Amends notification no. 23/2003-Central Excise, dated the 31st March, 2003 – Effective Rate of Excise Duty for goods cleared from EOUs/EHTP/STP Units – Excise Exemption on Goods Cleared to DTA – Increased from 8% to 10% - 05/2010 - Central Excise - Tariff

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA , EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)] Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Dated: February 27, 2010 Notification No. 5/2010-CX. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) , the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 23/2003-Central Excise, dated the 31st March, 2003 , published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 266(E), dated the 31st March, 2003, namely :- In the said notification, in the Table, - (i) against Sr. No. 5A, in column (4), for the figure and symbol "8%", the figure and symbol "10%" shall be substituted; (ii) against Sr. No. 6, in column (4), for the figure and symbol "8%", the figure and symbol "10%" shall be substituted; (iii) against Sr. No. 7A, in column (4), for for the figure and symbol "8%", the figure and symbol "10%" shall be substituted; (iv) against Sr. No. 8, for the letters and figures "Rs. 500" in column (4), the letters and figures "Rs. 750" shall be substituted; (v) against Sr. No. 10, for the letters and figures "Rs. 1000" in column (4), the letters and figures "Rs. 1500" shall be substituted. [F. No. 334/1/2010 -TRU] (Prashant Kumar) Under Secretary to the Government of India Note. - The principal notification No. 23/2003-Central Excise, dated the 31st March, 2003 , published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 266(E), dated the 31st March, 2003, was last amended vide notification No.25/2009-Central Excise, dated the 14th September, 2009 , published vide number G.S.R. 673(E), dated the 14th September, 2009.