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Open general export licence (certified companies)

Licence for the export of military goods to certified companies in the EU.

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From:
Export Control Joint Unit, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for International Trade
Published:
1 July 2013
Last updated:
9 May 2025
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  1. This open general export licence (OGEL) has been revised to exclude naval nuclear propulsion equipment ML9 from the scope of the licence.

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

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

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

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

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

  7. MOD security requirements clarified. Clause added referring to pre-visit questionnaires.

  8. Licence amended to reflect the new Government Security Classification System.

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

  10. First published.

Applies to Northern Ireland

Documents

Open general export licence (certified companies)

PDF, 262 KB, 16 pages

Revoked: Open general export licence (certified companies)

PDF, 728 KB, 20 pages

Details

This open general export licence (OGEL) allows, subject to certain conditions, the export or transfer of certain military goods (see schedule 1) to certified companies in the EU (see schedule 2).

The licence has been published to comply with the UK’s obligations under the European Union Directive 2009/43/EC (known as the Intra-Community Transfer or ‘ICT’ Directive).

You are advised to read notice to exporters 2012/37 (Word, 934KB). This notice provides background, including some questions and answers about the UK implementation of the directive.

List of certified companies (schedule 2)

You must consult CERTIDER before registering to use this licence on SPIRE, the online export licensing system.

Revoked licences

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

You can find older revoked versions of the OGEL (certified companies) on the National Archives website.

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