Intra-EU Export Licenses to Remain Valid for Exports to UK After Brexit, EU Says
Intra-European Union licenses required for very sensitive dual-use items that authorize the export of goods from an EU member state to the United Kingdom will still be valid when and if the U.K. leaves the EU with no transition deal…
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in place, he EU said in a fact sheet issued March 21. These intra-EU transfer licenses, if issued before the U.K.’s withdrawal date, "should be considered as valid licences for exports to the United Kingdom as of the withdrawal date, and until the validity of the licence expires,” the EU said. The fact sheet reiterates that, for dual-use goods, exports from the EU to the U.K. will become subject to the EU’s export control regime after a no-deal Brexit, and any licenses issued by the U.K. for exports from the EU to a third-country will no longer be valid.