Amsterdam Banning Chinese Made Cameras, Including Dahua and Hikvision
The capital of the Netherlands is now banning PRC China-made cameras, the latest of growing bans targeted against Dahua and Hikvision (see IPVM directory).
Various news reports shared the headline, but IPVM has obtained the full letters justifying the ban and its prospects for expansion. This report examines the letters, their claims, and why this is a particular risk for Hikvision Europe, which is headquartered in the Netherlands.
Amsterdam ***: "******* *** ** **** *****"
*********'* ****** ************** ************* * ****** ** *** ********* City ********* **** *, ****:
** ********* *** *** ***** ****** the ************ ***** **** ** ******** non-Chinese ****** ******* *** **** ** expects ** ******* *** ******* "******* cameras" ****** *** **** **** *****:
**** *** *** ** ******** ********** and ***** ******** ** **** * legal ***** ********** ******* ********* ** prevent *** ******** ** ******* ****** systems.
*** ************** ***** ****** *** ************ of ********* **** **** *** ** specifically **** *** ***********, ***-*******, ****** systems *** *** ******** ** ****** systems.
**** **** ********, *** ******* ******* to ** **** ** ******* *** current ******* ******* ****** * ***** at *** ****** ********** *****.
**** ** ** ******** ** *** Amsterdam **** *******'* ******** ********, ***** explicitly ***** ********* *** *****:
** *********** *** *******-**** ************ *********, including *** ********* *** ***** ******, is ** ****** ***** ****.
Central ********** ********** ******; ******** ******-**** ****
** *** ** *** **** ** Amsterdam, ******** ***** **** *** ***********' central ********** "**** ***** **********-**** **********" on ****, ******** *** ********* **-******** of *** ***:
**** ** ** **** **** *** working ****** ** *** ******* **********. The ******* ********** *** ********* **** it **** ***** **********-**** ********** *** use ** ********* **** ********* **** an ********* ***** ******* ******* *** Netherlands.
**** ** **** ******** ** * new ********** **** ******* ******** ************ for *** ******** ********** (****). ********* is ********* ***** ************ *******.
Signal ** *** ******
** ** **** **** ** *** US *** *** **, ********** **** have * ********* ****** ** *** market. ** **** ****, ************, *** deputy ***** ********** ***** ** *** letter **** *** ************ ****** ** signal ** *** ******:
** *** **** ******* * ****** signal ** *** ****** ** **** alternatives ** ******* ****** *******.
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Citing ***** ******
*** ****** ***** **** ***** *** EU ***** ****** ********** ** *** letter ** **** *** ****'* ******** to *** *** ***** ************ *********:
** *** **, ****, *** ******* of ****** ******* *** ********* ************** Due ********* ********* (*****). **** ********* establishes ***** ****** ********* *** ***** companies ****** ** *** ******** ***** from ****. *** ************ ** ******* monitoring *** ******* *********** ** *** directive *** ** ************ *** ********* with *** ************** ** **** ******.
** *** ** ****** *** ** human ****** ********, *** ****** ***** also ********** *****'* ***** ********* **** **** *** ******* ******* are "** *** *********" *******:
***** ******: ***** *** ******** ***** possible *********** ** ************* ** ******* cameras ** ***** ****** ********** ** China, ********* ******* *******.
*** ****** ***** **** ********** ** how *** ************ *********** ***** ****** infringement ** **** ** *** ******* why ** **** *** *** ***** surveillance *******:
*** ***** ******** ***** **** ***** are ************* ** ****** ****** ************ on ***** ****** ** *** *********** of ***** ********. *** ****** ******** an ****** **** ** *** ***** rights ** * ******** ********** *** procurement.
**** ******, ** ******** ** ******* and *****, ** ** ******* ** the ***** ** *** ********** ** human ****** *****.
*** ******* *** ******* ** ******* further ************ ********* ***** ****** *** the ******** ** ******* *******.
Citing ************* ********
************, *** ****** ***** ************* ********:
*************: ******* ******* *** ** **** to ******** ****** ****** ** *** relevant ************ ***/** *** ******* **********.
*** *** ****** **** *********** **** *********** ****** / ***************** *** ***** ************ ******** *** existing *********** ********* ************* *** ********* before ******* *********:
Amsterdam's ******* *** ** *** ***** *******
********* ********** ********* *"****"** *** ******* ***** *** **** purchases ** *** ***** ******* *** has ********* **** ** *** **** "approximately *,*** ******* *******," ********* ** the ****** *****:
********* ********* *** ************* *,*** ******* cameras ** *** *** *** *********** of ********* ***** ** *** ***** of ******* *** ********* *** ****** space.
** *** ********* ****** ******* *** the **** ** ** ********* ****** Plate *********** ****** ****** ** ************ camera ****** ******* ** ******* *******, such ** *** **** ** ******, the ******* ** *** ******, *** storage ********, *** ******** *** *** installation.
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Other ************** ***** *** ***** *******
*** *********** ** ***** ************** (***) will ***** *** ******* ** *********'* contract ********** *** ***** ******** *** camera ********* **** *** **************,
* *********** ***** ** *** *** shows **** **** ************** *** ********** with *** ***** ** ******* ******* and ** * ******-** ** *** quick ****, *** ***, ** ************* with *** ************ ** ********* *** the ************ ** *** *****, *** commissioned **** ******* (******** ********) ** conduct * ***** ******** ** **** use ** ***** *************. **** *******'* report *** *** *********** ** ******** conditions *** ***** ******** *** **** available ** *** *** ** *** municipalities.
Phasing *** ** *** ***** ******** ** **** *****
*** ****** ***** ********** *** ************ and **** ***** ********** **** ********* out *** *** ***** ************ *********:
** ** *** *** ********** ******* that ** *** *******, ********** ** contractual ***********, *** ******** ****** ******* including ********** *** ***********. ** ******* camera ****** ***** ************* *,*** *****, costs **** ******* *,*** *** *,*** euros, ********* ** *** ************** *** the ****** ** ********** ****.
********* *** ******* ******* ** *** meantime ***** ** **** ********** *****, including ***** ************ *** ******* ***** to ****** ******* *********.
*********** ***** ********* ******, *** ************ said ** ***** ** ******* *** PRC ***** ******* ********* ** *** next **** *****.
Asking ********* ** ****** ** ************
** ********, ********* **** *** *** suppliers ** ****** ** "***-*******" ******** when **** **** ****** *********, ***** it ******** *** **** **** *** facilities ******:
******* ******* *** ******* ********* ******* intermediary ********* (*** *** ******** **** Chinese *************), ** ** ******** ** persuade ********* ** ***** *********** *******. Recently ** **** * ****** ** Chinese ** **** *** ********* ******* with ***-******* ******* ** *** ********** Office.
*** ******* **** ****** ** *** short **** ** ***** *** *** contract ********** *** ***** ******** **** purchasing ****** *******
"No ******* ****"
**** ****** *** ************ **** ** longer ******** *** *****'* ************ ********, the ****** ***** ********* ** *** letter **** **** ** *** * "general ***********" ******** ** *** ****-**-***** products:
*** ******* **** *** ********* ****** a ******* *********** ** ******** **** in *****. **** **** ** ******** on * ****-**-**** *****.
Implications *** *********
********* ****** ** ************* ** *********, Netherlands:
*********'* **** ** *** *** ***** surveillance ********* ** ************ *** **** for *********, ***** ** ** *** the ******* *** ***** ************ ********, with*** ******** ************ **** ** ********** away **** *********.
***** ********* ** ****** ** ***** in *** *********** **** ** **** in ***** *********, ** ***** ** an ****** ******, ***** *** ********** bans *** ****** *** **, *** UK, ******, ***. *** **** **** trend **** **, *** ****** ** is *** ********* ** **** **** or ******** ***** ********** ********* ************.
********* *** ********** ***** **** **** bans ***** ** ******** ** *** US, **** ** *** **; ***, with ********'* **** *** ****** **** it ** *********** **** *** *** entire ***********, ********* ***** ***** **** expanding ****** *********** ******.
*** ****, ******** ***** *** ********* *** ******.
******* ********* *** ***** ********* ** one *****. *******, ******* *** **** VSS ********* **** *** ** ****** HIK ** ***** ******** ** *******.
****, **** ** *** ***** *** products *** *** ********** ** ********** provided ** *** ** *****.
***** ******* ** **** **** ********** manufacturers ** ********* ** * ****.
****, ****** *** *** ********.
** *** **********, **************, ** ********* are ***** ***** ** *********, **'* simply ***********, ****** **** **** ** say **** *** ******* "********** ** assemblies," *** ** *** **********, **** is ******** ****** *** ********* **** to ******** **** **** ***** *** falsely **** **** ***********.
*** **** ********* ***** ****** "****" or "********" ** ***** *** *********, which ***** ***** ***** *********** *** it ** * ***** ** ** aware **, ** **** ************ ******* try ** **** **** *** ** their ***.
*******,***** *** ********************* *** *********
***, * *** ******* ******* ****, London, ******, *********,. **'* ***** **** like * ***** ** *********' ***** to ******* **** *************. *'* **** of ***** ** *****
** *** *** ****, * ***** Hikvision ***** ***** (*********, ** *** publicly) **** *** **** ** ** a *** **********-********** ****** ***** *** human ******-******* ********? ****** *** **** were *************** ***** ******** ****** *** ****** Contracts ****** *******
** *** ***** ****, ** ** becoming ***** **** **** *** **** people **** ** *** ******** *** Europe *** ********* ***** ******* *** excuses.