Notice to exporters 2017/01: 16 open licences updated
Published 20 January 2017
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The Export Control Organisation has updated and amended 13 open general export licences (OGELs), two open general transhipment licences (OGTLs) and an open general trade control licence (OGTCL). Changes are detailed in the table below.
These changes are being made for a number of reasons: as a result of a planned update to the Military List, in order to reflect the removal of EU sanctions on Ivory Coast and Liberia and also to make a number of other corrections to destinations as specified in the table below. All licences have been updated to refer to the new Department for International Trade, of which Export Control Organisation now forms a part.
The updated OGELs have been published and are accessible as listed in the table below. The licences are dated 20 January 2017. However, to give exporters time to absorb the changes, these new licences will not come into force until 31 January 2017.
The previous OGELs will remain in force until 23:59 on 30 January. You should refer to the current OGELs until 30 January. After this date you will need to refer to the updated licence.
If you no longer meet the terms and conditions of a particular licence because the nature of the goods or destinations has changed then you will need to de-register from the licence via SPIRE.
If the goods are no longer subject to export controls (i.e. listed under a Control List rating code heading), then you no longer need to apply for a licence for the particular rating code specified. However, you will still need to complete an annual return at the end of the calendar year in December.
Further information about OGELs is published on GOV.UK.
0.1 Summary of changes
| open licence | main reason for change(s) |
|---|---|
| OGEL (technology for military goods) | Goods list change to Schedule 1, Part C (items concerned): removal of rating code PL5017. Change to Schedule 2: Ivory Coast and Liberia removed. |
| OGEL (military goods: for demonstration) | Goods list change to Schedule 1 (items concerned): removal of rating code PL5017. Central Africa Republic added to Schedule 2. |
| OGEL (export after exhibition or demonstration: military goods) | Change to countries listed in Schedule 2 (destinations concerned): Central African Republic added. Serbia and Montenegro updated to list as distinct countries. Ivory Coast and Liberia removed. |
| OGEL (export after repair/replacement under warranty: military goods) | Change to countries under Schedule 2 (list of destinations): Central African Republic added. Serbia and Montenegro listed as distinct countries. Mongolian People’s Republic updated to Mongolia. |
| OGEL (export for repair/replacement under warranty: military goods) | Central African Republic added to Schedule 2 destinations list. |
| OGEL (software and source code for military goods) | Change Schedule 2 ( destinations concerned): Central African Republic added. Serbia and Montenegro listed as distinct countries. Mongolian People’s Republic updated to Mongolia. |
| OGEL (military surplus vehicles) | Change to countries listed in Schedule 2 (destinations concerned). Central African Republic added. Serbia and Montenegro updated to list as distinct countries. |
| OGEL (historic military goods) | Change to countries listed under Schedule 2 (destinations concerned). Central African Republic added. Serbia and Montenegro updated to list as distinct countries. |
| OGEL (access overseas to software and technology for military goods: individual use only) | Change to countries listed under Schedule 2 (destinations concerned). Central African Republic added. Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Rwanda removed. |
| OGEL (PCBs and components for military goods) | Change to countries listed under the licence Schedule 2 (destinations concerned): Ivory Coast and Liberia removed |
| OGEL (military and dual-use goods: UK forces in embargoed destinations) | Change to countries listed in Schedule 2: Liberia removed. |
| OGEL (military and dual-use goods: UK forces in non-embargoed destinations | Change to countries listed in Schedule 2 (destinations concerned): Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Rwanda removed from Part A country list. Central African Republic and North Korea added to Part A. |
| OGTCL (maritime anti-piracy) | Change to countries listed under Schedule 2 (destinations concerned): Ivory Coast and Liberia removed. Central African Republic added. |
| Open General Transhipment Licence | Change to countries listed under Schedule 2 (destinations concerned). Serbia and Montenegro both updated to list as distinct countries. Bulgaria, Croatia, Ivory Coast and Liberia removed. Central African Republic and South Sudan added. |
| Open General Transhipment Licence (Sporting Guns) | Amendment to Schedule 1 (goods concerned) to include firearms listed under PL9010. Change to countries listed under Schedule 2 (destinations concerned): Central African Republic and South Sudan added. Mongolian People’s Republic amended to refer to Mongolia. Serbia and Montenegro listed as distinct destinations. Russian Federation updated to refer to Russia. |
| OGEL (Cryptographic Development) | Changes to Schedule 2: Central African Republic added. Serbia and Montenegro listed as distinct destinations. The note is amended to confirm that Switzerland includes Liechtenstein. |
0.2 Contact details
General queries about strategic export licensing
Export Control Joint Unit
Department for Business and Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
Email exportcontrol.help@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Telephone 020 7215 4594
More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE Export Licensing Database.
- Find Notices to Exporters from September 2012 to July 2016 at the National Archives.
- Find Notices to Exporters prior to September 2012 at the National Archives.
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