Export licences to Libya 2009/10
The licences refered to are Single Individual Export Licences (SIELs) which cover shipments of specified goods to a specified consignee. Other types of licences are not included here, neither are transhipment, incorporation nor temporary SIELs.
Military List: refers to military, security and para-military goods, software and technology and arms, ammunition and related material.*
Dual-use: equipment which is not specifically designed for military purposes but that could be used as such*
* See the Consolidated List of military and dual-use items that require export authorisation.
Approved UK arms export licences are taken from government figures available on the Foreign Office website.
An alternative, and fuller, collation of the Government's data can be found at The Guardian including an extremely useful graphic of arms to the region.
2010 July-September
| SIELs | Count | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Military List: | 11 | £4,662,229 |
| Military List and Dual-use: | 2 | £519,414 |
| Dual-use: | 7 | £176,586,174 |
| Total: | 20 | £181,767,817 |
Military List
- ammunition for wall and door breaching projectile launchers
- crowd control ammunition (3 licences)
- military cargo vehicles
- military communications equipment
- military containers
- small arms ammunition (2 licences)
- software for the use of military communications equipment
- tear gas/irritant ammunition (2 licences)
- technology for the use of military cargo vehicles
- technology for the use of military communications equipment
- technology for the use of military containers
- training tear gas/irritant ammunition
Dual-use
- corrosion resistant chemical manufacturing equipment
- cryptographic software (2 licences)
- equipment employing cryptography (2 licences)
- equipment employing cryptography
- inertial equipment
- neutron generators
- software for the use of equipment employing cryptography (2 licences)
- spacecraft
Refusals
none2010 April-June
SIELs
| SIELs | Count | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Military List: | 6 | £3,172,388 |
| Military List and Dual-use: | 1 | £16,941,990 |
| Dual-use: | 5 | £2,386,583 |
| Total: | 12 | £22,500,961 |
Military List
- ammunition for wall and door breaching projectile launchers (2 licences)
- components for semi-automatic pistols
- components for sniper rifles
- crowd control ammunition (4 licences)
- equipment for the use of sniper rifles
- gun mountings
- gun silencers
- small arms ammunition (4 licences)
- sniper rifles (1)
- tear gas/irritant ammunition (3 licences)
- training small arms ammunition
- training tear gas/irritant ammunition (2 licences)
- weapon sight mounts
- weapon sights
Military List and Dual-use
- command and control vehicles
- components for military communications equipment
- equipment employing cryptography
- equipment for the use of ground vehicle military communications equipment
- equipment for the use of military communications equipment
- ground vehicle military communications equipment
- military communications equipment
- military electronic equipment
- software for the use of equipment employing cryptography
- software for the use of ground vehicle military communications equipment
- software for the use of military electronic equipment
- test equipment for military communications equipment
Dual-use
- direct view imaging equipment
Refusals
- none
2010 January-March
SIELs
| SIELs | Count | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Military List: | 2 | £55,780 |
| Military List and Dual-use: | 1 | £8,539,684 |
| Dual-use: | 1 | £354,000 |
| Total: | 4 | £8,949,464 |
Military List
- technology for the use of military infrared/thermal imaging equipment
- weapon cleaning equipment
Military List and Dual-use
- equipment employing cryptography
- ground vehicle military communications equipment
- military communications equipment
- military containers
- military electronic equipment
- military field generators
- software for the use of equipment employing cryptography
- software for the use of military communications equipment
Dual-use
- cryptographic software
- equipment employing cryptography
- software for the use of equipment employing cryptography
Refusals
- none
2009 total
SIELs
| SIELs | Count | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Military List: | 19 | £22,106,430 |
| Military List and Dual-use: | 1 | £375,300 |
| Dual-use: | 14 | £4,878,789 |
| Total: | 34 | £27,360,520 |
Military List
- artillery computers
- command communications control and intelligence software
- components for military aircraft ground equipment
- components for military cargo vehicles
- components for military improvised explosive device disposal equipment
- components for swarming ropes
- equipment for the use of military communications equipment (2 licences)
- military aircraft ground equipment
- military cargo vehicles
- military communications equipment (2 licences)
- military electronic equipment
- military helmets
- software for the modelling of military operation scenarios
- software for the use of military communications equipment (2 licences)
- tear gas/irritant ammunition
- technology for the use of military aircraft ground equipment
- technology for the use of military infrared/thermal imaging equipment
Dual-use
- chemicals used for general laboratory work/scientific research
- corrosion resistant chemical manufacturing equipment
- equipment employing cryptography (6 licences)
- inertial equipment (2 licences)
- software for the use of equipment employing cryptography (2 licences)
Refusals
- none
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