MANU/APDR/0077/2014
Ministry : Reserve Bank of India
Department/Board : RBI A.P. DIR (Series)
Circular No. : A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 6
RBI/2014-2015/133
Date : 18.07.2014
Notification/ Circulars Referred : Notification No.FEMA20/2000-RB, dated 3rd May 2000 MANU/RFEM/0012/2000
Citing Reference:
Notification No.FEMA20/2000-RB, dated 3rd May 2000 MANU/RFEM/0012/2000 Referred
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks
Madam / Sir,
Foreign Direct Investment - Reporting under FDI Scheme.
Attention of Authorised Dealers Category-I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations 2000, notified by the Reserve Bank vide Notification No.FEMA20/2000-RB, dated 3rd May 2000, as amended from time to time.
2.
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce
and Industry, Government of India has, vide Press Note 4 (2014 Series) dated
June 26, 2014 decided to switch over to the National Industrial Classification
2008 (NIC 2008) from the NIC 1987 version, for the purpose of classification of
activities under the industrial classification system. In terms of Para 9 (1) B
of Schedule I to the FEMA Notification No. 20 dated May 03, 2000 as amended from
time to time, Indian companies are required to report the details of the issue
of shares, convertible debentures, partly paid shares and warrants in form FC-GPR,
to the Regional Office concerned, within 30 days of issue of shares /
convertible debentures. In terms of Para 10 of the Schedule ibid, transfer of
shares, convertible debentures, partly paid shares and warrants by way of sale
from a person resident in India to a person resident outside India or vice
versa, are required to be reported by the transferor/transferee resident in
India to the AD Bank in form FCTRS, within 60 days from the date of receipt or
payment of the amount of consideration. Indian companies are required to report
the NIC Codes in the FCGPR and FCTRS forms as per the NIC 2008 version,
henceforth.
3. It has also been decided to........