RBI/2010-11/427
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 45
March 15, 2011
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Introduction of Annual return on
Foreign Liabilities and Assets reporting by Indian Companies and
discontinuation of the Part B of form FC-GPR
Attention of the Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is
invited to A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.40 dated April 20, 2007 wherein, it
was, inter-alia, stipulated that Part B, which is an annual return of all
investments made in the company during a financial year, is required to be
submitted directly by the Company to the Director, Balance of Payment Statistics
Division, Department of Statistics and Information Management, Reserve Bank of
India, C-9, 8th floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400 051, by
June 30th of every year.
- In order to capture the statistics relating to Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI), both inward and outward in a more comprehensive manner as
also to align it with international best practices, it has been decided to
replace Part B of the Form FC-GPR by a separate ‘Annual Return on Foreign
Liabilities and Assets’ given as Annex-I. The return should be submitted by
July 15 of every year to the Director, Balance of Payment Statistics
Division, Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM),
Reserve Bank of India, C-9, 8th floor, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E),
Mumbai - 400 051. Further, the return should be submitted by all the Indian
companies which have received FDI and/or made FDI abroad (i.e. overseas
investment) in the previous year(s) including the current year. The Annex
–II gives the concepts and definitions useful in filling the Annual Return
on Foreign Liabilities and Assets.
- These directions will come into force with immediate effect. AD
Category-I banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice of
their constituents and customers concerned.
- Necessary amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or
Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000 and
the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of any Foreign Security)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2004 notified vide
Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB
dated May 3, 2000 and
Notification No. FEMA 120 dated July 07, 2004,
respectively will be issued separately.
- The directions contained in this circular have been issued under sections
10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999)
and is without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any, required under
any other law.
Yours faithfully,
(Meena Hemchandra)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge