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APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT  AND TECHNOLOGY  TRANSFER AGREEMENT(RBI)
APPLICATION FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT & TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT(SIA)

 

 

                              FORM  FC (RBI)

    APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT  AND TECHNOLOGY
                                                TRANSFER AGREEMENT

i)   All applications for permission under paragraphs  39  B(iv),   
39 C(i) and 39 c(ii) of the Statement of Industrial Policy  (July 
1991) are to be submitted to the Controller, Foreign Investment & 
Technology Transfer Section (FITT), Exchange Control  Department, 
Central  Office,  Reserve Bank of India, Bombay-400  023  (in  10 
copies).   One  application  along with 9  photocopies  would  be 
acceptable.

ii)   Entrepreneurs  may  go through the "Note  For  Guidance  of 
Entrepreneurs  For  Foreign Investment  and  Technology  Transfer 
Agreement"  (attached to this form) carefully before  filling  up 
the details in the form.   The Note contains relevant extracts of 
the Statement of Industrial Policy, standard conditions  attached 
to  approvals  for foreign investment/foreign  technology  agree-
ments, procedure for hiring foreign technicians, foreign  testing 
of  indigenous  raw materials and products and  indigenously  de-
veloped technology, deputation of Indian technicians abroad and a 
note on Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System).

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| 1. Dt. of receipt    |___|___|  |___|___|   |___|___|___|___| |
|                       ___ ___    ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___  |
| 2. Dt. of approval   |___|___|  |___|___|   |___|___|___|___| |
|                      ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___  |
| 3. Regn.no.allotted |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___| |
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I    Nature  of application (Please tick ( _/ )  
     the appropriate box/boxes)

      ___ 
     |___|  For foreign investment under para 39 B(i)
      ___ 
     |___|  For foreign investment under para 39 B(iv)
      ___ 
     |___|  For foreign technology agreement under para 39 C(i)
      ___ 
     |___|  For foreign technology agreement under para 39 C(iii)

II   Name and Address of the Applicant / Company 
     in full (BLOCK LETTERS)

Name of the   ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Applicant/   |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
Company       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
             |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Address      |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
             |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Pin Code     |___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Telephone    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Telex        |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Fax          |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Cable        |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

I EXPLANATION :

  Items (I) and (II) below should be filled only in respect of an 
Indian Company which is already in existence.

(I)   Capital Structure of the existing Indian Company
      (Amount in Rupees)

                        Equity                 Preference
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 a) Authorised  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 b) Subscribed  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 c) Paid-up     |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|

(II)  Pattern of share holding in existing paid-up capital
      (Amount in Rupees)

                            Equity                 Percentage
              
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
a) Foreign holding  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

                         Preference                Percentage
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

b) Non resident Indian Company / Individual holding
  
                            Equity                 Percentage    
                                                                 
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
i) Repatriable      |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|
                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

                            Equity                 Percentage    
                                                                 
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
ii)Non-Repatriable  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|
                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

                            Equity                 Percentage    
                                                                 
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
c) Resident Holding |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|
                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

d) Total [a + b (i + ii) + c]:
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
   Equity           |___|___|___|___|___|___|
                                                       
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
   Preference       |___|___|___|___|___|___|

IV  (I) Proposed capital structure of the Indian company, in case 
revision  of existing capital structure is contemplated, or if  a 
new company is to be set up.

                                               (Amount in Rupees)

                        Equity                 Preference
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 a) Authorised  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 b) Subscribed  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 c) Paid-up     |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|

(II)  Pattern of share holding in existing paid-up capital
      (Amount in Rupees)

                            Equity                 Percentage
              
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
a) Foreign holding  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

                         Preference                Percentage
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

b) Non resident Indian Company / Individual holding
  
                            Equity                 Percentage    
                                                                 
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
i) Repatriable      |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|
                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|


                            Equity                 Percentage    
                                                                 
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
ii)Non-Repatriable  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|
                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

                            Equity                 Percentage    
                                                                 
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
c) Resident Holding |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|
                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|


d) Total [a + b (i + ii) + c]:
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
   Equity           |___|___|___|___|___|___|
                                                       
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
   Preference       |___|___|___|___|___|___|

V    Rupee  equivalent   of the proposed foreign  equity  in  the 
Indian  Company  (including premium, if any in case  of  existing 
companies).
                ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
               |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


VI   Rupee  equivalent of foreign exchange component in  the  CIF 
value of capital goods to be imported,

                ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
               |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

VII   Existing Activity(ies) if any, of the Indian Company  (sup-
plementary sheets may be used if necessary).

(a)  Item Code [Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System)]

                                         Under Annexure III of    
                                         the Industrial Policy    
                                         Statement [Please tick   
                                      ( _/ ) the appropriate box] 

        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___           ___        ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|   Yes   |___|  No  |___|

        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___           ___        ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|   Yes   |___|  No  |___|

        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___           ___        ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|   Yes   |___|  No  |___|

        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___           ___        ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|   Yes   |___|  No  |___|

        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___           ___        ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|   Yes   |___|  No  |___|

(b) Item Description

        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


VIII  Item(s)  of  manufacture of activity(ies)  proposed  to  be 
undertaken  with foreign collaboration (in case of more than  one 
item, supplementary sheets may be used).

(a)  Item Code [Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System)]

                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

(b) Item Description

        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

IX   Location and full address of the proposed factory, if known.

             ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Location    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
             ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
            |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
             ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
            |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
             ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
District    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
             ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
State       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
             ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Pin Code    |___|___|___|___|___|___|

X  FOREIGN INVESTMENT

(a) Financial Collaborator (if the name and address are the  same 
    as at item II on page 1, please state so)_)__________________

         Name     _____________________________________
                  _____________________________________

         Address  _____________________________________
                  _____________________________________

         Country  _____________________________________


 (b) Background of Financial Collaborator.

XI  FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT

(a)  Foreign Technical Collaborator (if the name and address  are 
     the same as at item II on page 1, please state so)_______________

         Name     _____________________________________
                  _____________________________________

         Address  _____________________________________
                  _____________________________________

         Country  _____________________________________

 (b) Background of Financial Collaborator.

 (c) Royalty on Sales                        Please tick ( _/ )
                                         whichever is applicable

 
/-------------------------------------\   /---------------------\
|            |Percentage |    Period  |   |  INCLUSIVE OF TAXES |
|------------|-----------|------------|   |---------------------|
| Domestic   |           |            |   |    NET OF TAXES     |  
|------------|-----------|------------|   \---------------------/    
| Export     |           |            |
\-------------------------------------/

(d) Nature and quantum of lumpsum payments.   Please tick ( _/ )   
    (Please tick (_/) the appropriate boxes           whichever        
                                               is applicable
    ___                                   /---------------------\
   |___|  Technical know-how fees         |  INCLUSIVE OF TAXES |
                                          |---------------------|
    ___                                   |    NET OF TAXES     |
   |___|  Fees for drawing and designs    \---------------------/
        
    ___ 
   |___|  Payments for use of Patents, brand
          names, trade marks and the like
    ___ 
   |___|  Engineering Services' Fees
        
    ___ 
   |___|  Others (Please Specify)
/---------------------------------------------------------------\
| Currency of Payment         Amount of foreign        No.of    |
|                             exchange required    installments |
\---------------------------------------------------------------/
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___       ___ ___ 
|___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|     |___|___|
                         
                         Rupee Equivalent
                   ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                  |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

XII  (a)  In case approval is sought under para 39 c(ii)  of  the 
Statement  of Industrial Policy dated 24.7.1991,  please  confirm 
that  the foreign exchange requirement will be met  through  EXIM 
scrips.

                     ___             ___ 
               Yes  |___|    No     |___|


(b) If no, please indicate the source of foreign exchange

XIII  Expected date of commencement of commercial production.

                                                    
               Date         Month        Year       
               ___ ___     ___ ___      ___ ___ ___ 
              |___|___|   |___|___|    |___|___|___|

XIV   Please mention the name of the Authorised Dealer of Foreign 
Exchange  concerned  through whom the  remittances  of  Technical 
Know-how fees and Royalty will be made.

    Name     ____________________________________________

    Address  ____________________________________________

             ____________________________________________

   (In case of change, please notify, the RBI)

DECLARATION

     I/We  hereby certify that the above statements are true  and 
correct to the best of my/our knowledge and belief.


(Signature of applicant)        _______________________________

(Name in block letters)         _______________________________

(Designation of the Signatory)  ________________________________

Place                  Date         Month        Year       
                      ___ ___     ___ ___      ___ ___ ___ 
Date                 |___|___|   |___|___|    |___|___|___|





          NOTE FOR GUIDANCE OF ENTREPRENEURS
    FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
                     AGREEMENTS

        (This note contains information for the guidance 
          of entrepreneurs and may be retained by them, 
             it need not accompany the application).

I.  EXTRACTS FROM STATEMENT ON INDUSTRIAL POLICY 
    DATED 24TH JULY, 1991

PARAGRAPH 39 B - FOREIGN INVESTMENT

i)  Approval will be given for direct foreign investment upto  51 
percent  foreign  equity in high  priority  industries  (Annexure 
III).  There shall be no bottlenecks of any kind in this process.  
Such  clearance  will be available if foreign equity  covers  the 
foreign exchange requirement for imported capital goods.

ii)  While the import of components, raw materials and intermedi-
ate  goods,  and payment of knowhow fees and  royalties  will  be 
governed  by  the  general policy applicable  to  other  domestic 
units,  the payment of dividends would be monitored  through  the 
Reserve Bank of India so as to ensure that outflows of account of 
dividend  payments are balanced by export earnings over a  period 
of time.

iii)  Other foreign equity proposals, including proposals involv-
ing  51% foreign equity which do not meet the criteria under  (i) 
above,  will  continue to need prior clearance.   Foreign  equity 
proposals need not necessarily be accompanied by foreign technol-
ogy agreements.

iv)  To provide access to international markets, majority foreign 
equity  holding  upto  51% equity will  be  allowed  for  trading 
companies  primarily  engaged in export  activities.   while  the 
thrust  would be on export activities, such trading houses  shall 
be  at par with domestic trading and export houses in  accordance 
with the Import-Export Policy.

NOTE  :   While  RBI would consider  applications  falling  under 
iotems  (i) and (iv), applications in respect of item (iii)  will 
be  considered  by Government of India,  Ministry  of  Industries 
(SIA)

PARAGRAPH  39 C - FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS

i)     Automatic permission will be given for foreign  technology 
agreements in high priority industries (Annex III) upto a lumpsum 
payment of Rs.10 million, 5% royalty for domestic sales and 8% for 
exports, subject to total payments of 8% of sales over a 10  year 
period  from  date of agreement or 7 years from  commencement  of 
production.   The prescribed royalty rates are net of  taxes  and 
will be calculated according to standard procedures.

ii)   In  respect of industries other than those in  Annex  III, 
automatic permission will be given subject to the same guidelines 
as  above  if no free foreign exchange is required for  any  pay-
ments.

iii)  All other proposals will need specific approval  under  the 
general procedures in force.

iv)   No  permission  will be necessary for  hiring   of  foreign 
technicians, foreign testing of indigenously developed  technolo-
gies.   Payment may be made from blanket permits or free  foreign 
exchange according to RBI guidelines.

NOTE :

(1)   Application in respect of items (i) and (ii) would be  con-
sidered  by  RBI.   All other proposals should  be  submitted  to 
Government of India, Ministry of Industry (SIA).

(2)    In  respect of item (ii) foreign exchange  requirement  is 
required to be met from  Exim Scrips.

II.  STANDARD CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO APPROVALS 
     FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT & TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT.

1.   The  total  non-resident share-holding  in  the  undertaking 
should  not  exceed the percentage(s) specified in  the  approval 
letter.

2.(a) The royalty will be calculated on the basis of the net  ex-
factory  sale price of the product, exclusive of  excise  duties, 
minus  the  cost of the standard bought-out  components  and  the 
landed cost of imported components, irrespective of the source of 
procurement,  including ocean freight, insurance, custom  duties, 
etc.  The payment of royalty will  be restricted to the  licensed 
capacity  plus  25% in excess thereof for  such  items  requiring 
industrial  licence  or  on such capacity  as  specified  in  the 
approval  letter.  this restriction will not apply to  items  not 
requiring industrial licence.  In case of production in excess of 
this  quantum,  prior  approval of Government would  have  to  be 
obtained regarding the terms of payment of royalty in respect  of 
such excess production.

(b)  The royalty would be payable beyond the period of the agree-
ment  if  the orders had not been executed during the  period  of 
agreement.  However, where the orders themselves took a long time 
to  execute,  then  the royalty for an order  booked  during  the 
period  of  the  agreement,  but executed  after  the  period  of 
agreement,  would  be payable only after a  Chartered  Accountant 
certifies  that  the orders in fact have been firmly  booked  and 
execution began during the period of agreement, and the technical 
assistance  was  available on a continuing basis even  after  the 
period of agreement.

(c)  No minimum guaranteed royalty would be allowed.

     The lumpsum shall be paid in three installments as  detailed 
below, unless otherwise stipulated in the approval letter:-

     First 1/3rd after the approval for collaboration proposal is 
obtained  from Reserve Bank of India and collaboration  agreement 
is filed with the Authorised dealer in Foreign Exchange.

     Second 1/3rd on delivery of know-how documentation.

     Third   and  final  1/3rd  on  commencement  of   commercial 
production,  or  four  years after the proposal  is  approved  by 
Reserve Bank of India and agreement is filed with the  Authorised 
Dealer in Foreign Exchange, whichever is earlier.

     The  lumpsum  can be paid in more than  three  installments, 
subject to completion of the activities as specified above.

4.   Al remittances to the foreign collaborator shall be made  as 
per the exchange rates prevailing on the date or remittance.

5.    The applications for remittances may be made to the  Autho-
rised Dealer in Form A2 with the undernoted documents :-

(a)   A  "No  objection" Certificate issued  by  the  Income  Tax 
authorities  in the standard form or a copy of  the  certificated 
issued by the designated bank regarding the payment of tax  where 
the  tax  has been paid at a flat rate of 30% to  the  designated 
bank.

(b)  A certificate from the Chartered Accountant in Form (RCK/TCR 
(depending upon the purpose of payment).

(c)   A declaration by the applicant to the effect that the  pro-
posed  remittance  is strictly in accordance with the  terms  and 
conditions of the collaboration approved by RBI/Government.

6.  The agreement shall be subject to Indian Laws.

7.   A  copy of the foreign investment  and  technology  transfer 
agreement  signed  by both the parties may be  furnished  to  the 
following authorities:-

a) Administrative Ministry/Department

b) Department of Scientific and Industrial Research New Delhi.

c) Concerned Regional Office of Exchange Control Department, RBI.
 
d) Authorised Dealer designated to service the agreement.

8.   All  payments under the foreign  investment  and  technology 
transfer  agreement including rupee payments (if any) to be  made  
in  connection  with engagement/deputation of  foreign  technical 
personnel  such as passage fare, living expenses etc. of  foreign 
technicians,  would  be  liable for the levy of  cess  under  the 
Research  and Development Cess Act, 1986 and the  Indian  Company 
while  making such payments should pay the cess prescribed  under 
the Act.

9.   A return (in duplicate) in Form TCD should be  submitted  to 
Regional  Office of the Reserve Bank of India in the first  fort-
night of January each year.

III.  HIRING OF FOREIGN TECHNICIANS :

     No   permission   is  necessary   for  hiring   of   foreign 
technicians   and no application need be made to  Government  for 
this purpose irrespective of whether the hiring of foreign  tech-
nicians is under an approved collaboration agreement or not.   As 
regard release of foreign exchange either against blanket permits 
or in free foreign exchange, the Reserve Bank of India/Authorised 
Dealers may be approached, as per RBI guidelines.

     For  hiring  foreign technicians beyond a  period  of  three 
months,  clearance  of the Ministry of Home Affairs will  be  re-
quired.

IV.  DEPUTATION OF INDIAN PERSONNEL FOR TRAINING ABROAD :

    For deputing Indian personnel for training and other  purpose 
abroad,  the  entrepreneur may approach only  the  RBI/Authorised 
Dealers as per RBI guidelines.

V.  FOREIGN TESTING OF INDIGENOUS RAW MATERIALS &
    PRODUCTS AND INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY.

     Entrepreneurs may approach RBI/Authorised Dealers for autho-
rising payments either against blanket permits or in free foreign 
exchange, as per RBI guidelines.

VI.  NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM:

     Entrepreneurs may not that the description of article(s)  to 
be  manufactured should be stated according to the  Indian  Trade 
Classification System.

     Copies  of the Indian Trade Classification (based on  Harmo-
nised Commodity Description and Coding System), published by  the 
Ministry of Commerce, Directorate General of Commercial  Intelli-
gence  and Statistics, Calcutta, can be obtained on payment  from 
the Controller of Publications, 1, Civil Lines, Delhi 110 054  or 
from  any  of the agents authorised to sell Government  of  India 
Publications.
        
N.B.: UPDATED ON JUNE 1, 1992.


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                                  FORM  FC (SIA)
       APPLICATION FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT & TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT

i)   All applications for permission under paragraphs 39  B(iii),   
39  C(iii) of the Statement of Industrial Policy (July 1991)  are 
to  be  submitted to the Secretariat  for  Industrial  Approvals, 
Ministry  of  Industry (Department  of  Industrial  Development), 
Udyog  Bhavan, New Delhi110 011 (in 10 copies).  One  application 
along with 9 photocopies would be acceptable.

ii)   Entrepreneurs  may  go through the "Note  For  Guidance  of 
Entrepreneurs  For Foreign Investment and  Technology  Agreement" 
(attached  to this form) carefully before filling up the  details 
in the form.   The Note contains relevant extracts of the  State-
ment  of Industrial Policy, standard conditions attached  to  ap-
provals  for  foreign investment/foreign  technology  agreements, 
procedure  for  hiring foreign technicians,  foreign  testing  of 
indigenous raw materials and products and indigenously  developed 
technology, deputation of Indian technicians abroad and a note on 
Indian  Trade Classification (Harmonised System)  and  guidelines 
for filling up the Form FC (SIA).

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|                       ___ ___    ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___  |
| 1. Date of receipt   |___|___|  |___|___|   |___|___|___|___| |
|                       ___ ___    ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___  |
| 2. Date. of approval |___|___|  |___|___|   |___|___|___|___| |
|                      ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___  |
| 3. Registration     |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___| |
|    Number allotted                                            |
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I    Nature  of application (Please tick ( _/ )  
     the appropriate box/boxes)

      ___ 
     |___|  For foreign investment under para 39 B(iii)
      ___ 
     |___|  For foreign technology agreement under para 39 C(iii)

II   Name and Address of the Promoter / Industrial Undertaking
    (Indian/Foreign) in full (BLOCK LETTERS)

Name of the   ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Promoter /   |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
Indl.         ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Undertaking  |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
 
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Postal       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
Address       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
             |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Pin Code     |___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Telephone    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Telex        |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Fax          |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
              ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Cable        |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|


(III)   Capital Structure of the existing Indian Company
                                      (Amount in Rupees)

                        Equity                 Preference
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 a) Authorised  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 b) Subscribed  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 c) Paid-up     |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|

(II)  Pattern of share holding in existing paid-up capital
      (Amount in Rupees)

                            Equity                 Percentage
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
a) Foreign holding  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

                         Preference                Percentage
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

b) Non resident Indian Company / Individual holding
  
                            Equity                 Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
i) Repatriable      |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|
                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|


                            Equity                 Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
ii)Non-Repatriable  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

                            Equity                 Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
c) Resident Holding |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|
                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

d) Total [a + b (i + ii) + c]:
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
   Equity           |___|___|___|___|___|___|
                                                       
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
   Preference       |___|___|___|___|___|___|


IV  (I) Proposed capital structure of the Indian company, in case 
revision  of existing capital structure is contemplated, or if  a 
new company is to be set up.

                                               (Amount in Rupees)

                        Equity                 Preference
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 a) Authorised  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|

                        Equity                 Preference
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 b) Subscribed  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|

                        Equity                 Preference
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 c) Paid-up     |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|


(II)  Pattern of share holding in existing paid-up capital
      (Amount in Rupees)

                            Equity                 Percentage
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
a) Foreign holding  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

                         Preference                Percentage
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

b) Non resident Indian Company / Individual holding
  
                            Equity                 Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
i) Repatriable      |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|
                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|


                            Equity                 Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
ii)Non-Repatriable  |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|
                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

                            Equity                 Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
c) Resident Holding |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|
                                                                 
                         Preference                Percentage    
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                    |___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|

d) Total [a + b (i + ii) + c]:
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
   Equity           |___|___|___|___|___|___|
                                                       
                     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
   Preference       |___|___|___|___|___|___|

VI  Items of manufacture of activities  proposed to be undertaken 
with  foreign collaboration (supplementary sheets may be used  if 
necessary)

(a)  Item Code [Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System)]

                        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
                                                        
                        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
                                                        
                        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
                                                        
                        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
                                                        
                        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

(b) Item Description

        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

                                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
(c) Proposed Annual Capacity    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
                                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
(d) Unit of capacity (Tonnes/   |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
    Numbers/Meters/any others) 

VII  Location of the Factory                                     

             ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Location &  |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
Address      ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
            |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
             ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
District    |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
             ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
State       |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
             ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Pin Code    |___|___|___|___|___|___|
 
VIII   Investment in Plant & Machinery (in Rupees)

                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___  
(i)  Indigenous |___|___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
(ii) Imported   |___|___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
a) CIF Value    |___|___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|
                 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
b) Landed Cost  |___|___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|

iii) Total       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
[(i) + (ii)(b)] |___|___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|

IX.   Estimated annual requirement of imported raw  materials  at 
full production:

----------------------------------------------------------------
    Value (in Rupees)   Estimated ex-factory   Percentage in re-
        (CIF)           Value of turnover      lation to ex-fac-
                                               tory value of 
                                               turnover
----------------------------------------------------------------
  ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 |___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|


X  Estimated annual requirement of imported components

---------------------------------------------------------------- 
Year  Value (in Rupees)  Estimated ex-factory  Percentage in re- 
          (CIF)          Value of turnover     lation to ex-fac- 
                                               tory value of     
                                               turnover          
---------------------------------------------------------------- 
       ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 1st  |___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|

       ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 2nd  |___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|

       ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 3rd  |___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|

       ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 4th  |___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|

       ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 5th  |___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|

       ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 6th  |___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|

       ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___    ___ ___ ___ ___ 
 7th  |___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|___|  |___|___|___|___|

---------------------------------------------------------------- 
Note : Please attach list of components to be imported

XI  FOREIGN INVESTMENT

(a) Financial Collaborator 

         Name     _____________________________________

         Address  _____________________________________

         Country  _____________________________________

        
 (b) Amount of foreign equity investment  
    
    
    Amount in Rupees               Percentage of paid-up capital
    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___            ___ ___ ___ ___ 
   |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|          |___|___|___|___|


XII  FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT

(a)  Technical Collaborator 

         Name     _____________________________________

         Address  _____________________________________

         Country  _____________________________________


(b) Royalty on Sales                        Please tick ( _/ )
                                         whichever is applicable
 
/-------------------------------------\   /---------------------\
|  Sales     |Percentage |    Period  |   |Please tick (_/)which|
|            | of Sales  |            |   |  ever is applicable |
|------------|-----------|------------|   |---------------------|
| Domestic   |           |            |   |  INCLUSIVE OF TAXES |  
|------------|-----------|------------|   |---------------------|    
| Export     |           |            |   |    NET OF TAXES     |
\-------------------------------------/   \---------------------/

(c) Nature of quantum of Lumpsum payment  /---------------------\
                                          |Please tick (_/)which|
                                          |  ever is applicable |
                                          |---------------------|
                                          |  INCLUSIVE OF TAXES |
                                          |---------------------|
                                          |    NET OF TAXES     |
                                          \---------------------/

/---------------------------------------------------------------\
| Foreign Currency           Amount of foreign         No.of    |
|                            exchange required     installments |
\---------------------------------------------------------------/
 i) Technical Know-how fees
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___       ___ ___ 
|___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|     |___|___|

ii) Payment for design/drawings
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___       ___ ___ 
|___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|     |___|___|

iii) Payment for engineering services
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___       ___ ___ 
|___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|     |___|___|

iv) Payment for use of patents, 
brand names trade marks and the like
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___       ___ ___ 
|___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|     |___|___|

v) Any other payment (please specify the purpose)
 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___       ___ ___ 
|___|___|___|___|___|___|   |___|___|___|___|___|     |___|___|


XIII Please indicate in brief :

(i) The background of the collaborator :

(ii)  Technical  specification/model - numbers of  the  items  of 
manufacture/activity covered by the scope of the proposed collab-
oration (Please attach product catalogues, if available);

(iii)  Whether you have had a foreign collaboration  earlier  for 
the same or similar product.

(iv) Whether the foreign collaborator has collaborations with any 
other  party  in India for the same or similar  products  if  so, 
please furnish details.
 
XIV  a)  Export  commitments/obligation which  the  applicant  is 
prepared to under take 
                   ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Item Code         |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

-----------------------------------------------------------------
Years   Units(Tonnes/Numbers/   Quantity   Percentage   FOB Value
        meters/any others)                of Production in Rupees
 (1)            (2)               (3)         (4)          (5)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 1st
 ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___   ___ ___ 
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___| |___|___|
 
 2nd
 ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___   ___ ___ 
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___| |___|___|

 3rd
 ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___   ___ ___ 
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___| |___|___|

 4th
 ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___   ___ ___ 
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___| |___|___|

 5th etc.
 ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___     ___ ___   ___ ___ 
|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|   |___|___| |___|___|

---------------------------------------------------------------
Please indicate details of buy back arrangement, if any.

XV   If this application is for existing collaboration  agreement 
or renewal of the already expired collaboration agreement :

(a)  Please indicate the period for which the agreement  has  al-
ready run and attach the copy of the previous approval.

  No. & date of    Date of commencement       Date of expiry of
  Govt.approval    of agreement               agreement


                    Date Month   Year       Date Month   Year                       
 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _    _ _   _ _   _ _ _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _ _ _              
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|_|_|   |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|_|_|             
                                                                  
 Date Month Year                                     
 _ _  _ _  _ _ _ _  
|_|_||_|_||_|_|_|_| 
 
(b)  Justification for extension of the  collaboration  agreement 
with  information about the status of absorption, adaptation  and 
development of the technology already achieved.

(c)  (i)  Whether you have set up any R & D Cell  to  absorb  the 
know-how and the progress achieved in this regard.

                    ___                 ___ 
           Yes     |___|      No       |___|


(ii) If yes, please indicate the number and date of communication 
under    which   recognised   by   Department   of   Science    & 
Technology/Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.

                   ___ ___ ___ ___      ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
                  |___|___|___|___|    |___|___|___|___|___|___|

(iii) Expenditure on R & D facility set up (in Rupees)
                                       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Amount of investment in fixed assets  |___|___|___|___|___|___|
                                       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
Annual recurring expenditure          |___|___|___|___|___|___|

(d) Total payments made so far (Net of taxes) (in Rupees)

                            ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
a) Lumpsum                 |___|___|___|___|___|___|
                            ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
b) Royalty                 |___|___|___|___|___|___|
                            ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
c) Other payments, if any  |___|___|___|___|___|___|


XVI  (I) Total Foreign Exchange inflow during the period of  pro-
posed collaboration.

                                             Rupee Equivalent

i) Foreign Exchange earnings based      ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
   on F.O.B.value of export            |___|___|___|___|___|___|
   obligation/commitment
                          
ii) Foreign Exchange savings (c.i.f)    ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
    anticipated as a result of         |___|___|___|___|___|___|
    import substitution.
                                        ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
iii)Total                              |___|___|___|___|___|___|
                       
(II) Total Foreign Exchange outgo during 
the period of Collaboration
                                       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
i) Import of machinery and equipment  |___|___|___|___|___|___|
   (c.i.f)
                                       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
ii) Import of raw materials (c.i.f)   |___|___|___|___|___|___|

                                       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
iii) Import of components (c.i.f)     |___|___|___|___|___|___|

                                       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
iv) Dividends & Profits (net of taxes)|___|___|___|___|___|___|

                                       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
v) Lumpsum payments (net of taxes)    |___|___|___|___|___|___|

                                       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
vi) Royalty payments (net taxes)      |___|___|___|___|___|___|

                                       ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 
    TOTAL                             |___|___|___|___|___|___|


XVII Expected date of commencement of commercial production.

                    Date       Month     Year      
                   ___ ___   ___ ___   ___ ___ ___ 
                  |___|___| |___|___| |___|___|___|

XVIII Please indicate :

a) the Regional Office of the RBI to whom a copy of the approval 
is to be endorsed

                  -----------------------------------------

                  -----------------------------------------

b)  the name of the Authorised  Dealer of Foreign  Exchange  con-
cerned  through  whom the remittance of  Technical  know-how  and 
Royalty will be made.

   Name         -----------------------------------------

   Address      -----------------------------------------


DECLARATION 

I/We  hereby certify that the above statements are true and  cor-
rect to the best of my/our knowledge and belief.

(Signature of applicant)  ----------------------------------

(Name in Block Letters)   ----------------------------------

(Designation  of the      ----------------------------------
 Signatory)
                         
Place                     ___ ___   ___ ___   ___ ___ ___ 
Date                     |___|___| |___|___| |___|___|___|

                           Date       Month     Year      
 
             Note for guidance of Entrepreneurs for 
          Foreign Investment and Technology Agreements

(This part contains information for the guidance of entrepreneurs 
and  may be retained by them; it need not accompany the  applica-
tion)

1.  Extracts from Statement on Industrial Policy dated 24th, 1991

Para 39 B FOREIGN INVESTMENT

i)  Approval will be given for direct foreign investment upto  51 
percent  foreign equity in high priority industries (Annex  III).  
There shall be no bottlenecks of nay kind in this process.   Such 
clearance will be available if foreign equity covers the  foreign 
exchange  requirement for imported capital goods.   consequential 
amendments to the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (1973) shall be 
carried out.

ii) While the import of components, raw materials and  intermedi-
ate  goods,  and payment of know-how fees and royalties  will  be 
governed by the general policy applicable to other domestic units 
the  payment of dividends would be monitored through the  Reserve 
Bank  of India so as to ensure that outflows on account of  divi-
dend  payments are balanced by export earnings over a  period  of 
time.

iii) Other foreign equity proposals, including proposals  involv-
ing  51% foreign equity which do not meet the criteria under  (i) 
above,  will  continue to need prior clearance.   Foreign  equity 
proposals need not necessarily be accompanied by foreign technol-
ogy agreements.

iv)  To provide access to international markets, majority foreign 
equity holding upto 51 per cent equity will be allowed for  trad-
ing companies primarily engaged in export activities.  While  the 
thrust  would be on export activities, such trading houses  shall 
be  at par with domestic trading and export houses in  accordance 
with the Import-Export Policy.

Para 39 C FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS.

i)   Automatic  permission will be given for  foreign  technology 
agreements in high priority industries (Annex III) upto a lumpsum 
payment of Rs.10 million. 5% royalty for domestic sales and 8% for 
exports, subject to total payments of 8% of sales over a 10  year 
period  from  date of agreement or 7 years from  commencement  of 
production.   The prescribed royalty rates are net of  taxes  and 
will be calculated according to standard procedures.

ii)   In  respect of industries other than those in   Annex  III, 
automatic permission will be given subject to the same guidelines 
as  above  if so free foreign exchange is required for  any  pay-
ments.
 
iii)   All other proposals will meet specific approval under  the 
general procedures in force.

iv) No permission will be necessary for hiring of foreign techni-
cians,  foreign testing of indigenously  developed  technologies.  
Payment may be made from blanket permits or free foreign exchange 
according to RBI guidelines.

II Standard Conditions Attached to Approvals 
   for Foreign Investment Technology Agreement

1.   The  total  non-resident share-holding  in  the  undertaking 
should  not  exceed the percentage(s) specified in  the  approval 
letter.   In  case  of any change in the  amount  of  foreign/NRI 
investment, or the paid-up capital, an intimation to this  effect 
may be given to SIA, RBI and the Administrative Ministry, subject 
to  the  percentage of foreign/NRI  share-holding  remaining  un-
charged.

2.  (a)  The royalty will be calculated on the basis of  the  net 
ex-factory sale price of the product, exclusive of excise duties, 
minus  the  cost of the standard broughtout  components  and  the 
landed  cost of imported  components, irrespective of the  source 
of  procurement,  including  ocean  freight,  insurance,   custom 
duties,  etc.  The payment of royalty will be restricted  to  the 
licensed  capacity  plus 25% in excess there of  for  such  items 
requiring  industrial licence or on such capacity as specified in 
the  approval letter.  This restriction will not apply  to  items 
not  requiring  industrial  licence.  In case  of  production  in 
excess  of this quantum, prior approval of Government would  have 
to  be  obtained  regarding the terms of payment  of  royalty  in 
respect of such excess production.

(b)  The royalty would  not be payable beyond the period  of  the 
agreement  if the orders had not been executed during the  period 
of  agreement.  However, where the orders themselves took a  long 
time to execute, then the royalty for an order booked during  the 
period of the agreement, but executed after the period agreement, 
would be payable only after a Chartered Accountant certifies that 
the  orders in fact have been firmly booked and  execution  began 
during  the period of agreement, and the technical assistance was 
available  on  a continuing basis even after the  period  of  the 
agreement.

(c)  No minimum guaranteed royalty would be allowed.

3.   The lumpsum shall be paid in three installments as  detailed 
below, unless otherwise stipulated in the approval letter:-

First  1/3rd after the agreement is filled with Reserve  Bank  of 
India/Authorised Foreign Exchange Dealer.
 
Second 1/3rd on delivery of technical documentation

Third  and final 1/3rd on commencement of commercial  production, 
or  four years after the agreement is filed with Reserve Bank  of 
India/Authorised  Foreign Exchange Dealer, whichever is  earlier.  
The  lumpsum can be paid in more than three installments, subject 
to completion of the activities as specified above.

4.  All remittances to the foreign collaborator shall be made  as 
per the exchange rates prevailing on the date of remittance.

5.   For undertaking the export obligation, if any, specified  in 
the  approval letter, the requisite guarantee, i.e. legal  under-
taking/bank  guarantee, as may be required, should  be  furnished 
according,  to  the  detailed instructions issued  by  the  Chief 
Controller of Imports & Exports (E.O.Cell),  Ministry of Commerce 
(EP) and the Administrative Ministry, who may be contacted in the 
matter.

6.   Import of capital equipment, components  and  raw  materials 
will be allowed as per the import policy prevailing from time  to 
time  and will be further subject to the condition that  no  tied 
purchase  of  equipment, components and raw  materials  from  the 
collaborator will be allowed.

7.  The agreement shall be subject to Indian Laws.

8.   A  copy of the collaboration agreement signed  by  both  the 
parties may be furnished to the following authorities :

a) Administrative Ministry/Department
b) Secretariat for Industrial Approvals, (Foreign  Collaboration-
II  Section) Department of Industrial Development, Udyog  Bhavan, 
New Delhi 110 001.

c)  Department of Scientific and Industrial Research,  Technology 
Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road New Delhi- 110 016

III. HIRING OF FOREIGN TECHNICIANS:

No permission is necessary for hiring of foreign technicians  and 
no application need be made to Government for this purpose  irre-
spective of whether the hiring of foreign technicians is under an 
approved  collaboration  agreement or not as regards  release  of 
foreign  exchange either against blanket permits or in free  for-
eign  exchange, the Reserve Bank of India/Authorised Dealers  may 
be approached, as per RBI guidelines.
 
IV  DEPUTATION OF INDIAN PERSONNEL FOR TRAINING ABROAD :

For  deputing  Indian personnel for training and  other  purposes 
abroad,  the entrepreneurs, may approach only the  RBI/Authorised 
Dealers as per RBI guidelines.

V  FOREIGN TESTING OF INDIGENOUS RAW MATERIALS AND 
   PRODUCTS AND INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY

Entrepreneurs may approach RBI/Authorised Dealers for authorising 
payments either against blanket permits  or in free exchange,  as 
per RBI guidelines.

VI  NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

Entrepreneurs  may note that the description of article(s) to  be 
manufactured  should  be stated according  to  the  Indian  Trade 
Classification Systems.

Copies  of the Indian Trade Classification (based  on  Harmonised 
Commodity  Description  and  Coding  System),  published  by  the 
Ministry   of   Commerce,  Directorate  General   of   Commercial 
Intelligence   and Statistics, Calcutta, can be obtained on  pay-
ment form the controller of Publication, 1 Civil Lines, Delhi 110 
054  or from any of the agents authorised to sell  Government  of 
Indian Publications.
                                               
N.B.: UPDATED ON JUNE 1, 1992.

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