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Open general trade control licence trade and transportation: small arms and light weapons

Licence for the transfer of small arms to and from specified countries.

Updates to this page

From:
Export Control Joint Unit, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for International Trade
Published:
30 June 2011
Last updated:
3 September 2024
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  1. Title of revoked licence amended to (in force from September 2022).

  2. The existing open general trade control licence (OGTCL) has been revoked and amended to remove Israel as a permitted destination.

  3. The open general trade control licence trade and transportation: small arms and light weapons - from December 2019 has been revoked as it is no longer required.

  4. Open general trade control licence (trade and transportation: small arms and light weapons) has been revised to clarify that it is available for registration.

  5. This Open General Export Licence has been revised to take into account changes in legislation following the end of the transition period.

  6. These OGTCLs have been revised to take into account changes in legislation following the end of the transition period.

  7. Change in registration requirements, and clarity on who can use this licence.

  8. Licence updated to reflect the expansion of the list of items subject to Category B of the trade controls (trafficking and brokering).

  9. Goods schedule amended to refer to paragraphs 9 to 13 of Schedule 1 of the Export Control Order.

  10. Licence amended to add Russia to the list of non-permitted destinations following the EU arms embargo on Russia.

  11. Updated text in Conditions and Requirements to reflect new reporting process in connection with the Transparency Initiative.

  12. First published.

Documents

Open general trade control licence trade and transportation: small arms and light weapons (PDF version)

PDF, 257 KB, 12 pages

Revoked: Open general trade control licence trade and transportation: small arms and light weapons (in force from September 2022)

PDF, 691 KB, 12 pages

Details

This open general trade control licence (OGTCL) allows, subject to certain conditions, the transfer to and from specified countries of small arms and light weapons.

Reporting requirements

This OGTCL is subject to reporting requirements under the open licence returns transparency initiative.

Revoked licences

The most recent revoked licence is available in the documents section.

You can find older revoked versions of the Open general trade control licence (trade and transportation: small arms and light weapons) on the National Archives website.

You can find older revoked versions of the Open general trade control licence (trade and transportation: small arms and light weapons) from December 2019 on the National Archives website.

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