L.B. Singhal
Director General

Sub : COMMENTS ON DRAFT SEZ BILL 2004

EPCES had organized an Open House Meeting with Shri Kamal Nath, Honourable Commerce & Industry Minister on 5-6-04 at Hotel Le-Meredien, New Delhi. In this meeting Shri Dipak Chatterjee, Commerce Secretary, Shri G. K. Pillai, DGFT and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Shri Jayant Dasgupta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Smt. Seema Bahuguna, Additional DGFT, Shri A. K. Prasad, Director (Customs), Smt. Nutan Guha Biswas, Development Commissioner, Noida Special Economic Zone, Shri Yogendra Garg, Development Commissioner, Kandla Special Economic Zone, Shri Ashok Meena, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Shri Mohanpyare, Joint Development Commissioner, Noida Special Economic Zone and other senior officials were present. This Open House meeting was attended by over 130 exporters from all over the country. This Open House meeting was very useful and Honourable Commerce & Industry Minister has assured that, in the new EXIM Policy and the Budget, a package will be worked-out for EOUs and SEZ Units.

Honourable Commerce & Industry Minister has desired that SEZ Units should give their comments on the Draft SEZ Bill 2004 immediately. Accordingly, we have assured the Honourable Minister that we will solicit the comments for the SEZ Units and submit the same within one week.

Draft SEZ Bill 2004 is placed on the website www. sezindia.nic.in. When you open this website, on the right hand side in blue box, Draft SEZ Bill 2004 is placed. You are requested to go through this SEZ Bill and send your suggestions/comments on this Bill immediately, latest by 11th June, 2004 so that EPCES could compile the same and submit to Honourable Commerce & Industry Ministry on 12th June, 2004. Your suggestions/ Comments may be sent in the following format:-

S.No. Existing Provision Proposed Provision Justification