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Revoked Orders following introduction of the Export Control Order 2008

The Export Control Order 2008 came into force on 6 April 2009. It revoked the following legislation:

• Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) Order 2003) known as "the Main Order"
• Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003
• Trade in Controlled Goods (Embargoed Destinations) Order 2004
  • and all associated amendments
• Technical Assistance Control Regulations 2006

This page provides a historical summary of these now revoked legislative orders. See below for brief details of the original orders and their subsequent amendments and links to legislation on the OPSI website.

• The Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) Order 2003 (S.I.2003/2764)("the Main Order"), and subsequent amendments:

  NAME OF AMENDING ORDER	AMENDMENT DETAILS
  The Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) (Amendment) Order 2004 -S.I. 2004/1050	amends PL5001.c;
  The Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) (Amendment No.2) Order 2004 - S.I. 2004/2561	amends Schedule 5;
  The Export Control (Libya Embargo) Order 2004 - S.I.2004/2741	removes Libya from Article 11;
  The Export Control (Iraq and Ivory Coast) Order 2005 - S.I. 2005/232	removes Iraq from Article 11 and adds Iraq and Ivory Coast to Schedule 3;
  The Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) (Amendment) Order 2005 - S.I. 2005/468	customs changes; See Notice 07/05
  The Export Control (Uzbekistan) Order 2005  - S.I. 2005/3257	adds Uzbekistan to Schedule 3;
  The Export Control (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Order 2006 - S.I. 2006/300	removes Bosnia and Herzegovina from Schedule 3;
  The Export Control Order - S.I.2006/1331	removes Iraq from entries PL9005, PL9008 and PL9009 in Schedule 2; replaces Schedule 1 (“the military list”) with a new Schedule 1; and adds a General Technology Note to Schedule 2.
  The Export Control (Security and Para-military Goods) Order 2006 -  S.I. 2006/1696	National exclusions from the relaxation on transhipment controls which are  defined under Article 11 (11) (b) of the main Order are revised to reflect the  new  mix of national and Community controls; A number of goods previously controlled at a national level under ML7, PL5001, and PL9001 have been deleted or reduced in scope to avoid any overlap with those applied directly by the Regulation for export from the Community; A new Schedule 1A introduced to apply national controls to exports to EU destinations and transhipment for goods whose export from the Community is controlled directly by the Regulation
  The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2006 - S.I. 2006/2271	The amending Order corrects an omission in the 2003 Order by re-imposing national controls on the export and transhipment of certain goods to the Channel Islands. It also clarifies that trade control exclusions for EU member states apply equally to the Channel Islands See Notice 15/06
  The Export and Trade Control Order 2007 - S.I. 2007/1863	The amending Order makes a number of changes to Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the main Order. These are a consequence of the latest review of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA), as well as some national policy changes. See Notice XNP/PU 09/07
  The Export Control (Security and Para-military Goods) Order 2008 - S.I. 2008/639	The amending Order makes a changes to Schedule 1 to the Main Order with the addition of a new entry PL5001.i. to control "Hand-held, spiked batons". See Notice 200807
  The Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1281)	The amending order makes a number of changes to Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Main Order. These are a consequence of the latest review of the Wassenaar Arrangement as well as some national policy changes. See Notice 200813

• Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003 (S.I.2003/2765), as amended by

  NAME OF AMENDING ORDER	AMENDMENT DETAILS
  The Trade in Goods (Control) (Amendment) Order 2005 -S.I. 2005/443	customs changes; See Notice 07/05
  The Export Control (Security and Para-military Goods) Order 2006 -  S.I. 2006/1696	trade controls are extended to all goods listed in Annexes II and III to the 2005 Regulation; and Definitions of “Controlled Goods” and “Restricted Goods” are revised to reflect the additional trade controls.
  The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2006 - S.I. 2006/2271	The amending Order corrects an omission in the 2003 Order by re-imposing national controls on the export and transhipment of certain goods to the Channel Islands. It also clarifies that trade control exclusions for EU member states apply equally to the Channel Islands See Notice 15/06
  The Export Control (Security and Para-military Goods) Order 2008 - S.I. 2008/639	The amending Order makes a change to Schedule 2. After paragraph 4, a new paragraph 4A "Hand-held, spiked batons" has been included. See Notice 200807
  The Trade in Goods (Categories of Controlled Goods) Order 2008 - S.I. 2008/1805	The amending order introduces a 3 tier structure to trade controls with categories "A", "B" and "C" replacing "controlled" and "restricted" goods. See Notice 200815

• Trade in Controlled Goods (Embargoed Destinations) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/318), as amended by
  
  

  NAME OF AMENDING ORDER	AMENDMENT DETAILS
  The Trade in Controlled Goods (Embargoed Destinations) (Amendment) Order 2004 - S.I. 2004/1049	amends Article 8;
  The Export Control (Libya Embargo) Order 2004 - S.I. 2004/2741	removes Libya from the Schedule;
  The Export Control (Iraq and Ivory Coast) Order 2005 - S.I. 2005/232	adds Ivory Coast to the Schedule;
  The Trade in Controlled Goods (Embargoed Destinations) (Amendment) Order 2005 - S.I. 2005/445	customs changes; See Notice 07/05
  The Export Control (Uzbekistan) Order 2005  - S.I. 2005/3257	adds Uzbekistan to the Schedule;
  The Export Control (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Order 2006 - S.I. 2006/300	removes Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Schedule.
  The Export Control (Security and Para-military Goods) Order 2006 -  S.I. 2006/1696	trade controls are extended to all goods listed in Annexes II and III to the  2005 Regulation; and definitions of “Controlled Goods” are revised to reflect the additional trade controls.
  The Export Control (Security and Para-military Goods) Order 2008 - S.I. 2008/639	clarification of the reference in the definition of "controlled goods" in article 2(1) of the Trade in Controlled Goods (Embargoed Destinations) Order 2004(d) to Schedule 1 to the "Main Order" shall be construed as a reference to that Schedule as amended by this amending order. See Notice 200807
  The Trade in Goods (Categories of Controlled Goods) Order 2008 - S.I. 2008/1805	The amending order introduces a 3 tier structure to trade controls with categories "A", "B" and "C" replacing "controlled" and "restricted" goods. See Notice 200815

• The Technical Assistance Control Regulations 2006 (S.I.2006/1719)
  Provides for licensing, enforcement and application of penalties in respect to the import of technical assistance related to goods listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No.1236/2005. 

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Updated: 3 April 2009