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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
US N Korea & China listings for exporting workers
OFAC has designated a North Korean trading corporation, Korea Namgang Trading Corporation (NTC), and Beijing Sukbakso, a lodging facility, under Executive Order 13722 for having engaged in, facilitated, or been responsible for the export of workers from North Korea, in order to generate overseas revenue for the N Korean government. NTC is said to have been involved in the logistics …
China
North Korea
NDAA 2020 to enhance N Korea & Syria sanctions
Alongside the sanctions provided for against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline (see post), and Turkey (see post), the National Defence Authorisation Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (passed in the Senate on 17 December) contains further sanctions provisions relating to N Korea and Syria. The Act will now be passed to President Trump for approval. North Korea The legislation calls for secondary sanctions …
Syria
US District Court orders forfeiture of North Korean Cargo vessel
The District Court in the Southern District of New York has entered a forfeiture judgment against the Wise Honest, one of North Korea’s largest bulk carrier ships. As a result, the vessel will be disposed of and is officially out of commission. Case No: 19 Civ. 4210. The Wise Honest was detained by Indonesian authorities in April 2018 and subsequently …
Report says UK shell companies used to disguise N Korean shipping sanctions violations
An investigation by RUSI (the Royal United Services Institute) and The Times suggests that UK shell companies are used to disguise a network of commercial cargo vessels exporting North Korean coal in violation of UN and EU sanctions. The investigation found that in January 2019, a British-owned vessel named the Lucky Star was captured with satellite and aerial photography loading …
OFAC sanctions 3 North Korean state-sponsored cyber groups
OFAC has listed 3 North Korean state-sponsored cyber groups, “Lazarus Group”, “Bluenoroff”, and “Andariel” as “agencies, instrumentalities, or controlled entities of the Government of North Korea” and for being controlled by US- and UN-designated Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGC), North Korea’s intelligence bureau, pursuant to Executive Order 13722. Lazarus Group “was involved in the destructive WannaCry 2.0 ransomware attack” in 2017, …
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: