AMENDMENT TO THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT (TRANSFER OR ISSUE OF SECURITY BY A PERSON RESIDENT OUTSIDE INDIA) REGULATIONS, 2000

The Reserve Bank of India (the “RBI”) notified an amendment to the FEMA 2000 on April 28 2016 by issuing the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2016 (the “Amendment Regulations”). The Amendment Regulations reflect new proposals laid out in the Start-Up India: Action Plan launched by the Government under a notification issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India (the “DIPP”) on February 16, 2016 (the “DIPP Notification”).