Further
processing of non-GRL item(s)
Paragraph 9 of the
procedures adopted by the Security Council resolution 1409 (2002) reads:
“… OIP will
immediately inform appropriate United Nations agents of the finding of a GRL
item(s) in the application and that the GRL item(s) may not be sold or
supplied to Iraq unless otherwise notified by OIP that the procedures set
forth in paragraphs 11 or 12 have resulted in approval for sale or supply of
the GRL item(s) to Iraq. The remaining items in the application,
which are determined as not covered by the GRL, will be considered approved
for sale or supply to Iraq and, at the discretion of the submitting Mission
or United Nations agency, and with the consent of the contracting
parties, will be processed according
to the procedure in paragraph 10 below. The relevant approval letter
may be issued for such approved items under request from the submitting
Mission or United Nations agency.”
The above paragraph provides suppliers with the,
previously unavailable, option
of having an Approval Letter issued for part of the goods specified in the
application/contract and approved by OIP as non-GRL items, while the
remaining items, found by UN experts to be included in the Goods Review List
(GRL), are further processed.
The supplier will be notified of this option through a
GRL Notice which will also identify GRL item(s) that require further
processing. Since the decision by the supplier and the buyer to have an
Approval Letter issued for non-GRL items may have an impact upon ancillary
expenses stipulated in the original contract, such as services,
transportation and insurance, the parties will be requested to sign the
standard “Agreement to Proceed with Export of
NON-GRL Items” and specify the appropriate reduction of the original contract
value.
No Approval Letter will be issued without such an
agreement, signed by both
parties to the contract. The Approval Letter will be issued subject to
availability of funds. The letter will contain all goods listed in the
application. However, GRL
item(s) still being processed will be marked “Not Approved” while other
items will be marked as appropriate (“OIP Approved”).
Please note that this option is not available for
applications containing 687 item(s). Unless 687 item(s) are either deleted
or re-assessed as non-GRL items in re-consideration process, the ENTIRE
APPLICATION shall be returned to supplier irrespective of the status of
other items, if any.
