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<p align="justify" ><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#663399" size="3">TIOL-DDT
222</font><font color="#0000CC"><br>
</font></b></font><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>17
10 2005<br>
Monday</b></font></p>
<div align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font color="#006633">Tariff
Values for palm oil and brass scrap increased</font></strong></font></div>
<p align="justify" ><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The
existing and the new rates are as follows: </font></p>
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<table width="450" border="1" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
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<td width="36"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">S.No.</font></td>
<td width="86"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chapter
heading or sub-heading</font></td>
<td width="155"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Description
of goods</font></td>
<td > <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tariff
value<br>
US$<br>
(Per Metric Tonne)</font></td>
<td > <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">New tariff
values</font></td>
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<td width="36"> <p align="justify" > <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
(1)</font></td>
<td width="86"> <p > <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(2)</font></td>
<td width="155"> <p > <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(3)</font></td>
<td > <p > <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(4)</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify" > <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
5</font></td>
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<td width="36"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1</font></td>
<td width="86"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511
10 00</font></td>
<td width="155"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Crude
Palm Oil</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">402</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">426</font></td>
</tr>
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<td width="36"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2</font></td>
<td width="86"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511
90 10</font></td>
<td width="155"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">RBD
Palm Oil</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">420</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">436</font></td>
</tr>
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<td width="36"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3</font></td>
<td width="86"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511
90 90</font></td>
<td width="155"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Others
– Palm Oil</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">411</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">431</font></td>
</tr>
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<td width="36"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4</font></td>
<td width="86"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511
10 00</font></td>
<td width="155"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Crude
Palmolein</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">418</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">438</font></td>
</tr>
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<td width="36"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">5</font></td>
<td width="86"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511
90 20</font></td>
<td width="155"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">RBD
Palmolein</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">430</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">447</font></td>
</tr>
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<td width="36"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">6</font></td>
<td width="86"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1511
90 90</font></td>
<td width="155"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Others
– Palmolein</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">424</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">443</font></td>
</tr>
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<td width="36"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7</font></td>
<td width="86"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1507
10 00</font></td>
<td width="155"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Crude
Soyabean Oil</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">508</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">518</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="36"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">8</font></td>
<td width="86"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">7404
00 22</font></td>
<td width="155"> <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Brass
Scrap<br>
(all grades)</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1981</font></td>
<td > <p align="justify"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2004</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<p align="justify" ><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">What
is the basis for the frequent revision (upward) of the Tariff Values? Now that
there is a Right To Information, we are entitled to know. How does the Government
decide about the tariff value? Since government does not normally reveal such
state secrets, we set on a mission to find it out. This is what happens. The
DG, Valuation based on data available on “Oil World” informs the Board the computed
landed value of these goods and the Board for want of any better statistics,
accepts these figures and changes the tariff values accordingly. It appears
that recently the Finance Minister and Revenue Secretary had instructed the
Board that tariff values should be revised as a matter of course twice every
month-on the 15th and on the last day of the month, based on the average prices
prevailing during the previous two weeks. It was also directed to make the scheme
entirely WTO complaint and to remove all wrong perceptions among the public
on the manner in which the scheme is implemented. Board seems to have taken
these instructions quite seriously and the latest notification was issued on
15th October, which happened to be a Saturday. Since when did Board start working
on Saturdays?</font></p>
<p align="justify" ><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">So
now we can expect the notifications twice in a month and if you want to know
in advance what the values are going to be, all you have to do is keep tracking
<a href="http://www.oilworld.biz/app.php" target="_blank"> http://www.oilworld.biz/app.php</a></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/subCatDesc.php3?subCatDisp_Id=24&filename=notification/custom/2005/cnt05_094.htm"><strong>NOTIFICATION.
No. 94 /2005-CUSTOMS (N.T.) dated 15th October,2005</strong></a></font> </p>
<p align="center"><font color="#006633" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Cost
of information</strong></font> </p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="font-weight: 400">The
DoP&T has issued a notification specifying the fees chargeable for information
to be furnished under the RTI. The application fee is just Rs.10/- and the price
per page is Rs.2/-. The details are:-</strong></font></p>
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<ol>
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">A request
for obtaining information under sub-section (1) of section 6 <font color="#0000FF">[</font></font><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A
person, who desires to obtain any information under this Act, shall make
a request in writing or through electronic means in English or Hindi or
in the official language of the area in which the application is being made,
accompanying such fee as may be prescribed] </font> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">shall
be accompanied by an application fee of <b>rupees ten </b></font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">For providing
the information under sub-section (1) of section 7,<font color="#0000FF">[</font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF">the
Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer,
as the case may be, on receipt of a request under section 6 shall, as expeditiously
as possible, and in any case within thirty days of the receipt of the request,
either provide the information on payment of such fee as may be prescribed
or reject the request for any of the reasons ]</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#0000FF">
</font>the fee shall be charged at the following rates:</font><br>
<ol type="a">
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>rupees
two</b> for each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper) created or copied;<br>
</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">actual
charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper;<br>
</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">actual
cost or price for samples or models; and<br>
</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">for inspection
of record, no fee for the first hour; and a fee of <b>rupees five </b>for
each fifteen minutes (or fraction thereof) thereafter.<br>
</font></li>
</ol>
</li>
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">For providing
the information under sub-section (5) of section 7,<font color="#0000FF">[</font></font><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Where
access to information is to be provided in the printed or in any electronic
format, the applicant shall pay such fee as may be prescribed:</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#0000FF">]</font>
the fee shall be charged at the following rates : <br>
</font>
<ol type="a">
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">for information
provided in diskette or floppy rupees <b>fifty per diskette or floppy</b>;
and</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">for information
provided in printed form at the price fixed for such publication or
<b>rupees two per page </b>of photocopy for extracts from the publication.</font></li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
<p align="justify"><a href="http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/inside2.php3?filename=wnew/rti/rtinot000.htm"><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>DOPT
F.No. 34012/8/(s)/2005-Estt. (B)</b></font></a></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#006633" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Customs
Officers steal US Ambassador's Phone</strong></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Two
customs officers were arrested on Sunday, for stealing the cell phone of the
United States Ambassador to Bulgaria John Beyrle. The ambassador was flying
from Varna to Hungary Friday morning, when he forgot his cell phone at the conveyer
where hand luggage is x-rayed. He did not realize his phone was missing until
after his plane took off. A search was commissioned immediately but when asked,
all Customs officers claimed that they hadn't found a phone. <br>
<br>
The high-tech gadget was equipped with a global positioning system, and it helped
locating it in the pocket of one of the two officers who were monitoring the
x-ray belt. They had thrown away the SIM card and kept the expensive device.
<br>
<br>
The culprits have been arrested and are facing malpractice and theft charges.
They will be fired, officials announced, and their superiors will also be penalized
for the lack of control and bad organization.</font> </p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#0000FF"><b>
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. </b></font></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#FF0000">Until
tomorrow with more DDT</font></b></font></p>
<p align="justify" ><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Have
a nice day.</b></font></p>
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Mail your comments to </b><a
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