Will the list be available to the defence manufacturing industry?
Only those companies and the Partner Nations’ governments that are involved in any particular programme will have access to the permitted export destination lists related to that programme. SECTION D: ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYSTEM OF LICENSING 8. (a) What is hindering the Government’s progress towards its target for the processing of SIEL applications within 20 working days? The Government recognises the problems that any delay in the processing of an individual export licence application can cause the exporter concerned. Applications for export licences can take some time to process, especially if the situation in the country concerned is fluid. It is important that the Government takes the time necessary to assess, for example, a new regime’s behaviour and intentions before deciding on outstanding export licence applications. HMG is making strenuous efforts to improve performance. DTI introduced the ELATE computerised licensing system in March 1999. This gave exporters the opportunity
