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Notification No.  29 /2015-2020 New Delhi,  dated: 21 september, 2017   Subject:   Amendment   in   Appendix  3  (SCOMET   items)   to  Schedule-  2  of  ITC   (HS) Classification  of Export and  Import Items, 2012  S.O.(E)        In exercise of the powers  conferred by Section  5 and Section  I 4A of the Foreign Trade  (Development  and  Regulation)  Act,  1992,  as  amended,   read  with  Para  1.02  of the Foreign  Trade   Policy   2015-2020,  the  Central   Government  hereby   makes   the  following amendment,   with   immediate   effect,   in   the   Appendix   3    to   Schedule   -2  of  ITC   (HS) Classifications of Export  and  Import Items   as notified  in DGFT  Notification No.  5/2015-20 dated 24th April 2017 and  No. 13/2015-20 dated 28.06.2017:  -  A.   Under   the   heading   "Items  on  the   SCOMET   List  are  organized    10    the   following categories"  :  (i) Category 2:  Micro-organisms, toxins:  The entry under Category  2H shall be substituted  with  the following:  Genetic  Elements and  Genetically-modified Organisms^  (ii)  Category  7 :      Electronics, computers, and  information  technology including information security:   The entry against Category 7 containing sub-categories 7 A, 78, 7C, 70 and 7E and the entries relating thereto shall  be substituted with the with the following: ^[Reserved]^ B. In  the  SCOMET  Glossary  after  the  definition  of  "Microprogram"  and  the  entry relating thereto, the following expression shall be inserted:- "Military   use"  shall  mean  incorporation  into  military  items  listed  in  SCOMET Categories  50  or 6 or for the use, development,  or production of military items  listed in these categories^. C. For SCOMET  entry  "2H Genetically  Modified Organisms"  and the entry "2HOOI ", the following shall be substituted:-:- ^2H  Genetic Elements and Genetically-modified Organisms: 2H001 Any genetically-modified  organism which contains, or genetic  element that codes for: (I)    Gene(s) specific to virus,  bacterium,  fungus,  parasites or plant pathogens listed  in Categories 2A, 28, 2C, 20 and 20 and which a.   in   itself   or   through   its   transcribed   or   translated   products represents a significant  hazard  to human,  animal  or plant  health, or b.  could endow  or enhance  pathogenicity (2)   Toxin(s)  or their sub-unit(s)  listed in Category 2F.  Technical note: (I)      Genetically-modified organisms include organisms  in  which  the nucleic   acid   sequences    have   been   created   or  altered  by  deliberate molecular manipulation. (2)      Genetic   elements   include,  inter  alia:   chromosomes,  genomes, plasmids, transposons, vectors, and inactivated organisms containing recoverable nucleic acid fragments, whether genetically modified or unmodified,  or  chemically  synthesized    in  whole   or  in  part. For  the purposes    of  the   genetic   elements    control,   nucleic   acids   from   an inactivated organism, virus, or sample  are considered  recoverable if the inactivation  and  preparation  of the  material  is  intended  or  known  to facilitate   isolation,  purification,   amplification,  detection,    or identification of nucleic  acid(s). (3)      Endow  or enhance  pathogenicity  is defined  as when  the  insertion or  integration  of the  nucleic  acid  sequence(s)  are  likely  to  enable  or increase a recipient organism^s ability to be used  to  deliberately cause disease  or death.  This  might include  alterations  to  (not  limited  to)  inter alia: virulence, transmissibility, stability, route of infection, host range, reproducibility, ability to evade or suppress  host immunity, resistance to medical  countermeasures, or detectability.^ D.   In    SCOMET    entry   30001(1),   the   following   shall   be   inserted    after   entry 3000 I  ( I )(ii)(h):- (iii) Prefabricated repair assemblies and their specially designed components,  that: a.   are designed  for  mechanical  attachment  to glass-lined  reaction  vessels  or reactors that meet the parameters  above; and, b.  have  metallic  surfaces  that  come  in  direct  contact  with  the  chemical(s) being processed which are made from tantalum or tantalum alloys^. E.   Existing   SCOMET    entry   3000 I  (2)   shall    be   re-numbered   3D001(2)(i)   and thereafter the  following shall be inserted:- (ii)  Prefabricated  repair  assemblies and  their  specially  designed   components, that: a.   are designed  for  mechanical attachment to glass-lined  reaction  vessels or reactors  that meet the parameters above;  and, b.  have metallic  surfaces  that come  in  direct contact  with  the chemical(s) being processed  which are made from  tantalum  or tantalum alloys  ^. F. SCOMET entry 30004  shall be substituted as follows:- 30004 Toxic  gas monitors and monitoring systems,  and their dedicated  detecting components  as  follows:  detectors;   sensor  devices;   replaceable  sensor  cartridges; and dedicated  software  for such equipment; a.   designed   for  continuous  operation  and  usable   for  the  detection   of chemical warfare agents  or Category   I   chemicals at concentrations of less than 0.3 mg/m";  or b.  designed  for the detection of cholinesterase-inhibiting activity.^ G.  SCOMET entry 30006 shall be substituted as follows: 30006 Fermenters (I)  Fermenters  capable  of cultivation  of micro-organisms  or of live  cells for the  production  of viruses or toxins,  without the propagation of aerosols, having a total  internal  volume  of20  litres or greater; (2) Components designed  for such ferrnenters, as follows:- a.  cultivation chambers  designed  to be sterilized  or disinfected  in situ; b.  cultivation chamber  holding  devices;  or c. process  control  units capable  of simultaneously monitoring and controlling two or more fermentation system parameters (e.g. temperature,  pH,  nutrients,   agitation,  dissolved   oxygen,   air  flow, foam control).   Technical Note: Fermenters     include     bioreactors    (including     single-use     (disposable) bioreactors), chemostats and continuous-flow systems.  ^ H. ln  SCOMET 300 l 4, the following shall  be inserted:- ^30014  Nucleic  acid  assemblers and  synthesizers,  which  are  partly  or  entirely automated,  and  designed   to  generate  continuous  nucleic  acids  greater  than   1.5 kilobases in length  with error rates less than 5% in a single run.^ l.  SCOMET entry 4A007 shall be substituted as follows:- ^Vacuum  or other controlled atmosphere metallurgical  melting and casting furnaces and related  equipment, as follows:-   a.  Arc remelt furnaces, arc melt furnaces and arc melt and casting furnaces having both of the following characteristics:- 1.  Consumable electrode capacities between I  000 and 20000 cm^; and 2. Capable of operating with  melting temperatures above I  973 K ( 1700 °C); b. Electron beam melting furnaces, plasma atomisation  furnaces and plasma melting furnaces, having both of the following characteristics: I.  A power of 50 kW or greater; and 2. Capable of operating with melting temperatures above I 473 K ( 1200 °C); c. Computer control and monitoring systems  specially configured for any of the furnaces specified  in 4A007.a.  or 4A007.b;   d. Plasma  torches specially designed  for the furnaces specified  in 4A007.b.having both of the  following characteristics:- I.  Operating at a power greater than 50kW; and 2. Capable of operating  above  14 73 K (1200°C); e. Electron  beam guns specially designed  for the furnaces specified  in 4A007.b.operating at a power  greater than 50kW.  ^ J.          After the SCOMET  entry 4A03 l  and the entry relating thereto, the following entry shall be inserted:- ^4A032   Target  assemblies  and  components  for  the   production   of  tritium   as follows:- a.  Target  assemblies made  of or containing lithium enriched in the lithium-6 isotope  specially designed   for the  production   of tritium  through  irradiation, including insertion  in a nuclear  reactor; b.   Components  specially   designed   for   the  target   assemblies  specified   in 4A032.a.   Technical Note: Components specially designed  for target  assemblies for the  production of tritium  may  include  lithium  pellets,  tritium  getters,  and  specially• coated cladding.^ K. SCOMET  entry 5CO 13  shall  be substituted  as follows:- ^5COl3 a.     Radiation Hardened  microcircuits usable  in protecting rocket  systems, unmanned   aerial  vehicles   and  cruise  missiles   against nuclear   effects (e.g.   electro-magnetic   pulse   (EMP),   X-rays,    combined    blast   and thermal  effects); b.    Analogue-to-digital converters,   usable  in the systems specified  in  SA, having any of the following characteristics: I.     Designed    to   meet    military   specifications    for    ruggedised equipment;  or 2.    Designed   or  modified   for  military  use  and  being  any  of  the following types: (i) Analogue-to-digital converter  "microcircuits", which are "radiation hardened"  or have all of the following characteristics: a.  Rated  for  operation   in  the  temperature  range  from below -54°C to above +125°C; and b.   Hermetically sealed; or (ii)  Electrical  input type  analogue-to-digital  converter printed circuit boards or modules,  having all of the following characteristics: a.   Rated   for  operation   in  the  temperature   range   from below -45°C to above +80°C; and b.  incorporating "microcircuits"  specified  in 5CO 13.b.2.(i)^ L.   The  SCOMET  entry  against  Category  7 containing  sub-categories  7 A, 78,  7C,  70 and  7E  and  the  entries  relating   thereto   shall  be  substituted  with  the  with   the following:   ^[Reserved]^ M.   SCOMET  entry 8A30 I  b shall  be substituted as follows:- ^ 8A30 I     b  Microwave or millimetre wave items, as follows:- Technical Notes I.  For purposes  of 8A30 l .b,  the parameter  peak  saturated  power  output may  also  be  referred  to  on  product   data   sheets   as  output   power, saturated  power output,  maximum  power output,  peak power  output,  or peak envelope  power output. 2. For purposes  of 8A301.b  I, ^vacuum electronic devices^  are electronic devices    based   on   the   interaction   of  an   electron   beam   with   an electromagnetic  wave  propagating  in  a  vacuum  circuit or  interacting with  radio-frequency  vacuum   cavity  resonators.   ^Vacuum  electronic devices^  include  klystrons, travelling-wave  tubes, and their derivatives. 3.  ^Vacuum electronic devices^  and cathodes,  as follows:- Note   I:   8A30 l.b   I     does   not   apply   to   ^vacuum   electronic devices^      designed  or  rated       for operation   in  any frequency  bands and having all of the following:- a.         Does not exceed  31.8  GHz; and      b.         Is     "allocated     by     the     ITU"     for     radio communications   services,    but   not   for   radio determination. Note  2:   8A301.b.l   does  not  apply  to  non-"space-qualified" ^vacuum    electronic     devices^     having    all    of    the following: a.  An  average  output  power  equal  to or less  than 50  W; and b.     Designed    or    rated    for   operation    in    any frequency  band  and  having  all  of the following:- 1.    Exceeds  31.8  GHz  but  does  not  exceed 43.5 GHz; and 2. ls "allocated by the ITU" for radio• communications services,  but not for radio determination." 2.          Effect of this Notification:- Appendix   3  (SCOMET  items)  to Schedule  - 2 of  ITC  (HS)  Classification of Export and Import Items, 2012 has been amended.