Update from GOV.UK for: Notice to Exporters 2022/34: Open General Licences Revoked

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Steve Berry
3 January 2023

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On October 4th, 2022, S&H provided an update relating to Notice to Exporters update 2022/25.

This communication referenced 26 x OGELs that previously withdrew Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners as acceptable destinations due to their involvement in the Yemen war, highlighting the fact that the parallel licences which were created for new OGEL registrations (excluding the withdrawn destinations) were to be revoked on December 30th, 2022.

 

The Export Control Joint Unit has confirmed the relevant licences that Exporters should register for on SPIRE, to replace the revoked licence(s).   

 

If your registered OGELs have “from June 2019”, “from December 2019” or “from February 2020” in their title they will appear below in the list of licences where the registration has been reinstated.   

Column A - Existing registration for Column B - Exporters should now register for
Export for repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items – from December 2019 Export for repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items
Information security items – from December 2019 Information security items
Low value shipments – from December 2019 Low value shipments
Military and dual-use goods: UK forces deployed in non-embargoed destinations – from December 2019 Military and dual-use goods: UK forces deployed in non-embargoed destinations
Oil and gas exploration: dual-use items – from December 2019 Oil and gas exploration: dual-use items
Technology for dual-use items – from June 2019 Technology for dual-use items
PCBs and components for dual-use items – from June 2019 PCBs and components for dual-use items
X – from December 2019 X
Chemicals – from December 2019 Chemicals
Cryptographic development – from December 2019 Cryptographic development
Export after repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items – from June 2019 Export after repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items
Access overseas to software and technology for military goods: individual use only – from December 2019 Access overseas to software and technology for military goods: individual use only
Export after repair/replacement under warranty: military goods – from June 2019 Export after repair/replacement under warranty: military goods
Export for exhibition: military goods – from December 2019 Export for exhibition: military goods
Exports for repair/replacement under warranty: military goods – from December 2019 Exports for repair/replacement under warranty: military goods
Exports or transfers in support of UK government defence contracts – from June 2019 Exports or transfers in support of UK government defence contracts
Historic military goods – from December 2019 Historic military goods
Military goods: collaborative project typhoon – from June 2019 Military goods: collaborative project typhoon
Military goods: for demonstration – from December 2019 Military goods: for demonstration
Military goods: A400M collaborative programme – from February 2020 Military goods: A400M collaborative programme
Military surplus vehicles – from December 2019 Military surplus vehicles
PCBs and components for military goods – from June 2019 PCBs and components for military goods
Software and source code for military goods – from June 2019 Software and source code for military goods
Technology for military goods from June 2019 Technology for military goods
Category C goods – from December 2019 Category C goods
Trade and transportation: small arms and light weapons – from December 2019 Trade and transportation: small arms and light weapons

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