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Date : Feb 18, 2022

Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) – Interim Recommendations – Discontinuation/Merger/Online Submission of Returns

RBI/2021-2022/172
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.26

February 18, 2022

All Authorised Persons

Madam / Dear Sir,

Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) – Interim Recommendations –
Discontinuation/Merger/Online Submission of Returns

Please refer to the press release dated February 18, 2022 issued on the captioned subject.

2. As part of the implementation of the interim recommendations of the RRA 2.0, it is proposed to discontinue/merge the returns listed in the Annex 1. Further, it is also proposed to convert, the paper based/ e-mail-based returns listed in the Annex 2, into online filing.

3. The exact date of discontinuation/merger and online filing of the returns, would be notified in due course.

Yours faithfully,

(Ajay Kumar Misra)
Chief General Manager-In- Charge

Encl: As above


Annex - 1

List of Returns to be Discontinued/ Merged

S.No.

Return Name

Return Description

1

Details of guarantee availed and invoked of from non-resident entities

Non-resident guarantee for fund based and non-fund based facilities (such as Letters of Credit/guarantees/Letter of Undertaking (LoU) /Letter of Comfort (LoC) entered into between two persons resident in India.


Annex - 2

List of Returns to be converted into Online submission

S. No.

Return Name

Return Description

1

FII Weekly

All AD banks advised to report  inflow/ of outflow of foreign funds on account of investment by FIIs/FPIs in the Indian capital market in a format which consists of two parts: Part A: Inflow/outflow- Fund Position and Part B: Residual Maturity Pattern

2

MTSS

Statement showing details of remittances received through Money Transfer Service Scheme during the quarter ended, within 15 days from the close of the quarter to which it relates.

3

Statement on default in MTT

Statement on default in Merchanting Trade Transactions (MTT)

4

Details of remittances made by NRO account

Remittances made out of NRO accounts up to 1 million USD per calendar year - Facilities to NRIs/PIOs and foreign nationals - liberalisation

5

Overseas Principal-wise list of Sub Agents

Overseas principal-wise list of sub-agents of MTSS Indian Agents

6

Declaration confirming the veracity of the list placed on RBI website

Confirmation of veracity of the list of sub-agents

7

List of additional locations

List of additional locations of MTSS Agents

8

Statement of Foreign Currency Account/s maintained in India in their names with AD Category-I Banks out of export proceeds of Foreign Currency Notes/ encashed Travelers’ Cheques

Statement of Foreign Currency Account/s maintained in India in their names with AD Category-I Banks out of export proceeds of Foreign Currency Notes/ encashed Travelers’ Cheques

9

Statement of the amount of foreign currency written off during a financial year

Statement of the amount of foreign currency written off during a financial year

10

Form RMC-F

RMC- Restricted Money Changing

11

Statement of the collateral held by MTSS Indian Agents

Statement of the collateral held by MTSS Indian Agents

12

Details of Online Payment Gateway Service Providers (OPGSP) arrangements 

Details of Online Payment Gateway Service Providers (OPGSP) arrangements 

13

Extension of time in respect of clean credit for import of rough, cut and polished diamonds

Extension of time in respect of clean credit for import of rough, cut and polished diamonds

14

Advance remittances made for import of rough diamonds without a bank guarantee or standby letter of credit, where the amount of advance payment is equivalent to or exceeds USD 5,000,000/-

Advance remittances made for import of rough diamonds without a bank guarantee or standby letter of credit, where the amount of advance payment is equivalent to or exceeds USD 5,000,000/-

15

ESOP reporting

“Statement of shares repurchased by the issuing foreign company from Indian employees/ Directors under ESOP Schemes for the year ended March 31, …………. (Year)

(to be submitted on the letterhead of the Indian Company / Office / Branch through their AD bank)”

16

FLM-8 (Sale and purchase of foreign currency)

Summary statement of purchases and sale of foreign currency notes during the month reported by FFMCs and AD-Category II.

17

LO/BO/PO

Consolidated list of all the Branch Office (BO)/ Liaison Office (LO) / Project Office (PO) opened and closed by them during a month

18

Reporting of Long term Advance

Reporting of Long term Advance of USD 100 million & more along with Progress Report to be submitted by Authorised Dealer Bank on utilization of Long term export Advances

19

Form ECB

Application and Reporting of loan agreement details

20

Form ECB 2

Reporting of actual ECB transactions through AD Category -1 banks

21

Form TC

Compilation of short-term credit extended for imports and payments thereof