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Timestamp: 2019-10-23 17:06:14
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 127', 'art 127', 'art 35', 'art 138', 'art 35', 'art 103', 'art 127', 'art 138']

The Daily Bugle Weekly Highlights: Week 12 (18 – 22 Mar 2019) – Full Circle Compliance
The Daily Bugle Weekly Highlights: Week 12 (18 – 22 Mar 2019)
President Takes Additional Steps Concerning National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations; The Daily Bugle; Tuesday, 19 Mar 2019, Item #1;
State Publishes Final Rule on Civil Monetary Penalties Inflationary Adjustment; Amends ITAR Part 127; The Daily Bugle; Tuesday, 19 Mar 2019, Item #2;
German BAFA Publishes Preliminary Information on Renewal and Amendment of Multiple General Authorizations; The Daily Bugle; Tuesday, 19 Mar 2019, Item #10;
Canada GA Publishes Information Concerning the Strengthening of Canada’s Export Controls; The Daily Bugle; Wednesday, 20 Mar 2019, Item #7;
EU Posts Regulation on Framework for the Screening of Foreign Direct Investment into the EU; The Daily Bugle; Friday, 21 Mar 2019, Item #6;
Justice: “Australian National Sentenced to Prison Term For Exporting Electronics to Iran”; The Daily Bugle; Friday, 22 Mar 2019, Item #5;
President Takes Additional Steps Concerning National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations
(Source: Federal Register, 19 Mar 2019.)
84 FR 10255: Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Transnational Criminal Organizations
‘‘(e) the term ‘‘significant transnational criminal organization’’ means a group of persons that includes one or more foreign persons; that engages in or facilitates an ongoing pattern of serious criminal activity involving the jurisdictions of at least two foreign states, or one foreign state and the United States; and that threatens the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States.’’
State Publishes Final Rule on Civil Monetary Penalties Inflationary Adjustment; Amends ITAR Part 127
(Source: Federal Register, 19 Mar 2019.) [Excerpts.]
84 FR 9957-9959: Department of State 2019 Civil Monetary Penalties Inflationary Adjustment
* SUMMARY: This final rule is issued to adjust the civil monetary penalties (CMP) for regulatory provisions maintained and enforced by the Department of State. The revised CMP adjusts the amount of civil monetary penalties assessed by the Department of State based on the December 2018 guidance from the Office of Management and Budget. The new amounts will apply only to those penalties assessed on or after the effective date of this rule, regardless of the date on which the underlying facts or violations occurred.
* DATES: This final rule is effective on March 19, 2019.
* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Kottmyer, Attorney-Adviser, Office of Management, kottmyeram@state.gov. ATTN: Regulatory Change, CMP Adjustments, (202) 647–2318.
* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: … On December 14, 2018, OMB notified agencies that the annual cost-of-living adjustment multiplier for 2019, based on the Consumer Price Index, is 1.02522. Additional information may be found in OMB Memorandum M–19–04. This final rule amends Department CMPs for fiscal year 2019.
(1) Part 35, which implements the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (PFCRA), codified at 31 U.S.C. 3801–3812;
(4) Part 138, which implements Section 319 of Public Law 101–121, codified at 31 U.S.C. 1352, and prohibits recipients of Federal contracts, grants, and loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying the Executive or Legislative Branches of the Federal government in connection with a specific contract.
(I) Part 35
The PFRCA, enacted in 1986, authorizes agencies, with approval from the Department of Justice, to pursue individuals or firms for false claims. Applying the 2019 multiplier (1.02522), the new maximum liabilities are as follows: $11,463, up to a maximum of $343,903.
(II) Part 103
The CWC Act provided domestic implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction. The penalty provisions of the CWC Act are codified at 22 U.S.C. 6761. Applying the 2019 multiplier (1.02522), the new maximum amounts are as follows: Prohibited acts related to inspections, $38,549; for Recordkeeping violations, $7,710.
(III) Part 127
(1) AECA section 38(e): Applying the 2019 multiplier (1.02522), the new maximum penalty under 22 U.S.C. 2778 (22 CFR 127.10(a)(1)(i)) is $1,163,217.
(2) AECA section 39A(c): Applying the multiplier, the new maximum penalty under 22 U.S.C. 2779a (22 CFR 127.10(a)(1)(ii)) is $845,764, or five times the amount of the prohibited payment, whichever is greater.
(3) AECA section 40(k): Applying the multiplier, the new maximum penalty under 22 U.S.C. 2780 (22 CFR 127.10(a)(1)(iii)) is $1,006,699.
(IV) Part 138
The maximum penalties for both improper expenditures and failure to disclose, is: For first offenders, $19,809; for others, not less than $20,134, and not more than $201,340.
The revised CMP amounts will go into effect on the date this rule
is published. All violations for which CMPs are assessed on or after the effective date of this rule, regardless of whether the violation occurred before the effective date, will be assessed at the adjusted penalty level. …
Alicia Frechette, Executive Director, Office of the Legal Adviser and Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State.
German BAFA Publishes Preliminary Information on Renewal and Amendment of Multiple General Authorizations
(Source: BAFA, 19 Mar 2019.)
The German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control published preliminary information on the renewal and amendment of General Authorizations No. 12 to 14, 16 and 17 and the publication of General Authorization No. 15 concerning the export of dual-use items listed in the Annex I of the EC dual-use regulation regarding the possible exit of Great Britain from the European Union.
The update (in German) can be read here.
Canada GA Publishes Information Concerning the Strengthening of Canada’s Export Controls
(Source: Canada GA, 20 Mar 2019.)
Global Affairs (GA) Canada has published a document that answers questions asked during the on-line and in-person consultationson strengthening Canada’s export controls. It is intended to provide further clarity on the new processes and obligations stemming from Canada’s accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).The questions are grouped according to themes identified during the public consultations.
– Arms trade treaty assessment criteria and substantial risk test
– Brokering controls
– Exports to the U.S.
– Next steps following the consultations
– The export permit process
EU Posts Regulation on Framework for the Screening of Foreign Direct Investment into the EU
(Source: Official Journal of the European Union, 21 Mar 2019.)
* Regulation (EU) 2019/452of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union
Justice: “Australian National Sentenced to Prison Term For Exporting Electronics to Iran”
(Source: Justice, 21 Mar 2019.) [Excerpts.]
David Russell Levick, 57, of Cherrybrook NSW, Australia, pled guilty to the charges on Feb. 1, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He was sentenced by the Honorable James E. Boasberg. In addition to the prison term, Levick must pay a forfeiture amount of $199,227, which represents the total value of the goods involved in the illegal transactions. Following completion of his prison term, Levick will be subject to deportation proceedings. …
– Precision Pressure Transducers. These are sensor devices that have a wide variety of applications in the avionics industry, among others, and can be used for altitude measurements, laboratory testing, measuring instrumentations and recording barometric pressure.
– Emergency Floatation System Kits. These kits contained a landing gear, float bags, composite cylinder and a complete electrical installation kit. Such float kits were designed for use on Bell 206 helicopters to assist the helicopter when landing in either water or soft desert terrain.
– Shock Mounted Light Assemblies. These items are packages of lights and mounting equipment designed for high vibration use and which can be used on helicopters and other fixed wing aircraft.
The activities took place in 2007 and 2008. Levick was indicted in February 2012. At the request of the United States, Australia arrested him for the purposes of extradition, and Australia extradited him to the United States in December 2018. He has remained in custody here. …