In its entirety (not worth summarizing a technical item like this): Notice to Exporters 2015/09 – clarification of Section 5(1) of Military Goods, Software and Technology OGEL 11 February 2015 1. In light of feedback received from exporters, the Export Control Organisation (ECO) has decided to clarify Section 5 (1) […]
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These changes, which came into effect on February 13th, change Open Individual Export Licenses (OIEL) so that the changes: assist and guide the exporter before and during the application stage make the whole process more efficient and customer-friendly move away from the concept of a ‘concessionary’ licence to one where […]
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On February 2nd, the following 5 Open General Export Licenses (OGEL) were updated by the Export Control Organization (ECO) to reflect the December 30, 2014 changes to the Dual Use Goods List: Technology for Dual-Use Items International Non-Proliferation Regime Decontrols: Dual-Use Items Turkey X Oil and Gas Exploration: Dual-Use Items […]
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Two administrative changes here: a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Form 680 is no longer required for this Open General Export Licence Ascension Island has been added to the list of destinations in both Schedules 2 and 3 (i.e. it's OK to export or provide technical assistance or software to Ascension […]
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On Friday, the Export Control Organization issued Notice to Exporters 2014/20, which modifies the Open General Export License (OGEL) for International Non-Proliferation Regime Decontrols: Dual-Use Items. The following items may be exported, under certain conditions: Enterprise level servers, general purpose single board computers and similar general purpose computing devices – […]
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This Notice to Exporters (which follows a different numbering scheme than you're used to seeing here) bans imports of any goods from Crimea and Sevastopol and the provision of financing assistance, including insurance and reinsurance, for such imports. There are carve-outs for goods with a Ukrainian certificate of origin and […]
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Notice to Exporters 2014/16 – impact of new computer system on SPIRE licensing service 11 June 2014 The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has just migrated to a new desktop computer system. Although this will bring considerable performance benefits for BIS and the Export Control Organisation (ECO), the […]
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Notice to Exporters 2014/06 previously listed Russia as a prohibited destination for the following Open General Export Licenses (OGEL): Export for Repair/Replacement Under Warranty: Military Goods Military Goods: for Demonstration This new NTE adds Russia to the prohibited destinations list for one more OGEL: Export after Exhibition or Demonstration: Military […]
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On April 17th, the ECO (Export Control Organization) invited comment on the introduction of a pre-licensing register for arms brokers. Yesterday, Notice to Exporters 2014/14 announced that the comment period closes this Friday. You can submit your comment via the online survey link or by filling out a Response Form […]
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