Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007
of 27 March 2007
concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (repealed)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,
Having regard to Council Common Position 2006/795/CFSP of 20 November 2006 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea1,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
On 14 October 2006, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1718 (2006) in which it condemned the nuclear test that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred to as North Korea), had conducted on 9 October 2006, determining that there was a clear threat to international peace and security, and imposing on all Member States of the United Nations that they apply a number of restrictive measures.
Common Position 2006/795/CFSP provides for the implementation of the restrictive measures set out in Resolution 1718 (2006) and notably for a ban on exports of goods and technology which could contribute to North Korea's nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes, and on the provision of related services, a ban on procurement of goods and technology from North Korea, a ban on exports of luxury goods to North Korea, as well as the freezing of funds and economic resources of persons, entities and bodies engaged in or providing support for the said North Korean programmes.
These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty establishing the European Community and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States, Community legislation is necessary in order to implement them as far as the Community is concerned.
This Regulation derogates from existing Community legislation that provides for general rules on exports to, and imports from, third countries, and in particular from Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 of 22 June 2000 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use items and technology2; most of these items and technology should be covered by this Regulation.
It is appropriate to clarify the procedure that should be followed to obtain approval for exports of goods and technology and the provision of related technical assistance.
For reasons of expediency, the Commission should be empowered to publish the list of goods and technology that will be adopted by the Sanctions Committee or the UN Security Council and, if appropriate, to add the reference numbers taken from the Combined Nomenclature as set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff3.
The Commission should also be empowered to amend the list of luxury goods if necessary in view of any definition or guidelines that the Sanctions Committee may promulgate to facilitate the implementation of the restrictions concerning luxury goods, taking the lists of luxury goods produced by other jurisdictions into account.
For reasons of expediency, the Commission should also be empowered to amend the list of persons, entities and bodies whose funds and economic resources should be frozen, on the basis of determinations made by either the Sanctions Committee or the United Nations Security Council.
Member States should determine the penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation. The penalties provided for should be proportionate, effective and dissuasive.
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
- 1.
‘Sanctions Committee’ means: the Committee of the UN Security Council which was established pursuant to paragraph 12 of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006);
- 2.
‘North Korea’ means the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
- 3.
‘technical assistance’ means any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services; including verbal forms of assistance;
- 4.
‘funds’ means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to:
- (a)
cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;
- (b)
deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;
- (c)
publicly- and privately-traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts;
- (d)
interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;
- (e)
credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;
- (f)
letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; and
- (g)
documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources;
- (a)
- 5.
‘freezing of funds’ means preventing any moving, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the use of the funds, including portfolio management;
- 6.
‘economic resources’ means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but can be used to obtain funds, goods or services;
- 7.
‘freezing of economic resources’ means preventing the use of economic resources to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them;
- 8.
‘F1territory of the Union’ means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty, including their airspaceF2;
- 9.
F3‘brokering services’ means:
- (i)
the negotiation or arrangement of transactions for the purchase, sale or supply of goods and technology or of financial and technical services, including from a third country to any other third country; or
- (ii)
the selling or buying of goods and technology or of financial and technical services, including where they are located in third countries for their transfer to another third country;
- (i)
F4Article 2
1
It shall be prohibited:
a
to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, the goods and technology, including software, listed in Annexes I, Ia and Ib, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in North Korea;
b
to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibition referred to in point (a).
2
Annex I shall include all items, materials, equipment, goods and technology, including software, which are dual-use items or technology as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual- use items4.
Annex Ia shall include other items, materials, equipment, goods and technology which could contribute to North Korea’s nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes.
Annex Ib shall include certain key components for the ballistic-missile sector.
3
It shall be prohibited to purchase, import or transport the goods and technology listed in Annexes I, Ia and Ib from North Korea, whether or not the item concerned originates in North Korea.
Article 3
F11
It shall be prohibited:
F4F2a
to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance and brokering services related to goods and technology listed in the EU Common List of Military Equipment or in Annexes I, Ia and Ib and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of goods listed in the EU Common List of Military Equipment or in Annexes I, Ia, and Ib to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, North Korea;
b
to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to goods and technology listed in the EU Common List of Military Equipment or in Annexes I, Ia and Ib, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, as well as insurance and reinsurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for any provision of related technical assistance to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, North Korea;
c
to obtain, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to goods and technology listed in the EU Common List of Military Equipment or in F4Annexes I, Ia and Ib, and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of goods listed in the EU Common List of Military Equipment or in F4Annexes I, Ia and Ib from any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, North Korea;
d
to obtain, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to goods and technology listed in the EU Common List of Military Equipment or in F4Annexes I, Ia and Ib, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for any provision of related technical assistance from any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, North Korea;
e
to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities, the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a), (b), (c) and (d).
2
The prohibitions set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply to non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for protective use of personnel of the EU and its Member States in North Korea.
F2Article 3a
1
To prevent the transfer of goods and technology which are covered by the EU Common List of Military Equipment or the supply, sale, transfer, export or import of which is prohibited by this Regulation, and in addition to the obligation to provide the competent customs authorities with the pre-arrival and pre-departure information as determined in the relevant provisions concerning entry and exit summary declarations as well as customs declarations in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/925 and in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/936, the person who provides the information referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, shall declare whether the goods are covered by the EU Common List of Military Equipment or by this Regulation and, where their export is subject to authorisation, specify the particulars of the export licence granted.
2
The required additional elements referred to in this Article shall be submitted either in written form or using a customs declaration as appropriate.
3
Where there are reasonable grounds to believe that a vessel may contain items prohibited under this Regulation, it shall be prohibited to accept, or provide access to ports in the territory of the Union to:
a
any vessel which has refused to be inspected after such inspection has been authorised by the vessel’s flag State; or
b
any vessel flying the flag of North Korea which has refused to be inspected.
4
The prohibitions in paragraph 3 shall not restrict access to ports in case of an emergency.
5
The prohibitions in paragraph 3 shall not restrict access to ports where such access is required for inspection purposes.
6
The prohibitions in paragraph 3 shall not restrict any vessel flying the flag of a Member State from accessing ports of its flag state.
7
It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent paragraph 3.
F3Article 3b
The provision of bunkering or ship supply services, or any other servicing of vessels, to North Korean vessels is prohibited where the providers of the service have information, including from the competent customs authorities on the basis of the pre-arrival and pre-departure information referred to in Article 3a(1), that provides reasonable grounds to believe that the vessels carry items whose supply, sale, transfer or export is prohibited under this Regulation, unless the provision of such services is necessary for humanitarian purposes.
Article 3c
1
Except where prohibited by paragraph 8 of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006), paragraphs 9, 10 and 23 of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009), paragraph 9 of UN Security Council Resolution 2087 (2013), paragraphs 7 and 20 of UN Security Council Resolution 2094 (2013) or relevant measures under successor UN Security Council Resolutions, the competent authorities may authorise, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, transactions in relation to goods and technology referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation or assistance or brokering services referred to in Article 3(1), provided that the goods and technology, assistance or brokering services are for food, agricultural, medical or other humanitarian purposes.
2
The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission, within four weeks, of authorisations granted under this Article.
Article 4
It shall be prohibited:
- (a)
to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, luxury goods, as listed in Annex III, to North Korea;
- (b)
to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibition referred to in point (a).
F5Article 4a
1
It shall be prohibited:
a
to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed in Annex VII, whether or not originating in the Union, to or for the Government of North Korea, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of North Korea and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them;
b
to purchase, import or transport, directly or indirectly, gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed in Annex VII, whether or not originating in North Korea, from the Government of North Korea, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of North Korea and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them;
c
to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services, financing or financial assistance, related to the goods referred to in points (a) and (b), to the Government of North Korea, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of North Korea and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them.
2
Annex VII shall include gold, precious metals and diamonds subject to the prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1.
Article 4b
It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, newly printed or unissued North Korean denominated banknotes and minted coinage, to or for the benefit of the Central Bank of North Korea.
Article 5
F21
If a derogation from Articles 2(1)(a) or 3(1)(a) or (b) is deemed necessary in a specific case, the seller, supplier, transferring party, exporter or service provider concerned may present a duly motivated request to the competent authorities of the Member State as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II. The Member State that received the request shall, if it deems that such derogation is justified, present a request for a specific approval to the UN Security Council.
2
The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any request for approval submitted to the UN Security Council pursuant to paragraph 1.
3
The competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise the sale, supply, transfer, export or provision of technical assistance, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, if the UN Security Council has approved the request for specific approval.
F34
The competent authorities of the Member States may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, a transaction with regard to goods referred to in point 17 of Annex III provided that the goods are for humanitarian purposes or for official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law.
F5Article 5a
1
It shall be prohibited for credit and financial institutions falling within the scope of Article 16:
F2a
to open a new bank account with a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea or any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2);
b
to establish a new correspondent banking relationship with a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea or with any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2);
F3c
to open a new representative office in North Korea, or to establish a new branch or subsidiary, in North Korea;
d
to establish a new joint venture with a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea or with any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2);
e
to maintain a correspondent banking relationship with a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea and any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2) if there is information that provides reasonable grounds to believe that this could contribute to North Korea’s nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes, or other prohibited activities by this Regulation or Decision 2013/183/CFSP.
2
It shall be prohibited:
a
to authorise the opening of a representative office or the establishment of a branch or subsidiary in the Union of a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea or of any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2);
b
to conclude agreements for, or on behalf of, a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea or for, or on behalf of, any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2) pertaining to the opening of a representative office or the establishment of a branch or subsidiary in the Union;
c
to grant an authorisation for the taking up and pursuing the business of a credit institution or for any other business requiring prior authorisation, by a representative office, branch or subsidiary of a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea or of any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2), if the representative office, branch or subsidiary was not operational before 19 February 2013;
d
to acquire or to extend a participation, or to acquire any other ownership interest, in a credit or financial institution falling within the scope of Article 16 by any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2).
F1Article 6
F21
All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex IV shall be frozen. Annex IV shall include the persons, entities and bodies designated by the Sanctions Committee or the UN Security Council in accordance with paragraph 8(d) of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006), and paragraph 8 of UN Security Council Resolution 2094 (2013).
2
All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex V shall be frozen. Annex V shall include persons, entities and bodies not listed in Annex IV, who, in accordance with point (b) of Article 15(1) of Decision 2013/183/CFSP, have been identified by the Council:
a
as responsible for, including through supporting or promoting, North Korea’s nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes, or persons, entities or bodies acting on their behalf or at their direction, or persons, entities or bodies owned or controlled by them, including through illicit means;
b
as providing financial services or the transfer to, through or from the territory of the Union, or involving nationals of Member States or entities organised under their laws, or persons or financial institutions in the territory of the Union, of any financial or other assets or resources that could contribute to North Korea’s nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes, or persons, entities or bodies acting on their behalf or at their direction, or persons, entities or bodies owned or controlled by them; or
c
as involved in, including through the provision of financial services, the supply to or from North Korea of arms and related material of all types, or of items, materials, equipment, goods and technology which could contribute to North Korea’s nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes to North Korea.
Annex V shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months.
2a
All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by persons, entities or bodies in Annex Va shall be frozen. Annex Va shall include the persons, entities or bodies not covered by Annex IV or V who are working on behalf of or at the direction of a person, entity or body listed in Annex IV or V or persons assisting in the evasion of sanctions or violating the provisions of this Regulation, or of Decision 2013/183/CSFP.
Annex Va shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months.
3
Annexes IV, V and Va shall include where available information on listed natural persons for the purpose of identifying sufficiently the persons concerned.
Such information may include:
a
surname and given names, including alias names and titles, if any;
b
date and place of birth;
c
nationality;
d
passport and identity card numbers;
e
fiscal and social security numbers;
f
gender;
g
address or other information on whereabouts;
h
function or profession;
i
date of designation.
Annexes IV, V and Va shall also include the grounds for listing, such as occupation.
Annexes IV, V and Va may also include information on identification purposes as set out in this paragraph on family members of the persons listed, provided that this information is necessary in a specific case for the sole purpose of verifying the identity of the listed natural person concerned.
4
No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annexes IV, V and Va.
5
The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be prohibited.
F2Article 7
1
By way of derogation from Article 6, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are:
a
necessary to satisfy the basic needs of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex IV, V or Va and dependent family members of such natural persons, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums and public utility charges;
b
intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services; or
c
intended exclusively for payment of fees or services charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; and
d
where the authorisation concerns a person, entity and body listed in Annex IV, the Member State concerned has notified the Sanctions Committee of that determination and its intention to grant an authorisation, and the Sanctions Committee has not objected to that course of action within five working days of notification.
2
By way of derogation from Article 6, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources or the making available of certain frozen funds or economic resources, after having determined that the funds or economic resources are necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that:
a
where the authorisation concerns a person, entity or body listed in Annex IV, the Sanctions Committee has been notified of this determination by the member State concerned and that the determination has been approved by that Committee; and
b
where the authorisation concerns a person, entity or body listed in Annex V or Va, the Member State concerned has notified other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least two weeks prior to the authorisation.
3
The Member State concerned shall inform other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraphs 1 and 2.
F1Article 8
By way of derogation from Article 6, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, if the following conditions are met:
- (a)
the funds or economic resources are the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien established prior to the date on which the person, entity or body referred to in Article 6 was designated, or of a judicial, administrative or arbitral judgement rendered prior to that date;
- (b)
the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgement, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;
- (c)
F2the lien or judgement is not for the benefit of a person, entity or body listed in Annexes IV, V or Va;
- (d)
recognising the lien or judgement is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned; and
- (e)
the lien or judgement in respect of persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex IV has been notified by the Member State concerned to the Sanctions Committee.
F1Article 9
1
Article 6(4) shall not prevent financial or credit institutions in the Union from crediting frozen accounts where they receive funds transferred by third parties to the account of a listed natural or legal person, entity or body, provided that any additions to such accounts will also be frozen. The financial or credit institution shall inform the competent authorities about such transactions without delay.
2
Article 6(4) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:
a
interest or other earnings on those accounts; or
b
payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which the person, entity or body referred to in Article 6 was designated;
provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments are frozen in accordance with Article 6(1) or 6(2).
F5Article 9a
It shall be prohibited:
- (a)
to sell or purchase public or public-guaranteed bonds issued after 19 February 2013, directly or indirectly, to or from any of the following:
- (i)
North Korea or its Government, and its public bodies, corporations and agencies;
- (ii)
the Central Bank of North Korea;
- (iii)
a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea or any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2);
- (iv)
a natural person or a legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of a legal person, entity or body referred to in (i) or (ii);
- (v)
a legal person, entity or body owned or controlled by a person, entity or body referred to in (i), (ii) or (iii);
- (i)
- (b)
to provide brokering services with regard to public or public-guaranteed bonds issued after 19 February 2013 to a person, entity or body referred to in point (a);
- (c)
to assist a person, entity or body referred to in point (a) in order to issue public or public-guaranteed bonds, by providing brokering services, advertising or any other service with regard to such bonds.
Article 9b
1
No claims in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under this Regulation, including claims for indemnity or any other claim of this type, such as a claim for compensation or a claim under a guarantee, notably a claim for extension or payment of a bond, guarantee or indemnity, particularly a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, of whatever form, shall be satisfied, if they are made by:
a
designated persons, entities or bodies listed in Annexes IV and V;
b
any other North Korean person, entity or body, including the Government of North Korea, its public bodies, corporations and agencies;
c
any person, entity or body acting through or on behalf of one of the persons, entities or bodies referred to in points (a) and (b).
2
The performance of a contract or transaction shall be regarded as having been affected by the measures imposed under this Regulation where the existence or content of the claim results directly or indirectly from those measures.
3
In any proceedings for the enforcement of a claim, the onus of proving that satisfying the claim is not prohibited by paragraph 1 shall be on the person seeking the enforcement of that claim.
4
This Article is without prejudice to the right of the persons, entities and bodies referred to in paragraph 1 to judicial review of the legality of the non-performance of contractual obligations in accordance with this Regulation.
Article 10
1
Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:
a
supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 6, to the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II, where they are resident or located, and shall transmit such information, directly or through the relevant Member States, to the Commission;
b
cooperate with the competent authorities, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II, in any verification of this information.
2
Any additional information directly received by the Commission shall be made available to the Member State concerned.
3
Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.
F1Article 11
1
The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person or entity or body implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen or withheld as a result of negligence.
2
The prohibitions set out in point (b) of Article 3(1) and in Article 6(4) shall not give rise to any kind of liability on the part of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies concerned, if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe these prohibitions.
F6Article 11a
F21
Credit and financial institutions which fall within the scope of Article 16 shall, in their activities with credit and financial institutions referred to in paragraph 2, and in order to prevent such activities contributing to North Korea’s nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes or to prevent other activities prohibited by this Regulation, or by Decision 2013/183/CFSP:
a
exercise continuous vigilance over account activity, particularly by means of their programmes on customer due diligence and obligations related to the prevention of money-laundering and the financing of terrorism;
b
require that in payment instructions all information fields which relate to the originator and beneficiary of the transaction in question be completed and, if that information is not supplied, refuse the transaction;
c
maintain all records of transactions for a period of five years and make them available to national authorities on request;
d
if they suspect or have reasonable grounds to suspect that funds are related to proliferation financing, promptly report their suspicions to the financial intelligence unit (FIU) or another competent authority designated by the Member State concerned, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, without prejudice to Article 3(1) or Article 6. The FIU or another competent authority shall serve as a national centre for receiving and analysing suspicious transaction reports regarding potential proliferation financing. The FIU or other such competent authority shall have access, directly or indirectly, on a timely basis to the financial, administrative and law enforcement information that it requires in order to properly undertake this function, including the analysis of suspicious transaction reports.
2
The measures set out in paragraph 1 shall apply to credit and financial institutions in their activities with:
a
credit and financial institutions domiciled in North Korea;
b
branches and subsidiaries falling within the scope of Article 16 of credit and financial institutions domiciled in North Korea, as listed in Annex VI;
c
branches and subsidiaries falling outside the scope of Article 16 of credit and financial institutions domiciled in North Korea, as listed in Annex VI; and
d
credit and financial institutions that are neither domiciled in North Korea nor fall within the scope of Article 16 but are controlled by persons or entities domiciled in North Korea, as listed in Annex VI.
F3Article 11b
1
Where there are reasonable grounds to believe that an aircraft may contain items whose supply, sale, transfer or export is prohibited under Articles 2, 4 or 4a, it shall be prohibited for that aircraft to:
a
fly over the territory of the Union; or
b
to take off from or land in the territory of the Union.
2
Paragraph 1 shall not restrict aircraft from making an emergency landing.
3
Paragraph 1 shall not restrict aircraft registered in Member State from landing for inspection of prohibited items.
4
It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent paragraph 1.
F3Article 11c
1
The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person, entity or body implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen or withheld as a result of negligence.
2
The measures set out in the present Regulation shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies concerned, if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe these prohibitions.
Article 12
The Commission and Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violations and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.
F1Article 13
1
The Commission shall be empowered to:
a
amend Annex Ia on the basis of determinations made by either the Sanctions Committee or the UN Security Council and, where appropriate, add the reference numbers taken from the Combined Nomenclature as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87;
b
amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States;
c
amend Annex III in order to refine or adapt the list of goods included therein, according to any definition or guidelines that may be promulgated by the Sanctions Committee or to add the reference numbers taken from the Combined Nomenclature as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, if necessary or appropriate;
d
amend Annex IV on the basis of determinations made by either the Sanctions Committee or the UN Security Council; and
e
amend Annexes V and VI in accordance with decisions taken concerning Annexes II, III, IV and V to Common Position 2006/795/CFSP.
2
The Commission shall process personal data in order to carry out the tasks incumbent on it under this Regulation and in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data7.
Article 14
1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2
Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.
Article 15
1
Member States shall designate the competent authorities referred to in this Regulation and identify them in, or through, the websites as listed in Annex II.
2
Member States shall notify the Commission of their competent authorities without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.
F1Article 16
This Regulation shall apply:
- (a)
within the territory of the Union;
- (b)
on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;
- (c)
to any person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State;
- (d)
to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;
- (e)
to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.
Article 17
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
F1ANNEX IGOODS AND TECHNOLOGY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 2 AND 3
All goods and technology listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.
F7ANNEX IaGoods and technology referred to in articles 2 and 3
Other items, materials, equipment, goods and technology which could contribute to North Korea's nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes
1.
Unless otherwise stated, reference numbers used in the column entitled ‘Description’ refer to the descriptions of dual use items and technology set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/20098.
2.
A reference number in the column entitled ‘Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009’ means that the characteristics of the item described in the column ‘Description’ lie outside the parameters set out in the description of the dual use entry referred to.
3.
Definitions of terms between ‘single quotation marks’ are given in a technical note to the relevant item.
4.
Definitions of terms between ‘double quotation marks’ can be found in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.
GENERAL NOTES
1.The object of the prohibitions contained in this Annex should not be defeated by the export of any non-prohibited goods (including plant) containing one or more prohibited components when the prohibited component or components are the principal element of the goods and can feasibly be removed or used for other purposes.
N.B.: In judging whether the prohibited component or components are to be considered the principal element, it is necessary to weigh the factors of quantity, value and technological know-how involved and other special circumstances which might establish the prohibited component or components as the principal element of the goods being procured.
2.
Goods specified in this Annex include both new and used goods.
GENERAL TECHNOLOGY NOTE (GTN)(To be read in conjunction with Part C.)
1.
The sale, supply, transfer or export of ‘technology’ which is ‘required’ for the ‘development’, ‘production’ or ‘use’ of goods the sale, supply, transfer or export of which is prohibited in Part A (Goods) below, is prohibited in accordance with the provisions of Part B.
2.
The ‘technology’‘required’ for the ‘development’, ‘production’ or ‘use’ of prohibited goods remains under prohibition even when applicable to non-prohibited goods.
3.
Prohibitions do not apply to that ‘technology’ which is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance (checking) and repair of those goods which are not prohibited.
4.
Prohibitions on ‘technology’ transfer do not apply to information ‘in the public domain’, to ‘basic scientific research’ or to the minimum necessary information for patent applications.
A.GOODS
NUCLEAR MATERIALS, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT
No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
---|---|---|
I.A0.001 | Hollow cathode lamps as follows:
| |
I.A0.002 | Faraday isolators in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm. | |
I.A0.003 | Optical gratings in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm. | |
I.A0.004 | Optical fibres in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm coated with anti-reflecting layers in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm and having a core diameter greater than 0,4 mm but not exceeding 2 mm. | |
I.A0.005 | Nuclear reactor vessel components and testing equipment, other than those specified in 0A001, as follows:
| 0A001 |
I.A0.006 |
| 0A001.j. 1A004.c. |
I.A0.007 | Bellows-sealed valves other than those specified in 0B001.c.6., 2A226 or 2B350, made of aluminium alloy or stainless steel type 304, 304L or 316L. | 0B001.c.6. 2A226 2B350 |
I.A0.008 |
| 0B001.g.5. 6A005.e. |
I.A0.009 | Laser lenses, other than those specified in 6A005.e.2, consisting of substrates having a thermal expansion coefficient of 10-6 K-1 or less at 20 °C (e.g. fused silica). | 0B001.g. 6A005.e.2. |
I.A0.010 | Pipes, piping, flanges, fittings made of, or lined with nickel, or nickel alloy containing more than 40 % nickel by weight, other than those specified in 2B350.h.1. | 2B350 |
I.A0.011 | Vacuum pumps other than those specified in 0B002.f.2. or 2B231, as follows:
| 0B002.f.2. 2B231 |
I.A0.012 | Shielded enclosures for the manipulation, storage and handling of radioactive substances (hot cells). | 0B006 |
I.A0.013 | ‘Natural uranium’ or ‘depleted uranium’ or thorium in the form of metal, alloy, chemical compound or concentrate and any other material containing one or more of the foregoing, other than those specified in 0C001. | 0C001 |
I.A0.014 | Detonation chambers having a capacity of explosion absorption of more than 2,5 kg TNT equivalent. |
SPECIAL MATERIALS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
---|---|---|
I.A1.001 | Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (HDEHP or D2HPA) Chemical Abstract Number (CAS): [CAS 298-07-7] solvent in any quantity, with a purity greater than 90 %. | |
I.A1.002 | Fluorine gas CAS: [7782-41-4], with a purity of at least 95 %. | |
I.A1.003 | Ring-shaped seals and gaskets, having an inner diameter of 400 mm or less, made of any of the following materials:
| 1A001 |
I.A1.004 | Personal equipment for detecting radiation of nuclear origin, other than that specified in 1A004.c., including personal dosimeters. | 1A004.c. |
I.A1.005 | Electrolytic cells for fluorine production, other than those specified in 1B225, with an output capacity greater than 100 g of fluorine per hour. | 1B225 |
I.A1.006 | Catalysts, other than those specified in 1A225 or 1B231, containing platinum, palladium or rhodium, usable for promoting the hydrogen isotope exchange reaction between hydrogen and water for the recovery of tritium from heavy water or for the production of heavy water. | 1A225 1B231 |
I.A1.007 |
| 1C002.b.4. 1C202.a. |
I.A1.008 |
| 1C003.a. |
I.A1.009 | ‘Fibrous or filamentary materials’ or prepregs, other than those specified in 1C010.a., 1C010.b., 1C210.a. or 1C210.b., as follows:
| 1C010.a. 1C010.b. 1C210.a. 1C210.b. |
I.A1.010 | Resin-impregnated or pitch-impregnated fibres (prepregs), metal or carbon-coated fibres (preforms) or ‘carbon fibre preforms’, as follows:
| 1C010 1C210 |
I.A1.011 | Reinforced silicon carbide ceramic composites usable for nose tips, re-entry vehicles, nozzle flaps, usable in ‘missiles’, other than those specified in 1C107. | 1C107 |
I.A1.012 | Not used. | |
I.A1.013 | Tantalum, tantalum carbide, tungsten, tungsten carbide and alloys thereof, other than those specified in 1C226, having both of the following characteristics:
| 1C226 |
I.A1.014 |
| |
I.A1.015 | Pure tributyl phosphate (TBP) [CAS No 126-73-8] or any mixture having a TBP content of more than 5 % by weight. | |
I.A1.016 |
| 1C116 1C216 |
I.A1.017 | Metals, metal powders and material as follows:
| 1C117 1C226 |
I.A1.018 | Soft magnetic alloys, other than those specified in 1C003, having a chemical composition as follows:
| 1C003 |
I.A1.019 | Not used. | |
I.A1.020 | Graphite, other than that specified in 0C004 or 1C107.a., designed or specified for use in Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) machines. | 0C004 1C107.a. |
F5I.A1.021 |
| 1C116 1C216 |
I.A1.022 | Carbon-Carbon Composite material. | 1A002.b.1 |
I.A1.023 | Nickel alloys in crude or semi-fabricated form, containing 60 % by weight or more nickel. | 1C002.c.1.a |
I.A1.024 |
| 1C002.b.3 |
F3I.A1.025 | Titanium alloys, other than those specified in 1C002 and 1C202. | 1C002 |
1C202 | ||
I.A1.026 | Zirconium and zirconium alloys, other than those specified in 1C011, 1C111 and 1C234. | 1C011 |
1C111 | ||
1C234 | ||
I.A1.027 | Explosive materials other than those specified in 1C239, or materials or mixtures containing more than 2 % by weight of such explosive materials, with a crystalline density higher than 1,5 g/cm3 and with a detonation speed higher than 5 000 m/s. | 1C239 |
MATERIALS PROCESSING
No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
---|---|---|
I.A2.001 |
| 2B116 |
F2I.A2.002 | Machine tools, other than those specified in 2B001 or 2B201 and any combination thereof, for removing (or cutting) metals, ceramics, or ‘composites’ that, according to the manufacturer’s technical specification, can be equipped with electronic devices for ‘numerical control’, having positioning accuracies of equal to or less (better) than 30 μm according to ISO 230/2 (1988)26 or national equivalents along any linear axis. | 2B001 |
2B201 | ||
I.A2.002a | Components and numerical controls, specially designed for machine tools specified in 2B001, 2B201 or I.A2.002 above. | |
I.A2.003 |
| 2B119 |
I.A2.004 |
| 2B225 |
I.A2.005 |
| 2B226 2B227 |
I.A2.006 | Not used. | |
I.A2.007 |
| 2B230 |
I.A2.008 |
| 2B350.e. |
I.A2.009 |
| 2B350.d. |
I.A2.010 |
| 2B350.i. |
I.A2.011 |
| 2B352.c. |
I.A2.012 | Sintered metal filters, other than those specified in 2B352.d., made of nickel or nickel alloy with more than 40 % nickel by weight. | 2B352.d. |
I.A2.013 |
| 2B009 2B109 2B209 |
I.A2.014 | Equipment and reagents, other than those specified in 2B350 or 2B352, as follows:
| 2B350 2B352 |
I.A2.015 | Equipment, other than that specified in 2B005, 2B105 or 3B001.d., for the deposition of metallic overlays as follows, and specially designed components and accessories therefor:
| 2B005 2B105 3B001.d. |
I.A2.016 |
| 2B350 |
Manufacturers calculating positioning accuracy in accordance with ISO 230/2 (1997) should consult the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established. |
ELECTRONICS
No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
---|---|---|
I.A3.001 | High voltage direct current power supplies, other than those specified in 0B001.j.5. or 3A227, having both of the following characteristics:
| 0B001.j.5. 3A227 |
I.A3.002 | Mass spectrometers, other than those specified in 0B002.g. or 3A233, capable of measuring ions of 200 atomic mass units or more and having a resolution of better than 2 parts in 200, as follows, and ion sources therefor:
| 0B002.g. 3A233 |
I.A3.003 |
| 0B001.b.13. 3A225 |
I.A3.004 | Spectrometers and diffractometers, designed for the indicative test or quantitative analysis of the elemental composition of metals or alloys without chemical decomposition of the material. |
SENSORS AND LASERS
No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
---|---|---|
I.A6.001 | Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) rods. | |
I.A6.002 | Optical equipment and components, other than those specified in 6A002 or 6A004.b. as follows: Infrared optics in the wavelength range 9 μm– 17 μm and components thereof, including cadmium telluride (CdTe) components. | 6A002 6A004.b. |
I.A6.003 | Wave front corrector systems, other than mirrors specified in 6A004.a., 6A005.e. or 6A005.f., for use with a laser beam having a diameter exceeding 4 mm, and specially designed components thereof, including control systems, phase front sensors and ‘deformable mirrors’ including bimorph mirrors. | 6A004.a. 6A005.e. 6A005.f. |
I.A6.004 | Argon ion ‘lasers’, other than those specified in 0B001.g.5., 6A005.a.6. and/or 6A205.a., having an average output power equal to or greater than 5 W. | 0B001.g.5. 6A005.a.6. 6A205.a. |
I.A6.005 |
| 0B001.g.5. 0B001.h.6. 6A005.b. |
I.A6.006 |
| 0B001.h.6. 6A005.b. |
I.A6.007 | Solid state ‘tunable’‘lasers’, other than those specified in 0B001.g.5., 0B001.h.6. or 6A005.c.1., and specially designed components thereof, as follows:
| 0B001.g.5. 0B001.h.6. 6A005.c.1. |
I.A6.008 | Neodymium-doped (other than glass) ‘lasers’, other than those specified in 6A005.c.2.b., having an output wavelength greater than 1,0 μm but not exceeding 1,1 μm and output energy exceeding 10 J per pulse. | 6A005.c.2.b. |
I.A6.009 | Components of acousto-optics, as follows:
| 6A203.b.4. |
I.A6.010 |
| 6A203.c. |
I.A6.011 |
| 0B001.g.5. 6A005 6A205.c. |
I.A6.012 | Pulsed carbon dioxide ‘lasers’, other than those specified in, 0B001.h.6., 6A005.d. or 6A205.d., having all of the following characteristics:
| 0B001.h.6. 6A005.d. 6A205.d. |
F3I.A6.013 | Lasers, other than those specified in 6A005 or 6A205. | 6A005 |
6A205 |
NAVIGATION AND AVIONICS
No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
---|---|---|
I.A7.001 |
| 7A001 7A003 7A101 7A103 |
AEROSPACE AND PROPULSION
No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
---|---|---|
I.A9.001 | Explosive bolts. | |
I.A9.002 | Internal combustion engines (i.e. axial piston or rotary piston type), designed or modified for propelling ‘aircrafts’ or ‘lighter-than-air-vehicles’ and specially designed components therefor. | |
I.A9.003 |
| 9A115 |
B.SOFTWARE
No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
---|---|---|
I.B.001 | Software required for the development, production or use of the items in Part A. (Goods). |
C.TECHNOLOGY
No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
---|---|---|
I.C.001 | Technology required for the development, production or use of the items in Part A. (Goods). |
F5ANNEX Ib
7601 | Unwrought aluminium |
7602 | Aluminium waste and scrap |
7603 | Aluminium powders and flakes |
7604 | Aluminium bars, rods and profiles |
7605 | Aluminium wire |
7606 | Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm |
7608 | Aluminium tubes and pipes |
7609 | Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) |
7614 | Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of aluminium, not electrically insulated |
F8ANNEX II
Websites for information on the competent authorities referred to in Articles 5, 7, 8, 10 and 15, and address for notifications to the European Commission
BELGIUM
http://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctions
BULGARIA
http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/135/index.html
CZECH REPUBLIC
http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce
DENMARK
http://um.dk/da/politik-og-diplomati/retsorden/sanktioner/
GERMANY
http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/Aussenwirtschaft/aussenwirtschaftsrecht,did=404888.html
ESTONIA
http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/
IRELAND
http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519
GREECE
http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html
SPAIN
http://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/Sanciones%20Internacionales/Paginas/Sanciones_%20Internacionales.aspx
FRANCE
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/
F9CROATIA
http://www.mvep.hr/sankcije
ITALY
http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm
CYPRUS
http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions
LATVIA
http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539
LITHUANIA
http://www.urm.lt/sanctions
LUXEMBOURG
http://www.mae.lu/sanctions
HUNGARY
http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kulpolitikank/nemzetkozi_szankciok/
MALTA
http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.asp
NETHERLANDS
www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-vrede-en-veiligheid/sancties
AUSTRIA
http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=
POLAND
http://www.msz.gov.pl
PORTUGAL
http://www.min-nestrangeiros.pt
ROMANIA
http://www.mae.ro/node/1548
SLOVENIA
http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika_in_mednarodno_pravo/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/
SLOVAKIA
http://www.foreign.gov.sk
FINLAND
http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet
SWEDEN
http://www.ud.se/sanktioner
UNITED KINGDOM
www.fco.gov.uk/competentauthorities
Address for notifications to the European Commission
European Commission
Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)
EEAS 02/309
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu
ANNEX IIILuxury goods referred to in Article 4
1.
Pure-bred horses
2.
Caviar and caviar substitutes
3.
Truffles and preparations thereof
4.
High quality wines (including sparkling wines), spirits and spirituous beverages
5.
High quality cigars and cigarillos
6.
Luxury perfumes, toilet waters and cosmetics, including beauty and make-up products
7.
High quality leather, saddlery and travel goods, handbags and similar articles
8.
High quality garments, clothing accessories and shoes (regardless of their material)
9.
Hand-knotted carpets, handwoven rugs and tapestries
10.
Pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, articles of pearls, jewellery, gold- or silversmith articles
11.
Coins and banknotes, not being legal tender
12.
Cutlery of precious metal or plated or clad with precious metal
13.
High quality tableware of porcelain, china, stone- or earthenware or fine pottery
14.
High quality lead crystal glassware
15.
High end electronic items for domestic use
16.
High end electrical/electronic or optical apparatus for recording and reproducing sound and images
17.
Luxury vehicles for the transport of persons on earth, air or sea, as well as their accessories and spare parts
18.
Luxury clocks and watches and their parts
19.
High quality musical instruments
20.
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
21.
Articles and equipment for skiing, golf, diving and water sports
22.
Articles and equipment for billiard, automatic bowling, casino games and games operated by coins or banknotes
F1ANNEX IVList of persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 6(1)
- A.
Natural persons:
- (1)
Han Yu-ro. Post: Director of Korea Ryongaksan General Trading Corporation. Other information: involved in North Korea's ballistic missile programme. Date of designation: 16.7.2009.
- (2)
Hwang Sok-hwa. Post: Director of the General Bureau of Atomic Energy (GBAE). Other information: involved in North Korea's nuclear programme as Chief of the Scientific Guidance Bureau in the GBAE, served on the Science Committee in the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. Date of designation: 16.7.2009.
- (3)
Ri Hong-sop. Year of birth: 1940. Post: Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Centre. Other information: oversaw three core facilities that assist in the production of weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the Nuclear Reactor, and the Reprocessing Plant. Date of designation: 16.7.2009.
- (4)
Ri Je-son (alias Ri Che-son). Year of birth: 1938. Post: Director of the General Bureau of Atomic Energy (GBAE), chief agency directing North Korea's nuclear programme. Other information: facilitates several nuclear endeavours including GBAE's management of Yongbyon Nuclear Research Centre and Namchongang Trading Corporation. Date of designation: 16.7.2009.
- (5)
Yun Ho-jin (alias Yun Ho-chin). Date of birth: 13.10.1944. Post: Director of Namchongang Trading Corporation. Other information: oversees the import of items needed for the uranium enrichment programme. Date of designation: 16.7.2009.
- (6)
F10Paek Chang-Ho (alias (a) Pak Chang-Ho; (b) Paek Ch’ang-Ho). Post: Senior official and head of the satellite control center of Korean Committee for Space Technology. Passport: 381420754 (issued on 7.12.2011, expiring on 7.12.2016). Date of birth: 18.6.1964. Place of birth: Kaesong, DPRK. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.
- (7)
Chang Myong-Chin (alias Jang Myong-Jin). Post: General Manager of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station. Year of birth: (a) 1966, (b) 1965. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.
- (8)
Ra Ky’ong-Su. Post: Tanchon Commercial Bank (TCB) official. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.
- (9)
Kim Kwang-il. Post: Tanchon Commercial Bank (TCB) official. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.
- (10)
F11Yo’n Cho’ng Nam. Post: Chief Representative for the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID). Date of designation: 7.3.2013.
- (11)
Ko Ch’o’l-Chae. Post: Deputy Chief Representative for the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID). Date of designation: 7.3.2013.
- (12)
Mun Cho’ng-Ch’o’l. Post: TCB official. Date of designation: 7.3.2013.
- (1)
- B.
Legal persons, entities and bodies
- (1)
Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (aka (a) CHANGGWANG SINYONG CORPORATION; (b) EXTERNAL TECHNOLOGY GENERAL CORPORATION; (c) DPRKN MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING COOPERATION; (d) ‘KOMID’). Address: Central District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Other information: Leading arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons. Date of designation: 24.4.2009.
- (2)
Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (aka (a) KOREA YONBONG GENERAL CORPORATION; (b) LYONGAKSAN GENERAL TRADING CORPORATION). Address: Pot'onggang District, Pyongyang, DPRK; Rakwon-dong, Pothonggang District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Other information: Defence conglomerate specialising in acquisition for DPRK defence industries and support to that country's military-related sales. Date of designation: 24.4.2009.
- (3)
Tanchon Commercial Bank (aka (a) CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK; (b) KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK). Address: Saemul 1-Dong Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Other information: Main DPRK financial entity for sales of conventional arms, ballistic missiles, and goods related to the assembly and manufacture of such weapons. Date of designation: 24.4.2009.
- (4)
General Bureau of Atomic Energy (GBAE) (aka General Department of Atomic Energy (GDAE)). Address: Haeudong, Pyongchen District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Other information: The GBAE is responsible for North Korea's nuclear programme, which includes the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Centre and its 5-MWe (25-MWt) plutonium production research reactor, as well as its fuel fabrication and reprocessing facilities. The GBAE has held nuclear-related meetings and discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency. GBAE is the primary North Korean Government agency for overseeing nuclear programmes, including the operation of the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Centre. Date of designation: 16.7.2009.
- (5)
Hong Kong Electronics (aka Hong Kong Electronics Kish Co.). Address: Sanaee St., Kish Island, Iran. Other information: (a) owned or controlled by, or acts or purports to act for or on behalf of Tanchon Commercial Bank and KOMID; (b) Hong Kong Electronics has transferred millions of dollars of proliferation-related funds on behalf of Tanchon Commercial Bank and KOMID (both designated by the UN Sanctions Committee in April 2009) since 2007. Hong Kong Electronics has facilitated the movement of money from Iran to North Korea on behalf of KOMID. Date of designation: 16.7.2009.
- (6)
Korea Hyoksin Trading Corporation (aka Korea Hyoksin Export And Import Corporation). Address: Rakwon-dong, Pothonggang District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Other information: (a) located in Pyongyang, DPRK; (b) subordinate to Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (designated by the UN Sanctions Committee in April 2009) and is involved in the development of weapons of mass destruction. Date of designation: 16.7.2009.
- (7)
Korean Tangun Trading Corporation. Other information: (a) located in Pyongyang, DPRK; (b) Korea Tangun Trading Corporation is subordinate to the DPRK's Second Academy of Natural Sciences and is primarily responsible for the procurement of commodities and technologies to support North Korea's defence research and development programmes, including, but not limited to, weapons of mass destruction and delivery system programmes and procurement, including materials that are controlled or prohibited under relevant multilateral control regimes. Date of designation: 16.7.2009.
- (8)
Namchongang Trading Corporation (aka (a) NCG, (b) Namchongang Trading, (c) Nam Chon Gang Corporation, (d) Nomchongang Trading Co., (e) Nam Chong Gan Trading Corporation). Other information: (a) located in Pyongyang, DPRK; (b) Namchongang is a North Korean trading company subordinate to the GBAE. Namchongang has been involved in the procurement of Japanese-origin vacuum pumps that were identified at a North Korean nuclear facility, as well as nuclear-related procurement associated with a German individual. It has further been involved in the purchase of aluminium tubes and other equipment specifically suitable for a uranium enrichment programme from the late 1990s. Its representative is a former diplomat who served as North Korea's representative for the IAEA inspection of the Yongbyon nuclear facilities in 2007. Namchongang's proliferation activities are of grave concern given North Korea's past proliferation activities. Date of designation: 16.7.2009
- (9)
F10Amroggang Development Banking Corporation (aka (a) AMROGGANG DEVELOPMENT BANK; (b) AMNOkKANG DEVELOPMENT BANK). Address: Tongan-dong, Pyongyang, DPRK. Date of designation: 2.5.2012.
- (10)
Green Pine Associated Corporation (aka (a) CHO'NGSONG UNITED TRADING COMPANY; (b) CHONGSONG YONHAP; (c) CH'O'NGSONG YO'NHAP; (d) CHOSUN CHAWO'N KAEBAL T'UJA HOESA; (e) JINDALLAE; (f) KU'MHAERYONG COMPANY LTD; (g) NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION; (h) SAEINGP'IL COMPANY). Address: (a) c/o Reconnaissance General Bureau Headquarters, Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea, (b) Nungrado, Pyongyang, DPRK. Date of designation: 2.5.2012.
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Korea Heungjin Trading Company (aka (a) HUNJIN TRADING CO.; (b) KOREA HENJIN TRADING CO.; (c) KOREA HENGJIN TRADING COMPANY). Address: Pyongyang, DPRK. Date of designation: 2.5.2012.
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Korean Committee for Space Technology (aka (a) DPRK Committee for Space Technology; (b) Department of Space Technology of the DPRK; (c) Committee for Space Technology; (d) KCST). Address: Pyongyang, DPRK. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.
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Bank of East Land (aka (a) Dongbang BANK; (b) TONGBANG U’NHAENG; (c) TONGBANG BANK). Address: P.O. Box 32, BEL Building, Jonseung-Dung, Moranbong District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.
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Korea Kumryong Trading Corporation. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.
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Tosong Technology Trading Corporation. Address: Pyongyang, DPRK. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.
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F12Korea Ryonha Machinery Joint Venture Corporation (aka (a) Chosun Yunha Machinery Joint Operation Company; (b) Korea Ryenha Machinery J/V Corporation; (c) Ryonha Machinery Joint Venture Corporation; (d) Ryonha Machinery Corporation; (e) Ryonha Machinery; (f) Ryonha Machine Tool; (g) Ryonha Machine Tool Corporation; (h) Ryonha Machinery Corp; (i) Ryonhwa Machinery Joint Venture Corporation; (j) Ryonhwa Machinery JV; (k) Huichon Ryonha Machinery General Plant; (l) Unsan; (m) Unsan Solid Tools; and (n) Millim Technology Company). Address: (a) Tongan-dong, Central District, Pyongyang, DPRK; (b) Mangungdae-gu, Pyongyang, DPRK; (c) Mangyongdae District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Other information: Email addresses: (a) ryonha@silibank.com; sjc-117@hotmail.com; and (b) millim@silibank.com. Telephone numbers: (a) 850-2-18111; (b) 850-2-18111-8642; and (c) 850-2-18111-381-8642. Facsimile number: 850-2-381-4410. Date of designation: 22.01.2013.
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Leader (Hong Kong) International (aka Leader International Trading Limited). Address: Room 1610 Nan Fung Tower, 173 Des Voeux Road, Hong Kong. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.
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F11Second Academy of Natural Sciences (aka (a) 2nd Academy of Natural Sciences; (b) Che 2 Chayon Kwahakwon; (c) Academy of Natural Sciences; (d) Chayon Kwahak-Won; National Defense Academy; (e) Kukpang Kwahak-Won; (f) Second Academy of Natural Sciences Research Institute; (g) Sansri). Address: Pyongyang, DPRK. Date of designation: 7.3.2013.
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Korea Complex Equipment Import Corporation. Other information: Korea Ryonbong General Corporation is the parent company of Korea Complex Equipment Import Corporation. Location: Rakwon-dong, Pothonggang District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Date of designation: 7.3.2013.
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F13ANNEX V
A.Natural persons referred to in Article 6(2)(a): | |||
# | Name (and possible aliases) | Identifying information | Reasons |
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2. | CHON Chi Bu | Member of the General Bureau of Atomic Energy, former technical director of Yongbyon. | |
3. | CHU Kyu-Chang (alias JU Kyu-Chang) | Date of birth: between 1928 and 1933 | First Deputy Director of the Defence Industry Department (ballistics programme), Korean Workers' Party, Member of the National Defence Commission. |
4. | HYON Chol-hae | Year of birth: 1934 (Manchuria, China) | Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the People's Armed Forces (military adviser to Kim Jong-Il). |
5. | JON Pyong-ho | Year of birth: 1926 | Secretary of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party, Head of the Central Committee's Military Supplies Industry Department controlling the Second Economic Committee of the Central Committee, member of the National Defence Commission. |
6. | Lieutenant General KIM Yong Chol (alias: Kim Yong-Chol; Kim Young-Chol; Kim Young-Cheol; Kim Young-Chul) | Year of birth: 1946 (Pyongan-Pukto, North Korea) | Commander of Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB). |
7. | KIM Yong-chun (alias Young-chun) | Date of birth: 4.3.1935 Passport number: 554410660 | Deputy Chairman of the National Defence Commission, Minister for the People's Armed Forces, special adviser to Kim Jong-Il on nuclear strategy. |
8. | O Kuk-Ryol | Year of birth: 1931 (Jilin Province, China) | Deputy Chairman of the National Defence Commission, supervising the acquisition abroad of advanced technology for nuclear and ballistic programmes. |
9. | PAEK Se-bong | Year of birth: 1946 | Chairman of the Second Economic Committee (responsible for the ballistics programme) of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party. Member of the National Defence Commission. |
10. | PAK Jae-gyong (alias Chae-Kyong) | Year of birth: 1933 Passport number: 554410661 | Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the People's Armed Forces and Deputy Director of the Logistics Bureau of the People's Armed Forces (military adviser to Kim Jong-II). |
11. | PAK To-Chun | Date of birth: 9.3.1944 (Jagang, Rangrim) | Member of the National Security Council. He is in charge of the arms industry and it is reported that he commands the office for nuclear energy. This institution is decisive for DPRK’s nuclear and carrier program. |
12. | PYON Yong Rip (alias Yong-Nip) | Date of birth: 20.9.1929 Passport number: 645310121 (issued on 13.09.2005) | President of the Academy of Science, involved in WMD-related biological research. |
13. | RYOM Yong | Director of the General Bureau of Atomic Energy (entity designated by the United Nations), in charge of international relations. | |
14. | SO Sang-kuk | Date of birth: between 1932 and 1938 | Head of the Department of Nuclear Physics, Kim Il Sung University. |
B.Legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 6(2)(a): | |||
Name (and possible aliases) | Identifying information | Reasons | |
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2. | Hesong Trading Corporation | Location: Pyongyang | Controlled by Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID) (entity designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009); primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons. Hesong Trading Corporation is involved in supplies with potential use in ballistic missile program. |
5. | Korea International Chemical Joint Venture Company (alias Choson International Chemicals Joint Operation Company; Chosun International Chemicals Joint Operation Company; International Chemical Joint Venture Corporation) | Location: Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province; Man gyongdae-kuyok, Pyongyang; Mangyungdae-gu, Pyongyang | Controlled by Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (entity designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009); defence conglomerate specialising in acquisition for DPRK defence industries and support to that country's military-related sales. |
6. | Korea Kwangsong Trading Corporation | Location: Rakwon-dong, Pothonggang District, Pyongyang | Controlled by Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (entity designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009); defence conglomerate specialising in acquisition for DPRK defence industries and support to that country's military-related sales. |
7. | Korea Pugang mining and Machinery Corporation ltd | Subsidiary of Korea Ryongbong General Corporation (entity designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009); operates facilities for the production of aluminium powder, which can be used in missiles. | |
9. | Korea Taesong Trading Company | Location: Pyongyang | Pyongyang-based entity used by the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) for trading purposes (KOMID was designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009). Korea Taesong Trading Company has acted on behalf of KOMID in dealings with Syria. |
10. | Munitions Industry Department (alias: Military Supplies Industry Department) | Location: Pyongyang | Responsible for overseeing activities of North Korea’s military industries, including the Second Economic Committee (SEC) and KOMID. This includes overseeing the development of North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programmes. Until recently, Munitions Industry Department was headed by Jon Pyong Ho; information suggests that former Munitions Industry Department (MID) first vice director Chu Kyu-ch’ang (Ju Gyu-chang) is the current director of the MID, which is publicly referred to as the Machine Building Industry Department. Chu served as the overall supervisor for North Korea’s missile development, including oversight of the April 5, 2009 Taepo Dong-2 (TD-2) missile launch and the failed July 2006 TD-2 launch. |
11. | Korean Ryengwang Trading Corporation | Rakwon-dong, Pothonggang District, Pyongyang, North Korea | Subsidiary of Korea Ryongbong General Corporation (entity designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009). |
12. | Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) (alias: Chongch’al Ch’ongguk; RGB; KPA Unit 586) | Location: Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea; Nungrado, Pyongyang, North Korea | The Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) is North Korea’s premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers’ Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean People’s Army. It falls under direct command of the Ministry of Defence and is primarily in charge of gathering military intelligence. RGB trades in conventional arms and controls the North Korean conventional arms firm Green Pine Associated Corporation (Green Pine). |
F1713. | Second Economic Committee | The Second Economic Committee is involved in key aspects of North Korea’s missile program. The Second Economic Committee is responsible for overseeing the production of North Korea’s ballistic missiles. It also directs the activities of KOMID (KOMID was designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009). It is a national-level organization responsible for research and development of North Korea’s advanced weapons systems, including missiles and probably nuclear weapons. It uses a number of subordinate organizations to obtain technology, equipment, and information from overseas, including Korea Tangun Trading Corporation, for use in North Korea’s missile and probably nuclear weapons programs. | |
14. | Sobaeku United Corp. (alias Sobaeksu United Corp.) | State-owned company, involved in research into, and the acquisition, of sensitive products and equipment. It possesses several deposits of natural graphite, which provide raw material for two processing facilities, which, inter alia, produce graphite blocks that can be used in missiles. | |
16. | Yongbyon Nuclear Research Centre | Research centre which has taken part in the production of military-grade plutonium. Centre maintained by the General Bureau of Atomic Energy (entity designated by the United Nations, 16.7.2009). |
C.Natural persons referred to in Article 6(2)(b): | |||
# | Name (and possible aliases) | Identifying information | Reasons |
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1. | JON Il-chun | Date of birth: 24.8.1941 | In February of 2010 KIM Tong-un was discharged from his office as director of Office 39, which is, among other things, in charge of purchasing goods out of the DPRK diplomatic representations bypassing sanctions. He was replaced by JON Il-chun. JON Il-chun is also said to be one of the leading figures in the State Development Bank. |
2. | KIM Tong-un | Former director of ‘Office 39’ of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party, which is involved in proliferation financing. | |
3. | KIM Tong-Myo'ng (alias: Kim Chin-so'k) | Year of birth: 1964 Nationality: North Korean | Kim Tong-Myo'ng acts on behalf of Tanchon Commercial Bank (entity designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009). Kim Dong Myong has held various positions within Tanchon since at least 2002 and is currently Tanchon's president. He has also played a role in managing Amroggang's affairs (owned or controlled by Tanchon Commercial Bank) using the alias Kim Chin-so'k. |
D.Legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 6(2)(b): | |||
# | Name (and possible aliases) | Identifying information | Reasons |
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3. | Korea Daesong Bank (alias: Choson Taesong Unhaeng; Taesong Bank) | Address: Segori-dong, Gyongheung St., Potonggang District, Pyongyang Phone: 850 2 381 8221 Phone: 850 2 18111 ext. 8221 Fax: 850 2 381 4576 | North Korean financial institution that is directly subordinated to Office 39 and is involved in facilitating North Korea’s proliferation financing projects. |
4. | Korea Daesong General Trading Corporation (alias: Daesong Trading; Daesong Trading Company; Korea Daesong Trading Company; Korea Daesong Trading Corporation) | Address: Pulgan Gori Dong 1, Potonggang District, Pyongyang Phone: 850 2 18111 ext. 8204/8208 Phone: 850 2 381 8208/4188 Fax: 850 2 381 4431/4432 | Company that is subordinated to Office 39 and is used to facilitate foreign transactions on behalf of Office 39. Office 39’s Director of Office, Kim Tong-un is listed in Annex V of Council Regulation (EU) No 329/2007. |
5. | Korea Kwangson Banking Corp. (KKBC) (alias: Korea Kwangson Banking Corp; KKBC) | Address: Jungson-dong, Sungri Street, Central District, Pyongyang | A subordinate acting on behalf of or at the direction of, owned or controlled by the Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (entity designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009). Provides financial services in support of both Tanchon Commercial Bank (entity designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009) and Korea Hyoksin Trading Corporation (entity designated by the United Nations, 16.7.2009); Since 2008, Tanchon Commercial Bank has been utilizing KKBC to facilitate funds transfers likely amounting to millions of dollars, including transfers involving Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) (entity designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009) related funds from Burma to China in 2009. Additionally, Hyoksin, which the UN described as being involved in the development of weapons of mass destruction, sought to use KKBC in connection with a purchase of dual-use equipment in 2008. KKBC has at least one overseas branch in Dandong, China. |
6. | Office 39 of The Korean Workers’ Party (alias: Office #39; Office No. 39; Bureau 39; Central Committee; Third Floor Division 39.) | Address: Second KWP Government Building (Korean: Ch’o’ngsa), Chungso’ng, Urban Tower (Korean’Dong), Chung Ward, Pyongyang; Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang; Changgwang Street, Pyongyang. | Office 39 of the Korean Workers’ Party engages in illicit economic activity to support the North Korean government. It has branches throughout the nation that raise and manage funds and is responsible for earning foreign currency for North Korea’s Korean Workers’ Party senior leadership through illicit activities such as narcotics trafficking. Office 39 controls a number of entities inside North Korea and abroad through which it conducts numerous illicit activities including the production, smuggling, and distribution of narcotics. Office 39 has also been involved in the attempted procurement and transfer to North Korea of luxury goods. Office 39 figures among the most important organisations assigned with currency and merchandise acquisition. The entity is said to be directly under the command of KIM Jong-il; it controls several trading companies some of which are active in illicit activites, among them Daesong General Bureau, part of Daesong group, the largest company group of the country. Office 39 according to some sources entertains representation office in Rome, Beijing, Bangkok, Singapore, Hongkong and Dubai. To the outside Office 39 changes name and appearance regularly. The director of Office 39, JON Il-chun is already listed on the EU sanction list. Office 39 produced methamphetamine in Sangwon, South Pyongan Province and was also involved in the distribution of methamphetamine to small-scale North Korean smugglers for distribution through China and South Korea. Office 39 also operates poppy farms in North Hamkyo’ng Province and North Pyongan Province and produces opium and heroin in Hamhu’ng and Nachin. In 2009, Office 39 was involved in the failed attempt to purchase and export to North Korea – through China – two Italian-made luxury yachts worth more than $15 million. Halted by Italian authorities, the attempted export of the yachts destined for Kim Jong-il was in violation of United Nations sanctions against North Korea under UNSCR 1718, which specifically requireMember States to prevent the supply, sale, or transfer of luxury goods to North Korea. Office 39 previously used Banco Delta Asia to launder illicit proceeds. Banco Delta Asia was identified by the Treasury Department in September 2005 as a ‘primary money laundering concern’ under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, because it represented an unacceptable risk of money laundering and other financial crimes. |
F3ANNEX VaLIST OF PERSONS, ENTITIES OR BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6(2a)
F6ANNEX VILIST OF CREDIT AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, BRANCHES AND SUBSIDIARIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11A
F5ANNEX VII
HS Code | Description |
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7102 | Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set |
7106 | Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form |
7108 | Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form |
7109 | Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured |
7110 | Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form |
7111 | Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum, not further worked than semi-manufactured |
7112 | Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious-metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal |
Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) No 567/2010 of 29 June 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.