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Date: 2019-11-14 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause f of sub section 3 of section 6 sub section 2 of section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act

Issued by Reserve Bank of India · Foreign Exchange Department

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Executive Summary: This notification announces the Foreign Exchange Management Deposit Third Amendment Regulations, 2019. It amends the Foreign Exchange Management Deposit Regulations, 2016, specifically concerning Special Non-Resident Rupee (SNRR) accounts. The regulations came into force on November 13, 2019, the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Key Points / Main Content: SNRR Account Amendments: * Any person resident outside India with a business interest in India can open an SNRR account for bona fide transactions in rupees, provided there is no violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act. * The definition of "business interest" includes investments made per Foreign Exchange Management regulations, import/export of goods and services, trade credit, and certain IFSC transactions. SNRR Account Operations: * SNRR accounts must be named according to the specific business purpose. * Banks can maintain separate SNRR accounts for each transaction category or a single account for multiple categories, as long as they can segregate and account for them. * The words "should" are replaced with "shall" in paragraphs 3, 5, and 6 of the Principal Regulations. SNRR Account Tenure: * The tenure of an SNRR account is concurrent with the contract period of the account holder's business but shall not exceed seven years, requiring Reserve Bank approval for renewal, unless opened for specific purposes (paragraphs i to v of paragraph 1). Nominee Account: * The amount due to a nonresident nominee from a deceased account holder's account shall be credited to the nominee's NRONRE account or remitted through normal banking channels. Impact Analysis: Reserve Bank of India: Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended regulations. Action Required: Ensure compliance and potentially process renewal requests for SNRR accounts exceeding seven years (where applicable). Authorised Dealers/Banks: Impact: Need to implement the revised regulations for SNRR accounts. Action Required: Update internal procedures, inform customers about the new rules, and ensure compliance when opening and maintaining SNRR accounts. Persons Resident Outside India with Business Interests in India: Impact: Can now open and operate SNRR accounts under the updated guidelines. Action Required: Understand and comply with the amended regulations when conducting rupee transactions through SNRR accounts. Non-Resident Nominees: Impact: Governed by the new regulations regarding the transfer of funds from deceased account holder's accounts. Action Required: Open NRONRE accounts to receive funds from deceased account holders or use normal banking channels.

Key Entities Referenced

Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, responsible for regulating the banking sector and managing foreign exchange. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999: An act of the Parliament of India to consolidate and amend the law relating to foreign exchange with the objective of facilitating external trade and payments and for promoting the orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market in India. Foreign Exchange Management Deposit Regulations, 2016: Regulations pertaining to the management of deposits under the Foreign Exchange Management Act. Foreign Exchange Management Deposit Third Amendment Regulations, 2019: Amendment to the Foreign Exchange Management Deposit Regulations, 2016. Special Non Resident Rupee Account (SNRR): A rupee account that can be opened by a person resident outside India with a business interest in India. Mumbai, Maharashtra: City in India where the notification was issued by the Reserve Bank of India. New Delhi: Location of Government of India Press. Foreign Exchange Management Non-debt Instruments Rules, 2019: Rules pertaining to non-debt instruments under the Foreign Exchange Management Act.
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म ; (cid:16)कािशत 2कया गया तथा तqप9ात िन<िलिखत के माoयम से संशोिधत 2कया गया, अथा-त :- 09.11.2018 के सा. का. िन. सं.1093 (अ) 16.07.2019 के सा. का. िन. सं. 498 (अ) RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (Foreign Exchange Department) (CENTRAL OFFICE) NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 13th November, 2019 Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2019 No. FEMA 5 (R)/ (3)/2019-RB.— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (f) of sub-section (3) of section 6, sub-section (2) of section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Reserve Bank of India makes the following amendment in the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016 (Notification No. FEMA 5 (R) /2016-RB dated April 01, 2016) (hereinafter referred to as 'the Principal Regulations'), namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. (i) These regulations shall be called the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2019. (ii) They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Principal Regulation, in SCHEDULE 4, (a) for paragraph 1, the following shall be substituted, namely, :- “1. Any person resident outside India, having a business interest in India, may open Special Non- Resident Rupee Account (SNRR account) with an authorised dealer for the purpose of putting through bona fide transactions in rupees, not involving any violation of the provisions of the Act, rules and regulations made thereunder. The business interest, apart from generic business interest, shall include the following INR transactions, namely, :- i. Investments made in India in accordance with Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 dated October 17, 2019 and Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instruments) Regulations, 2019 notified vide notification no. FEMA 396/2019-RB dated October 17, 2019, as applicable, as amended from time to time; ii. Import of goods and services in accordance with Section 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (42 of 1999), read with Notification No. G.S.R. 381(E) dated May 3, 2000, viz., Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transaction) Rules, 2000, as amended from time to time; iii. Export of goods and services in accordance with Section 7 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (42 of 1999), read with Notification No. G.S.R. 381(E) dated May 3,4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] 2000, viz., Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) Rules, 2000, as amended from time to time, and further read with FEMA Notification No.23(R)/2015-RB dated January 12, 2016, as amended from time to time; iv. Trade credit transactions and lending under External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) framework in accordance with Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) Regulations, 2018, as amended from time to time; and v. Business related transactions outside International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) by IFSC units at GIFT city like administrative expenses in INR outside IFSC, INR amount from sale of scrap, government incentives in INR, etc. The account will be maintained with bank in India (outside IFSC).” (b) for paragraph 2, the following shall be substituted, namely, :- “2. The SNRR account shall carry the nomenclature of the specific business for which it is in operation. Indian bank may, at its discretion, maintain separate SNRR Account for each category of transactions or a single SNRR Account for a person resident outside India engaged in multiple categories of transactions provided it is able to identify/ segregate and account them category-wise.” (c) in paragraphs 3,5 and 6, for the word ‘should’, the word ‘shall’ shall be substituted. (d) for in paragraph 8, the following shall be substituted, namely, :- “8. The tenure of the SNRR account shall be concurrent to the tenure of the contract / period of operation / the business of the account holder and in no case shall exceed seven years. Approval of the Reserve Bank shall be obtained in cases requiring renewal: Provided the restriction of seven years shall not be applicable to SNRR accounts opened for the purposes stated at sub. paragraphs i to v of paragraph 1 of this Schedule.” (e) for paragraph 13, the following shall be substituted, namely, :- “13. The amount due/ payable to non-resident nominee from the account of a deceased account holder, shall be credited to NRO/NRE account of the nominee with an authorised dealer/ authorised bank in India or by remittance through normal banking channels. ” AJAY KUMAR MISRA, Chief General Manager-in- Charge [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./288/19] Foot Note: The Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016 (Notification No. FEMA. 5 (R)/2016-RB dated April 01, 2016) was published in the Official Gazette vide G.S.R. No. 389(E) dated April 1, 2016 and subsequently amended vide the following, namely,- G.S.R. No. 1093(E) dated 09.11.2018 G.S.R. No. 498(E) dated 16.07.2019 Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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