A. P. (DIR Series)
Circular No. 11/2002, Dt. 14/08/2002
Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency (EEFC) Account Scheme – Amendment
To
Dear Sir/Madam,
Attention of authorised dealers is invited to the Reserve Bank Notification No. FEMA
10/2000-RB dated 3rd May 2000 relating to Foreign Exchange Management
(Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) Regulations, 2000
which has been amended by Notification
No. FEMA 51/2002-RB dated 27th February 2002.
2. The aforesaid Notification seeks to amend schedule to Regulation 4 of
Notification No. FEMA 10/2000-RB dated 3rd May 2000, by substituting paragraph
1(1)(i) in the Schedule. Accordingly, inward remittances received through normal
banking channels for meeting specific obligations by the account holders will
not be eligible for credit to their EEFC accounts.
3. Authorised dealers may please bring the contents of this circular to the
notice of their constituents concerned.
4. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under Section
10(4) and Section 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (42 of
1999).