Notification of the procedure for General Authorisation for Export of Information Security items(GAElS) under Category 8A5 Part 2 of SCOMET

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.... General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) hereby makes the following amendment to chapter 10 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 Para 10.15(II): General Authorization for Export of Information Security items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 2 Export of indigenous SCOMET items (Information Security items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 2) will be allowed based on a one-time General Authorization (GAEIS) subject to the following conditions: 1. Policy & Eligibility: SCOMET authorization will not be required, for the export and/or re-export of Information Security items (excluding technology) under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 2 subject to the following conditions: a. The applicant exporter shall submit an application for getting a one-t....

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....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 GAEIS for export of that/those item(s) and would apply separately to DGFT for a fresh authorization in terms of regular policy. 4. Act....

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....he 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 exporter must include the name, contact number and email ID o....

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....ns, 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 GAEIS the applicant exporter will obtain  prior permission from DGFT with relevant details, d. IMWG shall reserve the right to deny the issuance of GAEIS without assigning any reason(s).  5. Validity I. GAEIS 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 GAEIS subject to subsequent post reporting(s) on a quarterly basis to be reported within 30 days from  the last quarter; ll. GAEIS cannot be....