EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK:

UNCLAS MOSCOW 011032 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/MHAMES/DMUSLU USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: TECHNOSERVICEPRIBOR, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. D358560 REFTEL: USDOC 04978 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Technoservicepribor, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license application D358560 as the ultimate consignee of vector network analyzer. These items are controlled for national security reasons under ECCN 3A002. The licensee is Anritsu Company, 490 Jarvis Drive, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. ¶3. On September 19, 2006 Export Control Attache Donald Pearce and FSN Natalya Shipitsina conducted the requested pre-license check at the offices of Technoservicepribor (TSP),Sumskoy proezd, 21/3, Moscow and met with Andrey Kolesnikov, Commercial Director. ¶4. TSP is a technical support and repair service focusing on the medical and communications industries. The company specializes in maintenance and repair of foreign made high technology equipment used in telecommunications and medical applications. The company is a spin off of the Interanalyt Company, a distributor of high technology products for industry. NOTE: Interanalyt was the subject of an NLR PSV conducted on April 6, 2005 and reported in 2005 MOSCOW ¶04004. TSP has been a separate entity since March ¶2006. The company employs 7 at the Sumskoy poyezd location, and has no other offices. Mr. Kolesnikov has a three-year contract to run the organization on the behalf of the owner. The company is privately held. ¶5. TSP plans on using the analyzer in reftel for service and maintenance of medical and communications devices. TSP is currently bidding on several tenders to provide diagnostic and maintenance services for medical facilities in the Moscow area. The tender, offered by Medtechnica, a state unitary organization responsible for equipping medical clinics in Moscow, would be to calibrate and maintain medical diagnostic equipment such as Magnetic Resonance Imagers (MRI) and the like. TSP is also exploring the opportunity to work with Shimazdzu Europe, GmbH to be an authorized service center for their organization in Russia. In addition, TSP hopes to offer its services to telecommunications operators in the regions outside of Moscow. TSP will test and service wireline systems as they are upgraded to provide broadband services such as cable television, high-speed Internet access and other services. ¶6. The device will be stored in a cabinet in a secured laboratory. The room has barred windows, and an electronic security system. The perimeter of the building is patrolled by security at all times. TSP has no military contracts, and is aware of the end use conditions of the license. Only one or two specialists will utilize the equipment. ¶7. Recommendations: Post recommends Technoservicepribor, Moscow, Russia, as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. It is requested that post be notified of final disposition of the application, and of any shipments for this organization in order to conduct appropriate FCS follow-up and statistical reporting. (FCS MOSCOW/SBOZEK/DPEARCE) BURNS