Adjudication Powers of DGFT/Development Commissioner Defined

[DGFT Notification No. 20 dated 13^th June 2013]

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992) and in supersession of the earlier Notifications mentioned below, the Central Government hereby authorizes the officers specified in column 2 of the table below for the purposes of exercising powers under Section 13 read with Section 11 of the FT(DR) Act, 1992, subject to the limits specified against such officers in the corresponding entry in column 3 of the said Table, namely:-

Table
S. No	Designation of Officer	Value of goods or services or technology covered by an authorization issued, registration certificate/ permits issued for import or export or in respect of goods or services or technology for which import or export is permitted without any authorization
1.	Additional Director General of Foreign Trade	Without limit
2.	Joint Director General of Foreign Trade	Up to Rs.25 crores
3.	Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade/ Assistant Director General of Foreign Trade	Up to Rs.10 crores
4.	Development Commissioner, Special Economic Zones	Without limit in respect of Export Oriented Units and units in Special Economic Zones
5 .	Designated Officer, Department of Electronics & Information Technology	Without limit in respect of units in Software Technology Parks (STPs) and Electronics Hardware Technology Parks (EHTPs).

Previous Notifications which stand superseded:

1. Notification S.O.24(E) dated 20^th January 1999

2. Notification S.O. 194(E) dated 6^th March 2000

3. Notification S.O. 106(E) 30^th January, 2006

4. Notification S.O. 1534 dated 14^th September, 2006

5. Notification S.O. (E) dated 17^th April, 2009