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Catch up with the latest news about strategic export controls including Notices to Exporters, changes or amendments to legislation, new guidance, new licences, updated documents, press notices, speeches and other items of interest.
| 4 September 2008 | Exporting to Iran? You will need to view the September 2008 version of the "Iran List" - WMD End-Use Control: Licence Applications for Iran. |
| 2 September 2008 | As of 1 October 2008 amendments will be made to the Open General Trade Control Licence (OGTCL) structure. View details of the changes by reading Notice to Exporters 2008/19. |
| 28 August 2008 | All SIEL, SITCL, OIEL and OITCL licence holders should be aware of the permitted amendments to issued licences. In particular, as of 1st October any requests for changes to existing paper licences will result in exporters needing to re-apply via SPIRE. For details see Notice to Exporters 2008/18. |
| 26 August 2008 | Just published - the latest August 2008 exporter training bulletin: |
(166KB)| 22 August 2008 | The guidance on Compliance Visits Explained has been updated. This document outlines the work of Compliance Officers and what ECO expects from exporters. The guidance includes information on the suspension and revocation of OGLs |
| 20 August 2008 | The Quarterly Report and Figures for January to March 2008 are now available. See the Export Licensing Statistics - 2008 to access both documents which detail licences issued, refused and revoked and licensing processing times and refusals by destination. |
| 29 July 2008 | Update about sanctions on the Democratic Republic of Congo. See a new Notice to Exporters 2008/17 which outlines details of a new European Union Council Regulation and UK implementing legislation. |
| 23 July 2008 | Be aware of the planned new content structure for ECO Webpages. |
| 21 July 2008 | The Government has finalised its position on the Review of Export Control Legislation. View a copy of the: See also further background including the impact assessment and consultation responses by accessing the Review pages. |
(69KB)| 18 July 2008 | The Government's annual report on Strategic Export Controls for 2007 has just been published. The report includes information on licensing decisions made during 2007 as well as describing UK policy and international developments in export control regimes.The report is available on the FCO website. |
| 14 July 2008 | ECO are pleased to announce that we have just been announced as finalists in the prestigious CNET UK Business Technology Awards 2008. Read more. |
| 9 July 2008 | New extra-territorial trade controls are being introduced on small arms, MANPADs and cluster munitions. These changes are due to be implemented on 1st October 2008 via amending legislation. See a summary of the proposed changes including a link to guidance information and a working copy of the new legislation in the Notice to Exporters 2008/15. |
| 16 June 2008 | A number of changes to Open General Licences (OGLs) will be in force from 20th June 2008 onwards. For details of these amendments see Notice to Exporters 2008/14. |
| 3 June 2008 | Updated versions of the Control Lists are now available. Access the new:
For more details see the UK Strategic Export Control Lists: Introduction and Notice to Exporters 200813. |
| 16 May 2008 | All exporters should be aware of the Secretary of State's power to suspend and revoke licences. The attached notice NTE200812 (along with the associated guidance note) explains the circumstances when open general licences (OGLs) may be suspended or revoked. |
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Last Updated: September 2008