Browse: Departments   Dates   Agencies  

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

State Department

DOCUMENT ID: [Public Notice 4574]

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Missile technology proliferation activities; sanctions:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Bureau of Nonproliferation; Imposition of Missile Proliferation Sanctions Against Macedonian Entities

EFFECTIVE DATES: December 24, 2003.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: A determination has been made that Macedonian entities have engaged in missile technology proliferation activities that require the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, and the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (as carried out under Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001).

SUMMARY: Macedonian entities,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 73(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)(1)); Section 11B(b)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. app. 2401b(b)(1)), as carried out under Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (hereinafter cited as the ``Export Administration Act of 1979''); and Executive Order 12851 of June 11, 1993; a determination was made on December 11, 2003, that the following foreign persons have engaged in missile technology proliferation activities that require the imposition of the sanctions described in Section 73(a)(2)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)(2)(A)) and Section 11B(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. app. 2410b(b)(1)(B)(i) on the following entities and their subunits and successors:

1. Blagoja Samakoski (Macedonian national);

2. Mikrosam (Macedonia).

Accordingly, the following sanctions are being imposed on these entities:
(A) New individual licenses for exports to the entities described above of MTCR Annex equipment or technology controlled pursuant to the Export Administration Act of 1979 will be denied for two years; (B) New licenses for export to the entities described above of MTCR Annex equipment or technology controlled pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act will be denied for two years; and
(C) No new United States Government contracts relating to MTCR Annex equipment or technology involving the entities described above will be entered into for two years.

With respect to items controlled pursuant to the Export Administration Act of 1979, the export sanction only applies to exports made pursuant to individual export licenses.

These measures shall be implemented by the responsible agencies as provided in Executive Order 12851 of June 11, 1993.

Dated: December 18, 2003.
Susan F. Burk,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 0331726 Filed 122303; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 471025P

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Vann H. Van Diepen, Office of Chemical, Biological and Missile Nonproliferation, Bureau of Nonproliferation, Department of State (2026471142).