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the following articles are inserted: ‘Article 4a 1. It shall be prohibited: (a) to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed in Annex VII, whether or not originating in the Union, to or for the Government of North Korea, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of North Korea and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them; (b) to purchase, import or transport, directly or indirectly, gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed in Annex VII, whether or not originating in North Korea, from the Government of North Korea, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of North Korea and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them; (c) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services, financing or financial assistance, related to the goods referred to in points (a) and (b), to the Government of North Korea, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of North Korea and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them. 2. Annex VII shall include gold, precious metals and diamonds subject to the prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1. Article 4b It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, newly printed or unissued North Korean denominated banknotes and minted coinage, to or for the benefit of the Central Bank of North Korea.’ ‘Article 5a 1. It shall be prohibited for credit and financial institutions falling within the scope of Article 16: (a) to open a new representative office in North Korea or to establish a new branch or subsidiary in North Korea; or (b) to establish a new joint venture with a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea or with any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2). 2. It shall be prohibited: (a) to authorise the opening of a representative office or the establishment of a branch or subsidiary in the Union of a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea or of any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2); (b) to conclude agreements for, or on behalf of, a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea or for, or on behalf of, any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2) pertaining to the opening of a representative office or the establishment of a branch or subsidiary in the Union; (c) to grant an authorisation for the taking up and pursuing the business of a credit institution or for any other business requiring prior authorisation, by a representative office, branch or subsidiary of a credit or financial institution domiciled in North Korea or of any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2), if the representative office, branch or subsidiary was not operational before 19 February 2013; (d) to acquire or to extend a participation, or to acquire any other ownership interest, in a credit or financial institution falling within the scope of Article 16 by any credit or financial institution referred to in Article 11a(2).’;