In its announcement, DOJ noted MilliporeSigma's "early decision to cooperate with the Justice Department" enabled law enforcement to disrupt the scheme and stop further illegal exports to China. DOJ also cited to MilliporeSigma's "timely self-disclosure and extraordinary cooperation" as contributing to NSD's decision to decline prosecution. NSD's declination letter emphasizes certain key elements of MilliporeSigma's response to the violations that NSD viewed favorably and that may be relevant to companies' future determinations as to whether to disclose potentially criminal violations of U.S. export controls or sanctions to DOJ. Specifically, DOJ emphasized MilliporeSigma's: