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Reserve Bank of India
Foreign Exchange Department
Central Office
Mumbai – 400 001
Notification No. FEMA.375/2016-RB
September 09, 2016
Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of
Security by a Person
Resident outside India) (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (3) of
Section 6 and Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of
1999), the Reserve Bank of India hereby makes the following amendments in the
Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or issue of Security by a Person Resident
outside India) Regulations, 2000 (Notification
No. FEMA. 20/2000-RB dated 3rd May 2000) namely:-
1. Short Title & Commencement:-
(i) These Regulations may be called the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer
or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) (Thirteenth Amendment)
Regulations, 2016.
(ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the
Official Gazette.
2. Amendment to Schedule 1
In Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person
Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000, (Notification
No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated 3rd May 2000), in Schedule 1, in Annex B,
Paragraph F.8 shall be substituted by the following, namely:-
| F.8 |
Other Financial Services |
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Financial Services activities regulated by financial
sector regulators, viz., RBI, SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA, NHB or any other
financial sector regulator as may be notified by the Government of
India. |
100% |
Automatic |
| F.8.1 |
Other Conditions |
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i. Foreign investment in 'Other Financial Services'
activities shall be subject to conditionalities, including minimum
capitalization norms, as specified by the concerned Regulator/Government
Agency.
ii. 'Other Financial Services' activities need to be
regulated by one of the Financial Sector Regulators. In all such
financial services activity which are not regulated by any Financial
Sector Regulator or where only part of the financial services activity
is regulated or where there is doubt regarding the regulatory oversight,
foreign investment up to 100% will be allowed under Government approval
route subject to conditions including minimum capitalization
requirement, as may be decided by the Government.
iii. Any activity which is specifically regulated by
an Act, the foreign investment limits will be
restricted to those levels/limit that may be specified in that Act, if
so mentioned.
iv. Downstream investments by any of these entities
engaged in "Other Financial Services" will be subject to the extant
sectoral regulations and provisions of Foreign
Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident
outside India) Regulations, 2000, as amended from time to time.”
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(Shekhar Bhatnagar)
Chief General Manager-In Charge
Foot Note:-
The Principal Regulations were published in the Official Gazette vide G.S.R.
No.406 (E) dated May 8, 2000 in Part II, Section 3, sub-Section (i) and
subsequently amended as under:-
G.S.R.No. 158(E) dated 02.03.2001
G.S.R.No. 175(E) dated 13.03.2001
G.S.R.No. 182(E) dated 14.03.2001
G.S.R.No. 4(E) dated 02.01.2002
G.S.R.No. 574(E) dated 19.08.2002
G.S.R.No. 223(E) dated 18.03.2003
G.S.R.No. 225(E) dated 18.03.2003
G.S.R.No. 558(E) dated 22.07.2003
G.S.R.No. 835(E) dated 23.10.2003
G.S.R.No. 899(E) dated 22.11.2003
G.S.R.No. 12(E) dated 07.01.2004
G.S.R.No. 278(E) dated 23.04.2004
G.S.R.No. 454(E) dated 16.07.2004
G.S.R.No. 625(E) dated 21.09.2004
G.S.R.No. 799(E) dated 08.12.2004
G.S.R.No. 201(E) dated 01.04.2005
G.S.R.No. 202(E) dated 01.04.2005
G.S.R.No. 504(E) dated 25.07.2005
G.S.R.No. 505(E) dated 25.07.2005
G.S.R.No. 513(E) dated 29.07.2005
G.S.R.No. 738(E) dated 22.12.2005
G.S.R.No. 29(E) dated 19.01.2006
G.S.R.No. 413(E) dated 11.07.2006
G.S.R.No. 712(E) dated 14.11.2007
G.S.R.No. 713(E) dated 14.11.2007
G.S.R.No. 737(E) dated 29.11.2007
G.S.R.No. 575(E) dated 05.08.2008
G.S.R.No. 896(E) dated 30.12.2008
G.S.R.No. 851(E) dated 01.12.2009
G.S.R.No. 341 (E) dated 21.04.2010
G.S.R.No. 821 (E) dated 10.11.2012
G.S.R.No. 606(E) dated 03.08.2012
G.S.R.No. 795(E) dated 30.10.2012
G.S.R.No. 796(E) dated 30.10.2012
G.S.R. No. 797(E) dated 30.10.2012
G.S.R.No. 945 (E) dated 31.12.2012
G.S.R. No.946(E) dated 31.12.2012
G.S.R. No.38(E) dated 22.01.2013
G.S.R.No.515(E) dated 30.07.2013
G.S.R.No.532(E) dated 05.08.2013
G.S.R. No.341(E) dated 28.05.2013
G.S.R.No.344(E) dated 29.05.2013
G.S.R. No.195(E) dated 01.04.2013
G.S.R.No.393(E) dated 21.06.2013
G.S.R.No.591(E) dated 04.09.2013
G.S.R.No.596(E) dated 06.09.2013
G.S.R.No.597(E) dated 06.09.2013
G.S.R.No.681(E) dated 11.10.2013
G.S.R.No.682(E) dated 11.10.2013
G.S.R. No.818(E) dated 31.12.2013
G.S.R. No.805(E) dated 30.12.2013
G.S.R.No.683(E) dated 11.10.2013
G.S.R.No.189(E) dated 19.03.2014
G.S.R.No.190(E) dated 19.03.2014
G.S.R.No.270(E) dated 07.04.2014
G.S.R.No. 361 (E) dated 27.05.2014
G.S.R.No.370(E) dated 30.05.2014
G.S.R.No.371(E) dated 30.05.2014
G.S.R.No. 435 (E) dated 08.07.2014
G.S.R.No. 400 (E) dated 12.06.2014
G.S.R.No. 436 (E) dated 08.07.2014
G.S.R.No. 487 (E) dated 11.07.2014
G.S.R.No. 632 (E) dated 02.09.2014
G.S.R.No. 798 (E) dated 13.11.2014
G.S.R.No. 799 (E) dated 13.11.2014
G.S.R.No. 800 (E) dated 13.11.2014
G.S.R.No. 829 (E) dated 21.11.2014
G.S.R.No. 906(E) dated 22.12.2014
G.S.R.No. 914 (E) dated 24.12.2014
G.S.R.No. 30 (E) dated 14.01.2015
G.S.R.No. 183 (E) dated 12.03.2015
G.S.R.No. 284 (E) dated 13.04.2015
G.S.R.No. 484 (E) dated 11.06.2015
G.S.R.No. 745 (E) dated 30.09.2015
G.S.R.No. 759 (E) dated 06.10.2015
G.S.R.No. 823 (E) dated 30.10.2015
G.S.R.No. 858 (E) dated 16.11.2015
G.S.R.No. 983 (E) dated 17.12.2015
G.S.R.No. 165 (E) dated 15.02.2016
G.S.R.No. 166 (E) dated 15.02.2016
G.S.R.No. 369 (E) dated 30.03.2016
G.S.R.No. 537 (E) dated 20.05.2016
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