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Europe, trade and export control

  • BIS European work

    28 Feb 2012

    BIS leads on many European policy areas that contribute to the Government’s commitment to play a strong and positive role with our EU partners, with the goal of ensuring that all the nations of Europe are equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century: in particular, global competitiveness, global warming and global poverty

  • Export Control Organisation

    30 Apr 2012

    Any item exported from the UK that is subject to export control needs a licence. The Export Control Organisation is responsible for assessing and issuing (or refusing) export licences for a wide range of controlled so called “strategic” goods. This includes military and dual-use items.

  • Trade policy

    28 Feb 2012

    It has been one year since the Government launched the Trade and Investment White Paper. Led by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and working closely with UK Trade and Investment and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the White Paper advocated a whole of government approach to trade and UK growth. To find out more please visit our Trade White Paper pages using the tabs to the left of this page.


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