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BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY |
| July 20, 2011 |
Office of Public Affairs |
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Three
Companies Settle Antiboycott Charges
(Originally posted at
http://www.bis.doc.gov/news/2011/bis_press07202011.htm) |
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WASHINGTON – Commerce Assistant Secretary for Bureau of
Industry and Security David Mills announced today that three companies agreed
to pay a total of $ 50,900 in civil penalties to settle allegations that each
violated the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations
(EAR). The companies are Applied Technology Inc., Lynden Air Freight doing
business as (dba) Lynden International, and Smith International Inc.
Case summaries and additional information:
- Applied Technology Inc (ATI), located in Raleigh, NC, has agreed to
pay a civil penalty of $10,000 to settle two allegations that it violated the
antiboycott provisions of the EAR. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),
through its Office of Antiboycott Compliance (OAC), alleged that during the
year 2006, ATI, in connection with a transaction involving the sale and/or
transfer of goods or services (including information) from the United States to
Libya, furnished prohibited information in a statement that the goods did not
contain any components of Israeli origin and failed to report to the Department
of Commerce the receipt of a request to engage in a restrictive trade practice
or boycott or boycott, as required by the EAR. Further information is available
at:
http://efoia.bis.doc.gov/antiboycott/violations/tocantiboycott.html
- Lynden Air Freight dba Lynden International (Lynden), located in
Seattle, WA, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $20,400 to settle three
allegations that it violated the antiboycott provisions of the EAR. OAC alleged
that during the year 2006, in connection with transactions involving the sale
and/or transfer of goods or services (including information) from the United
States to Libya, Lynden's Houston office, on three occasions, furnished
prohibited information in a statement certifying that the goods were neither of
Israeli origin nor contained Israeli materials. Further information is
available at:
http://efoia.bis.doc.gov/antiboycott/violations/tocantiboycott.html
- Smith International Inc., (Smith), located in Houston, TX, has
agreed to pay a civil penalty of $20,500 to settle eleven allegations that it
violated the antiboycott provisions of the EAR. OAC alleged that during the
years 2006 through 2008, in connection with transactions involving the sale
and/or transfer of goods or services (including information) from the United
States to Libya and United Arab Emirates, Smith, on one occasion, agreed to
refuse to do business with another person pursuant to a request from a
boycotting country; on one occasion, furnished prohibited information in a
statement certifying that no materials were of Israeli origin nor had Israeli
content; and, on nine occasions, failed to report to the Department of Commerce
the receipt of a request to engage in a restrictive trade practice or boycott
or boycott, as required by the EAR. Further information is available at:
http://efoia.bis.doc.gov/antiboycott/violations/tocantiboycott.html
BACKGROUND
The antiboycott provisions of the EAR prohibit US persons from taking certain
actions with intent to comply with, further or support unsanctioned foreign
boycotts, including furnishing information about business relationships with or
in a boycotted country or with blacklisted persons. In addition, the EAR
requires that persons report their receipt of certain boycott requests to the
Department of Commerce. For more information, please visit the BIS Online
Training Room at
http://www.bis.doc.gov/seminarsandtraining/seminar-training.htm
or contact the OAC Advice Line at (202) 482.2381
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