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RBI notification amending the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) Regulations, 2015 to update the definition of 'startup'.

Detailed Summary

Notification No. FEMA 10(R)/(4)/2024-RB, issued by the Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Exchange Department, Central Office, Mumbai, on 19th November 2024 as the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024, exercises powers under section 9 and clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) to amend the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) Regulations, 2015 (Notification No. FEMA 10(R)/2015-RB dated 21st January 2016), effective from the date of Official Gazette publication; it substitutes the explanation to sub-regulation (E) of Regulation 5 and the explanation to para 1(vii) of Schedule I of the Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency (EEFC) Account Scheme so that a 'startup' means an entity recognised as such by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade under notification G.S.R. 127(E) dated 19th February 2019, as amended from time to time; the footnote records that the Principal Regulations (G.S.R. No. 96(E) dated 21.01.2016) were previously amended by G.S.R. No.570(E) dated 01.06.2016, G.S.R. 160(E) dated 27.02.2019, and Notification No. FEMA 10R(3)/2024-RB dated 19th April 2024; signed by N. Senthil Kumar, General Manager, under ADVT.-III/4/Exty./694/2024-25.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MH-E-21112024-258803 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 925] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2024/KARTIKA 28, 1946 RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (Foreign Exchange Department) (CENTRAL OFFICE) NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 19th November, 2024 Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024 No. FEMA 10 (R)/(4)/2024-RB.— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 and clause (e) of sub- section (2) of section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Reserve Bank of India makes the following amendment in the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) Regulations, 2015 [Notification No. FEMA 10(R)/2015-RB dated January 21, 2016] namely:— 4. SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT:— (i) These regulations shall be called the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024. (ii) They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 5. Amendment to Regulation 5: In Regulation 5, the explanation to the existing sub-regulation E shall be substituted as follows:— "Explanation: For the purpose of this sub-regulation a 'startup' will mean an entity recognised as a startup by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade pursuant to notification number G.S.R. 127(E) dated February 19, 2019, and as amended from time to time." 6. Amendment to Schedule I of Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency (EEFC) Account Scheme: The explanation to para 1 (vii) of Schedule I shall be substituted as follows:— "Explanation: For the purpose of this schedule a 'startup' will mean an entity recognised as a startup by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade pursuant to notification number G.S.R. 127(E) dated February 19, 2019, and as amended from time to time." N. SENTHIL KUMAR, General Manager [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./694/2024-25] Foot Note: The Principal Regulations were published in the Official Gazette of Government of India – Extraordinary Part-II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) dated 21.01.2016 - G.S.R.No. 96(E) and subsequently amended as under: G.S.R. No.570(E) dated 01.06.2016 G.S.R. 160(E) dated 27.02.2019 Notification No. FEMA. 10R(3)/2024-RB dated April 19, 2024 Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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