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Svipja's Offset Practice

Our Offset Practice helps high-tech Defence and Aerospace Industry in offset projects. www.svipja.com/ refers.

We also empanel Offset Consultants with Industry knowledge in A & D. You could fill Your 'Resume' on http://www.svipja.com/careers.php , or 'Join as a Consultant' on www.indiandefenceindustry.com/

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Steps in Our Offset Process

Step 1: Acquaint Yourself first on Offset business. Please visit www.IndianDefenceIndustry.com , its connected Blogs and www.svipja.com in addition to other subject matter elsewhere. Offset Partnership and projects go thru rigorous 'Due Diligence' / 'Gate Reviews' by Vendors / Obligors.

Step 2: Register online on www.IndianDefenceIndustry.com using Internet Explorer to be part of the database of the Defence Industry. We are developing a consortium of MSMEs globally with India focus for them to participate in Aerospace and Defence direct and indirect Offset Projects.

Step 3: Obtain Industrial License, if required.We take Advisory on Products / Services to target, Capacity Creation, JV and Capital tructure incl FDI & Technology Agreements, etc.

Step 4: Become Industrial Sector Partner (ISP) of Svipja / India. We will guide the ISP firms go through qualified vendor registration process for Supply Chains of aerospace & defence firms.

Some of these steps could be attempted concurrently.

Commercials

1. Yearly Membership Fee for Registering on the Site and using e-Marketplace Engine for Buying/Selling, and accessing Info System, is as indicated in Tariffs on the Site. Fee is variable.

2. Separate Fee for Offset Consulting / Industrial Co-operation would apply. Contact svipja@gmail.com for further details.

3. Addl Fee will apply in case of market research, study and other services.

Conditions

1. Svipja provides guidance to the Indian ISP on project suitability and document/plan preparation for the Gate Review Process, and it's Presentation as required.

2. Svipja does not take responsibility for offset fund allotment to ISPs. This is decided by A &D Major Company based on the capability of the ISP to meet the needs of the A & D Major.

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

The Offset Policy of Portugal

The responsible authority for the implementation of the Portuguese Offset Law is the Permanent Commission of Reciprocal Concessions (CPC) which is an executive collegial body part of the Ministry of the Economy and Innovation responsible for the areas of national Defense and for the Economy.

The CPC is made up of a president and four voting members. The president is nominated in a joint ordinance by the Government members responsible for Defense and the Economy and Innovation. The voting members are nominated one each by the Government members responsible for Defense, the Economy and Innovation, Finance, and Science, Technology and Higher Education.

The existing legislation regarding the subject of multipliers in Portugal is that each offset program receives a multiplier after the valuation by CPC. Minimum multipliers are specified according to the type of program.

The programs that are related with transfer of technology have a multiplier of no less than 3.

Programs that are of socio-economic interest and the one linked to the defense industry have a multiplier of no less than 2.

Finally, programs linked to creating national capacity to sustain lifecycles of acquired equipment and systems have a multiplier of no less than 2.5.

According to the Offset Law, projects not related to defence can be included in a contract. Actually, there are 3 groups of projects that can be incorporated in an Offset program. Direct programs, meaning programs directly linked to the object of acquisition, indirect programs but connected to the defense industry, (defense related design, development, product or process engineering and production and servicing or any other activity of proven added value) and finally indirect programs meaning programs not connected to defense.

Offsets are being implemented in Portugal with greater flexibility, by giving priority to defense related projects but open to other sections such as IT, energy, automotive etc. Link for the full Article:
http://www.epicos.com/epicos/portal/media-type/html/role/content/page/default.psml/js_panename/News+Information+Article+View?articleid=144446&showfull=false

Brigadier (Retired) Sukhwindar Singh
http://www.svipja.com/
(A Global e-Solution for Offsets)

Credit: http://www.epicos.com/

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