India Amends Export Policy: Chemical Remnants Can Be Returned by OPCW Officials After Testing in Designated Labs.

The Government of India has amended the export policy for certain chemicals listed under Appendix 3 (SCOMET items) to Schedule-2 of the ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2018. This amendment allows the export of chemical remnants in Category 1A, following testing or analysis in OPCW-designated laboratories, to be taken back by officials from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to its Secretariat or designated authority. Each export must be notified in advance to relevant national authorities, including the National Authority, Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

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