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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 137/2013 of 18 February 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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ANNEX IU.K.

ANNEX 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 U.K.

BELGIUMU.K.

http://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctions

BULGARIAU.K.

http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/135/index.html

CZECH REPUBLICU.K.

http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce

DENMARKU.K.

http://um.dk/da/politik-og-diplomati/retsorden/sanktioner/

GERMANYU.K.

http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/Aussenwirtschaft/aussenwirtschaftsrecht,did=404888.html

ESTONIAU.K.

http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/

IRELANDU.K.

http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519

GREECEU.K.

http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html

SPAINU.K.

http://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/Sanciones%20Internacionales/Paginas/Sanciones_%20Internacionales.aspx

FRANCEU.K.

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/

ITALYU.K.

http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm

CYPRUSU.K.

http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions

LATVIAU.K.

http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539

LITHUANIAU.K.

http://www.urm.lt/sanctions

LUXEMBOURGU.K.

http://www.mae.lu/sanctions

HUNGARYU.K.

http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kulpolitikank/nemzetkozi_szankciok/

MALTAU.K.

http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.asp

NETHERLANDSU.K.

www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-vrede-en-veiligheid/sancties

AUSTRIAU.K.

http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=

POLANDU.K.

http://www.msz.gov.pl

PORTUGALU.K.

http://www.min-nestrangeiros.pt

ROMANIAU.K.

http://www.mae.ro/node/1548

SLOVENIAU.K.

http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika_in_mednarodno_pravo/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/

SLOVAKIAU.K.

http://www.foreign.gov.sk

FINLANDU.K.

http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet

SWEDENU.K.

http://www.ud.se/sanktioner

UNITED KINGDOMU.K.

www.fco.gov.uk/competentauthorities

Address for notifications to the European Commission U.K.

European Commission

Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)

EEAS 02/309

B-1049 Brussels

Belgium

E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu

ANNEX IIU.K.

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 is amended as follows:

(1)

The following entries shall be added under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’:

(a)

Paek 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.

(b)

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.

(c)

Ra Ky’ong-Su. Post: Tanchon Commercial Bank (TCB) official. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.

(d)

Kim Kwang-il. Post: Tanchon Commercial Bank (TCB) official. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.

(2)

The following entries shall be added under the heading ‘B. Legal persons, entities and bodies’:

(a)

Amroggang Development Banking Corporation (aka (a) AMROGGANG DEVELOPMENT BANK; (b) AMNOkKANG DEVELOPMENT BANK). Address: Tongan-dong, Pyongyang, DPRK. Date of designation: 2.5.2012.

(b)

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.

(c)

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.

(d)

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.

(e)

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.

(f)

Korea Kumryong Trading Corporation. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.

(g)

Tosong Technology Trading Corporation. Address: Pyongyang, DPRK. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.

(h)

Korea 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). Address: (a) Central District, Pyongyang, DPRK, (b) Mangungdae-gu, Pyongyang, DPRK, (c) Mangyongdae District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Date of designation: 22.1.2013.

(i)

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.

ANNEX IIIU.K.

Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 is amended as follows:

(1)

The following entries under the heading ‘B. Legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 6(2)(a)’ are deleted:

Name(and possible aliases)Identifying informationReasons
1.

Green Pine Associated Corporation

(alias: Chongsong Yonhap; Ch’o’ngsong Yo’nhap; Saengpil Associated Company; General Precious Metal Complex (GPM); Myong Dae Company; Twin Dragon Trading (TDT))

c/o Reconnaissance General Bureau Headquarters, Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang / Nungrado, PyongyangCh’o’ngsong Yo’nhap has been identified for sanctions for exporting arms or related material from North Korea. Green Pine specializes in the production of maritime military craft and armaments, such as submarines, military boats and missile systems, and has exported torpedoes and technical assistance to Iranian defence-related firms. Green Pine is responsible for approximately half of the arms and related materiel exported by North Korea and has taken over many of the activities of KOMID after its designation by the UNSC.
4.Korea Heungjin Trading CompanyLocation: PyongyangPyongyang-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 Heungjin Trading Company is also suspected to have been involved in supplying missile-related goods to Iran’s Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group.
8.

Korea Ryonha Machinery Joint Venture Corporation

(alias: Chosun Yunha Machinery Joint Operation Company; Korea Ryenha Machinery J/V Corporation; Ryonha Machinery Joint Venture Corporation)

Location: Central District, Pyongyang; Mangungdae-gu, Pyongyang; Mangyongdae 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.

The production sites of Korea Ryonha Machinery Joint Venture Corporation have been modernized lately and are partly intended for processing materials relevant to nuclear production.

15.Tosong Technology Trading CorporationLocation: PyongyangControlled by the 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.
(2)

The following entries under the heading ‘D. Legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 6(2)(b)’ are deleted:

Name(and possible aliases)Identifying informationReasons
1.

Amroggang Development Banking Corporation

(alias: Amroggang Development Bank; Amnokkang Development Bank)

Address: Tongan-dong, Pyongyang

Entity owned or controlled by Tanchon Commercial Bank (entity designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009).

Established in 2006, Amroggang Development Banking Corporation is managed by officials of the Tanchon Commercial Bank, which plays a role in financing KOMID’s (entity designated by the United Nations, 24.4.2009) sales of ballistic missiles and has also been involved in ballistic missile transactions from KOMID to Iran’s Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG).

2.

Bank of East Land

(alias: Dongbang Bank; Tongbang U’nhaeng; Tongbang Bank)

Address: PO Box 32, BEL Building, Jonseung-Dung, Moranbong District, Pyongyang

North Korean financial institution that facilitates weapons-related transactions for, and other support to, designated arms manufacturer and exporter Green Pine Associated Corporation (Green Pine). Bank of East Land has actively worked with Green Pine to transfer funds in a manner that circumvents sanctions.

In 2007 and 2008, Bank of East Land facilitated transactions involving Green Pine and designated Iranian financial institutions, including Bank Melli and Bank Sepah. Bank of East Land has also facilitated financial transactions for the benefit of North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau’s (RGB) weapons program.

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