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FIVE BASIC ASPECTS OF TM EXAMINATION PROCESS

GRAFFITI #1

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had vide its General Circulars dated 03^rd May 2021 extended the gap for conducting Board Meetings as specified under section 173 of Companies Act, 2013, by a period of sixty days (60 days) from the initial period of one hundred and twenty days (120 days) for the first two quarters of the financial year 2021-22. Accordingly, the gap between two consecutive meetings of the Board shall be extended to one hundred and eighty days (180 days) during the quarters April to June 2021 and July to September 2021, instead of 120 days.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had vide its General Circulars dated 03^rd May 2021 provided relaxation of time up to 31^st July 2021, for filing various forms (other than CHG-1, CHG-4 & CHG-9 Forms) under Companies Act 2013 and Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, for which the due dates fall between the period 1^st April 2021 to 31^st May 2021.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had vide notification dated 3^rd May 2021 had relaxed the timelines for filing of forms related to creation / modification of charges. As per provisions of Companies Act 2013, Read More

GRAFFITI #2

One of the licences that is issued under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 (DCA) for manufacturing of drugs is given to a licence applicant who does not have a manufacturing facility and intends to get the drug manufactured through a person with such facility and a manufacturing licence. Under the DCA such licences are referred to as loan licences, and commonly known as contract manufacturing.

Prior to March 2021, the responsibility of maintaining the quality of drugs lied solely with the contract manufacturer and only the name and address of the contract manufacturer of the drug was required to be printed on the label or container of the drug. Read More

GRAFFITI #3

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of the Ministry of Commerce, had, vide a notification dated 30^th March 2021, published the Copyright Rules (Amendment), 2021. The amendments have been introduced with the objective of bringing the existing rules in consistency with the Copyright Act, 1957. Some of the key highlights of the said amendment to the Copyright Rules 2013, are as under:

1. A new provision with respect to publication of Copyrights Journal has been inserted under Rule 7 (5), thereby eliminating the requirement of publication of copyright works in the Gazette. The Copyrights Journal would now be available on the official portal of the Copyright Office www.copyright.gov.in. This change has been made to Read More