**Summary:**
This notification, G.S.R. 338(E), issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, on June 20, 2024, introduces the Special Economic Zones Fourth Amendment Rules, 2024. These rules, effective immediately upon publication in the Official Gazette, further amend the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006.
The amendment focuses on rule 18, sub-rule 4, clause (d), specifically modifying the second proviso related to reconditioning, repair, and re-engineering activities within Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The amended rule maintains the requirement for a one-to-one correlation between exports and imports for reconditioned, repaired, or re-engineered products.
Furthermore, the amendment introduces a provision regarding the sale of non-hazardous metal and metal-alloy wastes generated from these activities within the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA). It stipulates that only non-hazardous metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form, free of contaminants listed against Basel No. B1010 in Part D of Schedule III of the Hazardous and Other Wastes Management and Transboundary Movement Rules, 2016, may be sold in the DTA upon payment of applicable customs duty. Such sales are treated as imports and are restricted to actual users or traders authorized by the State Pollution Control Board for use by actual users, on a one-time basis. Verification of documents specified in Schedule VIII of the Hazardous and Other Wastes Management and Transboundary Movement Rules, 2016, by the Custom Authority is also mandated.
The notification references F. No. K.43014/16/22/2022-SEZ and is issued by Vimal Anand, Jt. Secy.
Key Entities Referenced
Special Economic Zones Act, 2005: An act of the parliament of India concerning Special Economic Zones.
Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006: Rules pertaining to the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, providing a framework for the operation of SEZs in India.
Special Economic Zones Fourth Amendment Rules, 2024: An amendment to the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade, commerce and industry.
Department of Commerce: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Basel No. B1010: A code related to nonhazardous metal and metalalloy wastes in metallic, nondispersible form.
Hazardous and Other Wastes Management and Transboundary Movement Rules, 2016: Rules concerning the management and movement of hazardous waste materials.
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वाजणज्य और उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 20 िून, 2024
सा.का.जन. 338(अ).—केन्िीय सरकार, जविेष आर्थिक िोन अजधजनयम, 2005 (2005 का 28) की धारा 55
द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, जविेष आर्थिक िोन जनयम, 2006 म ें और संिोधन करन े के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत
जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाित:् -
1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम जविेष आर्थिक िोन (चौथा संिोधन) जनयम, 2024 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत होंगे।
2. जविेष आर्थिक िोन जनयम, 2006 म,ें जनयम 18 के उप जनयम (4) के खडं (घ) म,ें िसू रे परंतुक के स्ट्थान पर
जनज्न्लजखत परंतुक को रखा िाएगा, अथाित:-
परंतु यह और दक पनुनुिकूलन, मर्मत और पुन: इंिीजनयरी को इस िति के अधीन अनुज्ञात दकया िा सकता ह ैदक जनयाित
का आयातों के साथ प्रत्येक के जलए अलग-अलग सहसंबंध होगा और सभी पुननुिकूजलत या मर्मत या पुन: इंिीजनयरी
दकए गए उत्पािों का जनयाित दकया िाएगा:
3662 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
परंतु यह भी दक पुननुिकूलन, मर्मत या पुन: इंिीजनयरी स ेउत्पन्न केवल अपररसंकटमय धाजत्वक, गरै-पररिेपण रूप म ें
धात ुऔर धात ुएलॉय अपजिष्ट जिसम ेंकोई संिषूक नहीं ह,ै िो पररसंकटमय और अन्य अपजिष्ट (प्रबंध और सीमापर
संचलन) जनयम, 2016 की अनसु ूची III के भाग घ म ेंबेसल सं. ख 1010 म ेंसूचीबद्ध ह,ै का लाग ूसीमािुल्क के संिाय पर
घरेलू टैररफ ित्रे म ेंजवक्रय अनज्ञु ात दकया िा सकता ह ैऔर इसे आयात के रूप म ेंमाना िाएगा और इस ेएकल आधार पर
तथा सीमा िल्ुक प्राजधकरण द्वारा पररसंकटमय और अन्य अपजिष्ट (प्रबंध और सीमापार संचलन) जनयम 2016 की
अनुसूची V II म ेंजवजनर्ििष्ट िस्ट्तावेिों के सत्यापन के अध्यधीन राज्य प्रिषूण जनयंत्रण बोडि द्वारा प्राजधकृत वास्ट्तजवक
उपयोगकतािओं के उपयोग के जलए केवल वास्ट्तजवक उपयोगकताि या व्यापारी को अनुज्ञात दकया िाएगा ।
[फा. स.ं के-43014(16)/22/2022-एसईिेड]
जवमल आनंि, संयक्ु त सजचव
रटप्पण :मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म ेंअजधसूचना संखयांक सा.का.जन. 54 (अ),
तारीख 10 फरवरी, 2006 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और अजधसूचना संखयांक सा.का.जन. 314(अ),
तारीख 6 िून, 2024 द्वारा अंजतम बार संिोजधत दकए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th June, 2024
G.S.R. 338(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 55 of the Special Economic Zones
Act, 2005 (28 of 2005), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Special
Economic Zones Rules, 2006, namely: -
1. (1) These rules may be called the Special Economic Zones (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, in rule 18, in sub-rule (4), in clause (d), for second proviso, the
following provisos shall be substituted, namely: -
“Provided further that reconditioning, repair and re-engineering may be permitted subject to the conditions that
export shall have one to one correlation with imports and all the reconditioned or repaired or re-engineered products
shall be exported:
Provided also that only non-hazardous metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form having no
contaminants enlisted against Basel No. B1010 in Part D of Schedule III of the Hazardous and Other Wastes
(Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 generated from the reconditioning, repair or re-
engineering, may be allowed to be sold in the Domestic Tariff Area on payment of applicable customs duty and this
shall be treated as import and will be permitted only to the actual user or to the trader for use of the actual users
authorized by the State Pollution Control Board on one-time basis and subject to verification of documents specified
in Schedule VIII of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 by the
Custom Authority”.
[F. No. K.43014(16)/22/2022-SEZ]
VIMAL ANAND, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 54(E), dated the 10th February, 2006 and lastly
amended vide notification number G.S.R. 314 (E), dated the 6th June, 2024.
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