Nonproliferation measures imposition: Various foreign entities,
[Federal Register: September 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 188)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Nonproliferation
[Public Notice 4845]
Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Fourteen Foreign Entities, Including Ban on U.S. Government Procurement
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: A determination has been made that fourteen entities have engaged in activities that require the imposition of measures pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000, which provides for penalties on entities for the transfer to Iran since January 1, 1999, of equipment and technology controlled under multilateral export control lists (Missile Technology Control Regime, Australia Group, Chemical Weapons Convention, Nuclear Suppliers Group, Wassenaar Arrangement) or otherwise having the potential to make a material contribution to the development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or cruise or ballistic missile systems. The latter category includes: (a) Items of the same kind as those on multilateral lists, but falling below the control list parameters, when it is determined that such items have the potential of making a material contribution to WMD or cruise or ballistic missile systems, (b) other items with the potential of making such a material contribution, when added through case-by-case decisions, and (c) items on U.S. national control lists for WMD/missile reasons that are not on multilateral lists.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 23, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Vann H. Van Diepen, Office of Chemical, Biological and Missile Nonproliferation, Bureau of Nonproliferation, Department of State (202-647-1142). On U.S. Government procurement ban issues: Gladys Gines, Office of the Procurement Executive, Department of State (703-516-1691).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-178), the U.S. Government determined on September 20, 2004, that the measures authorized in section 3 of the Act shall apply to the following foreign entities identified in the report submitted pursuant to section 2(a) of the Act:
Beijing Institute of Aerodynamics (China) and any successor, sub- unit, subsidiary thereof;
Beijing Institute of Opto-Electronic Technology (BIOET) (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Belarus Belvneshpromservice (Belarus) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Changgwang Sinyong Corporation (North Korea) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
China Great Wall Industry Corporation (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Dr. C. Surendar (India);
Dr. Y.S.R. Prasad (India);
Khazra Trading (Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
LIMMT Economic and Trade Company, Ltd. (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Oriental Scientific Instruments Corporation (OSIC) (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
South Industries Science and Technology Trading Co., Ltd. (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Telstar (Spain) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Zaporizhzhya Regional Foreign Economic Association (Ukraine) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof.
Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the following measures are imposed on these entities:
(1) No department or agency of the United States Government may procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of, any goods, technology, or services from these foreign persons;
(2) No department or agency of the United States Government may provide any assistance to the foreign persons, and these persons shall not be eligible to participate in any assistance program of the United States Government;
(3) No United States Government sales to the foreign persons of any item on the United States Munitions List (as in effect on August 8, 1995) are permitted, and all sales to these persons of any defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services under the Arms Export Control Act are terminated; and,
(4) No new individual licenses shall be granted for the transfer to these foreign persons of items the export of which is controlled under the Export Administration Act of 1979 or the Export Administration Regulations, and any existing such licenses are suspended.
These measures shall be implemented by the responsible departments and
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agencies of the United States Government and will remain in place for two years from the effective date, except to the extent that the Secretary of State or Deputy Secretary of State may subsequently determine otherwise. A new determination will be made in the event that circumstances change in such a manner as to warrant a change in the duration of sanctions.
Dated: September 24, 2004. Susan F. Burk, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 04-21790 Filed 9-28-04; 8:45 am]
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