UK updates ECO 2008, consolidated list, and four OGELs

The UK’s Export Control Joint Unit (‘ECJU’), part of the Department for International Trade (‘DIT’), has issued two notices to exporters: 2018/04, concerning updates to the Export Control Order 2008, on 5 March; and 2018/05, on related updates to the UK’s consolidated list of strategic military and dual-use items that require export authorisation.  Four OGELs (open general export licences) were also updated.

The changes to Schedule 2 of the Export Control Order 2008 are:

• the entry for ‘adapted for use in war’ is deleted and a new definition of biological agents has been agreed
• a new heading for ML7 (chemical and biological agents)
• a new substituted entry for ML7.a.
• a new entry inserted as ML8.a.41
• a new substituted entry for ML8.c.3.
• a new entry and technical notes inserted as ML8.h (reactive materials)

In article 2 (Interpretation) the definition of ‘information security items’ has been removed.

The four OGELs have been updated to exclude two new entries in the Export Control Order 2008: ML8.a.41 (explosive) and ML8.h (reactive materials).

The four OGELs are:

• export after exhibition or demonstration: military goods
• export after repair/replacement under warranty: military goods
• exports under the US-UK Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty
• technology for military goods

For the updated OGELS see:

• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-general-export-licence-export-after-exhibition-or-demonstration-military-goods
• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-general-export-licence-export-after-repair-replacement-under-warranty-military-goods
• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-general-export-licence-export-under-the-us-uk-defence-trade-co-operation-treaty
• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-general-export-licence-technology-for-military-goods

Notice to Exporters 2018/05 can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notice-to-exporters-201805-consolidated-list-updated/notice-to-exporters-201805-consolidated-list-updated

Notice to Exporters 2018/04 can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notice-to-exporters-201804-export-control-order-2008-amended-and-4-ogels/notice-to-exporters-201804-export-control-order-2008-amended-and-4-four-ogels