OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE
CHENNAI – II COMMISSIONERATE : CHENNAI – 35
TRADE NOTICE No. 46/2001 Dated
: 10.07.2001
Sub. : CE – Communication of Notification
No. 33/2001 CE
to No. 35/2001 CE dt. 28.06.2001.
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The copy of
Ministry’s Notification No. 33/2001 CE to No. 35/2001 CE dt. 28.06.2001 is
forwarded herewith for information and necessary action.
The contents of this Trade Notice may please be
brought to the notice of all constituent members of your association in general
and manufacturers in particular.
(Issued
in file C.No. IV/16/9/2001 Tech.)
s/d
(G.V.
KRISHNA RAO)
JOINT COMMISSIONER (TECHNICAL)
28th June, 2001
Notification No. 33 /2001-Central
Excise
In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 15 of the Central Excise ( No. 2)
Rules, 2001, the Central Government hereby specifies embroidery in the piece,
in strips or in motifs on cotton fabrics, man made fabrics, silk fabrics or
woollen fabrics, in respect of which an assessee shall have the option to pay
the duty of excise on the basis of meter length of the machine per shift and
fixes a rate of duty of Rs. 45 per meter length of the machine per shift, for
embroidery machines utilised for manufacture of the said goods:
Provided that no credit of duty paid on inputs used in the manufacture
of the embroidery and capital goods used within the factory of manufacture of
such embroidery shall be taken under the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2001:
Provided further that the procedure mentioned hereinafter is
followed.
Explanation.- In this notification-
(a) "meter length", in relation to a machine,
means the distance between the points provided for the first needle and the
last needle of only one roller of such machine;
(b) "shift" means a period not exceeding eight
hours working in a day, exclusive of rest interval, provided the work of the
same kind is carried out by the same set of workers.
2. Application to avail of special
procedure.- (1) A manufacturer
of embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs (hereinafter referred to as "the
embroidery") shall make an application in the form specified in Appendix I
to this notification as Appendix-I to the Superintendent of Central Excise in
this behalf.
(2) The application shall be made so as to
cover a period of not less than six consecutive calendar months, but may be
granted for a shorter period, for reasons to be recorded in writing by the
Assistant Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner, as the case may be.
(3) If, at any time during such period,
the manufacturer does not desire to avail himself of the special provisions
contained in this notification, he shall give a notice in writing to the
Assistant Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner in charge of the factory of
his intention at least one week in advance. Once the manufacturer has ceased to
avail himself of such special provisions, from any date, he shall be precluded
from availing himself of such provisions for a period of six months from that
date.
(4) If the manufacturer desires to avail himself of the
special procedures contained herein on the expiry of the period for which his
application was granted, he shall, not later than a week before such expiry,
make an application to the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the
Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise under sub paragraph (1); and on his
failure to do so, he shall, except as provided herein, be precluded from
availing himself of such procedures for a period of six months from the date of
such expiry.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-paragraph (1),
an application made by a manufacturer before the commencement of this
notification under sub-rule(1) of rule 96ZH of the Central Excise Rules, 1944,
shall be deemed to be an application made under sub-paragraph (1) and the same
shall be deemed to have been granted under sub-paragraph (1) and where such
application has not been granted, the Assistant Commissioner or the Deputy
Commissioner shall dispose of the same as if it is an application under
sub-paragraph (1).
3. Discharge of liability for duty on
payment of certain sum.- (1) If a
manufacturer whose application has been granted under paragraph 2 pays before
the commencement of any shift a sum calculated according to such rate, in the
manner and subject to the conditions herein laid down, such payment shall be in
full discharge of his liability for the duty leviable on his production of the
embroidery during the said shift:
Provided that if there is revision in the rate of duty, the
sum payable shall be recalculated on the basis of the revised rates from the
date of revision and liability for duty leviable on the production of the
embroidery from that date shall not be discharged unless the differential duty
is paid, and in case the amount of duty so recalculated is less than the sum
paid, the balance shall be refunded to the manufacturer:
(2) The sum payable under sub-paragraph
(1) shall be calculated by application of the appropriate rate to the meter
length of each of the machines intended to be employed by the manufacturer
during the shift.
(3) Such sum shall be paid by such manufacturer by debit in
the account-current maintained under these provisions before commencement of
the shift.
(4) If the payment is not made in the manner and within the
time-limit herein laid down, the manufacturer shall, unless otherwise directed
by the Assistant Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise ,
and in exceptional circumstances, be liable to pay duty on his entire
production of the embroidery during the shift or shifts, in respect of which
the payment was to be made, at the rate specified in the First Schedule to the
Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986):
Provided that where the period of delay is upto five days,
the provisions of this sub-paragraph shall have effect as if for the expression
"Assistant Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise"
, the expression " Superintendent of Central Excise" has been
substituted.
4. Manufacturer’s declaration and
accounts.- (1) The manufacturer
shall keep account-current with the Commissioner, of the sums payable under
paragraph 3, and such account-current shall be maintained in triplicate by
using indelible pencil and double sided carbon and the assessee shall
periodically make credit in such account-current by cash payment into the
treasury so as to keep sufficient balance in such account-current to cover the
sums payable under paragraph 3.
(2) Such manufacturer shall also-
(a) maintain a Daily Stock Account in the form specified in
Appendix II to this notification;
(b) intimate the Superintendent of Central Excise in writing
of any change in the number, meter length and speed of the machines installed
by him; and
(c) append to the monthly return in proper form prescribed
under rule 12 of the Central Excise ( No. 2) Rules, 2001, two carbon copies of
the Daily Stock Account duly signed.
5. Exemption from certain provisions etc.-
(1) During the period in respect of which a manufacturer has been permitted to
avail himself of the procedure of this notification, he shall be exempt from
the operation of the provisions of rule 8 of the Central Excise (
No. 2) Rules, 2001.
(2) Except in accordance with such terms, conditions and
limitations as the Central Government may by notification specify in this
behalf, no rebate of excise duty shall be paid under rule 18 of the said
Central Excise Rules, in respect of any embroidery exported out of India out of
the stock produced by such manufacturer during such period.
6. Power to condone failure to apply for
special procedure.- Notwithstanding anything contained in this notification,
the Additional Commissioner of Central Excise or the Joint Commissioner of
Central Excise may, at his discretion and subject to such conditions as he may
deem fit, apply the provisions contained in this notification to a manufacturer
who has failed to avail himself of the special procedure, or to comply with any
condition, laid down in this notification.
7. Confiscation and penalty.- If any
manufacturer contravenes any provision of this notification in respect of any
excisable goods, then all such goods shall be liable to confiscation, and the
manufacturer shall be liable to penalty under rule 25 of the Central Excise
(No. 2) Rules, 2001.
8. This notification shall come into
effect on and from the first day of July, 2001.
Appendix-I
Form A S P I
Application for permission to avail
of the special procedure relating to embroidery
Name of the factory/factories…………Address………………….
I/We…………..manufacturer(s) of
embroidery processed at…….. taluk/tehsil……. district………………….And holders of
Central Excise Registration No…………dated……hereby apply to avail myself/ourselves
during the…….calendar month/the period beginning with ….. 20… and ending with
……20…… of the special procedure contained in respect of the manufacture of the
embroidery specified under the notification issued under rule 15 of the Central
Excise (No. 2) Rules, 2001.
2. I/We declare that the particulars of each embroidery
machine installed by me/us
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Serial number allotted to the machine ( such number should
be painted prominently on the machine ), |
Brand name and other identifying particulars of the
machine |
Year of instillation of the machine |
Length of the machine in meters |
Maximum revolutions per minute which the machine is
capable of working at |
Remarks |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
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3. I/We hereby agree to abide by the terms and conditions of
the said procedure throughout the said period.
Place:
Date:
Signature of manufacturers or
his/their authorized agent(s).
Countersigned
…….of Central Excise
Range………
Circle……….
Place:
Date:
Permission granted for calendar month/the period beginning
with…..and ending with…………
Assistant Commissioner/
Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise
Place:
Date:
Appendix-II
Original
Duplicate
Triplicate
Production register-cum-account current to be maintained by
the the manufacturer of embroidery working under special procedure
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Name and
Address of the Manufacturer
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First
Shift : From_____________ hours to __________________hours |
Month______________, 20___ |
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Second
Shift : From_____________ hours to __________________hours |
Registration No. ___________________ |
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Third
Shift : From_____________ hours to __________________hours |
Account Current
No.___________________ |
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Date |
Shift |
Description of variety of
the embroidery |
Description of the base
fabrics |
Particulars of machines
intended to be employed during the shift |
Rate per metre length of
the machine per shift (Rs.) |
Number and date of the
credit document under which the amount deposited in the Treasury |
Amount deposited (Rs.) |
Total sum payable and
debitted (Rs.) |
Balance (Rs.) |
Quantity of the embroidery
manufactured during the Shift (Square metres) |
Remarks |
Signature of the
manufacturer or his authorised agent |
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Number |
Serial Numbers alloted as
per the application |
Total metre length |
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(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
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(11) |
(12) |
(13) |
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F. No. 354/66/2001-TRU
(T.R. Rustagi)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
28th June 2001
Notification No. 34/2001-Central
Excise
In exercise of the powers conferred by Rule 15 of the Central Excise (No.2)
Rules, 2001, The Central Government hereby specifies the excisable goods viz.
stainless steel pattis/pattas, falling under Chapter 72, or aluminium circles
falling under Chapter 76 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff
Act, 1985(5 of 1986) subjected to the process of cold rolling with the aid of
cold rolling machine in respect of which an assessee shall have an option to
pay the duty of excise on the basis of cold rolling machine installed for cold
rolling of these goods and fixes the following rate of duty per cold rolling
machine, per month:-
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(i) |
stainless steel pattis or pattas |
Fifteen thousand rupees |
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(ii) |
aluminium circles produced
from sheets manufactured on cold rolling machines |
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(a) where the length of
the roller is 30" or less |
Seven thousand five
Hundred rupees |
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(b) where the length of
the roller is more than 30" |
Ten thousand rupees: |
Provided that no credit of duty paid on any raw materials,
component part or machinery or finished products used for cold rolling of
stainless steel pattis/pattas, or aluminium circles under CENVAT Credit Rules,
2001 shall be taken:
Provided further that the procedure mentioned hereinafter is
followed.
2. Application to avail special
procedure.- (1) The manufacturer shall make an
application in the form specified in Appendix-I to this notification to the
Superintendent of Central Excise, as the case may be, for this purpose and
the Superintendent, may grant permission for the period in respect of which
the application has been made.
(2) The application shall be made so
as to cover a period of not less than twelve consecutive calendar months, but
permission may be granted for a shorter period for reasons to be recorded in
writing, by the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner
of Central Excise.
(3) If at any time
during such period the manufacturer fails to avail himself of the procedure
contained in this notification, he shall, unless otherwise
ordered by the Assistant Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner, be precluded
from availing himself of such procedure for a period of six months from the
date of such failure.
(4)
If the manufacturer desires to avail himself of the procedure contained in this
notification on the expiry of the period for which his application was granted,
he shall, before such expiry, make an application to the Assistant Commissioner
of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise as under sub-
paragraph (1) and on his failure to do so, he shall, except as provided herein,
be precluded from availing himself of such procedure for a period of six months
from the date of such expiry.
(5) Notwithstanding anything
contained in sub- paragraph (1), an application made by a manufacturer, before
the commencement of this notification, under sub-rule (1) of rule 96ZA of the
Central Excise Rules, 1944, shall be deemed to be an application made under
sub- paragraph (1) and the same shall be deemed to have been granted under sub-
paragraph (1) and where such application has not been granted, the Assistant
Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner shall dispose of the same as if it is
an application under sub- paragraph (1).
3. Discharge of duty liability on
payment of certain sum.- (1) A manufacturer whose
application has been granted under paragraph 2 shall pay a sum calculated at
the rate specified in this notification, subject to the conditions herein laid
down, and such payment shall be in full discharge of his liability for duty
leviable on his production of such cold re-rolled stainless pattas/pattis, or
aluminium circles during the period for which the said sum has been paid:
Provided that if there is revision in the rate of duty, the
sum payable shall be recalculated on the basis of the revised rate, from the
date of revision and liability for duty leviable on the production of stainless
steel pattis/pattas, or aluminium circles from that date shall not be
discharged unless the differential duty is paid and in case the amount of duty
so recalculated is less than the sum paid, the balance shall be refunded to the
manufacturer:
Provided further that when a manufacturer makes an
application for the first time under paragraph 2 for availing of the procedure
contained in this notification, the duty liability for the month in which the
application is granted shall be calculated pro-rata on the basis of the total
number of days in that month and the number of days remaining in the month from
the date of such grant.
(2) The sum payable under
sub-paragraph (1) shall be calculated by application of the appropriate rate to
the maximum number of cold rolling machines installed by or on behalf of such
manufacturer in one or more premises at any time during three calendar months
immediately preceding the calendar month in which the application under
paragraph 2 is made.
(3) The sum shall be tendered by the
manufacturer along with the application.
4. Manufacturer’s declaration and
accounts.- (1) The manufacturer
who has been granted permission under paragraph (2) above shall make an
application in the form specified in Appendix II to this notification to the
Superintendent in charge of the factory for permission to remove the stainless
steel pattis/pattas, or aluminium circles from his premises during the ensuing month,
declaring the maximum number of cold rolling machines installed by him or on
his behalf, in one or more premises at any time during three calendar months
immediately preceding the said calendar month in which such application is
made.
(2) If such application is not made
to the Superintendent of Central Excise within the time limit laid down in
sub-paragraph (1), the manufacturer shall, unless, otherwise directed by the
Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of Central
Excise, and in exceptional circumstances, be liable to pay duty on his entire
production of stainless steel pattis/pattas, or aluminium circles during the
month or part thereof in respect of which the application was to be made, at
the rate prescribed in the First Schedules to the Central Excise Tariff Act,
1985 (5 of 1986) read with any relevant notification or notifications issued
under sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of
1944).
(3) The manufacturer shall also intimate the Superintendent
of Central Excise in writing of any proposed change in the number of cold
rolling machines installed by him or on his behalf, and obtain the written
approval of such officer before making any such change.
5. Exemption from certain provisions
etc.- (1) During the period in respect of which any
manufacturer has been permitted to avail himself of the procedure of this
notification, he shall be exempt from the operation of rule 8 of the Central
Excise (No. 2) Rules, 2001.
(2) Except in accordance with such terms
and conditions as the Central Government may by notification specify in this
behalf, no rebate of excise duty shall be paid under rule 18 of the said
Central Excise Rules, in respect of any stainless steel pattis/pattas, or aluminium
circles exported out of India, out of the stock produced by such manufacturer
during such period.
6. Provisions regarding new
factories and closed factories resuming production.-
(1) In the case of a manufacturer who commences
production for the first time or who recommences production after having ceased
production for a continuous period of not less than three months, and who has
been permitted by the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy
Commissioner of Central Excise under paragraph 2 to avail of the procedure, the
amount payable by him for the first month or part thereof, as the case may be,
shall be provisionally calculated on the basis of his declaration of the
maximum number of cold rolling machines that are or are likely to be installed
by him or on his behalf during such period.
(2) At the expiry of the period, the
amount payable shall be recalculated on the basis of the maximum number of cold
rolling machines actually installed and if the initial payment falls short of
the total liability so determined, the deficiency shall be recovered from the
manufacturer and where the total liability is less than the initial deposit,
the balance shall be refunded to the manufacturer.
7. Power to condone failure to apply
for special procedure. - Notwithstanding anything contained in this
notification, the Additional Commissioner of Central Excise or the Joint
Commissioner of Central Excise may, at his discretion, for reasons to be
recorded in writing, and subject to such conditions as he may deem fit, apply
the provisions contained in this notification to a manufacturer who has failed
to avail himself of the special procedure, or to comply with any condition laid
down in this notification.
8. Provision regarding factories
ceasing to work or reverting to the normal procedure.-Notwithstanding anything
contained in this notification, where a manufacturer who had availed himself of
the procedure contained in this notification ceases to work or reverts to the
normal procedure, the duty payable by him in the month during which he has
availed himself of the procedure shall be calculated on the basis of the
maximum number of cold rolling machines installed during the last month in the
manner prescribed in paragraph 6 and the amount already paid for the month in
accordance with paragraph 3 shall be adjusted towards the duty so calculated
and on such adjustment if there is any excess payment it shall be refunded to
the manufacturer and any deficiency in duty shall be recovered from the
manufacturer.
Explanation. - A manufacturer, who ceases to work his factory for one or
two shifts only, shall not be deemed to have ceased to work within the meaning
of this notification.
9. Confiscation and
penalty .- If any manufacturer contravenes
any provision of this notification in respect of any excisable goods, then all
such goods shall be liable to confiscation, and the manufacturer shall be
liable to penalty under rule 25 of the Central Excise (No. 2) Rules, 2001.
10. This notification shall come in to
effect on and from the first day of July, 2001.
Appendix-I
Form A S P II
Application for permission to avail of the special procedure
relating to stainless steel patties or pattas or aluminium circles.
Name of the factory/factories…………Address………………….
I/We…………..manufacturers of stainless steel patties or pattas/aluminium circles
processed without the aid of power or steam, residing
at……..taluk/tehsil…….district….and holders of Central Excise Registration
No…………dated……hereby apply to avail myself/ourselves during the…….calendar
month/the period beginning with…..20… and ending with ….20…. of the special
procedure in respect of the production or transactions in such stainless steel
patties or pattas or aluminium circles without the aid of power or steam at
my/our above mentioned factory/factories.
2. I/We declare that I/We had not at
any time during the calendar year ending……….employed more than five workers and
that I/we intend to employ ……workers in the factory during the calendar month
next following.
3. I/we declare that I/We had not at
any time during the calendar year ending…..employed more than five hand presses
and that I/we intend to employ in the factory during the calendar month next ….
hand presses.
4. I/We hereby agree to abide by the
terms and conditions of the said procedure throughout the said period.
Place:
Date:
Signature of manufacturers or
his/their authorized agent(s).
Countersigned
…….of Central Excise
Range………
Circle……….
Place:
Date:
Permission
granted for Calendat month/the period beginning with…..and ending with…………..
Assistant Commissioner / Deputy
Commissioner of Central Excise
Place:
Date:
Note: Delete the entries not applicable.
Appendix-II
Original
Duplicate
Triplicate
Quadruplicate
Application for removal of stainless steel patties/pattas
manufactured under the special procedure
Name of the Factory………………….
Address……………………………….
1.
I/We……………………………………..manufacturer(s)
of stainless steel patties/pattas
residing at…………………………………………….Taluka/Tehsil…………………………District………… and holder(s) of
Central Excise Registration No. …………dated………..having been permitted to avail
myself/ourselves of the special procedure contained in the notification issued
under rule 15 of Central Excise (No.2) Rules 2001, in respect of my/our
production and transactions in such stainless steel patties/pattas at the
above-mentioned factory/factories hereby declare that I /we intend to instal
and employ the cold rolling machines for the production of stainless steel
patties/pattas during the year…………in the manner indicated below, and the total
sum payable by me/us in terms of the provisions laid down in the notification
in respect of the said period are stated hereunder:-
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No.of cold rolling Machines to be
installed and employed |
Rate prescribed
in Government of India Notification No. /2001- Central
Excise dated |
Sum payable |
Total |
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(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
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2.
I/We
tender herewith the sum of Rs………..(Rupees…………….only). The balance will be paid
by me/us in monthly instalments.
3.
I/We hereby declare that the particulars furnished herein are true and complete
to the best of my/our knowledge and belief.
4.
I/We
apply for leave to remove from the above mentioned premises during the period
from ……….to………….any stainless steel patties/pattas manufactured in the said
premises during that period.
5.
I/We
understand that the permission accorded to me/us for the year…….is subject to
my/our paying the balance amount as indicated in paragraph 2 above.
Place…….
Date………
Signature of manufacturer or his
authorized agent.
To
The
Superintendent of Central Excise
………………………….Range
………………………….Division
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