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Circular No. 1016/4/2016-CX
F.No. 96/18/2016-CX.1
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise and Customs
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New Delhi, dated the 29
th
February, 2016
To
Principal Chief Commissioner / Chief Commissioner of Central Excise (All),
Principal Chief Commissioner / Chief Commissioner of Central Excise and Service
Tax (All),
Principal Commissioner of Central Excise, Service Tax (All),
Web-master, CBEC
Madam/sir,
Subject : Registration of two or more premises as one registrant in Central
Excise -reg
Notification No. 36/2001-Central Excise (NT), dated 26.06.2001 has been
amended vide Notification No. 19/2016-Central Excise(NT), dated 01.03.2016 to
provide that if two or more premises of the same factory are located in a close area,
these premises are within the jurisdiction of a Central Excise Range and the process
undertaken there are interlinked and the units are not operating under any of the area
based exemption notifications, the Commissioner of Central Excise, may, subject to
proper accountal of the movement of goods from one premise to other and such other
conditions and limitations, as may be prescribed, allow single registration.

2. In light of the above, sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 of Circular No.
586/23/2001-CX dated the 12
th
September, 2001, and instructions in paragraph 3.2 of
Chapter 2 (Registration) of Central Excise Manual of Supplementary Instructions,
2005, stands amended accordingly.
3. This circular shall come into force from 1
st
of March, 2016. Difficulties faced,
if any, in implementation of the Circular may be brought to the notice of the Board.
Hindi version follows. The trade, industry and field formations may suitably be
informed.
Santosh Kumar Mishra
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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