4B4B4B4B4B4BGLOSSARY
OF ACRONYMS
ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme
ATT Arms Trade Treaty
BIS Department for Business, Innovation
and Skills
BTWC Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention
CAAT Campaign Against Arms Trade
CAEC Committees on Arms Export Controls
CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological,
and Nuclear
CBW Chemical and Biological Weapons
CCM Convention on Cluster Munitions
CTBT Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
COARM EU Council of Ministers Working Group
on Conventional Weapons
CWC Chemical Weapons Convention
DFID Department for International Development
DSEi Defence and Security Equipment International
(Trade Exhibition)
DTCT UK/US Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty
ECO Export Control Organisation (within
the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
EGAD Export Group for Aerospace and Defence
EU European Union
FAC Foreign Affairs Committee
FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FMCT Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty
GTRP Global Threat Resolution Programme
ICT Intra-Community Transfer (ICT) Directive
on arms transfers within the EU
ITAR (US) International Traffic in Arms
Regulations
MoD Ministry of Defence
MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime
NPT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NSG Nuclear Suppliers Group
NWFZ Nuclear Weapons Free Zone
OGEL Open General Export Licence
OGTCL Open General Trade Control Licence
OIEL Open Individual Export Licence
OITCL Open Individual Trade Control Licence
OPTs Occupied Palestinian Territories
OSCE Organisation for Security and Co-operation
in Europe
OSJA Overseas Security and Justice Assistance
PMSC Private Military and Security Company
PQ Parliamentary Question
P5 The 5 Permanent members of the UN Security
Council
SALW Small Arms and Light Weapons
SIEL Standard Individual Export Licence
SIPRI Stockholm International Peace Research
Institute
SITCL Standard Individual Trade Control
Licence
SITL Standard Individual Transhipment Licence
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
UKTI DSO United Kingdom Trade & Investment
Defence & Security Organisation
UKWG United Kingdom Working Group on Arms
UNROCA United Nations Register of Conventional
Arms
WA Wassenaar Arrangement
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
WMDFZ Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone
WMS Written Ministerial Statement
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DEFINITION
OF EXPORT
CONTROL ORGANISATION
LICENCES
SIEL—Standard Individual Export Licence
SIELs generally allow shipments of specified items
to a specific consignee up to the quantity specified by the licence.
Licences permitting permanent export are generally valid for two
years from the date of issue. Where the export is temporary, for
example for the purposes of demonstration, trial or evaluation,
the licence is generally valid for one year only and the items
must be returned before the licence expires.
OIEL—Open Individual Export Licence
OIELs are specific to an individual exporter and
cover multiple shipments of specified items to specified destinations
and/or, in some cases specified consignees. OIELs covering the
export of items entered on the Military List are generally valid
for two years, while OIELs covering other items are generally
valid for three years.
SITCL—Standard Individual Trade Control Licence
A Standard Individual Trade Control Licence is specific
to a named trader and covers involvement in trading of a set quantity
of specific goods between a specific source and destination country
with a specified consignor, consignee and end-user. SITCLs will
normally be valid for two years.
OITCL—Open Individual Trade Control Licence
An OITCL is specific to a named trader and covers
involvement in trading or specific goods between specific source
and destination countries and/or specified consignors, consignees
and end-users. OITCLs are generally valid for two years.P0F[1]
OGTL—Open General Transhipment Licence
An OGTL is required for the transhipment of controlled
goods through the UK en route from one country to another pre-determined
destination.
SITL—Standard Individual Transhipment Licence
A SITL is used for transhipment of goods when an
OGTL cannot be used.P1F[2]PPPPPP
1 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Strategic
Export Controls: Country Pivot Report 1st April 2012-30th June
2012, pp 3-4 Back
2
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Department for
International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and
Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls
Annual Report 2011, HC 337, 13 July 2012, p 27 Back
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