SEC Company Response from China Health Holding, Inc. (CIK 0001302331) — Nov 18, 2005
China Health Holding, Inc. (CIK 0001302331)
Date: Nov. 18, 2005 · CIK: 0001302331 · Accession: 0001013762-05-001609
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File numbers found in text: 333-119034
Referenced dates: November 3, 2005
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SICHENZIA ROSS FRIEDMAN FERENCE LLP
1065 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
21st FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10018
(212) 930-9700 PHONE
(212) 930-9725 FAX
November 18, 2005
VIA EDGAR AND FEDERAL EXPRESS
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Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Cecilia D. Blye, Chief
Office of Global Security Risk
Jack Guggenheim, Esq.
Re: China Health Holding, Inc.
10-KSB for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
10-QSB for the Fiscal Quarnter Ended June 30, 2005
File No. 333-119034
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The following response address the comment of the reviewing Staff of the
Commission as set forth in a comment letter dated November 3, 2005 (the "Comment
Letter") relating to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2004 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
June 30, 2005 of China Health Holding, Inc. (the "Company"). The answers set
forth herein refer to each of the Staffs' comments by number. On behalf of the
Company, we respond as follows.
General
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1. We note that on pages 9 of your 10-QSB filed August 15, 2005, for the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2005, you state that you have entered into
two licensing agreements on March 9, 2004, with Hotway Nutraceutical
Canada, Co. Ltd. The first agreement granted licenses to 19 cordyceps
products and the second agreement granted licenses to De-Daibe and
Depressor Herbs neutraceutical products. Both agreements cover a number of
countries, including Iran. In light of the fact that Iran has been
identified by the U.S. State Department as a state sponsor of terrorism and
is subject to economic sanctions administered by the U.S. Treasury
Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, please describe for us the
extent of your past, current and anticipated contacts, or intended
contacts, directly or indirectly, with Iran; the materiality to you of your
contacts; or intended contacts, with Iran, and your view as to whether
those contacts constitute a material investment risk for your security
holders. In preparing your response please consider that evaluations of
materiality should not be based solely on quantitative factors, but should
include consideration of all factors that a reasonable investor would deem
important in making an investment decision, including the potential impact
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of corporate activities upon a company's reputation and share value. In
this regard, we note that legislation requiring divestment from, or
reporting of interests in, companies that do business with countries
designated as state sponsors of terrorism has recently been adopted by
Arizona and Louisiana.
Response
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The Company has no past, current or intended, communications, personal
contacts or contracts, directly or indirectly, of any nature whatsoever
including through licensees or intermediaries, with Iran and/or with
entities in Iran. Thirty three (33) countries were listed in each of the
license agreements. Iran was included simply as part of the process to
compile a list including all countries in the geographical territories
licensed to Hotway Neutraceutical Canada, Co. Ltd. ("Hotway"). The Company
is presently and will at all times in the future be fully compliant with
all US Government regulations dealing with export restrictions. As a result
of Hotway's non-compliance with the license agreements, the Company has
terminated the license agreements. In the future, the Company will ensure
that all international license agreements indicate that any country that
has been identified by the U.S. State Department as a state sponsor of
terrorism or is subject to economic sanctions administered by the U.S.
Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, or is in any other
way proscribed by the United States, will not be a territory under such
license agreements until such time as that country has been removed from
such list of state sponsors of terrorism or any other restricted list and
is not subject to economic sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department's
Office of Foreign Assets Control.
We trust that the foregoing appropriately addresses the issues raised by
your recent Letter of Comment. Thank you in advance for your prompt review and
assistance.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Richard A. Friedman
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Richard A. Friedman, Esq.
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