Article 13An export licence holder who intends to change the dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies originally applied for export shall return the original export licence and file a new application to obtain an export licence according to relevant provisions of these Regulations.

Article 14While exporting dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies, the exporter shall present the export licence to the Customs, complete the customs procedures and accept supervision and control of the Customs in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Law.

Article 15Where the receiving party contravenes the guarantees made according to the provisions of Article 7 of these Regulations, or there is a risk of proliferation of dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies listed in the Control List that can be used for the purpose of biological weapons, the competent foreign economic and trade department of the State Council shall suspend or revoke the export licence granted and notify the Customs in writing.

Article 16Where any unit or individual knows or should know that the dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies to be exported will be used by the receiving party directly for the purpose of biological weapons, it shall not export such dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies, whether included in the Control List or not.

Article 17Upon approval by the State Council, the competent foreign economic and trade department of the State Council may, jointly with relevant departments of the State Council, temporarily decide to exercise export control on specific dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies other than those listed in the Control List in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.

Article 18Those who export dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies without being licensed or export dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies beyond the scope of the export licence without authorization, shall be investigated for criminal liability in accordance with the provisions of the criminal law on the crime of smuggling, the crime of illegal business operations, the crime of divulging State secrets or other crimes; if such acts are not serious enough for criminal punishment, by distinguishing different circumstances, they shall be punished in accordance with relevant provisions of the Customs Law, or be given a warning, confiscated of their illegal income, and fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 250,000 yuan by the competent foreign economic and trade department of the State Council; the competent foreign economic and trade department of the State Council may concurrently suspend or even revoke the licensing for their foreign trade operations.

Article 19Those who forge, alter, buy or sell the licence for the export of dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies shall be investigated for criminal liability in accordance with the provisions of the criminal law on the crime of illegal business operations or the crime of forging, altering, buying or selling official documents, certificates or seals of a State organ; if such acts are not serious enough for criminal punishment, they shall be punished in accordance with relevant provisions of the Customs Law, and the competent foreign economic and trade department of the State Council may concurrently revoke the licensing for their foreign trade operations.

Article 20Where a licence for the export of dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies is obtained by fraud or other illegal means, the competent foreign economic and trade department of the State Council shall revoke such an export licence, confiscate the illegal income, impose a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan, and suspend or even revoke the licensing for their foreign trade operations.

Article 21Where, in violation of the provisions of Article 6 of these Regulations, the export of dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies is operated without registration, the competent foreign economic and trade department of the State Council shall ban such illegal activities according to law, and relevant competent departments of the State shall impose punishment thereon in accordance with relevant laws and administrative regulations.

Article 22Where the State functionaries in charge of control on the export of dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies abuse their powers, neglect their duties or extort or accept money or properties from others by taking advantage of their positions, they shall be investigated for criminal liability in accordance with the provisions of the criminal law on the crime of abuse of power, the crime of neglect of duties, the crime of accepting bribes and other crimes; if such acts are not serious enough for criminal punishment, they shall be given administrative sanctions according to law.

Article 23In light of actual situations, the competent foreign economic and trade department of the State Council may, jointly with relevant departments, amend the Control List and submit it to the State Council for approval before implementation.

Article 24In the case of the re-export of dual-use biological agents and related equipment and technologies after import, these Regulations shall apply.

Article 25These Regulations shall be effective as of December 1, 2002.