Having traditionally been concerned with controls of exports of
tangible products, the Indian authorities are working towards
developing controls for intangible transfers and harmonising those
with the rights of individuals, write Ameeta Verma Duggal and Aditi
Warrier.
I n India, goods, services and technology, whose export is
controlled, are specified in the List of Special Chemicals,
Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (‘SCOMET
List'). The SCOMET List, which comprises India's
dual-use control list and Munitions List, is issued and regulated
by the Directorate General for Foreign Trade (‘DGFT').
While the overall regulation of the SCOMET List is carried out by
DGFT, the Munitions List is implemented by the Department of
Defence Production and the category pertaining to nuclear and
nuclearrelated material is implemented by the Department of Atomic
Energy. The updated SCOMET List, issued in July 2018, is fully
harmonised with the control lists of the
