EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: BLUE NOVA/SHENZHEN EMISSION

UNCLAS HONG KONG 000770 USDOC FOR 532/OEA/LHINES/GPOMEROY USDOC FOR 3132 FOR FCS/OIO REGIONAL DIRECTOR PATRICK SANTILLO BICE FOR OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE LICENSE CHECK: BLUE NOVA/SHENZHEN EMISSION TECHNOLOGY REF: A) BIS e-mail request dated April 17, 2009 B) D411730 1.Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) attempted to conduct a pre-license check (PLC) at Blue Nova/Shenzhen Emission Technology, 2/F, No 58, Second Street, Sai Yin Pun, Hong Kong (Blue Nova). The item in question for this PLC is a power amplifier controlled under ECCN 3A001 that is the subject of U.S. export license application number D411730. The license applicant is Volkin Electronics of Boca Raton, Florida. ¶3. According to the Hong Kong Companies Registry, Blue Nova has been in existence since July 2008. The company has no paid-in share capital. Its directors are Iranian national, Mirhadi, Seyed Mohammad (PP#A10582269) and Chinese National Yang Junping (PP#G12632330). ¶4. According to the company's apparent web site (www.bluenova.com.hk),the company is a Hong Kong based import and export company. The web site lists products such as consumer electronic products, toys, fruits and gas ovens. A web search of Shenzhen Emission Technology (the stated end-user) reveals that this company markets itself as a computer network technology services and systems integration provider. This company also appears to share a phone number with Shenzhen Dahe-IC Electronic Co., Ltd., an electronics reseller (www.dahe-ic.com). ¶5. On April 17, 2009, Commercial Assistant Carrie Chan attempted to schedule the PLC. A representative of Blue Nova stated that because of the delay in receiving the item, Blue Nova had cancelled the order. Based on guidance from OEA, ECO has stopped further action on this PLC request. ECO can therefore also not render a determination on whether Blue Nova is a suitable recipient of U.S. origin technology.