CFR > Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER VII—BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (parts 700 to 787) > SUBCHAPTER A—NATIONAL SECURITY INDUSTRIAL BASE REGULATIONS (parts 700 to 706) > PART 700—DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM > SUBPART J—Compliance (§700.70 to §700.75) > 700.70—General provisions.

700.70—General provisions.

(a) Compliance actions may be taken for any reason necessary or appropriate to the enforcement or the administration of the Defense Production Act, the Selective Service Act and related statutes, this regulation, or an official action. Such actions include audits, investigations, or other inquiries.
(b) Any person who places or receives a rated order should be thoroughly familiar with, and must comply with, the provisions of this regulation.
(c) Willful violation of any of the provisions of Title I or section 705 of the Defense Production Act, this regulation, or an official action of the Department of Commerce, is a criminal act, punishable as provided in the Defense Production Act and as set forth in § 700.74 of this regulation.

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[49 FR 30414, July 30, 1984. Redesignated at 54 FR 601, Jan. 9, 1989, as amended at 63 FR 31924, June 11, 1998]