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Open General Export Licences, (OGELs) allow the export of specified controlled items by any exporter, removing the need for exporters to apply for an individual licence, provided the shipment and destinations are eligible and all the conditions are met.
Exporters must register with the Export Control Organisation before they make use of most OGELs. There are also a small number of Open General Transhipment Licences (OGTLs), for which registration is not required. All Open General Licences remain in force until they are revoked.
The Community General Export Authorisation is the Community equivalent to the system of OGELs issued under UK law. Although as with OGELs, the CGEA allows the export of specified dual-use items to listed destinations by any exporter providing the conditions are met, unlike OGELs the CGEA is not issued by national authorities but is published as Annex II of the Council Regulation (EC) No.1334/2000.
Exporters established in the UK must register with the Export Control Organisation to use the CGEA.
You should register for OGLs on SPIRE.
You should also be aware of the Notice to Exporters - NTE200810 - which was issued on 25 April 2008 about the link between ECO's licensing system, SPIRE and HMRC's CHIEF system which has implications for users of OGELS.
Compliance Unit
Export Control Organisation
Updated: 25 April 2008
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