Notice to exporters 2018/25: open licence updates with effect from 4 January 2019
Published 21 December 2018
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The Export Control Organisation (ECO) has updated and amended 7 open general export licences (OGELs) and 1 open general transhipment licence.
They include:
- export after exhibition: dual-use items
- export after repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items
- export for repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items
- dual-use items: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- low value shipments
- Turkey
- X
- Transhipment Licence Dual-Use Goods: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Key changes
The changes reflect amendments to the EU dual-use export control list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 which came into force on 15 December 2018. These changes have been incorporated into the UK’s Consolidated list of strategic military and dual-use items that require export authorisation.
Licences will come into force on 4 January 2019.
Action for exporters
Copies of the amended OGELs are linked from this notice. Exporters must use these OGELs with effect from 4 January 2019.
ECJU 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 ECJU pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE export licensing database.
This notice is for information only and has no force in law. If the information here applies to your business, we recommend you take appropriate action; including seeking legal advice if necessary.
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