State Department Imposes Sanctions on 24 Entities for Violating Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act
On January 5, 2006, the State Department published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the U.S. has imposed sanctions on 24 foreign entities pursuant to the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act. The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (P.L. 109-112) provides for the imposition of penalties on entities and individuals that transfer to Iran or Syria equipment and technology controlled under multilateral export control lists 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 list, which is reprinted below, includes four Russian companies and others in China, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Mexico, North Korea, Sudan and Syria:
- China National Electronic Import-Export Company (CEIEC) (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Company (CATIC) (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Zibo Chemet Equipment Company (China) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Defense Industries Organization (DIO) (Iran) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Iran Electronics Industries (IEI) (Iran) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Sanam Industrial Group (SIG) (Iran) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- NAB Export Company (Iran) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Abu Hamadi (Iraq) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Kal Al-Zuhiry (Iraq);
- Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID) (North Korea) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Target Airfreight (Malaysia) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Aerospace Logistics Services (Mexico) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Arif Durrani (Pakistan);
- Rosoboronexport (Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Kolomna Design Bureau of Machine-Building (KBM) (Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Tula Design Bureau of Instrument Building (KBP) (Russia) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Alexey Safonov (Russia);
- Al Zarga Optical and Electronics Co. (Sudan) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Giad Industrial Complex (Sudan) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Yarmouk Industrial Complex (Sudan) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Army Supply Bureau (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Industrial Establishment of Defense (IED) (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
- Ministry of Defense (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof; and
- Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof.
The State Department maintains a website containing a list of entities sanctioned under the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act at www.state.gov/t/isn/c15234.htm. However, note that the title of this page has not been changed to reflect the correct name of the law or to include the newly sanctioned entities.
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