Sanctioned by the Department of State

Sanctioned by the Department of State pursuant to section 73(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)(1)), as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 for engaging in missile proliferation. Except in the areas noted below, departments and agencies of the U.S. Government are prohibited from contracting with listed entities, and procuring products, technology, and services from listed entities, in areas related to missile equipment and technology controlled on the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Equipment and Technology Annex; and agencies are prohibited to subcontract with the listed entities in areas related to such equipment and technology. Contracts in force prior to the date sanctions were imposed are not affected. Procurement related to defense production agreements; or contracts with sole source suppliers that are essential to the national security, spare parts, components, routine servicing and maintenance of products, and information and technology essential to U.S. products or production, is not affected. Inquiries about these exceptions should be referred to the General Counsel of the appropriate agency and to the Department of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Missile Threat Reduction (State/ISN/MTR) and the Department of State, Office of the Legal Adviser (L/NPV). The sanctions remain in effect for two years after their date of imposition. Please note that the cause and treatment for this code is the same as for code ZZZ.