Guidance

Open general export licence (certified companies)

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

Published 1 July 2013
Last updated 17 December 2020 — see all updates

• From: Export Control Joint Unit and Department for International Trade

Documents

Open general export licence (certified companies)

PDF, 189KB, 20 pages

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Open general export licence (certified companies) [draft]

PDF, 342KB, 21 pages

Revoked OGEL (certified companies) in force from 13 June 2014

Ref: BIS/14/732 PDF, 248KB, 20 pages

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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).

This version of the licence is available for registration.

The version marked [draft] is is a preview of the licence that will come into force at 23:00 on 31 December 2020.

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

See guidance on consulting the CERTIDER database.

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.

Published 1 July 2013
Last updated 17 December 2020 + show all updates

1. 17 December 2020

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

2. 24 July 2018

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

3. 6 April 2018

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

4. 6 October 2015

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

5. 13 June 2014

   Licence amended to reflect the new Government Security Classification System.

6. 1 January 2014

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

7. 1 July 2013

   First published.