Identifier
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07TAIPEI307
2007-02-08 03:47:00
SECRET
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Cable title:
MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON ENFORCEMENT
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S E C R E T TAIPEI 000307
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STATE FOR EAP/TC AND ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2027
TAGS: ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW
SUBJECT: MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON ENFORCEMENT
REF: STATE 14411
Classified By: AIT Acting Econ Chief Tim Neely, 1.4 B/C
S E C R E T TAIPEI 000307
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/TC AND ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2027
TAGS: ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW
SUBJECT: MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON ENFORCEMENT
REF: STATE 14411
Classified By: AIT Acting Econ Chief Tim Neely, 1.4 B/C
1. (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered reftel recommendations to
Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head
Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on February 6. During the meeting, Su
mentioned that in the past six months, BOFT has sent 11 cases
of possible export control violations to Justice officials
for further investigation. BOFT plans additional industry
outreach events and a press release on companies penalized
for export control violations. End summary.
2. (S) In response to reftel export license recommendations,
Su noted that the recommendation to deny a license on case
WA070102171258018 was not surprising since the exporter was
She Hong, the source of several suspected export control
violations. Su also noted that there has been no
recommendation yet on case WA070102155314007, which BOFT
submitted to AIT on January 3.
3. (S) During the meeting, BOFT's Su mentioned that over the
past six months, Taiwan Customs had stopped 11 separate
shipments of items on the Sensitive Commodities List (SCL)
bound for Iran or North Korea because the shipments lacked an
export license. Su explained that BOFT had done a
preliminary investigation of these 11 cases, and then
forwarded them to the Ministry of Justice Investigation
Bureau (MJIB) for further investigation and legal action. Su
said that some of the companies involved had complained that
they were unaware of the need for export licenses for sales
to Iran or North Korea, or they argued that no violation had
been committed since the items had been stopped before they
were exported.
4. (S) To address the claim that in spite of public
announcements and outreach seminars some companies did not
know of the expanded SCL list, Su had his staff send a letter
on December 19 to all 599 Taiwan companies that have exported
to either Iran or North Korea in the past three years to
inform them of the new requirement for export licenses. AIT
discussed with Su at length various tactics for encouraging
companies to strictly comply with export control regulations,
what violations had taken place even when the item was not
exported, and intent and cooperation as factors in assessing
penalties. Su agreed with AIT that tough action should to be
taken against violators to set an example for other
companies. Su said that he was in the process of drafting a
press release about the 11 cases to serve as a warning to
other companies. He also said that BOFT was planning to hold
3 or 4 additional industry outreach events in the near future
to reiterate the importance export control compliance.
YOUNG
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/TC AND ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2027
TAGS: ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW
SUBJECT: MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON ENFORCEMENT
REF: STATE 14411
Classified By: AIT Acting Econ Chief Tim Neely, 1.4 B/C
1. (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered reftel recommendations to
Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head
Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on February 6. During the meeting, Su
mentioned that in the past six months, BOFT has sent 11 cases
of possible export control violations to Justice officials
for further investigation. BOFT plans additional industry
outreach events and a press release on companies penalized
for export control violations. End summary.
2. (S) In response to reftel export license recommendations,
Su noted that the recommendation to deny a license on case
WA070102171258018 was not surprising since the exporter was
She Hong, the source of several suspected export control
violations. Su also noted that there has been no
recommendation yet on case WA070102155314007, which BOFT
submitted to AIT on January 3.
3. (S) During the meeting, BOFT's Su mentioned that over the
past six months, Taiwan Customs had stopped 11 separate
shipments of items on the Sensitive Commodities List (SCL)
bound for Iran or North Korea because the shipments lacked an
export license. Su explained that BOFT had done a
preliminary investigation of these 11 cases, and then
forwarded them to the Ministry of Justice Investigation
Bureau (MJIB) for further investigation and legal action. Su
said that some of the companies involved had complained that
they were unaware of the need for export licenses for sales
to Iran or North Korea, or they argued that no violation had
been committed since the items had been stopped before they
were exported.
4. (S) To address the claim that in spite of public
announcements and outreach seminars some companies did not
know of the expanded SCL list, Su had his staff send a letter
on December 19 to all 599 Taiwan companies that have exported
to either Iran or North Korea in the past three years to
inform them of the new requirement for export licenses. AIT
discussed with Su at length various tactics for encouraging
companies to strictly comply with export control regulations,
what violations had taken place even when the item was not
exported, and intent and cooperation as factors in assessing
penalties. Su agreed with AIT that tough action should to be
taken against violators to set an example for other
companies. Su said that he was in the process of drafting a
press release about the 11 cases to serve as a warning to
other companies. He also said that BOFT was planning to hold
3 or 4 additional industry outreach events in the near future
to reiterate the importance export control compliance.
YOUNG