Subject:- General Authorisation for export of Telecommunication-related items and Information Security items covered under category 8A5 of SCOMET.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 and Section 14A of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended, read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in Para 10.08 of chapter 10 of FTP 2023 as mentioned below:

Para 10.08(xi) - General Authorization for Export of Telecommunication-related items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 1 (GAET) (Excluding Software & Technology and items referenced in Para 10.15(I)) as per the procedure specified in para 10.15(I) of HBP 2023.

Para 10.08(xii) - General Authorization for Export of Information Security items (GAEIS) under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 2 (Excluding Technology) as per the procedure specified in Para 10.15(II) of HBP 2023.

Effect of this Notification: The policy for General Authorization for Export of Telecommunication-related items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 1 (GAET) & Export of Information Security items under SCOMET Category 8A5 Part 2 (GAEIS) to grant one-time bulk licenses for these items has been notified. The detailed procedure for these General Authorisations will be notified separately via Public Notice.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)

Director General of Foreign Trade

Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India

E-mail: dgft@nic.in

Issued from file no. 01/77/171/030/AM24/EC(S)

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