RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
Foreign Exchange Department
Central Office
Mumbai - 400 001
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 5
July 12, 2012
To
All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange
Madam/ Sirs,
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 –
Submission of Revised A-2 Form
Attention of Authorised Dealers (ADs) is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular
No.77 dated March 13, 2004, in terms of which guidelines for compilation of
various R-Returns were issued to the Authorised Dealers. The purpose codes for
foreign exchange purchase/ sale transactions, used for filling up of the cover
page of R-Return have since been revised, vide A.P.(DIR Series) Circular
No. 84
dated February 29, 2012. It has therefore become necessary to revise the list of
purpose codes appended to Form A-2 also. The revised list of purpose codes along
with Form A-2 are thus annexed for use by the applicants for remittance of funds
abroad.
- 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).
Yours faithfully,
( Rashmi Fauzdar )
Chief General Manager
RBI/2012-13/129