Inclusion of Paragraph 2.79G in the Handbook of Procedures of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 to notify the procedure for General Authorisation for Export of Chemicals and related equipment (GAEC)

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..... Policy (FTP) 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) hereby makes amendment to Handbook of Procedures (HBP) of FTP 2015-20 for inclusion of new entry at Paragraph 2.79G with immediate effect. 2. After Sub Para 2.79F of the HBP of FTP 2015-2020, a new entry shall be inserted as under: "2.79G - General Authorisation for Export of Chemicals and related equipment (GAEC) under SCOMET List A. Procedure for grant of General Authorization for Export of Chemicals and related equipment (GAEC) I. In respect of export/re-export of SCOMET items under the Categories / Sub Categories of 1C, 1D,1E, 3D001 and 3D004 (excluding software and technology), the applicant exporter shall submit an application for GAEC through online SCOMET p .....

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..... nt to issue of export authorisation, 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 their missile system, the exporter would not be eligible for GAEC for export of that/those item(s) and would apply separately to DGFT for a fresh authorization in terms of regular policy. iv. Action will be taken against the exporter under FT (D & R) Act, 1992 for any mis-declaration. c. After issuance of GAEC authorization and before actual export, the applicant exporter must ensure the following: i. They shall notify the relevant government authorities in the online .....

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..... used for chemical, biological, nuclear weapons or for missiles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction and their delivery system; b. GAEC would not be issued for countries or entities covered under UNSC embargo or sanctions list or on assessment of proliferation concerns, or national security and foreign policy considerations, etc.; c. IMWG shall reserve the right to deny issue of GAEC without assigning any reason(s). E. Validity a. GAEC issued for export / re-export of SCOMET items under the above Categories / Sub Categories (excluding software and technology) shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of issue of GAEC subject to subsequent post reporting(s) on quarterly basis to be reported within 30 days .....

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