RBI has amended Master Direction – Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings to revise compliances governing Non-deliverable derivative contracts (NDDCs)

The newly inserted direction allows banks with an Authorized Dealer Category-I license and operating IBUs to offer NDDCs involving INR to resident non-retail users from their branches in India. This provision is subject to compliance with the guidelines specified in the revised direction mentioned earlier. The transactions in this case must be cash-settled in INR.

Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2023

These Rules aim to enhance the regulatory framework governing medical devices in the country. They provide for the establishment and designation of State Medical Devices Testing Laboratories, further empowering the testing and evaluation of medical devices.

Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Amendment) Rules, 2023

These Amendment Rules have revised the implementation date for the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2022. The previous implementation date, which was stated as the 1st day of June 2023, has been extended to the 1st day of July 2023.