For local subsidiaries and trading firms

CAUTION
Respond to endusers of machine
tools made inJapan withprecaution(2024.6.28)©2024 Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association

About this material

The Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association, orJMTBA prepared this material to precaution users ofmachine tools made in Japan on managing your machine
tools from the perspective of security and export control.
In Japan, the management of machine tools is subject toregulations based on international regimes for security
and export control, and by Japanese laws. Please pay
attention in order not to cause any incidents related tosecurity and export control, by understanding the1substance of this material. ©2024 Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association

CAUTION
Transfer toanother location

Sell to anothercompany

Export to anothercountry

When your end-user consults you
on re-transfer, re-sale or export,etc., please inform your Japan
exporter of the machine tool always
prior to re-transfer, re-sell, export,etc. of it. Please do not re-transfer,re-sell or export it until theJapanese exporter makes theirjudgement.
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To:ABC Co.,Ltd.

CAUTION

LETTER OF ASSURANCE
1. Importer
Name:
Address:

7. Assurance for the end use
We will use the goods and their replicas for civil use only, we will never use them forthe development or the manufacture of weapons for mass destruction such as nuclear,biological or chemical weapons and missiles.
8.

Assurance for re-sale, re-transfer , or re-export of the goods.
We will never re-sell, re-transfer , or re-export the goods and their replicas.
However, in case we re-sell, re-transfer, or re-export the goods and their replicas
owing to unavoidable circumstances, we shall obtain a prior written consent
from ABC Co.,Ltd.
Name of end user:
Title of Signer:（Signature）:
Date:.
.
.
.

The end-user’s machine tool
may be subject to theAssurances.
Particular precaution isrequired for re-transfer, re-sale,export, etc., of the machine
tools subject to the Assurance.

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CAUTION
Japanese Exporter ofmachine tools

YouYou need to get fromthe end-user detailed
information ondestination of the enduser and the end-use ofthe machine tool onbehalf of the Japanese
exporter.

Japanese exporters being
consulted by the end-user on retransfer, re-sale or export, etc.,
of machine tools, in order tounderstand the substance may
ask you to provide detailed
information.
End-user seeking to re- In this case, please always
transfer, re-sell or export
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Please cooperate by observing the items stated by METI in the “additionalcommitment(s)” column of the End-Use Certificate (EUC) and the“Condition” ofApplication for Export Permission”.

We shall not use the above
mentioned item(s) to manufacturecomponents for military goods.

You must execute a procedure for prior consensus
to METI and obey orders from METI swiftly after
you receive from end-user a request for priorconsensus procedure on re-sale or re-export (or reoffer of technology, restricted to technology to beoffered in a country other than the country initiallyoffered the technology).

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Please inform the Japanese exporter when the incidents below occur to enduser.

If you are asked to move the machine
tool or to transfer it from the location
installed by government of yourcountry or state etc.

If you must relinquish themachine tool by a businessassignment, going out orbankruptcy of businessIf you must acquire or relinquish
machine tools in a business merger oracquisition etc.

If you must transfer themachine tool to evacuatefrom a natural or man-madedisasterIf you want to scrap the machine tool
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Please confirm status of the machine tools previously installed in the end-user’s factoryfrom the following perspectives when you visit the end-user for another business etc.

UserIs the end-user still the sameend-user ?

The OtherCompany

Is the other company in the samebuilding in military business?

Has the right of ownership and use Is the machine tool still there?
changed?

Is your machine being
used for military
purposes?

Has the machine tool altered or not?

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