$药明生物(02269)$ We have been made aware of a recent U.S. Commerce Department announcement that two WuXi Biologics (Cayman) subsidiaries in Shanghai and Wuxi will be added to the department’s "Unverified List" (UVL) on February 8, 2022. We understand that the reason for this action is because U.S. government agencies have not been able to undertake required end-use verifications in order for certain equipment to be exported from U.S. suppliers. The "Unverified List" is not the U.S. "Entity List" or "Black List" that are more well known.
WuXi Biologics has been importing certain hardware controllers for bioreactors and certain hollow fiber filters that are subject to U.S. export controls but have received Commerce Department approval for the last 10 years. We are in compliance with all U.S. export control regulations. We do not re-export or resell these items to any other entity. The Commerce Department has a routine process to verify the proper use (ie self-use, no resale) of these on site. This process has not be completed in the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This has no impact on our business or ongoing services to global partners. There is very minimal impact to our imports as no such equipment is required after facility construction in Shanghai and Wuxi. We welcome inspection at any time for the clearance and removal from such list. We are also pursuing interim measures to remove these subsidiaries from the list prior to inspection.
我们已经了解到，美国商务部近日发布公告称，无锡生物制品（ Cayman ）在上海和无锡的两家子公司将于 2022 年 2 月 8 日加入该部门的“未经验证名单”（ UVL ）。我们理解，采取这一行动的原因是，美国政府机构未能进行必要的最终用途核查，以便从美国供应商出口某些设备。“未核实名单”并非更为人熟知的美国“实体名单”或“黑名单”。
无锡生物在过去的 10 年里一直在进口生物反应器的某些硬件控制器和某些中空纤维过滤器，这些产品受到美国出口管制，但已获得美国商务部的批准。我们遵守所有美国出口管制法规。我们不会转口或转售这些项目给任何其他实体.商务部有一套常规程序来核实这些东西是否能在该网站得到正当使用（即自用，不得转售）。由于 2019 冠状病毒病的大流行，这一过程在过去两年中尚未完成。
这不会影响我们的业务或为全球合作伙伴提供的持续服务。这对我们的进口影响微乎其微，因为在上海和无锡的工厂建设后不需要这样的设备。我们欢迎随时检查从该列表中清除和删除。我们还在采取临时措施，以便在检查前将这些附属公司从名单中删除。