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Mohammad Ghassem Najafi and NILCO GROUP registered in Belarus both have headquarters in the building of National Olympic Committee in Minsk. NILCO GROUP company which also has offices in Moscow and Tehran engaged in international trade, transport and port services. The US side believes that Mohammad Ghassem Najafi and NILCO GROUP are participants in the Iranian missile program;
Russian company Nil Fam Khazar Company; aka Santers Holding, is subjected to US sanctions due to the alleged violation of US non-proliferation legislation in respect of Iran, North Korea and Syria. The US Department of State posted a relevant notice in the Federal Register. The decision on restrictive measures came into force on November 6;
Sanctions will be effective for two years but their term can be reduced or terminated by a decision of the US secretary of state. Restrictive measures ban US government departments or agencies from making procurement contracts with these companies, providing them with assistance, selling them defense items and granting them licenses for items subjected to export control;
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 3 of the Act, the following measures are imposed on these persons:
1. No department or agency of the U.S. government may procure or enter into any contract for the procurement of any goods, technology, or services from these foreign persons, except to the extent that the Secretary of State otherwise may determine;
2. No department or agency of the U.S government may provide any assistance to these foreign persons, and these persons shall not be eligible to participate in any assistance program of the U. S. government, except to the extent that the Secretary of State otherwise may determine;
3. No U.S. government sales to these foreign persons of any item on the United States Munitions List are permitted, and all sales to these persons of any defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services under the Arms Export Control Act are terminated; and
4. No new individual licenses shall be granted for the transfer to these foreign persons of items the export of which is controlled under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 or the Export Administration Regulations, and any existing such licenses are suspended.
Involved In:
Missile Weapon Program
Also Known As:
Nilfam Khazar Co.
Nil Fam Khazar Company
Santers Holding
Country:
Russia
Address:
Unit 705, No. 103, Potbediteley Ave., Minsk, Belarus
Unit 6, No. 1, Mehr Alley, Gilan St., Boostan 2, Pasdaran Ave., Tehran, Iran
Unit 439, 2 Mozhayskoe Road, Moscow, Russia
Reason for the color:
» Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons, Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement – A Notice by the State Department on 11/25/2020;
» Added to the Entity List on 09/26/2018 based on their involvement in providing material support to Iranian missile programs;