Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
POLICY CIRCULAR No. 80 (RE-2008)/2004-2009
Dated: 13th April, 2009
To
All Regional Authorities;
All Commissioners of Customs;
Exporting Community.
Sub: Clarification regarding extension of Export Obligation Period (EOP) against
Advance Authorisation – regarding.
Attention is invited to
Public Notice No. 151 dated 26th February, 2009, wherein
original Export Obligation Period (EOP) under the Advance Authorisation Scheme
was increased to 36 months from the earlier original EOP of 24 months. Now
representations have been received from the Trade & Industry and the Regional
Authorities as to whether the facility shall be available only for the
authorisations being issued from 26th of February, 2009 onwards or for the
authorisations issued prior to this date also.
- Matter has been examined in details. It is clarified that the facility shall
be available to all advance authorisations which are within 36 months from the
date of issuance of the authorisation, as on 26th February 2009 or thereafter.
However in cases wherein composition fee has already been deposited to Regional
Authorities prior to 26th February, 2009 for EOP extension in terms of earlier
provision of paragraph 4.22 related to EOP extension, no refund of the
composition fee so deposited shall be allowed.
- It is also clarified that the applicant shall be required to file their
request on plain paper, without the need for any application in any specified
format, or any composition fee, to the Regional Authority concerned for
extension in EOP to 36 months in all such cases. For authorisation issued from
26th February onwards, 36 months Original EOP endorsement on the Advance
Authorisation shall be automatic.
This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
Sd/-
(Tapan Mazumder)
Jt.. Director General of Foreign Trade
Tel: 011-2306 1050
E-mail: [email protected]
(F.No. 01/94/180/09-10)/AA-EOP/AM 09/PC 4)