BIS Adds 12 Entities to the Unverified List

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to add to the Unverified List 12 entities with addresses in Czech Republic, Georgia, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates. The agency's final rule (here) also removes two companies, Ditis Hong Kong and Fauji Fertilizer of Pakistan, that had previously been listed, and adds new addresses for four currently listed companies. The Unverified List includes entities for which the U.S. government failed to complete satisfactory end-use checks, and therefore could not verify the entities' bona fides. Additions to the list are as follows: