EU imposes autonomous sanctions on North Korea

The EU has implemented the United Nations’ sanction against the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea since 2010. It has just imposed new “autonomous” EU sanctions, which go beyond the UN sanctions, in Decision 2013/88/CFSP of 18 February 2013, now implemented by Council Regulation (EU) No 296/2013 (which amends Council Regulation (EC) 329/2007), with effect from…