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Notice to exporters 2020/02: open general licences updated

Published 17 January 2020

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1. Introduction

Further to notice 2019/17, the EU dual-use export control list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 has now been amended. The new regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 30 December. As a result of these changes the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) has updated and amended 14 open general export licences (OGELs) and 1 open general transhipment licence.

Following the recent incursion by the Turkish military in north east Syria, we have reviewed open general export licences where Turkey was a permitted destination. Some changes were communicated through notice to exporters 2019/16. In addition to those changes, the open general export licence (Turkey) is being revoked.

2. Changes to open general licences

2.1 Revised open general licences

The updated and amended licences following the changes to the EU dual-use export control list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 are :

2.2 Revoked open general licences

Following the review of open general export licences where Turkey was a permitted destination, the following open general export licence has been revoked:

Contact ECJU

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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