[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 15, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 15CFR719.3] [Page 182-183] TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 719_ENFORCEMENT--Table of Contents Sec. 719.3 Violations of the IEEPA subject to judicial enforcement proceedings. (a) Violations. (1) Import restrictions involving Schedule 1 chemicals. Except as otherwise provided in Sec. 712.1 of this subchapter, no person may import any Schedule 1 chemical (See Supplement No. 1 to part 712 of this subchapter) unless: (i) The import is from a State Party; (ii) The import is for research, medical, pharmaceutical, or protective purposes; (iii) The import is in types and quantities strictly limited to those that can be justified for such purposes; and (iv) The importing person has notified the Department of Commerce 45 calendar days prior to the import pursuant to Sec. 712.4 of this subchapter. (2) Import restrictions involving Schedule 2 chemicals. Except as otherwise provided in Sec. 713.1 of this subchapter, no person may, on or after April 29, 2000, import any Schedule 2 chemical (see Supplement No. 1 to part 713 of this subchapter) from any destination other than a State Party. (b) Civil penalty. A civil penalty not to exceed $11,000 may be imposed in accordance with this part on any person for each violation of this section.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The maximum civil penalty allowed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act is $11,000 for any violation committed on or after October 23, 1996 (15 CFR 6.4(a)(3)). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Criminal penalty. Whoever willfully violates paragraph (a)(1) or (2) of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $50,000, or, if a natural person, imprisoned for not more [[Page 183]] than ten years, or both; and any officer, director, or agent of any corporation who knowingly participates in such violation may be punished by like fine, imprisonment, or both.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Alternatively, sanctions may be imposed under 18 U.S.C. 3571, a criminal code provision that establishes a maximum criminal fine for a felony that is the greatest of: (1) the amount provided by the statute that was violated; (2) an amount not more than $250,000 for an individual, or not more than $500,000 for an organization; or (3) an amount based on gain or loss from the offense. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------