Memorandum from the Department for Business,
Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
You will recall that I wrote to you on 9 July
2008, to advise that the Government had laid the second tranche
of export control legislation on that date. I am now writing to
advise you that the amendments to The Trade in Goods (Control)
Order 2003 and The Trade in Controlled Goods (Embargoed Destinations)
Order 2004, have come into effect today, 1 October 2008,
when The Trade in Goods (Categories of Controlled Goods) Order
2008 takes effect.
This legislation fulfils commitments previously
announced in the Government's initial response to the public consultation
on the 2007 review of export controls. The legislation:
— introduces a more nuanced, three tiered
structure for trade controls consisting of Category "A",
"B" and "C" goods, replacing the "controlled"
and "restricted" categories.
— applies fully extra-territorial controls
on "United Kingdom persons" anywhere in the world trading
in small arms and Man Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADs),
by placing them in Category B
— introduces the strictest possible controls
on cluster munitions, by placing them in Category A. This controls
both extra-territorial trading by "United Kingdom persons"
and trading within the UK, plus the full range of support activities—eg
the sole provision of transportation services, financing or financial
services, insurance or reinsurance services and general advertising
or promotion services.
— extends controls to the trading of non-military
explosive goods to embargoed destinations.
The Statutory Instrument and explanatory note
can be viewed on the Office of Public Sector Information website
(http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/pdf/uksi_20081805_en.pdf).
1 October 2008
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