Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons, Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement
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A determination has been made that a number of foreign persons have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act. The Act provides for sanctions on foreign entities and individuals for the transfer to or acquisition from Iran since January 1, 1999; the transfer to or acquisition from Syria since January 1, 2005; or the transfer to or acquisition from North Korea since January 1, 2006, of goods, services, or technology controlled under multilateral control lists (Australia Group, Chemical Weapons Convention, Missile Technology Control Regime, 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 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, items on U.S. national control lists for WMD/ missile reasons that are not on multilateral lists, and other items with the potential of making such a material contribution when added through case-by-case decisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53574-53575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16891]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12138]
Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons,
Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A determination has been made that a number of foreign persons
have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures
pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria
Nonproliferation Act. The Act provides for sanctions on foreign
entities and individuals for the transfer to or acquisition from Iran
since January 1, 1999; the transfer to or acquisition from Syria since
January 1, 2005; or the transfer to or acquisition from North Korea
since January 1, 2006, of goods, services, or technology controlled
under multilateral control lists (Australia Group, Chemical Weapons
Convention, Missile Technology Control Regime, 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 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, items on U.S. national control
lists for WMD/
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missile reasons that are not on multilateral lists, and other items
with the potential of making such a material contribution when added
through case-by-case decisions.
DATES: July 19, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Pam Durham, Office
of Missile, Biological, and Chemical Nonproliferation, Bureau of
International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State,
Telephone (202) 647-4930. For U.S. Government procurement ban issues:
Eric Moore, Office of the Procurement Executive, Department of State,
Telephone: (703) 875-4079. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#177a78786572727957646376637239707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="35585a5a4750505b7546415441501b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 19, 2023, the U.S. Government
applied the measures authorized in Section 3 of the Iran, North Korea,
and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Pub. L. 109-353) against the following
foreign persons identified in the report submitted pursuant to Section
2(a) of the Act:
Sinobright Import and Export Company (PRC) (People's Republic of
China); and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Wisdom Import & Export (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (PRC) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Seyed Taba (Turkish individual);
EuroAsia (Turkiye) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof;
Mirel Makina Elektronik Teks (Turkiye) and any successor, sub-unit,
or subsidiary thereof.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 3 of the Act, the following
measures are imposed on these persons:
1. No department or agency of the U.S. government may procure or
enter into any contract for the procurement of any goods, technology,
or services from these foreign persons, except to the extent that the
Secretary of State otherwise may determine;
2. No department or agency of the U.S. government may provide any
assistance to these foreign persons, and these persons shall not be
eligible to participate in any assistance program of the U.S.
government, except to the extent that the Secretary of State otherwise
may determine;
3. No U.S. government sales to these foreign persons of any item on
the United States Munitions List 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 Control Reform Act of 2018 or the Export Administration
Regulations, and any existing such licenses are suspended.
These measures shall be implemented by the responsible departments
and agencies of the U.S. government and will remain in place for two
years from the effective date, except to the extent that the Secretary
of State may subsequently determine otherwise. These measures are
independent of and in addition to any other sanctions imposed on such
entities and/or individuals by other federal agencies under separate
legal authorities.
Choo S. Kang,
Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-16891 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
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