TMI BlogCONSOLIDATED FDI POLICY EFFECTIVE FROM 10-04-2012.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... gh Press Notes/ Press Releases which are notified by the Reserve Bank of India as amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by Persons Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000 (notification No.FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000). These notifications take effect from the date of issue of Press Notes/ Press Releases, unless specified otherwise therein. In case of any conflict, the relevant FEMA Notification will prevail. The procedural instructions are issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide A.P. Dir. (series) Circulars. The regulatory framework, over a period of time, thus, consists of Acts, Regulations, Press Notes, Press Releases, Clarifications, etc. 1.1.3 The present consolidation subsumes and supersedes all Press Notes/Press Releases/Clarifications/ Circulars issued by DIPP, which were in force as on April 09, 2012, and reflects the FDI Policy as on April 10, 2012. This Circular accordingly will take effect from April 10, 2012. Reference to any statute or legislation made in this Circular shall include modifications, amendments or re-enactments thereof. 1.1.4 Notwithstanding the rescission of earlier Press Notes/Press Releases/Clarifi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on behalf of an Indian company, which represent the local Rupee denominated equity shares of the company held as deposit by a Custodian bank in India. DRs are traded on Stock Exchanges in the US, Singapore, Luxembourg, etc. DRs listed and traded in the US markets are known as American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and those listed and traded anywhere/elsewhere are known as Global Depository Receipts (GDRs). 2.1.9 Erstwhile Overseas Corporate Body (OCB) means a company, partnership firm, society and other corporate body owned directly or indirectly to the extent of at least sixty percent by non-resident Indian and includes overseas trust in which not less than sixty percent beneficial interest is held by non-resident Indian directly or indirectly but irrevocably and which was in existence on the date of commencement of the Foreign Exchange Management (Withdrawal of General Permission to Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCBs) ) Regulations, 2003 (the Regulations) and immediately prior to such commencement was eligible to undertake transactions pursuant to the general permission granted under the Regulations. 2.1.10 Foreign Currency Convertible Bond (FCCB) ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... in a recognised stock exchange in India; (ii) which is engaged in the business of providing services, production or manufacture of articles or things, but does not include such activities or sectors which are specified in the negative list by the SEBI, with approval of Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette in this behalf. 2.1.20 Investing Company means an Indian Company holding only investments in other Indian company/ (ies), directly or indirectly, other than for trading of such holdings/securities. 2.1.21 Investment on repatriable basis means investment, the sale proceeds of which, net of taxes, are eligible to be repatriated out of India and the expression investment on non-repatriable basis shall be construed accordingly. 2.1.22 Joint Venture (JV) means an Indian entity incorporated in accordance with the laws and regulations in India in whose capital a non-resident entity makes an investment. 2.1.23 "Limited Liability Partnership" means a Limited Liability Partnership firm, formed and registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. 2.1.24 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed or incorporated in India, (iii) an office, branch or agency in India owned or controlled by a person resident outside India, (iv) an office, branch or agency outside India owned or controlled by a person resident in India. 2.1.30 Person resident outside India means a person who is not a Person resident in India. 2.1.31 Portfolio Investment Scheme means the Portfolio Investment Scheme referred to in Schedules 2 3 of FEM (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations 2000. 2.1.32 A Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) means a non-resident investor (other than SEBI registered FII and SEBI registered FVCI) who meets the KYC requirements of SEBI for the purpose of making investments in accordance with the regulations/orders/circulars of RBI/SEBI. 2.1.33 RBI means the Reserve Bank of India established under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. 2.1.34 Resident Entity means Person resident in India excluding an individual. 2.1.35 Resident Indian Citizen shall be interpreted in line with the definition of person resident in India as per F ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... estment is through Automatic route. 3.1.4 (i) An FII may invest in the capital of an Indian Company under the Portfolio Investment Scheme which limits the individual holding of an FII to 10% of the capital of the company and the aggregate limit for FII investment to 24% of the capital of the company. This aggregate limit of 24% can be increased to the sectoral cap/statutory ceiling, as applicable, by the Indian Company concerned through a resolution by its Board of Directors followed by a special resolution to that effect by its General Body and subject to prior intimation to RBI. The aggregate FII investment, in the FDI and Portfolio Investment Scheme, should be within the above caps. (ii) The Indian company which has issued shares to FIIs under the FDI Policy for which the payment has been received directly into company s account should report these figures separately under item no. 5 of Form FC-GPR (Annex-1). (iii) A daily statement in respect of all transactions (except derivative trade) has to be submitted by the custodian bank in floppy / soft copy in the prescribed format directly to RBI. 3.1.5 Only SEBI registered FII and NRIs as per Schedules 2 and 3 respectively ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... are allowed to sell the equity shares so acquired subject to the relevant SEBI guidelines. 3.1.7.2 The individual and aggregate investment limits for the QFls shall be 5% and 10% respectively of the paid up capital of an Indian company. These limits shall be over and above the FII and NRI investment ceilings prescribed under the Portfolio Investment Scheme for foreign investment in India. Further, wherever there are composite sectoral caps under the extant FDI policy, these limits for QFI investment in equity shares shall also be within such overall FDI sectoral caps. 3.1.7.3 Dividend payments on equity shares held by QFls can either be directly remitted to the designated overseas bank accounts of the QFIs or credited to the single rupee pool bank account. In case dividend payments are credited to the single rupee pool bank account they shall be remitted to the designated overseas bank accounts of the QFIs within five working days (including the day of credit of such funds to the single rupee pool bank account). Within these five working days, the dividend payments can be also utilized for fresh purchases of equity shares under this scheme, if so instructed by the QFI. 3.2 E ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ility Partnerships (LLPs): FDI in LLPs is permitted, subject to the following conditions: (a) FDI will be allowed, through the Government approval route, only in LLPs operating in sectors/activities where 100% FDI is allowed, through the automatic route and there are no FDI-linked performance conditions (such as 'Non Banking Finance Companies' or 'Development of Townships, Housing, Built-up infrastructure and Construction-development projects' etc.). (b) LLPs with FDI will not be allowed to operate in agricultural/plantation activity, print media or real estate business. (c) An Indian company, having FDI, will be permitted to make downstream investment in an LLP only if both-the company, as well as the LLP- are operating in sectors where 100% FDI is allowed, through the automatic route and there are no FDI-linked performance conditions. (d) LLPs with FDI will not be eligible to make any downstream investments. (e) Foreign Capital participation in LLPs will be allowed only by way of cash consideration, received by inward remittance, through normal banking channels or by debit to NRE/FCNR account of the person concerned, maintained with an authorized dealer/authorized ba ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... se stipulations, etc. shall apply. Since these instruments would be denominated in rupees, the rupee interest rate will be based on the swap equivalent of London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus the spread as permissible for ECBs of corresponding maturity. 3.3.3 The inward remittance received by the Indian company vide issuance of DRs and FCCBs are treated as FDI and counted towards FDI. 3.3.4 Issue of shares by Indian Companies under FCCB/ADR/GDR (i) Indian companies can raise foreign currency resources abroad through the issue of FCCB/DR (ADRs/GDRs), in accordance with the Scheme for issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds and Ordinary Shares (Through Depository Receipt Mechanism) Scheme, 1993 and guidelines issued by the Government of India there under from time to time. (ii) A company can issue ADRs / GDRs if it is eligible to issue shares to persons resident outside India under the FDI Policy. However, an Indian listed company, which is not eligible to raise funds from the Indian Capital Market including a company which has been restrained from accessing the securities market by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will not be eligible to issue AD ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... / GDR issues should be made at a price determined under the provisions of the Scheme of issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds and Ordinary Shares (through Depository Receipt Mechanism) Scheme, 1993 and guidelines issued by the Government of India and directions issued by the Reserve Bank, from time to time. (ix) The pricing of sponsored ADRs/GDRs would be determined under the provisions of the Scheme of issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds and Ordinary Shares (Through Depository Receipt Mechanism) Scheme, 1993 and guidelines issued by the Government of India and directions issued by the Reserve Bank, from time to time. 3.3.5 (i) Two-way Fungibility Scheme: A limited two-way Fungibility scheme has been put in place by the Government of India for ADRs / GDRs. Under this Scheme, a stock broker in India, registered with SEBI, can purchase shares of an Indian company from the market for conversion into ADRs/GDRs based on instructions received from overseas investors. Re-issuance of ADRs / GDRs would be permitted to the extent of ADRs / GDRs which have been redeemed into underlying shares and sold in the Indian market. (ii) Sponsored ADR/GDR issue: An Indian compa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dian companies which are eligible to issue shares to persons resident outside India under the FDI Policy may be allowed to retain the share subscription amount in a Foreign Currency Account, with the prior approval of RBI. 3.4.4 Transfer of shares and convertible debentures (i) Subject to FDI sectoral policy (relating to sectoral caps and entry routes), applicable laws and other conditionalities including security conditions, non-resident investors can also invest in Indian companies by purchasing/acquiring existing shares from Indian shareholders or from other non-resident shareholders. General permission has been granted to non-residents/NRIs for acquisition of shares by way of transfer subject to the following: (a) A person resident outside India (other than NRI and erstwhile OCB) may transfer by way of sale or gift, the shares or convertible debentures to any person resident outside India (including NRIs). (b) NRIs may transfer by way of sale or gift the shares or convertible debentures held by them to another NRI. (c) A person resident outside India can transfer any security to a person resident in India by way of gift. (d) A person resident outside India can s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... open and maintain, without prior approval of RBI, non-interest bearing Escrow accounts in Indian Rupees in India on behalf of residents and/or non-residents, towards payment of share purchase consideration and/or provide Escrow facilities for keeping securities to facilitate FDI transactions subject to the terms and conditions specified by RBI. SEBI authorised Depository Participants have also been permitted to open and maintain, without prior approval of RBI, Escrow accounts for securities subject to the terms and conditions as specified by RBI. In both cases, the Escrow agent shall necessarily be an AD Category- I bank or SEBI authorised Depository Participant (in case of securities accounts). These facilities will be applicable for both issue of fresh shares to the non- residents as well as transfer of shares from / to the non- residents. 3.4.5 Prior permission of RBI in certain cases for transfer of capital instruments 3.4.5.1 Except cases mentioned in paragraph 3.4.5.2 below, the following cases require prior approval of RBI: (i) Transfer of capital instruments from resident to non-residents by way of sale where : (a) Transfer is at a price which falls outside the p ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ansaction is compliant with the specific/explicit, extant and relevant SEBI regulations / guidelines (such as IPO, Book building, block deals, delisting, exit, open offer/ substantial acquisition / SEBI SAST, buy back); and iii. Chartered Accountants Certificate to the effect that compliance with the relevant SEBI regulations / guidelines as indicated above is attached to the form FC-TRS to be filed with the AD bank. B. Transfer of shares from Resident to Non Resident: i) where the transfer of shares requires the prior approval of the FIPB as per the extant FDI policy provided that : a) the requisite approval of the FIPB has been obtained; and b) the transfer of share adheres with the pricing guidelines and documentation requirements as specified by the Reserve Bank of India from time to time. ii) where the transfer of shares attract SEBI (SAST) guidelines subject to the adherence with the pricing guidelines and documentation requirements as specified by Reserve Bank of India from time to time. iii) where the transfer of shares does not meet the pricing guidelines under the FEMA, 1999 provided that:- a) The resultant FDI is in compliance with the extant FD ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... with applicable tax laws. (iii) Issue of equity shares under the FDI policy is allowed under the Government route for the following: (I) import of capital goods/ machinery/ equipment (excluding second-hand machinery), subject to compliance with the following conditions: (a) Any import of capital goods/machinery etc., made by a resident in India, has to be in accordance with the Export/ Import Policy issued by Government of India/as defined by DGFT/FEMA provisions relating to imports. (b) There is an independent valuation of the capital goods/machinery/equipments (including second-hand machinery) by a third party entity, preferably by an independent valuer from the country of import along with production of copies of documents/certificates issued by the customs authorities towards assessment of the fair-value of such imports. (c) The application clearly indicating the beneficial ownership and identity of the Importer Company as well as overseas entity. (d) Applications complete in all respects, for conversions of import payables for capital goods into FDI being made within 180 days from the date of shipment of goods. (II) pre-operative/ pre-incorporation expenses (inc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... bentures/ fully, compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares over and above their rights share entitlements. The investee company can allot the additional rights share out of unsubscribed portion, subject to the condition that the overall issue of shares to non-residents in the total paid-up capital of the company does not exceed the sectoral cap. 3.5.4 Acquisition of shares under Scheme of Merger/Demerger/Amalgamation Mergers/demergers/ amalgamations of companies in India are usually governed by an order issued by a competent Court on the basis of the Scheme submitted by the companies undergoing merger/demerger/amalgamation. Once the scheme of merger or demerger or amalgamation of two or more Indian companies has been approved by a Court in India, the transferee company or new company is allowed to issue shares to the shareholders of the transferor company resident outside India, subject to the conditions that: (i) the percentage of shareholding of persons resident outside India in the transferee or new company does not exceed the sectoral cap, and (ii) the transferor company or the transferee or the new company is not engaged in activities which are prohi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... itself that the external commercial borrowing is in line with the extant FEMA regulations for ECBs and that : i). the loan agreement has been signed by both the lender and the borrower, ii) there exists a security clause in the Loan Agreement requiring the borrower to create charge on financial securities, and iii) the borrower has obtained Loan Registration Number (LRN) from the Reserve Bank: and the said pledge would be subject to the following conditions : a). the period of such pledge shall be co-terminus with the maturity of the underlying ECB; b). in case of invocation of pledge, transfer shall be in accordance with the extant FDI Policy and directions issued by the Reserve Bank; c). the Statutory Auditor has certified that the borrowing company will utilized / has utilized the proceeds of the ECB for the permitted end use/s only. (B) Non-resident holding shares of an Indian company, can pledge these shares in favour of the AD bank in India to secure credit facilities being extended to the resident investee company for bonafide business purpose, subject to the following conditions: (i) in case of invocation of pledge, transfer of shares should be in accorda ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... credit information companies, insurance, print media, telecommunications and satellites, Government approval/FIPB approval would be required in all cases where: (i) An Indian company is being established with foreign investment and is owned by a non-resident entity or (ii) An Indian company is being established with foreign investment and is controlled by a non-resident entity or (iii) The control of an existing Indian company, currently owned or controlled by resident Indian citizens and Indian companies, which are owned or controlled by resident Indian citizens, will be/is being transferred/passed on to a non-resident entity as a consequence of transfer of shares and/or fresh issue of shares to non-resident entities through amalgamation, merger/demerger, acquisition etc. or (iv) The ownership of an existing Indian company, currently owned or controlled by resident Indian citizens and Indian companies, which are owned or controlled by resident Indian citizens, will be/is being transferred/passed on to a non-resident entity as a consequence of transfer of shares and/or fresh issue of shares to non-resident entities through amalgamation, merger/demerger, acquisition etc. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f other Indian company/ies (regardless of its ownership or control): 3.10.3.1 Foreign investment into an Indian company, engaged only in the activity of investing in the capital of other Indian company/ies, will require prior Government/FIPB approval, regardless of the amount or extent of foreign investment. Foreign investment into Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs), carrying on activities approved for FDI, will be subject to the conditions specified in paragraph 6.2.24 of this Circular. 3.10.3.2 Those companies, which are Core Investment Companies (CICs), will have to additionally follow RBI s Regulatory Framework for CICs. 3.10.3.3 For infusion of foreign investment into an Indian company which does not have any operations and also does not have any downstream investments, Government/FIPB approval would be required, regardless of the amount or extent of foreign investment. Further, as and when such a company commences business(s) or makes downstream investment, it will have to comply with the relevant sectoral conditions on entry route, conditionalities and caps. Note: Foreign investment into other Indian companies would be in accordance/ compliance with the relevan ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on of indirect Foreign investment, Foreign Investment in Indian company shall include all types of foreign investments i.e. FDI; investment by FIIs(holding as on March 31); NRIs; ADRs; GDRs; Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB); fully, compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares and fully,compulsorily and mandatorily convertible Debentures regardless of whether the said investments have been made under Schedule 1, 2, 3 and 6 of FEM (Transfer or Issue of Security by Persons Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000. 4.1.3 Guidelines for calculation of total foreign investment i.e. direct and indirect foreign investment in an Indian company. (i) Counting the Direct Foreign Investment: All investment directly by a non-resident entity into the Indian company would be counted towards foreign investment. (ii) Counting of indirect foreign Investment: (a) The foreign investment through the investing Indian company would not be considered for calculation of the indirect foreign investment in case of Indian companies which are owned and controlled by resident Indian citizens and/or Indian Companies which are owned and controlled by resident Indian citizens ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... mpany(s) to the Government of India at the time of seeking approval. (b) In any sector/activity, where Government approval is required for foreign investment and in cases where there are any inter-se agreements between/amongst share-holders which have an effect on the appointment of the Board of Directors or on the exercise of voting rights or of creating voting rights disproportionate to shareholding or any incidental matter thereof, such agreements will have to be informed to the approving authority. The approving authority will consider such inter-se agreements for determining ownership and control when considering the case for approval of foreign investment. (c) In all sectors attracting sectoral caps, the balance equity i.e. beyond the sectoral foreign investment cap, would specifically be beneficially owned by/held with/in the hands of resident Indian citizens and Indian companies, owned and controlled by resident Indian citizens. (d) In the I B and Defence sectors where the sectoral cap is less than 49%, the company would need to be owned and controlled by resident Indian citizens and Indian companies, which are owned and controlled by resident Indian citizens. (A ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... MENT PROMOTION BOARD (FIPB) 5.1 CONSTITUTION OF FIPB: 5.1.1 FIPB comprises of the following Secretaries to the Government of India: (i) Secretary to Government, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance Chairperson (ii) Secretary to Government, Department of Industrial Policy Promotion, Ministry of Commerce Industry (iii)Secretary to Government, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce Industry (iv) Secretary to Government, Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs (v) Secretary to Government, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. 5.1.2 The Board would be able to co-opt other Secretaries to the Central Government and top officials of financial institutions, banks and professional experts of Industry and Commerce, as and when necessary. 5.2 LEVELS OF APPROVALS FOR CASES UNDER GOVERNMENT ROUTE 5.2.1 The Minister of Finance who is in-charge of FIPB would consider the recommendations of FIPB on proposals with total foreign equity inflow of and below Rs.1200 crore. 5.2.2 The recommendations of FIPB on proposals with total foreign equity inflow of more than Rs. 1200 crore would be placed for consideration of CCEA. 5.2.3 The CCE ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hnology collaboration in any form including licensing for franchise, trademark, brand name, management contract is also prohibited for Lottery Business and Gambling and Betting activities. 6.2 PERMITTED SECTORS In the following sectors/activities, FDI up to the limit indicated against each sector/activity is allowed, subject to applicable laws/ regulations; security and other conditionalities. In sectors/activities not listed below, FDI is permitted upto 100% on the automatic route, subject to applicable laws/ regulations; security and other conditionalities. Wherever there is a requirement of minimum capitalization, it shall include share premium received along with the face value of the share, only when it is received by the company upon issue of the shares to the non-resident investor. Amount paid by the transferee during post-issue transfer of shares beyond the issue price of the share, cannot be taken into account while calculating minimum capitalization requirement; Sl.No. Sector/Activity % of FDI Cap/Equity Entry Route AGRICULTURE 6.2.1 Agriculture Animal Husbandry a) Floriculture ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... herd registering/pedigree recording, use of machinery, waste management systems. o Poultry breeding farms and hatcheries where micro-climate is controlled through advanced technologies like incubators, ventilation systems etc. In the case of pisciculture and aquaculture, scope of the term under controlled conditions covers o Aquariums o Hatcheries where eggs are artificially fertilized and fry are hatched and incubated in an enclosed environment with artificial climate control. In the case of apiculture, scope of the term under controlled conditions covers o Prodution of honey by bee-keeping, except in forest/wild, in designated spaces with control of temperatures and climatic factors like humidity and artificial feeding during lean seasons. 6.2.2 Tea Plantation 6.2.2.1 Tea sector including tea plantations Note: Besides the above, FDI is not allowed in any other plantation sector/activity 100% Government 6.2.2.2 Other conditions: (i) Compulsory divestment of 26% equity of the company in favour of an Indian partner/Indian public within a period of 5 years (ii ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... estment (FDI), was permitted in mining and production of Titanium ores (Ilmenite, Rutile and Leucoxene) and Zirconium minerals (Zircon). Vide Notification No. S.O.61(E) dated 18.1.2006, the Department of Atomic Energy re-notified the list of prescribed substances under the Atomic Energy Act 1962. Titanium bearing ores and concentrates (Ilmenite, Rutile and Leucoxene) and Zirconium, its alloys and compounds and minerals/concentrates including Zircon, were removed from the list of prescribed substances. (i) FDI for separation of titanium bearing minerals ores will be subject to the following additional conditions viz.: (A) value addition facilities are set up within India along with transfer of technology; (B) disposal of tailings during the mineral separation shall be carried out in accordance with regulations framed by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board such as Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004 and the Atomic Energy (Safe Disposal of Radioactive Wastes) Rules, 1987. (ii) FDI will not be allowed in mining of prescribed substances . listed in the Notification No. S.O. 61(E) dated 18.1.2006 issued by the Department of Atomic Energy. Clarification: (1) For ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rt a minimum of 50% of the new or additional annual production of the MSE reserved items to be achieved within a maximum period of three years. The export obligation would be applicable from the date of commencement of commercial production and in accordance with the provisions of section 11 of the Industries (Development Regulation) Act 1951. 6.2.6 DEFENCE 6.2.6.1 Defence Industry subject to Industrial license under the Industries (Development Regulation) Act 1951 26% Government 6.2.6.2 Other conditions: (i) Licence applications will be considered and licences given by the Department of Industrial Policy Promotion, Ministry of Commerce Industry, in consultation with Ministry of Defence. (ii) The applicant should be an Indian company / partnership firm. (iii) The management of the applicant company / partnership should be in Indian hands with majority representation on the Board as well as the Chief Executives of the company / partnership firm being resident Indians. (iv) Full particulars of the Directors and the Chief Executives should b ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... inished product and would conduct surveillance and audit of the Quality Assurance Procedures of the licensee. Self-certification would be permitted by the Ministry of Defence on case to case basis, which may involve either individual items, or group of items manufactured by the licensee. Such permission would be for a fixed period and subject to renewals. (xiii) Purchase preference and price preference may be given to the Public Sector organizations as per guidelines of the Department of Public Enterprises. (xiv) Arms and ammunition produced by the private manufacturers will be primarily sold to the Ministry of Defence. These items may also be sold to other Government entities under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs and State Governments with the prior approval of the Ministry of Defence. No such item should be sold within the country to any other person or entity. The export of manufactured items would be subject to policy and guidelines as applicable to Ordnance Factories and Defence Public Sector Undertakings. Non-lethal items would be permitted for sale to persons / entities other than the Central of State Governments with the prior approval of the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of Up-linking HUB/ Teleports 49% (FDI FII) Government (2) Up-linking a Non-News Current Affairs TV Channel 100% Government (3) Up-linking a News Current Affairs TV Channel subject to the condition that the portfolio investment from FII/ NRI shall not be persons acting in concert with FDI investors, as defined in the SEBI(Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 26% (FDI FII) Government 6.2.7.5.1 Other conditions: (i) All the activities at (1), (2) and (3) above will be further subject to the condition that the Company permitted to uplink the channel shall certify the continued compliance of this requirement through the Company Secretary at the end of each financial year. (ii) FDI for Up-linking TV Channels will be subject to compliance with the Up-linking Policy notified by the Ministry of Information Broadcasting from time to time. 6.2.8 Print Media 6.2.8.1 Publishing of Newspaper and periodicals dealing with news and current affairs 26% (FDI and investment by NRIs/PIOs/FII ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... and includes aerodrome as defined in clause (2) of section 2 of the Aircraft Act, 1934; (ii) "Aerodrome" means any definite or limited ground or water area intended to be used, either wholly or in part, for the landing or departure of aircraft, and includes all buildings, sheds, vessels, piers and other structures thereon or pertaining thereto; (iii) "Air transport service" means a service for the transport by air of persons, mails or any other thing, animate or inanimate, for any kind of remuneration whatsoever, whether such service consists of a single flight or series of flights; (iv) "Air Transport Undertaking" means an undertaking whose business includes the carriage by air of passengers or cargo for hire or reward; (v) Aircraft component" means any part, the soundness and correct functioning of which, when fitted to an aircraft, is essential to the continued airworthiness or safety of the aircraft and includes any item of equipment; (vi) "Helicopter" means a heavier-than -air aircraft supported in flight by the reactions of the air on one or more power driven rotors on substantially vertical axis; (v ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 1) Ground Handling Services subject to sectoral regulations and security clearance 74% FDI (100% for NRIs) Automatic up to 49% Government route beyond 49% and up to 74% (2) Maintenance and Repair organizations; flying training institutes; and technical training institutions 100% Automatic 6.2.10 Courier services for carrying packages, parcels and other items which do not come within the ambit of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 and excluding the activity relating to the distribution of letters. 100% Government 6.2.11 Construction Development: Townships, Housing, Built-up infrastructure 6.2.11.1 Townships, housing, built-up infrastructure and construction-development projects (which would include, but not be restricted to, housing, commercial premises, hotels, resorts, hospitals, educational institutions, recreational facilities, city and regional level infrastructure) 100% Automatic 6.2.11.2 Investment will be subject to the following conditions: (1) Minimum area to be developed under each project would be as under: (i) In case of development of ser ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Municipal/ Local Body concerned, which approves the building / development plans, would monitor compliance of the above conditions by the developer. Note: (i) The conditions at (1) to (4) above would not apply to Hotels Tourism, Hospitals, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Education Sector, Old age Homes and investment by NRIs. (ii) FDI is not allowed in Real Estate Business. 6.2.12 Industrial Parks new and existing 100% Automatic 6.2.12.1 (i) Industrial Park is a project in which quality infrastructure in the form of plots of developed land or built up space or a combination with common facilities, is developed and made available to all the allottee units for the purposes of industrial activity. (ii) Infrastructure refers to facilities required for functioning of units located in the Industrial Park and includes roads (including approach roads), water supply and sewerage, common effluent treatment facility, telecom network, generation and distribution of power, air conditioning. (iii)Common Facilities refer to the facilities available for all the units located in the industrial park, and in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ons for specified services are given below. However, licensing and security requirements notified by the Department of Telecommunications will need to be complied with for all services. 6.2.15.1 (i) Telecom services 74% Automatic up to 49% Government route beyond 49% and up to 74% 6.2.15.1.1 Other conditions: (1) General Conditions: (i) This is applicable in case of Basic, Cellular, Unified Access Services, National/ International Long Distance, V-Sat, Public Mobile Radio Trunked Services (PMRTS), Global Mobile Personal Communications Services (GMPCS) and other value added Services. (ii) Both direct and indirect foreign investment in the licensee company shall be counted for the purpose of FDI ceiling. Foreign Investment shall include investment by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), Non-resident Indians (NRIs), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs), American Depository Receipts (ADRs), Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) and convertible preference shares held by foreign entity. In any case, the `Indian shareholding will not be less than 26 percent. (iii) FDI in the licensee company/Indian ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ining to foreign subscribers using Indian Operator s network while roaming). (ix) The Company must provide traceable identity of their subscribers. However, in case of providing service to roaming subscriber of foreign Companies, the Indian Company shall endeavour to obtain traceable identity of roaming subscribers from the foreign company as a part of its roaming agreement. (x) On request of the licensor or any other agency authorised by the licensor, the telecom service provider should be able to provide the geographical location of any subscriber (BTS location) at a given point of time. (xi) The Remote Access (RA) to Network would be provided only to approved location(s) abroad through approved location(s) in India. The approval for location(s) would be given by the Licensor (DOT) in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs. (xii) Under no circumstances, should any RA to the suppliers/manufacturers and affiliate(s) be enabled to access Lawful Interception System(LIS), Lawful Interception Monitoring(LIM), Call contents of the traffic and any such sensitive sector/data, which the licensor may notify from time to time. (xiii) The licensee company i ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... liance report on the aforesaid conditions to the licensor on 1st day of July and January on six monthly basis. 6.2.15.2 (a) ISP with gateways (b) ISP s not providing gateways i.e. without gate-ways (both for satellite and marine cables) Note: The new guidelines of August 24, 2007 Department of Telecommunications provide for new ISP licenses with FDI up to 74%. (c) Radio paging (d) End-to-End bandwidth 74% Automatic up to 49% Government route beyond 49% and up to 74% 6.2.15.3 (a) Infrastructure provider providing dark fibre, right of way, duct space, tower (IP Category I) (b)Electronic Mail (c) Voice Mail Note: Investment in all the above activities is subject to the conditions that such companies will divest 26% of their equity in favour of Indian public in 5 years, if these companies are listed in other parts of the world. 100% Automatic up to 49% Government route beyond 49% 6.2.16 TRADING 6.2.16.1 (i) Cash Carry Wholesale Trading/ Wholesale Trading (including sourcing from MSEs) 100% Automatic 6.2.16.1.1 Definition: Cash Carry Wholesale ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... maintained on a day to day basis. (d) WT of goods would be permitted among companies of the same group. However, such WT to group companies taken together should not exceed 25% of the total turnover of the wholesale venture (e) WT can be undertaken as per normal business practice, including extending credit facilities subject to applicable regulations. (f) A Wholesale/Cash carry trader cannot open retail shops to sell to the consumer directly. 6.2.16.2 E-commerce activities 100% Automatic 6.2.16.2.1 E-commerce activities refer to the activity of buying and selling by a company through the e-commerce platform. Such companies would engage only in Business to Business (B2B) e-commerce and not in retail trading, inter-alia implying that existing restrictions on FDI in domestic trading would be applicable to e-commerce as well. 6.2.16.3 Test marketing of such items for which a company has approval for manufacture, provided such test marketing facility will be for a period of two years, and investment in setting up manufacturing facility commences simultaneously with test marketing. 100% Government 6. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e notified guidelines, before being considered by the FIPB for Government approval. FINANCIAL SERVICES Foreign investment in other financial services , other than those indicated below, would require prior approval of the Government: 6.2.17 Asset Reconstruction Companies 6.2.17.1 Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) means a company registered with the Reserve Bank of India under Section 3 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act). 49% of paid-up capital of ARC Government 6.2.17.2 Other conditions: (i) Persons resident outside India, other than Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), can invest in the capital of Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) registered with Reserve Bank only under the Government Route. Such investments have to be strictly in the nature of FDI. Investments by FIIs are not permitted in the equity capital of ARCs. (ii) However, FIIs registered with SEBI can invest in the Security Receipts (SRs) issued by ARCs registered with Reserve Bank. FIIs can invest u ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... repatriation and non-repatriation basis provided the banking company passes a special resolution to that effect in the General Body. (c) Applications for foreign direct investment in private banks having joint venture/subsidiary in insurance sector may be addressed to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for consideration in consultation with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) in order to ensure that the 26 per cent limit of foreign shareholding applicable for the insurance sector is not being breached. (d) Transfer of shares under FDI from residents to non-residents will continue to require approval of RBI and Government as per para 3.6.2 above as applicable. (e) The policies and procedures prescribed from time to time by RBI and other institutions such as SEBI, D/o Company Affairs and IRDA on these matters will continue to apply. (f) RBI guidelines relating to acquisition by purchase or otherwise of shares of a private bank, if such acquisition results in any person owning or controlling 5 per cent or more of the paid up capital of the private bank will apply to non-resident investors as well. (ii) Setting up of a subsidiary by foreign banks (a) Fore ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ls and latest technology, it was decided to allow foreign investment in Commodity Exchanges. 2 For the purposes of this chapter, (i) Commodity Exchange is a recognized association under the provisions of the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952, as amended from time to time, to provide exchange platform for trading in forward contracts in commodities. (ii) recognized association means an association to which recognition for the time being has been granted by the Central Government under Section 6 of the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 (iii) Association means any body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, constituted for the purposes of regulating and controlling the business of the sale or purchase of any goods and commodity derivative. (iv) Forward contract means a contract for the delivery of goods and which is not a ready delivery contract. (v) Commodity derivative means- a contract for delivery of goods, which is not a ready delivery contract; or a contract for differences which derives its value from prices or indices of prices of such underlying goods or activities, ser ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (1) FDI in the Insurance sector, as prescribed in the Insurance Act, 1938, is allowed under the automatic route. (2) This will be subject to the condition that Companies bringing in FDI shall obtain necessary license from the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority for undertaking insurance activities. 6.2.24 Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC) 6.2.24.1 Foreign investment in NBFC is allowed under the automatic route in only the following activities: (i) Merchant Banking (ii) Under Writing (iii) Portfolio Management Services (iv) Investment Advisory Services (v) Financial Consultancy (vi) Stock Broking (vii) Asset Management (viii) Venture Capital (ix) Custodian Services (x) Factoring (xi) Credit Rating Agencies (xii) Leasing Finance (xiii) Housing Finance (xiv) Forex Broking (xv) Credit Card Business (xvi) Money Changing Business (xvii) Micro Credit (xviii) R ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Companies 100% Government CHAPTER 7: REMITTANCE, REPORTING AND VIOLATION 7.1 REMITTANCE AND REPATRIATION 7.1.1 Remittance of sale proceeds/Remittance on winding up/Liquidation of Companies: (i) Sale proceeds of shares and securities and their remittance is remittance of asset governed by The Foreign Exchange Management (Remittance of Assets) Regulations 2000 under FEMA. (ii) AD Category-I bank can allow the remittance of sale proceeds of a security (net of applicable taxes) to the seller of shares resident outside India, provided the security has been held on repatriation basis, the sale of security has been made in accordance with the prescribed guidelines and NOC / tax clearance certificate from the Income Tax Department has been produced. (iii) Remittance on winding up/liquidation of Companies AD Category-I banks have been allowed to remit winding up proceeds of companies in India, which are under liquidation, subject to payment of applicable taxes. Liquidation may be subject to any order issued by the court winding up the company or the official liquidator in case of voluntary winding up under the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ue of shares (i) After issue of shares (including bonus and shares issued on rights basis and shares issued under ESOP)/fully, mandatorily compulsorily convertible debentures / fully, mandatorily compulsorily convertible preference shares, the Indian company has to file Form FC-GPR, enclosed in Annex-1 , not later than 30 days from the date of issue of shares. (ii) Form FC-GPR has to be duly filled up and signed by Managing Director/Director/Secretary of the Company and submitted to the Authorized Dealer of the company, who will forward it to the Reserve Bank. The following documents have to be submitted along with the form: (a) A certificate from the Company Secretary of the company certifying that: (A) all the requirements of the Companies Act, 1956 have been complied with; (B) terms and conditions of the Government s approval, if any, have been complied with; (C) the company is eligible to issue shares under these Regulations; and (D) the company has all original certificates issued by authorized dealers in India evidencing receipt of amount of consideration. Note: For companies with paid up capital with less than Rs.5 crore, the above mentioned certificate ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... equity, the company shall report the conversion in Form FC-GPR to the Regional Office concerned of the Reserve Bank as well as in Form ECB-2 to the Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM), Reserve Bank of India, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai 400 051, within seven working days from the close of month to which it relates. The words "ECB wholly converted to equity" shall be clearly indicated on top of the Form ECB-2. Once reported, filing of Form ECB-2 in the subsequent months is not necessary. (ii) In case of partial conversion of ECB, the company shall report the converted portion in Form FC-GPR to the Regional Office concerned as well as in Form ECB-2 clearly differentiating the converted portion from the non-converted portion. The words "ECB partially converted to equity" shall be indicated on top of the Form ECB-2. In the subsequent months, the outstanding balance of ECB shall be reported in Form ECB-2 to DSIM. 7.2.5 Reporting of FCCB/ADR/GDR Issues The Indian company issuing ADRs / GDRs has to furnish to the Reserve Bank, full details of such issue in the Form enclosed as Annex 9, within 30 days from the date of closing of the issue. The company sho ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on has taken place shall be confiscated to the Central Government. 7.3.2 Adjudication and Appeals (i) For the purpose of adjudication of any contravention of FEMA, the Ministry of Finance as per the provisions contained in the Foreign Exchange Management (Adjudication Proceedings and Appeal) Rules, 2000 appoints officers of the Central Government as the Adjudicating Authorities for holding an enquiry in the manner prescribed. A reasonable opportunity has to be given to the person alleged to have committed contraventions against whom a complaint has been made for being heard before imposing any penalty. (ii) The Central Government may appoint as per the provisions contained in the Foreign Exchange Management (Adjudication Proceedings and Appeal) Rules, 2000, an Appellate Authority/ Appellate Tribunal to hear appeals against the orders of the adjudicating authority. 7.3.3 Compounding Proceedings Under the Foreign Exchange (Compounding Proceedings) Rules 2000, the Central Government may appoint Compounding Authority an officer either from Enforcement Directorate or Reserve Bank of India for any person contravening any provisions of the FEMA. The Compounding Authorities ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e or Approval Route (strike out whichever is not applicable) Automatic Route / Approval Route 3. Details of the foreign investor / collaborator * Name Address Country Constitution / Nature of the investing Entity [Specify whether 1. Individual 2. Company 3. FII 4. FVCI 5. Foreign Trust 6. Private Equity Fund 7. Pension / Provident Fund 8. Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) 2 9. Partnership / Proprietorship Firm 10. Financial Institution 11. NRIs / PIO 12. Others (please specify)] Date of incorporation 4. Particulars of Shares / Convertible Debentures Issued * If there is more than one foreign investor/collaborator, separate Annex may be included for items 3 and 4 of the Form. 2 SWF means a Government investment vehicle which is funded by foreign exchange assets, and which manages those assets separately from the official reserves of the monetary authorities. (a) Nature and date of issue Nature of issue Date of issue Number of shares/ convertible debentures 01 IPO/FPO 02 Preferentia ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... We are an un-listed company and the fair value of a share is * ** before issue of shares * (Please indicate as applicable) 5. Post issue pattern of shareholding Equity Compulsorily convertible Preference Shares/ Debentures Investor category No. of shares Amount (Face Value) Rs. % No. of shares Amount (Face Value) Rs. % a) Non-Resident 01 Individuals 02 Companies 03 FIIs 04 FVCIs 05 Foreign Trust 06 Private Equity Funds 07 Pension/ Provident Funds 08 Sovereign Wealth Funds 09 Partnersh ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rger and amalgamation of two or more Indian companies or reconstruction by way of de-merger or otherwise of an Indian company, duly approved by a court in India. OR Shares are issued under ESOP and the conditions regarding this issue have been satisfied 3. Shares have been issued in terms of SIA /FIPB approval No.___________________ dated ____________________ 4. We enclose the following documents in compliance with Paragraph 9 (1) (B) of Schedule 1 to Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000: (i) A certificate from our Company Secretary certifying that (a) all the requirements of the Companies Act, 1956 have been complied with; (b) terms and conditions of the Government approval, if any, have been complied with; (c) the company is eligible to issue shares under these Regulations; and (d) the company has all original certificates issued by authorised dealers in India evidencing receipt of amount of consideration in accordance with paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000. (ii) A certificate from Statutory Auditors / SEBI registered Category I Merchant Banker / Chartered Accountant indicating the manner of arriv ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... seller and/or buyer, (d) Authorised Dealer bank (AD) branch and (e) Indian company, for recording the transfer of ownership in its books. 2. Pricing Guidelines 2.1 The under noted pricing guidelines are applicable to the following types of transactions: i. Transfer of shares, by way of sale under private arrangement by a person resident in India to a person resident outside India. ii. Transfer of shares, by way of sale under private arrangement by a person resident outside India to a person resident in India. 2.2 Transfer by Resident to Non-resident (i.e. to incorporated non-resident entity other than erstwhile OCB, foreign national, NRI, FII) Price of shares transferred by way of sale by resident to a non-resident where the shares of an Indian company are: (a) listed on a recognized stock exchange in India ,shall not be less than the price at which the preferential allotment of shares can be made under the SEBI guidelines , as applicable, provided the same is determined for such duration as specified therein, preceding the relevant date, which shall be the date pf purchase or sale of shares, (b) not listed on a recognized stock exchange in India ,shall not be ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ted outside India directly if the shares were held on repatriation basis and if the shares sold were held on non-repatriation basis, the sale proceeds may be credited to its NRO (Current) Account subject to payment of taxes, except in the case of OCBs whose accounts have been blocked by Reserve Bank. 5. Documentation Besides obtaining a declaration in the enclosed Form FC-TRS (in quadruplicate), the AD branch should arrange to obtain and keep on record the following documents: 5.1 For sale of shares by a person resident in India i. Consent Letter duly signed by the seller and buyer or their duly appointed agent indicating the details of transfer i.e. number of shares to be transferred, the name of the investee company whose shares are being transferred and the price at which shares are being transferred. In case there is no formal Sale Agreement, letters exchanged to this effect may be kept on record. ii. Where Consent Letter has been signed by their duly appointed agent, the Power of Attorney Document executed by the seller/buyer authorizing the agent to purchase/sell shares. iii. The shareholding pattern of the investee company after the acquisition of shares by a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... its link office. The link office would consolidate the Forms and submit a monthly report to the Reserve Bank 4 . For the purpose the Authorized Dealers may designate branches to specifically handle such transactions. These branches could be staffed with adequately trained staff for this purpose to ensure that the transactions are put through smoothly. The ADs may also designate a nodal office to coordinate the work at these branches and also ensure the reporting of these transactions to the Reserve Bank. 6.2 When the transfer is on private arrangement basis, on settlement of the transactions, the transferee/his duly appointed agent should approach the investee company to record the transfer in their books along with the certificate in the Form FC-TRS from the AD branch that the remittances have been received by the transferor/payment has been made by the transferee. On receipt of the certificate from the AD, the company may record the transfer in its books. 6.3 The actual inflows and outflows on account of such transfer of shares shall be reported by the AD branch in the R-returns in the normal course. 6.4 In addition the AD branch should submit two copies of the Form FC-TR ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y. vii. Certificate from the concerned Indian company certifying that the proposed transfer of shares/ convertible debentures by way of gift from resident to the non-resident shall not breach the applicable sectoral cap/ FDI limit in the company and that the proposed number of shares/convertible debentures to be held by the non-resident transferee shall not exceed 5 per cent of the paid up capital of the company. viii. An undertaking from the resident transferor that the value of security to be transferred together with any security already transferred by the transferor, as gift, to any person residing outside India does not exceed the rupee equivalent of USD 50,000 during a financial year*. * RBI s A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 14 Dated 15.09.2011 Annex - 4 Definition of "relative" as given in Section 6 of Companies Act, 1956. A person shall be deemed to be a relative of another, if, and only if: (a) they are members of a Hindu undivided family ; or (b) they are husband and wife ; or (c) the one is related to the other in the manner indicated in Schedule IA (as under) 1. Father. 2. Mother (including step-mother). 3. Son (including stepson). 4. Son' ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tered Name of the Remitter / Investor (Name, if the investor is an Individual) Registration Number (Unique Identification Number * in case remitter is an Individual) Registered Address (Permanent Address if remitter Individual) Name of the Remitter s Bank Remitter s Bank Account No. Period of banking relationship with the remitter * Passport No., Social Security No, or any Unique No. certifying the bonafides of the remitter as prevalent in the remitter s country We confirm that all the information furnished above is true and accurate as provided by the overseas remitting bank of the non-resident investor. (Signature of the Authorised Official of the AD bank receiving the remittance) Date : Place: Stamp : Annex 7 Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (Return to be filled under A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.45 dated March 15, 2011 to the Department of Statistics and Information Management, RBI, Mumbai) Please read the guidelines/definit ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ion (foreign equity participation) (c) Both Block 1A : Total Paid up Capital of Indian Company Item End-March of previous FY End-March current FY Number of Shares Amount in Rs. lakh Number of Shares Amount in Rs. Lakh 1.0 Total Paid-up Capital [(i)+(ii)] (i) Ordinary/Equity Share (ii) Preference Share [(a)+(b)] (a) Participating (b) Non-participating 2.0 Non-resident Equity Holdings 1 Individuals 2 Companies 3 FIIs 4 FVCIs 5 Foreign Trusts 6 Private Equity Funds 7 Pension/ Provident Funds 8 Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 3.0 Disinvestments in India during the year Note: (i) if investor is a company, then country is the country of incorporation; (ii) Please use different sheet using same format to report different non-resident company/individual. Block 2B: Foreign Direct Investment in India (Less than 10% Equity Holding) [Please furnish here the outstanding investments made under the FDI Scheme in India by Non-resident Direct investors, who were individually holding less than 10 per cent ordinary/ equity shares of your company on the reporting date] Name of the non-resident Company/ Individual Type of Capital Country of non-resident investor Equity holding (%) Amount in ` lakh as at the end of March Previous FY December Current FY March Current FY 1.0 Equity Capital (1.0 = 1.2-1.1) 1.1 Claims on Direct Investor 1.2 Liabilities to Direct Investor 2.0 Other Capital(2.0 = 2.2-2.1) ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e particular type(s) of investment, it should be reported in the same format using additional sheets separately for each country. Block 3C: Other Investments: This is a residual category that includes all financial outstanding not considered as direct investment or portfolio investment (outstanding liabilities with Unrelated Parties) Other Investment Country of non-resident lender Amount in ` lakh as at the end of March Previous FY March Current FY 4.0 Trade Credit (4.0 = 4.1+4.2) 4.1 Short Term (4.1= 4.1.1+4.1.2) 4.1.1. Up to 6 Months 4.1.2. 6 Months to 1 Year 4.2. Long Term 5.0 Loans (5.0 = 5.1+5.2) 5.1 Short Term 5.2 Long Term 6.0 Other Liabilities (6.0 = 6.1+6.2) 6.1 Short Term (Up to 1 yr.) 6.2 Long Term Note: (i) Data pertaining to each type ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ity holding) [Please furnish here your outstanding investments in non-resident enterprises (Direct Investment Enterprises DIE), made under the Overseas Direct Investment Scheme, in each of which your company holds less than 10 per cent Equity shares on the reporting date]. Name of the non-resident Company/ Individual Type of Capital Country of non-resident investor Equity holding (%) Amount in ` lakh as at the end of March Previous FY December Current FY March Current FY 1.0 Equity Capital (1.0 = 1.2-1.1) 1.1 Claims on Direct Investor 1.2 Liabilities to Direct Investor 2.0 Other Capital(2.0 = 2.2-2.1) 2.1 Claims on Direct Investor 2.2 Liabilities to Direct Investor 3.0 Disinvestments in India during the year Note: Please use separate sheets in the above format to report diffe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ountry of non-resident lender Amount in ` lakh as at the end of March Previous FY March Current FY 4.0 Trade Credit (4.0 = 4.1+4.2) 4.1 Short Term (4.1= 4.1.1+4.1.2) 4.1.1. Up to 6 Months 4.1.2. 6 Months to 1 Year 4.2. Long Term 5.0 Loans (5.0 = 5.1+5.2) 5.1 Short Term 5.2 Long Term 6.0 Other Assets (6.0=6.1+6.2) 6.1 Currency Deposits 6.2 Others Note: (i) Data pertaining to each type of investment are to be reported consolidating the information country wise. If particular type(s) of investment spreads over more than one country, it should be reported in the above format using separate additional sheet for each country. Block 6: Equity Capital, Free Reserves Surplus of Direct Investment Enterprise Abroad [Please report here the total equity, the equity held ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Certificate We hereby certify that all the facts and figures furnished in this schedule reflect the accurate position of the company and reported after understanding all the items of all the blocks of the schedule. Place : Signature and Name of the Authorised person Date : Concepts Definitions to be used while filling-in the Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets Residence of Enterprises An enterprise is said to have a center of economic interest and to be a resident unit of a country (economic territory) when the enterprise is engaged in a significant amount of production of goods and/or services there or when it owns land or buildings located there. The enterprise must maintain at least one production establishment in the country and must plan to operate the establishment indefinitely or over a long period of time. Free Reserves and Surplus (Block 1B, Item 3.1) Free Reserves and Surplus should include all unencumbered reserves such as i) General Reserve net of losses, if any ii) Capital Reserve iii) Development Rebate Reserve iv) Premium on shares v) Dividend Eq ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t Investment abroad by Indian companies (Block 4A and 4B) If the reporting Indian company invest in equity shares of non-resident company, under the Overseas Direct Investment scheme in India, i.e. investment in Joint venture or Wholly owned subsidiaries abroad, then it should be reported under the Foreign Direct Investment abroad, Section III. If the equity holding of Indian company in non-resident company is 10 per cent or more, then it should be reported under Block 4A (item 1.1 claim on DIE), otherwise, it should be reported under Block 4B (item 1.1, claim on DIE). In both the cases, Indian company is called as the Direct Investor (DI) while the non-resident company is called as Direct Investment Enterprise (DIE). If the non-resident DIE also holds the equity shares in Indian reporting company (DI) and if its share is less than 10 per cent of equity capital of reporting company, then it is called as reverse investment and same should be reported under item 1.2 (liabilities to DIE) of the respective block i.e. Block 4A or 4B. (ii) Other Capital under Direct Investment (Block 2A, 2B, 4A and 4B) The other capital (inter-company debt transactions) component of direct inv ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .2) These short-term instruments include treasury bills, commercial paper, banker s acceptances, short-term negotiable certificates of deposit and short-term notes issued under note issuance facilities. It may be noted that the instruments that share the characteristics of money market instruments but are issued with maturities of more than one year are classified as Bonds and Notes. C. Financial Derivatives (Block 3B and 5B) Financial derivatives are linked to a specific financial instrument, indicator, or commodity and through which specific financial risks can be traded in the financial markets in their own right. Derivative instruments include futures, interest and cross-currency swaps, forward rate agreements, forward foreign exchange contracts, credit derivatives and various types of options. D. Other Investments: (Block 3C and 5C) This is a residual category that includes all financial outstanding not considered as direct investment or portfolio investment such as: (i) Trade Credits (Block 3C 5C, Item 4.0) Trade credits are assets and liabilities that arise from the direct extension of credit from a supplier to a buyer for transactions in goods and serv ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Block 2B and portfolio disinvestments in Block 3A. Likewise, any disinvestment made by the reporting Indian company in its DIE abroad during the year should be reported in Block 4A and 4B and portfolio disinvestments by reporting company should be reported in Block 5A. F. Contingent Liabilities (Block 7) Contingent liabilities are obligations that arise from a particular discrete event(s), which may or may not occur. Contingent liabilities are (i) explicit - arise from a legal or contractual arrangement (Loan other payment guarantees, credit guarantees, Contingent credit availability guarantees, exchange rate guarantees, etc) and (ii) implicit - do not arise from a legal or contractual source, but recognized after a condition or event is realized. If the Indian company has extended a guarantee to a loan taken by non-resident entity (may be its subsidiary abroad), such guarantees are part of contingent foreign liabilities. In this case, under column1 of block 7, ―Loan Guarantee‖ needs to be mentioned. Country should relate to the country of location of the non-resident creditor involved in the transaction. To illustrate, as mentioned above, if the contingent ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... o resident 4 Name of the buyer Constitution / Nature of the investing Entity Specify whether 1. Individual 2. Company 3. FII 4. FVCI 5. Foreign Trust 6. Private Equity Fund 7. Pension/ Provident Fund 8. Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF*) 9. Partnership / Proprietorship firm 10. Financial Institution 11. NRIs / PIOs 12. others Date and Place of Incorporation * SWF means a Government investment vehicle which is funded by foreign exchange assets, and which manages those assets separately from the official reserves of the monetary authorities. Address of the buyer (including e-mail, telephone number. Fax no.) 5 Name of the seller Constitution / Nature of the disinvesting entity Specify whether 1. Individual 2. Company 3. FII 4. FVCI 5. Foreign Trust 6. Private Equity Fund 7. Pension/ Provident Fund 8. Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF*) 9. Partnership/ Proprietorship firm 10. Financial Institution 11. NRIs/PIOs 12. others Date and Place of Incorporation ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d agent Date: Note: In respect of the transfer of shares / compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares / compulsorily and mandatorily convertible debentures from resident to non resident the declaration has to be signed by the non resident buyer, and in respect of the transfer of shares / compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares / compulsorily and mandatorily convertible debentures from non-resident to resident the declaration has to be signed by the non-resident seller. Signature of the Declarant or his duly authorised agent Date: Note: In respect of the transfer of shares / compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares / compulsorily and mandatorily convertible debentures from resident to non resident the declaration has to be signed by the non resident buyer, and in respect of the transfer of shares / compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares / compulsorily and mandatorily convertible debentures from non-resident to resident the declaration has to be signed by the non-resident seller. Annex-9 Form DR [Refer to paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 1] Return to be filed by an Indian Compan ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Sd/- Chartered Accountant Authorised Signatory of the Company Annex - 10 Form DR - Quarterly [Refer to paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 1] Quarterly Return (to be submitted to the Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Investment Division, Central Office, Mumbai) 1. Name of the Company 2. Address 3. GDR/ADR issue launched on 4. Total No. of GDRs/ADRs issued 5. Total amount raised 6. Total interest earned till end of quarter 7. Issue expenses and commission etc. 8. Amount repatriated 9. Balance kept abroad - Details (i) Banks Deposits (ii) Treasury Bills (iii) Others (please specify) 10. No. of GDRs/ADRs still outstanding 11. Company's share price at the end of the quarter 12. GDRs/ADRs price quoted on overseas stock exchange as at the end of the quarter Certified that the funds raised through GDRs/ADRs have not been invested in stock market or real estate. Sd/- Sd/- Authorised Signatory of the Company Chartered Accountant - Circular - Trade Notice - Public Notice - Instructions - Office orders ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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