[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34983-34984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12304]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4020]


Bureau of Nonproliferation; Imposition of Nonproliferation 
Measures Against Armenian, Chinese, and Moldovan Entities, Including 
Ban on U.S. Government Procurement

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: A determination has been made that two Armenian entities, 
eight Chinese entities, and two Moldovan 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 of equipment and 
technology controlled under multilateral export control lists.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 9, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Pamela K. Roe, 
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 May 6, 2002, 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:
    Lizen Open Joint Stock Company (Armenia) and any successor, sub-
unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Armen Sargsian (Armenia);
    Liyang Yunlong, aka Liyang Chemical Equipment Company (China), and 
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Zibo Chemical Equipment Plant, aka Chemet Global Ltd. (China), and 
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    China National Machinery and Electric Equipment Import and Export 
Company (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Wha Cheong Tai Company (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or 
subsidiary thereof;
    China Shipbuilding Trading Company (China) and any successor, sub-
unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    The China Precision Machinery Import/Export Corporation (China) and 
any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    The China National Aero-Technology Import And Export Corporation 
(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
    Q.C. Chen (China);
    Cuanta, SA (Moldova) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 
thereof;
    Mikhail Pavlovich Vladov (Moldova).
    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,

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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 agencies of the United States Government and will remain in place 
for two years, 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: May 9, 2002.
John S. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 02-12304 Filed 5-15-02; 8:45 am]
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