UK Issues Notice About Delays Surrounding Certain OGELs

Some United Kingdom exporters may be experiencing delays in applications for three specific open general export licenses (OGEL) because of incorrect information submitted by the applicant, the U.K. said in a Dec. 7 notice. When applying for certain OGELs that require exporters to first obtain an approval letter from the Ministry of Defense (MOD), the applicants must include in their submission the “full contact details” of the Ministry of Defense Project Team that has awarded the exporter its contract. That information must include a telephone number and email address, the U.K. said. “Without this information [the U.K.’s Export Control Joint Unit] MOD will be unable to process the request which will be returned to the requester to provide the missing information,” the notice said. “This will lead to a delay in the exporter being able to use the OGEL.”