1. LABOUR LAWS AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT IN INDIA FOR EUROPEAN INVESTORS 09/05/2011 PARIS STAR BUSINESS SCHOOL Muppala Sekhar reddy Saha Rajkumar Rachakonda raghavendra rao

2. Introduction This project explains about the foreign direct investments and legal environments in India. It also focuses on the policy of the Indian government and European Union which attracts the companies of either sides to start and run business in Europe and India vise-versa. It also contains the progress of Free Trade Agreement between India and European Union and point out the obstacles of this agreement .

4. Legal Environments

5. Business Regulations

6. FDI Policy

7. India for European Investors

10. Trade Marks

12. Industrial licensing regulations

13. Trade regulations

14. Import restrictions

16. Competitive manufacturing hubs

19. Strong democratic set up

20. Independent judiciary

21. Technical education and infrastructure

22. Good law & order

27. Professional or Consultancy Services

28. Carrying out research work in which the parent company is engaged

30. Agriculture

31. Postal services

32. Plantation

33. Retail trading (except single brand)

34. Mining services

36. Transfer of shares from non-resident to resident does not require any FIPB Approval, though RBI approval is required for pricing

37. Pricing as per FEMA – listed and unlisted securities

38. RBI permission not required if sale through Stock Exchange

40. EU is the largest trade partner of India with 20% of it’s trade with world.

43. Enhance the Investment

44. Eliminate the tariffs

45. Provide opportunities for potential exporters

46. Promote sustainable development

48. Biggest Indian Partner(20% shares)

49. Big Indian Investor(10.9 bn €)

50. FDI Flows to India ( About 65% of all)

52. DATA Exclusivity in Pharamaceutical Sector

53. Domestic Political Hassles

54. Unbridgeable Expectation Gap

56. Allow strategic partnership in infrastructure from both sides

57. Liberalize more Financial policy

58. Review FDI Policy towards Agricultural & Industrial sector