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(a) For setting up a unit in an EPZ or an EOU, three copies of the application in the form given in Appendix 14-A may be submitted to the Development Commissioner (DC) of the EPZ concerned.

(b) Application for setting up EHTP/STP unit shall be in the format prescribed by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Department of Information Technlology) and shall be submitted to the officer designated by the Department of Information Technology for this purpose.

(c) Sector specific conditions: The approval of proposals for setting up of EOUs for the manufacture and export of cotton yarn, tea, rice, meat, granite and petroleum products would be subject to the conditions mentioned in Appendix-14-B.

(d) Foreign investment into EOU/EPZ/EHTP/STP shall be governed by the guidelines of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion on the subject.

(e) With effect from 01.04.2003, all EOUs should have their own web site and permanent e-mail address. No LUT for new units after 01.04.2003 shall be executed unless the unit has its own web site and permanent e-mail address. In the event of an EOU not having permanent e-mail address and own website, further, imports and DTA sale may not be permitted by the Development Commissioner.

(Above (e) has been amended vide PN. No. 59/2002-07, Dt. 15/01/2003)

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(e) No EOU/EPZ units shall be approved unless it has an email address. The existing EOU/EPZ units are required to have their email address , failing which further imports and DTA sale may not be permitted by the Development Commissioner ]

Distinct Identity

If an industrial enterprise is operating both as a domestic unit as well as an EOU/EPZ/ EHTP/STP unit, it shall have two distinct identities with separate accounts, including separate bank accounts. It is, however, not necessary for it to be a separate legal entity, but it should be possible to distinguish the imports and exports or supplies effected by the EOU/EPZ/EHTP/STP units from those made by the other units of the enterprise.