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(a)Broad conditions governing debonding of EOU/EPZ/EHTP/STP units are indicated at Appendix 16-C of the Handbook (Vol.1).

(b)To facilitate resource building in educational and medical institutions, electronics units under the EOU/EPZ/EHTP/STP scheme would be allowed by Customs/Central Excise authorities concerned to donate imported/indigenously procured computer and computer peripherals, including printer, plotter, scanner, monitor, key-board and storage units without payment of duty, two years after their import/procurement and use by the units, to recognized non-commercial educational institutions, registered charitable hospitals, public libraries, public funded research and development establishments, organizations of the Government of India or Government of a State or Union Territory as per Custom/ Central Excise notification issued in this regard.