Comments on: Two of Five BIS Validated End Users Linked to Chinese Military http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/286 Latest News on DDTC, BIS, OFAC, and other export law matters Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Clif Burns http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/286#comment-7809 Clif Burns Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:15:19 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/286#comment-7809 The 18 percent figure comes from BIS. The Federal Register notice linked above announcing the five new validated end users noted that 18 percent of the licensed exports to the PRC went to these five entities. The 18 percent figure comes from BIS. The Federal Register notice linked above announcing the five new validated end users noted that 18 percent of the licensed exports to the PRC went to these five entities.

]]> By: LM http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/286#comment-7805 LM Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:40:22 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/286#comment-7805 Clif: In reading the executive summary to the Wisconsin Project they note the the VEU mentioned make up a total of "eighteen percent of total exports". Was that number published by the DOC? If not where did the Wisc. Proj. get the number? My reason for asking is that I understood that licensing information is held confidential/exempt from FOIA by the government. I vaguely recall a case where a Miami paper sued to find out licensing information (applicant and end user). If memory serves the paper initially won but after some internal angst the DOJ appealed and won. Clif: In reading the executive summary to the Wisconsin Project they note the the VEU mentioned make up a total of “eighteen percent of total exports”. Was that number published by the DOC? If not where did the Wisc. Proj. get the number?

My reason for asking is that I understood that licensing information is held confidential/exempt from FOIA by the government. I vaguely recall a case where a Miami paper sued to find out licensing information (applicant and end user). If memory serves the paper initially won but after some internal angst the DOJ appealed and won.

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