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ONVIF told IPVM that the suspension remains for member-only information:
#ONVIF HIKVISION UPDATE#
However, in actual reality, the entity list changes quite infrequently and it would be easy enough if or when it changes for ONVIF to update their own statement accordingly. In reality the entity list can change at any time - companies can be added or removed - and it's the responsibility of the US government to maintain the list of companies, not ONVIF's ONVIF justified that in a statement to IPVM: This allows the Chinese manufacturers to save face as well as make it harder for a reader to immediately confirm who the companies that are restricted / suspended. If a company is listed on the “ entity list” Notably, they have removed specific company names impacted (i.e., Dahua, Hikvision, Huawei, etc.) replacing it with a link, excerpted below: In the interview and in a related new JanuONVIF statement, ONVIF has reworded the 'suspension' as 'restrictions', confirming that, in 2 months (March 19, 2020), those companies will no longer be able to conform products. We do agree with you that was probably a bit drastic. In retrospect, we should have gone that route, but also the fact is that we're not always one voice. ONVIF said it regretted the way it suddenly deleted its original statement suspending Dahua and Hikvision. UPDATE: On January 19th, IPVM interviewed, from right to left, in the image below, ONVIF's Chairman Per Björkdahl, ONVIF steering committee member Stuart Rawling and ONVIFs PR agency Eclipse Media's Andrea Gural. We would much prefer ONVIF accurately disclose the suspensions on its own website to avoid the inevitable confusion, finger-pointing, and complaints their approach causes.
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This puts IPVM in an unprecedented situation where an organization is being deceptive on their own website while acknowledging that, on the record, to us. ONVIF is increasing the risk of violating sanctions, even potentially inadvertently for its members, by its deceptive public position.īetter For ONVIF To Publicly Tell The Truth Directly In general, the administrative monetary penalty maximum is adjusted for inflation annually. Administrative monetary penalties can reach up to $300,000 per violation or twice the value of the transaction, whichever is greater. §§ 4801-4852) (ECRA), criminal penalties can include up to 20 years of imprisonment and up to $1 million in fines per violation, or both. Under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. Parts 730-774 (EAR) may be subject to both criminal and administrative penalties. Violations of the Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Unlike ordinary marketing issues, violating these sanctions (called 'export control') risks heavy fines and imprisonment, as the US government organization responsible for them explains: We asked ONVIF for clarification on why they would knowingly falsely report their membership status but they declined to comment on that.Įarlier, in October 2018, ONVIF was clear to other members about these companies being suspended due to sanctions and the importance of not violating these sanctions:įines and Prison For Violating Export Control ONVIF's own website is knowingly factually wrong, as its own member list falsely says these companies are active members: However, it is not the fault of the ONVIF help desk. The information that the help desk gave out was incorrect. ONVIF confirmed to IPVM on January 13, 2020, that this was wrong:
#ONVIF HIKVISION PROFESSIONAL#
For example, an industry professional emailed ONVIF's support / help email, to which ONVIF staff falsely said Huawei was an active member: By removing the public statement, this could help these Chinese manufacturers (falsely) claim they are not suspended. The only reasonable hypothesis we have heard so far is that RFPs are being released that require an active ONVIF membership and that this has caused these mega-Chinese manufacturers to protest to ONVIF as they are losing out on projects. Update Jan 19, 2020: ONVIF no longer is redirecting that link to 'trashed' and has issued a new statement, which we detail later in this report. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.