Guidance

Open general export licence: exports under the US-UK defence trade co-operation treaty

Licence for the export or transfer of military goods or technology under the US-UK Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty from the UK to the US.

• From: Export Control Joint Unit, Department for International Trade and Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 22 May 2012
• Last updated: 1 March 2023 바카라 사이트� See all updates

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Details

This open general export licence (OGEL) allows, subject to certain conditions, the export or transfer of military goods or technology under the US-UK Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty from the UK to the US.

This permission is with the limitation that the licence is only聽used by members of the 바카라 사이트楢pproved Community바카라 사이트� and provided that the ultimate end-user of the goods or technology is the US or UK government.

What is the 바카라 사이트楢pproved Community바카라 사이트� and how do you get onto the list

Organisations that comprise the UK 바카라 사이트楢pproved Community바카라 사이트� are defined by Article 4(1) of the treaty.聽

To qualify for membership of the 바카라 사이트楢pproved Community바카라 사이트�, private companies must satisfy the UK and US due diligence approval process and meet specific security requirements. This includes adhering to the relevant provisions of the UK government바카라 사이트檚 Security Policy Framework (SPF). The process for applying for 바카라 사이트楢pproved Community바카라 사이트� status聽is described on the MOD website in Industrial Security Notice 2012-01.聽Download Industrial Security Notices.

This guidance is issued in the context of the SPF published by the Cabinet Office. The Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty provisions in the SPF can only be accessed by non-바카라 사이트al entities in the DTCT (US-UK Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty) 바카라 사이트楢pproved Community바카라 사이트� via the MOD Defence Equipment and Support Infrastructure Security website after formal registration, which is a mandated condition of 바카라 사이트楢pproved Community바카라 사이트� membership. Details on how to access the website provisions will be provided during the registration process.

You should also refer to the聽guidance for UK 바카라 사이트楢pproved Community바카라 사이트� companies issued by the MOD. This document concerns the procedures in 4 different scenarios when a UK 바카라 사이트楢pproved Community바카라 사이트� facility wishes to either:

• re-transfer items to a 바카라 사이트楴on-Approved Community바카라 사이트櫬� entity in the UK
• re-export items to a 바카라 사이트楴on-Approved Community바카라 사이트� entity overseas for return to a UK 바카라 사이트楢pproved Community바카라 사이트� entity
• re-export to a 바카라 사이트楴on-Approved Community바카라 사이트� entity overseas for its end-use
• re-export by a MOD entity to a 바카라 사이트楴on-Approved Community바카라 사이트� entity overseas for its end-use

Reporting requirements

These OGELs are subject to reporting requirements under the open licence returns transparency initiative.

Revoked licences

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

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Published 22 May 2012

Last updated 1 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 1 March 2023

   The open general export licence has been updated to permit two additional export customer destinations.

2. 7 June 2021

   This licence has been amended to take into account changes to the list of defence-related products.

3. 31 December 2020

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

4. 17 December 2020

   This OGEL has been revised to take into account changes in legislation following the end of the transition period.

5. 24 July 2018

   Republished to clarify that an approved F1686 can be considered a written letter of approval from MOD.

6. 6 April 2018

   Licence updated and amended to reflect new contact details for the Export Control Joint Unit.

7. 5 March 2018

   Two entries: ML8.a.41 (explosive) and ML8.h (reactive materials) have been added to the list of non-permitted entries on this licence.

8. 13 July 2017

   Licence updated to reflect amendments to the Export Control Order 2008 that came into force on 13 July 2017.

9. 1 March 2017

   This licence has been republished to reflect amendments to the Export Control Order 2008.

10. 6 October 2015

    Amendments to rating code PL5001. Clause added referring to pre-visit questionnaires.

11. 13 June 2014

    Licence amended to reflect the new 바카라 사이트 Security Classification System.

12. 1 January 2014

    Updated to reflect new reporting process in connection with the transparency initiative.

13. 22 May 2012

    First published.