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per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | €1.47m |
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14 Aug 2026 Plexon, Inc.Plexon: brain research recording systems to listed Chinese military medical academy – 1.7 million USD suspended €1.47m
The neurotechnology company from Dallas, described by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS, the export control agency of the US Department of Commerce) as small, delivered neural data acquisition systems (“OmniPlex”) and accessories worth around 179,000 USD on eight occasions in 2022/23 via its Asian distributor to the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences, which has been on the Entity List (the US export control list of restricted parties) since December 2021. The penalty of 1.7 million USD is suspended for five years and then waived, provided that Plexon submits an external audit of its export compliance programme on time and commits no further violations; a five-year denial of export privileges is likewise suspended, and Plexon must also provide export control training.
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- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
- Area of law
- Sanctions and export control · Export control and dual-use goods
- Legal basis
- Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. § 764.2(a), § 744.11
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Mitigating circumstances
- Penalty and denial of export privileges fully suspended for five years, conditional on an external export control audit.
- Published
- 14 Aug 2026
Original amount 1,700,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 Aug 2026.
- BIS Reaches Administrative Enforcement Settlement with Plexon, Inc. Press release of an authority
- Order Relating to Plexon, Inc., Settlement Agreement und Proposed Charging Letter Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Direct link