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Changes to the Control Lists from Wassenaar and also some National Controls

NOTICES TO EXPORTERS - 2009/15 - 12 June 2009

AMENDMENT TO THE EXPORT CONTROL ORDER 2008 (THE 2008 ORDER”)

  1. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (formerly BERR) has made amendments to the Export Control Order 2008.

  1. The amending Order makes a number of changes. Details as follows:

  • replaces entry ML9 in Schedule 2 to bring under control certain vessels which, although not designed or modified for military use have similar characteristics to vessels of war;
  • Extends trade controls in Category B in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to include certain additional weapons sights which are designed for small arms and light weapons;
  • Adding Angola and Namibia to the list of destinations subject to enhanced transit controls in Part 4 of Schedule 4; and
  • Corrects a misleading parenthetical explanation in article 35 of the 2008 Order.

  1. The UK Strategic Export Control Lists (both the Consolidated and UK Military List versions) will be amended on 16 June 2009 to reflect the changes.

  2. For further details of strategic export controls please contact the ECO.

This notice is for information purposes only and has no force in law. Please note that where legal advice is required exporters should make their own arrangements.

Export Control Organisation

12 June 2009

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