UK Defence in Germany and Europe: Information notes
Information notes in support of UK Defence in Germany and Europe produced by the Germany Enabling Office.
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- 18 November 2022
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About us - Germany Enabling Office
This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. PDF, 142 KB, 4 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. The Germany Enabling Office is the determined responsible authority for monitoring and assuring the conduct of United Kingdom Defence in Germany under the United Kingdom’s obligations to the NATO Status of Forces Supplementary Agreement in Germany. Our engagement with UK Defence personnel in Germany, and where applicable the broader Europe, is routinely through the customer facing UK National Support Elements (UK NSE). Though the office is not directly customer facing you will receive communication from us via your NSE. Our routine official communications with those NSE are in the form of information notes. Where possible those information notes will be made available here. Contact with the Germany Enabling Office is through your supporting UK NSE. All Germany Enabling Office information notes are reviewed annually and either removed or replaced as is appropriate.
Updated: '2023-9605 Personal Imports'. Force Information Note 2023-9063 added due to annual expiry of previous edition. Previous version deleted. New information note added reference BFBS Direct to Home service. 022022 BFBS Direct to Home removed (expired 17 March 2023). Added: 2023-8557 Return of Goods Relief - Mid-Assignment and 2023-8568 Transfer of Residence and Return of Goods Relief. Expired information note removed. New information note added in regard to Nationwide Alert Day - Warnung der Bevölkerung in Germany 2024-11-26 10:56 2024-06-11 09:41 2024-03-12 11:19 2024-02-12 09:40 2023-11-24 14:21 2023-06-13 10:09 2023-03-29 11:11 2023-03-24 10:30 2023-02-10 15:47 2022-12-09 13:42 2022-11-30 09:17 2022-11-18 11:30
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2023-9605 Personal Imports - Expires 24 November 2024
2023-8784 BFBS Direct to Home (DTH)-Expires 17 Mar 2024
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2023-8568 Transfer of Residence (TOR) and Return of Goods Relief (RGR), expires 31 January 2024
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2023-8557 Return of Goods Relief (RGR) – Mid Assignment, expires 31 January 2024
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062022 Personal Imports, expires 23 Nov 23
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052022 Control of Aliens and Immigration Germany including Employment
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Update history
Removed: ‘2023-9605 Personal Imports – expires 24 November 2024’. Added: ‘2024-10412 Personal Imports – expires 24 November 2025’.
New information note 2024-10120 added supporting UK defence white fleet transport operations in Switzerland and the removal of the requirement for third-party commercial liability insurance.
Updated: BFBS Direct to Home (DTH). Added: Personal Exports Scheme. Added: link to ‘Spousal employment – NATO Status of Forces Agreement’. Added: information about the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and Supplementary Agreement in Germany; who the Germany Enabling Office is responsible to.
Expired information notes removed.New information notes introduced.
All Germany Enabling Office information notes are reviewed annually and either removed or replaced as is appropriate.Updated: ‘2023-9605 Personal Imports’.
Force Information Note 2023-9063 added due to annual expiry of previous edition. Previous version deleted.
New information note added reference BFBS Direct to Home service.
022022 BFBS Direct to Home removed (expired 17 March 2023).
Added: 2023-8557 Return of Goods Relief – Mid-Assignment and 2023-8568 Transfer of Residence and Return of Goods Relief.
Expired information note removed.
New information note added in regard to Nationwide Alert Day – Warnung der Bevölkerung in Germany
First published.