Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I banks is invited to Notification No. FEMA 22/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000 viz. Foreign Exchange Management (Establishment in India of Branch or Office or other Place of Business) Regulations, 2000 as amended from time to time, in terms of which a person resident outside India requires prior approval of the Reserve Bank for establishing Branch (BO)/ Liaison Offices (LO) in India. As announced in the Mid-term Review of the Annual Policy Statement for the Year 2008-09 (para 143), the draft circulars regarding delegation of powers to Authorised Dealers for extension of the validity period of LOs, closure of BO / LOs of foreign entities in India and the eligibility criteria and procedural guidelines for BO / LOs of foreign entities in India were placed on Reserve Bank’s website for public comments. On the basis of the feedback received from the public, the final guidelines have been issued vide our A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.23 dated December 30, 2009.
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