Guidance

Open general export licence (export of dual-use items to EU member states)

Licence for the export of of dual-use items to EU member states.

From:
Export Control Joint Unit and Department for Business and Trade
Published
1 February 2019
Last updated
28 March 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Open general export licence (export of dual-use items to EU member states) (in force from 1 April 2024)

PDF, 282 KB, 8 pages

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Revoked open general export licence (export of dual-use items to EU member states) (in force from 24 March 2022)

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Details

This open general export licence (OGEL) allows the export of dual-use items (with both a civilian and military application) from the UK to EU member states and the Channel Islands.

Before using this licence

You must register through SPIRE, the online export licensing system stating where you will keep records of the exports or transfers and where Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) may inspect them.

Revoked licences

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

You can find older revoked versions of the open general export licence (export of dual-use items to EU member states) on the National Archives website.

Published 1 February 2019
Last updated 28 March 2024 + show all updates

  1. A revised OGEL has been uploaded to add a destination in Schedule 5.

  2. This OGEL has been updated to permit the export of certain items controlled under Schedule 3 of the Export Control Order 2008, to certain destinations. The updated licence will come into force on 1 April 2024. The licence dated 24 March 2022 will be revoked on 1 April 2024.

  3. This OGEL now includes Iceland as a permitted destination.

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

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

  6. First published.

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