Amendments in Category 5B of the Appendix 3 (SCOMET LIST) to Handbook of Procedures 2023.

रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-24062023-246795 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-24062023-246795 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग I—खण्ड 1 PART I—Section 1 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 155] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िनू 23, 2023/आषाढ़ 2, 1945 No. 155] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2023/ASHADHA 2, 1945 ubZ fnYYkh] 23 twu] 2023 .—le;≤ ij ;Fkk la'kksfèkr fons'k O;kikj uhfr] 2023 ds iSjk 1-03 vkSj 2-01 ds rgr çnÙk 'kfä;ks a dk ç;ksx djr s gq,] egkfuns'kd] fon's k O;kikj] ,rn}kjk çfØ;k iqfLrdk 2023 ds vè;k; 10 es a vf/klwpuk la[;k 14 fnukad 23-06-2023 ds lanHkZ eas ,d u;k iSjk 10-16¼d½ tkMs +dj fuEukuqlkj la'kksèku djr s gSaA 5[k¼d½¼ii½ eas fuÆn"V Mªksu] ekuojfgr gokà okguks a ds fu;kZr vkSj@;k iqu% Æu;kZr ds fy, LdksesV çkfèkdkj i= dh vko';drk ugÈ gksxh i tk s fuEufyf[kr 'krks± ds vèkhu gS% I. vkosnd fu;kZrd v‚uykbu LdksesV iksVZy ds ekè;e ls th,ÃMh ds rgr ,dckjxh ykblsla çkIr dju s ds fy, ,d vkosnu çLrqr djsxk vkSj izi=&,,u,Q 10N es a tkudkjh layXu djxs k( 4011 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] II. çLrqr fd, x, vkosnu vkSj fuèkkZfjr çi= eas vkosnd fu;kZrd }kjk çLrqr vU; lgk;d nLrkostks a lfgr ds vkèkkj ij varj&e=a ky;h dk;Z lewg ¼vkbZ,eMCywth½ }kjk th,bZMh tkjh dju s ds fy, vkosnu dh leh{kk@tkap dh tk,xh( bues a fuEufyf[kr “kkfey gksxa s% d- enks a dk foLr`r fooj.k ftudk çklafxd rduhdh fooj.kks@a fof'k"Vrkvks a ds lkFk bl çkfèkdkj i= ds rgr fu;kZr fd;k tkuk vfHkizsr gS ftleas isyksM tSls e‚My] Hkkx la[;k] Mªksu ds vU; iSjkehVj tSls isyksM {kerk] Åpa kÃ] jast] LFkkf;Ro] xfr] lapkj çdkj¼,fUØIVsM ;k vu,fUØIVMs ] thihvkj,l ;k mixzg vkèkkfjr½] lVhdrk vkfn 'kkfey gSa ¼tSlk ykxw gks½ fn, tku s gS( [k- n's kks a dh lwph tgka th,ÃMh ds rgr fu;kZr fd;k tkuk visf{kr gS] vkosnd }kjk vkosnu izLrqr dju s ds le; nh tkuh gSA x- vkiwÆr dh J`a[kyk mnk-fon's kh [kjhnkj@ijsf"krh@vafre mi;ksxdrkZ@eè;LFk ¼vks½aes a 'kkfey lHkh daifu;ks a }kjk fofèkor L;kgh ls gLrk{kfjr vkSj daiuh ds vfèk—r gLrk{kjdrkZ }kjk egq j yxk, x, lacafèkr daiuh ds “kh’kZ i= ij fuèkkZfjr izi= [ifjf'k"V 10´ ¼>½] es a bZ;wlh izLrqr fd, tku s gSaA Ã;wlh ds lkFk mi;ksx dh tku s okyh fdlh Hkh vfrfjä i=d ds ekeys eas] mls daiuh ds “kh’kZi= ij gksuk pkfg, vkSj mlh O;fä }kjk gLrk{kfjr gksuk pkfg, tks Ã;lw h ij gLrk{kj djrk gSA ?k- fuEufyf[kr dk mYys[k djr s gq, izkfèk—r gLrk{kjdrkZ }kjk fofèkor gLrk{kfjr vkSj eqgj yxk, x, QeZ ds “kh’kZi= ij opui=% i. Mhth,QVh ;k Hkkjr ljdkj ds izkfèk—r çfrfufèk;ks a }kjk ;fn vko';d gks rks vkosnd fu;kZrd }kjk fdlh Hkh v‚u&lkbV fujh{k.k dh vuqefr nh tk,xh( ii. vkosnd fu;kZrd ?kks"k.kk djrk gS fd ftu enkss aa dk fu;kZr fd;k tkuk vfHkizsr gS] mudk mi;ksx Ã;wlh eas mYy[s k fd, x, mís'; ¼vks½a ds vykok fdlh vU; mís'; ds fy, ugÈ fd;k tk,xk vkSj Hkkjr ljdkj dh iwoZ lgefr ds fcuk bl rjg ds mi;ksx dks cnyk ugÈ tk,xk vkSj u gh enks a dks la'kksfèkr fd;k tk,xk ;k nksgjk;k tk,xkA iii. vkosnd fu;kZrd ?kks"k.kk djrk gS fd fu;kZr çkfèkdkj i= tkjh dju s ds ckn] ;fn ykblsla èkkjh dks Mhth,QVh }kjk fyf[kr :i es a vfèklwfpr fd;k x;k gS ;k ;fn os tkurs gSa ;k muds ikl fo”okl dju s dk dkj.k gS fd ;g en lSU; vafre mi;ksx ds fy, gS;k bles a mi;ksx dk laHkkfor tksf[ke gS ;k cM+ s iSekus ij fouk'k ds gfFk;kjks a ¼MCy,w eMh½ es a ifjorZu;k mudh felkby ç.kkyh ds forj.k ds fy, vfHkçsr gks ldrh gS] rks fu;kZrd ml@mu enks a ds fu;kZr ds fy, th,ÃMh ds fy, ik= ugÈ gksxk vkSj fu;fer uhfr ds lanHkZ eas ,d u, çkfèkdkj i= ds fy, Mhth,QVh dks vyx ls vkosnu djsxkA iv. fdlh Hkh xyr ?kks"k.kk ds fy, fu;kZrd ds f[kykQ fons”k O;kikj ¼fodkl ,oa fofu;eu½ vfèkfu;e] 1992 ds rgr dkjoZ kà dh tk,xhA M- çekf.kr@Loh—r vkarfjd vuqikyu dk;ZØe ¼vkÃlhih½ ;k fons'kh eyw daiuh ds vkÃlhih ds vuqikyu dk çn'kZu ;k daiuh ds vuqikyu çcaèkd }kjk çekf.kr vkÃlhih ;k fdlh ljdkjh ,tsalh tSls izkfèk—r vkÆFkd v‚ijsVj ¼,Ãvks½ Ldhe vkfn }kjk çekf.krA p- th,ÃMh çkfèkdkj i= tkjh djus ds ckn vkSj okLrfod fu;kZr ls igy]s vkosnd fu;kZrd dks fuEufyf[kr dks lqfuf'pr djuk pkfg,% i. og lacafèkr ljdkjh çkfèkdkfj;ks a dks Mhth,QVh dsv‚uykbu iksVZy eas fuèkkZfjr izk:i [ifjf'k"V 10´ ¼>½] eas vafre mi;ksx izek.k i= ¼Ã;wlh½ vkSj xarO; n”s k eas izfof’V fcy dh ,d izfr ds lkFk fu/kkZfjr izi=[vk;kr fu;kZr izi= ¼,,u,Q½10&N] es a ,sl s fu;kZr dks frekgh vk/kkj ij vf/klwfpr djasxsA ii. muds ikl ,d vuqcaèk ;k [kjhn vkns'k gS] en çkIr dju s okyh daiuh ¼ijsf"krh@vafre mi;ksxdrkZ½ ls vucq aèk dk m)j.k gS tk s crkrk gS fd fu;kZr okLrfod fu;kZr ls igy s Ã;wlh eas ?kksf"kr mi;ksx ds fy, vuqer mi;ksx@vafre mi;ksx ds fy, gSA iii. fu;kZrd }kjk çLrqr nLrkostks a eas okLrfod fu;kZr ls igy s Ã;wlh ij gLrk{kj dju s oky s çkfèkdkjh dk uke] laidZ uacj vkSj Ãesy vkÃMh 'kkfey gksuk pkfg,A iv. vfrfjä fooj.k] ;fn dksà Mhth,QVh }kjk ekaxk x;k gSA - ” d- Hkkjrh; fu;kZrd th,ÃMh ds rgr mijksä Jsf.k;ks@a mi&Jsf.k;ks a ds rgr LdksesV enksa ds çR;sd fu;kZr@iqu% fu;kZr dk i”p&iksrynku fooj.k 3 o"kks± ds fy,] tSlk fd II-x-¼i½esa Åij mYy[s k fd;k x;k gSvkSj mles a fuÆn"V le;&lhek ds Hkhrj çLrqr djsxk([भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 [k- ,slk djus es a foQy jgus ij tqekZuk yxk;k tk ldrk gS vkSj@;k th,ÃMh dk fuyacu@fujlu fd;k tk ldrk gSA fu;kZrd dks Mhth,QVh }kjk tkjh th,ÃMh dh rkjh[k ls 5 o"kZ dh vofèk ds fy, izfØ;k iqLrd ds iSjk 10-18 ds lanHk Z eas] eSuqvy ;k byDs Vª‚fud :i eas lHkh fu;kZr nLrkostks a dk fjd‚MZ j[kuk vko';d gksxkA d- th,ÃMh mu enks a ds ekey s eas tkjh ugÈ fd;k tk,xk ftudk mi;ksx fMtkbu] fodkl] vfèkxzg.k] fofuekZ.k] dCtk djuk] ifjogu] gLrkarj.k vkSj@;k lSU; vuqç;ksxks]a foLQksVdks]a jklk;fud] tSfod] ijek.kq gfFk;kjks a ;k lkefwgd fouk'k ds gfFk;kjks a dks forfjr djus eas l{ke felkbyksa vkSj mudh forj.k ç.kkyhds fy, fd;k tkrk gS( [k- th,bZMh ;w,u,llh O;kikj izfr’ks/k ;k izfrcaf/kr lwph ds rgr “kkfey n”s kks a vFkok bdkb;ksa ;k izlkj fpark ds eYw ;kadu ij ;k jk’Vªh; lqj{kk vkSj fons”k uhfr ds fopkj vkfn ds fy, tkjh ugha fd;k tk,xk( x- u, n's kks a dks 'kkfey dju s ;k n's kks a dh ekStwnk lwph eas la'kksèku ds ekey s es a tgka th,ÃMh ds rgr fu;kZr fd;k tkuk visf{kr gS] vkosnd fu;kZrd çklafxd fooj.k ds lkFk Mhth,QVh dh iwoZ vuqefr çkIr djsxk( ?k- vkÃ,eMCY;wth fcuk dksà dkj.k¼dkj.kks½a crk, th,ÃMh tkjh dju s ls euk djus dk vfèkdkj lqjf{kr j[krk gS( d- mijksä Jsf.k;ks@a mi Jsf.k;ks a ds varxZr LdksesV enksa ds fu;kZr@iqu% fu;kZr ds fy, tkjh th,ÃMh] th,ÃMh ds tkjh gksus dh rkjh[k ls rhu o"kZ dh vofèk ds fy, oSèk gksxk] c'krZs fd frekgh vkèkkj ij ckn dh i”p fjikÉsVx¼fjikfsVZaXl½vafre frekgh ls 30 fnuks a ds Hkhrj fjiksVZ dh tk,A [k- izfØ;k iqLrd 2023 ds iSjkxzkQ 10-20 ds lanHkZ es a th,ÃMh dk s iqu% lR;kfir ugÈ fd;k tk ldrk gSA tkjh fd;k x;k th,ÃMh çlkj Çprk ij ,d çfrdwy fjiksVZ çkIr gksus ij ;k fuèkkZfjr le; lhek ds Hkhrj vfuok;Z i”p&iksrynku fooj.k@fjiksVZ@nLrkostks a dks izLrqr u dju s ;k çLrkfor uhfrxr'krks± dk vuqikyu u dju s ijMhth,QVh }kjk fuyafcr@fujLr fd, tku s dk ik= gksxkA th,ÃMh ds rgr vkosnu dju s ds fy, u, vk;kr fu;kZr izi= ¼,,u,Q½ 10N ds lkFk Js.kh 5[k ds rgr Mªksu@;w,oh ds fu;kZr ds fy, Mªksu ds fu;kZr gsrq lkekU; çkfèkdkj&i= ¼th,ÃMh½ iznku dju s dh çfØ;k dk s vfèklwfpr fd;k x;k gSA larks"k dqekj lkjaxh] egkfuns'kd] fons'k O;kikj ,oa inus vij lfpo MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) PUBLIC NOTICE New Delhi, the 23rd June, 2023 No. 19/2023 Subject : Amendments in Category 5B of the Appendix 3 (SCOMET LIST) to Handbook of Procedures 2023. F. No. 01/77/180/09/AM22/EC(S).—In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023,as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade, hereby makes amendments in Chapter 10 of Hand Book of Procedures 2023 by adding a new Para 10.16(A), with reference to Notification No. 14 dated 23.06.2023, as under : Para 10.16(A) - Procedure for grant of General Authorization for Export of Drones (GAED) A. Policy & Eligibility: SCOMET authorization will not be required, for export and/or re-export of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles including drones, remotely piloted air vehicles and autonomous programmable vehicles specified at4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] 5B(a)(ii), and not covered under SCOMET Categories/sub-categories 5B(a)(i) & 5B(b), 6A010, 8A912, and capable of range equal to or less than 25 km and delivering a payload of not more than 25 kgs (excluding the software and technology of these items), subject to the following conditions: I. The applicant exporter shall submit an application for getting a onetime license under GAED through online SCOMET portal and attach information in proforma-ANF 10G; II. The application would be reviewed/examined for the issuance of GAED by Inter-Ministerial Working Group (IMWG) based on the submitted application and other supporting documents submitted by the applicant exporter in the prescribed Performa including; a. Detailed description of the items that are intended to be exported under this authorization with relevant technical details / specifications, including payloads such as model, part number, other parameters of the drones such as Payload capacity, Altitude, Range, Endurance, Speed, Communication type (Encrypted or Unencrypted, GPRS or satellite based), Accuracy, etc.to be provided (as applicable); b. The list of countries where the export is expected to be done under GAED is to be provided by the applicant at the time of submission of application. c. The EUCs in prescribed Performa [Appendix 10 J (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 authorised 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. d. Undertaking on the letterhead of the firm duly signed and stamped by the authorized signatory stating the following: i. Any on-site inspection will be allowed by the applicant exporter, if required by the DGFT or authorized representatives of Government of India; ii. The applicant 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.; iii. The applicant exporter declares that subsequent 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 delivery of their missile system, the exporter would not be eligible for GAED 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. e. Certified / Approved Internal Compliance Programme (ICP) or demonstrating compliance to the ICP of the foreign parent company or ICP certified by the Compliance Manager of the company or certified by any Government agency such as Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) scheme etc. f. After issuance of GAED authorization and before actual export, the applicant exporter must ensure the following: i. They shall notify the relevant government authorities in the online portal of DGFT, on quarterly basis of such export in the prescribed format [Aayat Niryat Form (ANF) – 10G], along with the End-Use Certificate (EUC) in the prescribed proforma [Appendix 10 J (i)] and a copy of the bill of entry into the destination country. ii. They have an agreement or a purchase order, excerpt of contract from entity (consignee / end user) receiving the items which states that the export is for a permitted use / an end use as declared in the EUC before actual export; iii. The submitting documents by exporter must include the name, contact number and email id of the authority signing the EUC before actual export. iv. Additional details, if any sought by DGFT B. Post reporting for export / re-export of items under GAED a. The Indian exporter shall submit post-shipment details of each export/ re-export of SCOMET items under the above Categories/ sub-categories under GAED for 3 years, as mentioned above at II.c. (i) and within the timelines specified therein;[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 b. Failure to do so may entail imposition of penalty and / or suspension/revocation of GAED. C. Record Keeping The exporter will be required to keep records of all the export documents, in manual or electronic form, in terms of Para 10.18 of HBP, for a period of 5 years from the date of GAED issued by DGFT. D. General Conditions & Exclusions a. GAED would not be issued in case of items to be used to design, develop, acquire, manufacture, possess, transport, transfer and / or used for military applications, explosives, chemical, biological, nuclear weapons or for missiles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction and their delivery system; b. GAED 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. In case of inclusion of new countries or amendment to the existing list of countries where the export is expected to be done under GAED, the applicant exporter will obtain prior permission of DGFT with relevant details; d. IMWG shall reserve the right to deny issue of GAED without assigning any reason(s). E. Validity a. GAED issued for export / re-export of SCOMET items under the above Categories / Sub Categories shall be valid for a period of Three years from the date of issue of GAED subject to subsequent post reporting(s) on quarterly basis to be reported within 30 days from the last quarter; b. GAED cannot be revalidated in terms of Paragraph 10.20 of HBP 2023. F. Suspension / Revocation GAED issued shall be liable to be suspended / revoked by the DGFT on receipt of an adverse report on proliferation concern or for non-submission of mandatory post-shipment details / reports / documents within the prescribed timelines or for non-compliance with the conditions of the proposed policy. Effect of this Public Notice : The procedure for grant of General Authorization for Export of Drones (GAED) for export of drones/UAVs under the Category 5B, along with the new Aayat Niryat Form (ANF) 10G for applying under GAED is notified. SANTOSH KUMAR SARANGI, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.