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Sanctions Profile: North Korea
At a glance
UN sanctions were first imposed on North Korea in October 2006, pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1718, in response to its nuclear weapon and ballistic missile tests. Between 2006 and 2016, the sanctions consisted of an arms embargo, a prohibition on exports to and imports from North Korea of nuclear- and ballistic missile-related items, and targeted asset freezes and travel bans on people and entities identified as being involved in or providing support for North Korea’s nuclear or ballistic missile programmes.
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US court rules DOJ can access non-US bank records in sanctions investigation
The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled on appeal that the DOJ had the authority to demand 3 Chinese banks disclose transaction records from non-US accounts in an investigation into violations of N Korea sanctions. The court held that the DOJ should have access to these records regardless of the location […]
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UN authorises N Korea sanctions exemptions for food aid
The UNSC Committee overseeing Resolution 1718 (imposing sanctions on North Korea) has authorised an Italian company, Agrotec SPA, which was contracted by the European Commission, to export agricultural machinery and equipment to advance N Korea’s food security. Following a severe drought in N Korea, a German NGO Deutsche Welthungerhilfe has also been approved to deliver […]
OFAC designates North Korean WMD official based in Vietnam
OFAC has listed a North Korean individual based in Vietnam, Kim Su Il, for his ties to the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) as a trading company official at the WPK’s subordinate Munitions Industry Department, designated by the United Nations and the US for its involvement in North Korea’s missile programme. In Ho Chi Minh […]
4 Chinese individuals and 1 company indicted for conspiracy to evade DPRK sanctions
A grand jury sitting in Newark, New Jersey has returned an indictment charging 4 Chinese persons and 1 company with violating and conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), conspiracy to violate Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations (WMDPSR), and conspiracy to commit money laundering offences. Allegedly, the defendants established over […]
EU updates North Korea sanctions list
The EU has removed one individual, RI Pyong Chol, from its sanctions list against North Korea. RI Pyong Chol had been designated for holding a pivotal position within North Korea’s ballistic missile programme as First Vice Director of the Munitions Industry Department. The EU has also updated the alias given for the listed entity Maritime […]
Current Sanctions
Consolidated
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
Amended by:
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1548
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1568
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1836
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1858
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1859
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1897
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2062
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/12
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/53
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/87
Council Regulation (EU) 2018/285
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/324
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/548
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/602
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/714
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/814
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1009
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1074
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1231
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1284
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1606
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1654
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/93
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1083
Consolidated
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849
Parent Decision
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849
Amended by: