   4.4.8’, the words, letter and figures ‘Paragraph 4A.8’ shall be
   substituted;
   
2. in the Explanation, for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
   “(d) “Status holder” means the importer recognized as Export House
   (EH), Star Export House (SEH), Trading House (TH), Star Trading House
   (STH) and Premier Trading House (PTH) in terms of Paragraph 3.5.2 of
   the Foreign Trade Policy.”.
   
   

In the said notification,-

1. in the clause (a) to opening paragraph, for the words and
   figures “paragraph 4.4.9”, the words, letter and figures “Paragraph 4A.15”
   shall be substituted;
   
2. in the clause (b) to opening paragraph, for the words and
   figures “Paragraph 4.4.10”, the words, letter and figures “Paragraph 4A.9”
   shall be substituted.

In the said notification,-

1. in the condition (3) of opening paragraph, in sub-condition (d),
   in clause (I), for sub-clause (ii), the following sub-clause shall be
   substituted, namely:-
   “(ii) in the case of goods other than capital goods, such goods as are not
   proved to the satisfaction of the said officer to have been used in
   connection with the production or packaging of goods in accordance with
   SION for export out of India or cleared for home consumption within
   a period of three years from the date of import or procurement thereof or
   within such extended period as the said officer may, on being satisfied
   that there is sufficient cause for not using them as above within the said
   period, allow:
   Provided that-
   1. where no SION have been notified, the generation of waste,
      scrap and remnants upto 2% of the import quantity shall be allowed;
      
      
   2. where additional items other than those given in the SION
      are required as input or where the unit considers the existing SION as
      inadequate or where generation of waste, scrap and remnants is beyond
      2% of the import quantity, use of such goods shall be allowed on the
      basis of self-declared norms till such norms are fixed on ad hoc basis by
      the jurisdictional Development Commissioner within a period of three
      months from the date of self declared norms and the unit undertakes to
      adjust the self-declared/ ad hoc norms in accordance with norms as
      finally fixed by the Board of Approval within a six months of fixation of ad
      hoc norms;”;
      
      
2. in the paragraph 3, for the words “appropriate duty”, the words
   “applicable duty” shall be substituted;
   
   
3. in the ANNEXURE-I, after Serial number 15 and the entries relating
   thereto, the following Serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:-
   
   “15A. Goods re-imported within 60 days of close of exhibition for which
   these goods were exported.” ;
   
   
4. in the Explanation occurring after paragraph 13,-
   1. for serial number (xi) and the entry relating thereto, the following
      serial number and entry shall be substituted, namely:-
      
      “(xi) “Status holder” means importer recognized as Export House (EH),
      Star Export House (SEH), Trading House (TH), Star Trading House
      (STH) and Premier Trading House (PTH) in terms of Paragraph 3.5.2 of
      the Foreign Trade Policy”;
      
      
   2. after serial number (xii) and the entry relating thereto, the
      following serial number and entry shall be inserted, namely:-
      
      “(xiii) “SION” means Standard Input Output Norms notified by Director
      General of Foreign Trade in Handbook of Procedures, Vol. 2, 2004-09/approved by Board of Approval.”.