{"id":265425,"date":"2022-04-15T12:30:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T07:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=265425"},"modified":"2022-04-15T12:14:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T06:44:40","slug":"foreign-exchange-management-non-debt-instruments-amendment-rules-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/04\/15\/foreign-exchange-management-non-debt-instruments-amendment-rules-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Amendment) Rules, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On April 12, 2022, the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) has issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/w0qlp9dS\">Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 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style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 80px;\"><span id=\"page11R_mcid3\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(a)<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the scheme has been drawn either in terms of regulations issued under the Securities and Exchange <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Board of India Act, 1992 or the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 or as per other applicable <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">law, as the case may be;<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page11R_mcid4\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(b)<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the \u201cemployee\u2019s stock option\u201d or \u201csweat equity shares\u201d or \u201cShare Based Employee Benefits\u201d so issued <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">under the applicable rules or regulations are in compliance with the sectoral cap applicable to the said 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