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BIS Fines Firm $100K After Voluntary Disclosure of Illegal Exports to China, Others

The Bureau of Industry and Security announces that ArvinMeritor of Troy, Michigan, has agreed to pay a $100,000 civil fine to settle allegations that it committed 14 violations of the Export Administration Regulations. In 2005-2006, ArvinMeritor shipped products, including various…

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vehicle axles and seal assemblies controlled for national security reasons, to China and France; and exported technical data, controlled for national security reasons, to Italy, India, China, Mexico, South Korea, and Brazil. ArvinMeritor voluntarily disclosed the violations, which BIS states is considered a “great weight” mitigating factor in the settlement of BIS administrative cases.