Govt relaxes export norms for dual-use telecom equipment, information security software

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New Delhi: The government on Wednesday notified a policy for general authorisation for the export of certain telecom and information security-related items under a policy for dual-use products...

In a notification, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) announced to grant one-time bulk licences for these items under the Special chemicals, organisms, materials, equipment and technologies (SCOMET) category...

The policy for general authorisation for export of telecommunication-related items under SCOMET category...and export of information security items under SCOMET category...to grant one-time bulk licences for these items has been notified, the DGFT said...

SCOMET authorization will not be required, for the export and/or re- export of Telecommunication items (excluding technology and software) under SCOMET Category, it said.. GAET issued for export or re-export of SCOMET items will be valid for three years..