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04 July 2003

Text: U.S. Lists Companies Sanctioned under Iran Nonproliferation Act

(State Department identified five Chinese companies and one North
Korean entity) (300)
In response to a July 3 press query, the State Department listed the
five Chinese companies and one North Korean firm that have been
sanctioned by the U.S. for violations of the Iran Nonproliferation Act
and other missile nonproliferation laws.
Following is the text of the State Department's response to a July 3
press query:
(begin text)
Department of State 
Taken Questions 
Office of the Spokesman 
Washington, DC 
July 3, 2003
Taken Question from July 3, 2003 Daily Press Briefing 
Iran Nonproliferation Act Sanctions
QUESTION: Were any of these companies (the six entities) ever before
sanctioned under a provision of the Iran Nonproliferation Act?
Answer: The U.S. imposed penalties on five Chinese entities -- Taian
Foreign Trade General Corporation, Zibo Chemical Equipment Plant,
Liyang Yunlong Chemical Equipment Group Company, China North
Industries Corporation (NORINCO), and China Precision Machinery
Import/Export Corporation (CPMIEC) -- and one North Korean entity --
Changgwang Sinyong Corporation.
This is the first time penalties have been imposed on Taian Foreign
Trade General Corporation.
However, all other entities have been sanctioned previously pursuant
to the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 or other sanctions laws as
follows:
-- Zibo Chemical Equipment -- previously sanctioned under the Iran
Nonproliferation Act in May 2002.
-- Liyang Yunlong Chemical Equipment Group Company -- previously
sanctioned under the Iran Nonproliferation Act in January 2002 and May
2002.
-- CPMIEC -- previously sanctioned under the Iran Nonproliferation Act
in May 2002 and the missile sanctions law in 1991.
-- NORINCO -- previously sanctioned under Executive Order 12938, as
amended, in May 2003.
-- Changgwang Sinyong Corporation -- previously sanctioned under the
Iran Nonproliferation Act in January 2002 and May 2002 and the missile
sanctions law in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2003.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)