Notification of procedure for General Authorisation for Export of Telecommunication items (GAET) under Category 8A5 Part I of SCOMET

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.... of Foreign Trade (DGFT) hereby makes the following amendment to Chapter 10 of Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 with immediate effect: Para 10.15(I): General Authorization for Export of Telecommunication-related items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 1 (GAET) Export of indigenous/imported SCOMET items (Telecommunication items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 1) will be allowed based on a one-time General Authorization (GAET) subject to the following  conditions: 1. Policy & Eligibility: SCOMET authorization will not be required, for the export and/or reexport of Telecommunication items (excluding technology and software) under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part I(except items listed in Annexure-I) subject to the following conditions:....

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....cant exporter declares that the items that are intended to be exported shall not be used for any purpose other than the purpose(s) stated in the EUC and that such use shall not be changed nor the items modified or replicated without the prior consent of the Government of India.; 3. The applicant exporter declares that subsequent to the issuance of export authorization, if the licensee has been notified in writing by DGFT or if they know or has reason to believe that an item may be intended for military end use or has a potential risk of use in or diversion to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or in delivery of their missile system, the exporter would not be eligible for GAET for export of that/those item(s) and would apply separate....

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....n prescribed proforma [Appendix 10J(i)] are to be filled by all the entities involved in the chain of supply e.g. foreign buyer/consignee / end-user / intermediary (ies) on the letterhead of the respective entity, duly signed in ink and stamped by the authorized signatory of the company. In case of any additional sheet used along with the EUC, the same must be on the letterhead of the company and signed by the same person who signs the EUC. 3. They have an agreement or purchase order, an excerpt of a contract from the entity (buyer/consignee/end-user) receiving the items which state that the export is for a permitted use / an end-use as declared in the EUC before the actual export; 4. The documents submitted by the exporte....

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....embargo or sanctions list or on assessment of proliferation concerns, or national security and foreign policy considerations, etc.: c. In case of inclusion of new countries or amendment to the existing list of countries where the export is expected to be done under GAET the applicant exporter will obtain prior permission of DGFT with relevant details; d. IMWG shall reserve the right to deny the issue of GAET without assigning any reason(s) 5. Validity a. GAET issued for export / re-export of SCOMET items under the above Categories / Sub Categories shall be valid for Three years from the date of issue of GAET subject to subsequent post reporting(s) on quarterly basis to be reported within 30 days from the ....