The persons and entities listed below shall be added to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509.
| Name | Alias | Identifiers | Date of UN designation | Statement of Reasons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63. | Pak Yon Sik | Nationality: DPRK YOB: 1950 | 11.9.2017 | Member of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Military Commission, which is responsible for the development and implementation of the Workers' Party of Korea military policies, commands and controls the DPRK's military, and helps direct the country's military defence industries. |
| Name | Alias | Location | Date of UN designation | Other information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51. | Central Military Commission of the Worker's Party of Korea (CMC) | Pyongyang, DPRK | 11.9.2017 | The Central Military Commission is responsible for the development and implementation of the Workers' Party of Korea's military policies, commands and controls the DPRK's military, and directs the country's military defence industries in coordination with the State Affairs Commission. | |
| 52. | Organization and Guidance Department (OGD) | DPRK | 11.9.2017 | The Organization and Guidance Department is a very powerful body of the Worker's Party of Korea. It directs key personnel appointments for the Workers' Party of Korea, the DPRK's military, and the DPRK's government administration. It also purports to control the political affairs of all of the DPRK and is instrumental in implementing the DPRK's censorship policies. | |
| 53. | Propaganda and Agitation Department (PAD) | Pyongyang, DPRK | 11.9.2017 | The Propaganda and Agitation Department has full control over the media, which it uses as a tool to control the public on behalf of the DPRK leadership. The Propaganda and Agitation Department also engages in or is responsible for censorship by the Government of the DPRK, including newspaper and broadcast censorship. |