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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.
News
UNSC renews mandate for the DPRK sanctions panel of experts
The UN Security Council has adopted Resolution 2569 (2021), which continues until 30 April 2022 the mandate of the panel of experts assisting the committee overseeing sanctions on North Korea. It also sets out a timeline under which the panel is required to submit reports to the Council. See press release.
Sanctions imposed over Uyghur abuses & other human rights violations
China The UK, the EU and Canada have imposed sanctions (asset freezing measures and travel bans) under their respective global human rights sanctions regimes on 4 senior Chinese officials and a state-run security body for serious human rights violations against Uyghurs and people from other minorities in the Xinjiang region in China. They are alleged to have been responsible for …
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North Korean citizen accused of violating sanctions extradited to US
The Federal Court of Malaysia has denied North Korean citizen Mun Chol Myong’s challenge to a US extradition request, and he was taken into custody of the FBI in Washington DC on Saturday (20 March 2021). A federal court in Washington DC had issued a warrant for his arrest in May 2019. See reports. Mr Myong is alleged to have …
OFAC agrees $500k settlement with digital currency processing company
OFAC has announced that BitPay, a digital currency payments processing company based in Atlanta, Georgia, has agreed to pay $507,375 to settle its civil liability for 2,102 violations of multiple US sanctions regimes. Between June 2013 and September 2018, customers in sanctioned jurisdictions, namely the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, and Syria were able to make …
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DOJ charges 3 with participating in cyber conspiracy which circumvented sanctions
A federal indictment has been unsealed charging 3 North Korean computer programmers with participating in a conspiracy to launch cyber-attacks against financial institutions and companies to steal over $1.3 billion of funds and cryptocurrency. Amongst other charges, the defendants are alleged to have developed and marketed a marine chain token, supported by a blockchain, for the purpose of evading US …
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
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1129
Consolidated
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849
Parent Decision
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849
Amended by: