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This open general export licence (OGEL) allows, subject to certain conditions, the export or transfer of military goods or technology under the US-UK Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty from the UK to the US.

This permission is with the limitation that the licence is onlyused by members of the Approved Community and provided that the ultimate end-user of the goods or technology is the US or UK government.

What is the Approved Community and how do you get onto the list

Organisations that comprise the UK Approved Community are defined by Article 4(1) of the treaty.

To qualify for membership of the Approved Community, private companies must satisfy the UK and US due diligence approval process and meet specific security requirements. This includes adhering to the relevant provisions of the UK governments Security Policy Framework (SPF). The process for applying for Approved Community statusis described on the MOD website in Industrial Security Notice 2012-01.Download Industrial Security Notices.

This guidance is issued in the context of the SPF published by the Cabinet Office. The Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty provisions in the SPF can only be accessed by non-Governmental entities in the DTCT (US-UK Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty) Approved Community via the MOD Defence Equipment and Support Infrastructure Security website after formal registration, which is a mandated condition of Approved Community membership. Details on how to access the website provisions will be provided during the registration process.

You should also refer to theguidance for UK Approved Community companies issued by the MOD. This document concerns the procedures in 4 different scenarios when a UK Approved Community facility wishes to either:

• re-transfer items to a Non-Approved Community entity in the UK
• re-export items to a Non-Approved Community entity overseas for return to a UK Approved Community entity
• re-export to a Non-Approved Community entity overseas for its end-use
• re-export by a MOD entity to a Non-Approved Community entity overseas for its end-use

Reporting requirements

These OGELs are subject to reporting requirements under the open licence returns transparency initiative.

Revoked licences

The most recent revoked licence is available in the documents section.

You can find older revoked versions of the OGEL: exports under the US-UK defence trade co-operation treaty on the National Archives website.