Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Date: 2009-09-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: North Korea, economic sanctions, export monitoring, international sanctions, nuclear non-proliferation, trade restriction, weapon of mass destruction

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 18.9.2009 
COM(2009) 497 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against 
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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Pursuant  to  UN  Security  Council  Resolution  1718  (2006)  restrictive  measures  were 
imposed  against  the  Democratic  People's  Republic  of  Korea  by  means  of  Common 
Position 2006/795/CFSP and Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007. 

On  12 June  2009  the  UN  Security  Council  adopted  Resolution  1874  (2009),  which 
enlarged  the  scope  of  the  restrictive  measures  and  imposed  new  restrictive  measures 
against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 

To  implement  Resolution  1874  (2009),  Common  Position  2009/573/CFSP  amends 
Common  Position  2006/795/CFSP  and  introduces  additional  restrictive  measures 
concerning,  in  particular,  the  persons  targeted  by  the  freezing  of  assets  and  the 
activities  of  financial  institutions  which  could  contribute  to  the  Democratic  People's 
Republic  of  Korea's  nuclear-related,  other  weapons  of  mass  destruction-related  or 
ballistic  missile-related  programmes,  public  financial  support  for  trade  with  the 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, including export credits, and official financial 
assistance  to  the  Democratic  People's  Republic  of  Korea.  Common  Position 
2009/573/CFSP also provides for a ban on trade in goods and technology which could 
contribute  to  the  Democratic  People's  Republic  of  Korea's  nuclear-related,  other 
weapons  of  mass  destruction-related  or  ballistic  missile-related  programmes,  and  for 
the  inspection  of  certain  cargoes  to  and  from  the  Democratic  People's  Republic  of 
Korea.  

Some  of  these  measures  fall  within  the  scope  of  the  Treaty  and  Common  Position 
2009/573/CFSP provides for Community action to implement them.  

The Regulation must also make provision for measures concerning the protection and 
processing of personal data and the handling of classified information. 

The Commission therefore proposes to implement these restrictive measures by means 
of a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 329/2007. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against 
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 
60 and 301 thereof, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Common  Position  2009/573/CFSP  of  27 July 2009  amending 
Common  Position  2006/795/CFSP  concerning  restrictive  measures  against  the  Democratic 
People's Republic of Korea1, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

After consulting the European Data Protection Supervisor, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

In  accordance  with  United  Nations  Security  Council  Resolution  1874  (2009), 
additional  restrictive  measures  were  imposed  against  the  Democratic  People's 
Republic  of  Korea  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  "North  Korea")  by  Common  Position 
2009/573/CFSP,  including  a  ban  on  the  supply,  sale  or  transfer  of  certain  items, 
materials, equipment, goods and technology which could contribute to North Korea's 
nuclear-related,  other  weapons  of  mass  destruction-related  or  ballistic  missile-related 
programmes. 

Common  Position  2009/573/CFSP  provides  for  the  inspection  of  certain  cargoes  to 
and from North Korea and, in the case of aircraft and vessels, additional pre-arrival or 
pre-departure  information  for  goods  brought  into  or  out  of  the  Community.  This 
information  must  be  provided  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  on  entry  and  exit 
summary  declarations  of  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2913/92  establishing  the 
Community Customs Code2, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 
1993  laying  down  provisions  for  the  implementation  of  Council  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code3. 

(3) 

Common  Position  2009/573/CFSP  also  provides  for  a  ban  on  bunkering  services  or 
any other services for North Korea's vessels in order to prevent the transport of items 
whose export is prohibited under Regulation (EC) No 329/2007.  

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OJ L 197, 29.7.2009, p. 111. 
OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. 
OJ L 268, 19.10.1994, p. 32. 

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(4) 

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(8) 

Common  Position  2009/573/CFSP  also  extends  measures  to  freeze  funds  to  other 
categories of persons and introduces due diligence measures in respect of the activities 
of financial institutions which could contribute to North Korea's nuclear-related, other 
weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes.  

These  measures  fall  within  the  scope  of  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Community and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring their uniform application 
by  economic  operators  in  all  Member  States,  Community  legislation  is  necessary  in 
order to implement them as far as the Community is concerned.  

Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly. 

This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised 
in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and notably 
the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial, the right to property and the right to 
protection  of  personal  data.  This  Regulation  should  be  applied  in  accordance  with 
those rights and principles.  

For the implementation of this Regulation some personal data concerning natural and 
legal persons, entities and bodies whose funds and economic resources must be frozen 
in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 must be made public and treated in 
an appropriate manner under Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard 
to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the 
free movement of such data4 and Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and 
of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the 
processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data5.  

(9) 

Provision  must  also  be  made  for  the  handling  of  classified  information  at  the 
Commission. 

(10) 

In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this 
Regulation should enter into force immediately, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 is amended as follows: 

1) Article 2 is replaced by the following: 

1. 

It shall be prohibited: 

"Article 2 

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OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p.1. 
OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p.31. 

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(a) 

to  sell,  supply,  transfer  or  export,  directly  or  indirectly,  the  goods  and 
technology, including software, listed in Annex I, whether or not originating in 
the Community, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in 
North Korea; 

(b) 

to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of 
which is to circumvent the prohibition referred to in point (a). 

2. 

Annex  I  shall  include  any  items,  materials,  equipment,  goods  and  technology, 
including software, which are dual-use items or technology as defined in Regulation 
(EC)  No 428/20096,  which  could  contribute  to  North  Korea's  nuclear-related,  other 
weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes. It shall 
not  include  goods  and  technology  included  in  the  EU  Common  List  of  Military 
Equipment7.  

Annex I  also  lists  certain  other  items,  materials,  equipment,  goods  and  technology 
which  could  contribute  to  North  Korea's  nuclear-related,  other  weapons  of  mass 
destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes. 

3. 

It shall be prohibited to purchase, import or transport the goods and technology listed 
in Annex I from North Korea, whether the item concerned originates or not in North 
Korea." 

2) Article 3(1) is replaced by the following: 

"1. 

It shall be prohibited: 

(a) 

(b) 

to provide or obtain, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to goods 
and  technology  listed  in  the  EU  Common  List  of  Military  Equipment  or  in 
Annex  I,  and  to  the  provision,  manufacture,  maintenance  and  use  of  goods 
listed in the EU Common List of Military Equipment or in Annex I to or from 
any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, North Korea; 

to  provide  or  obtain,  directly  or  indirectly,  financing  or  financial  assistance 
related  to  goods  and  technology  listed  in  the  EU  Common  List  of  Military 
Equipment or in Annex I, including in particular grants, loans and export credit 
insurance,  for  any  sale,  supply,  transfer  or  export  of  such  items,  or  for  any 
provision of related technical assistance to or from any natural or legal person, 
entity or body in, or for use in, North Korea; 

(c) 

to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities, the object or effect of 
which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a) and (b)." 

3) The following article is added: 

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OJ L 134, 29.5.2009, p. 1. 
The current version of the list is published in OJ C 65, 19.3.2009, p.1. 

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"Article 3a 

1. 

In  order  to  prevent  the  transfer  of  goods  and  technology  which  could  contribute  to 
North Korea's nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic 
missile-related  programmes  set  out  in  Annex I  or  of  the  luxury  goods  listed  in 
Annex III, freighter aircraft and merchant shipping to and from North Korea shall be 
required  to  provide  pre-arrival  or  pre-departure  information  to  the  competent 
authorities  of  the  Member  State  concerned  for  all  goods  brought  into  or  out  of  the 
Community territory. 

The  rules  governing  the  obligation  to  provide  pre-arrival  or  pre-departure 
information, in particular the time limits to be respected and data to be required, shall 
be  as  determined  in  the  relevant  provisions  concerning  entry  and  exit  summary 
declarations in Regulation (EC) No 648/2005 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council8  amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2913/92  establishing  the  Community 
Customs  Code,  and  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  1875/20069  amending 
Commission  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2454/93  laying  down  provisions  for  the 
implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92. 

Furthermore,  freighter  aircraft  and  merchant  shipping  to  and  from  North  Korea,  or 
their representatives, shall declare whether the goods are covered by this Regulation 
and,  if  their  export  is  subject  to  authorisation,  specify  the  particulars  of  the  export 
licence granted. 

Until 31 December 2010 the entry and exit summary declarations and the additional 
elements  required  as  referred  to  above  may  be  submitted  in  written  form  using 
commercial, port or transport documentation, provided that it contains the necessary 
particulars. 

From 1 January 2011 the additional elements required, as referred to above, shall be 
submitted either in written form or using the entry and exit summary declarations as 
appropriate. 

2. 

A  prior  authorisation  shall  be  required  for  bunkering  services,  the  provisioning  of 
vessels  or  any  other  service  for  North  Korean  vessels,  unless  such  services  are 
necessary for humanitarian purposes. 

The competent authorities of the Member States referred to on the websites listed in 
Annex  II  shall  not  grant  any  authorisation  if  they  determine  that  the  supply  of  the 
service in question could contribute to the transfer of goods and technologies listed in 
Annex I." 

4) Article 6 is replaced by the following: 

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"Article 6 

1. 

2. 

All  funds  and  economic  resources  belonging  to,  owned,  held  or  controlled  by  the 
persons,  entities  and  bodies  listed  in  Annex  IV  shall  be  frozen.  Annex  IV  shall 
include  the  persons,  entities  and  bodies  designated  by  the  Sanctions  Committee  or 
the UN Security Council in accordance with paragraph 8(d) of UNSCR 1718 (2006).  

All  funds  and  economic  resources  belonging  to,  owned,  held  or  controlled  by  the 
persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex V shall be frozen. Annex V shall include 
persons,  entities  and  bodies  not  covered  by  Annex  IV,  who,  in  accordance  with 
Article 4(1)(b) and (c) of Common Position 2006/795/CFSP, have been identified by 
the Council: 

(a) 

(b) 

as  responsible  for  North  Korean  nuclear-related,  other  weapons  of  mass 
destruction-related  or  ballistic  missile-related  programmes,  plus  persons  or 
bodies  acting  in  their  name  or  on  their  instructions  and  entities  owned  or 
controlled by them; or 

as providing financial services or the transfer to, through, or from the territory 
of  the  Community,  or  involving  nationals  of  Member  States  or  entities 
organised under their laws, or persons or financial institutions in the territory of 
the  Community,  of  any  financial  or  other  assets  or  resources  that  could 
contribute to North Korean nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-
related or ballistic missile-related programmes, plus persons or bodies acting in 
their name or on their instructions and entities owned or controlled by them.  

Annex V shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months.  

3. 

Annexes  IV  and  V  shall  include  only  the  following  information  on  listed  natural 
persons: 

(a) 

for  identification  purposes:  surname  and  given  names  (including  alias  names 
and titles, if any); date and place of birth; nationality; passport and identity card 
numbers; tax and social security numbers; sex; address or other information on 
whereabouts; post held or profession; date of appointment; and 

(b) 

the grounds for listing such as occupation or other sufficient due cause. 

Annexes IV and V may also include information for identification purposes as set out 
above  for  family  members  of  the  persons  listed,  provided  that  this  information  is 
necessary in a specific case for the sole purpose of verifying the identity of the listed 
natural person in question. 

4. 

5. 

No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or 
for the benefit of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annexes IV 
and V. 

The  participation,  knowingly  and  intentionally,  in  activities  the  object  or  effect  of 
which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 
1 and 2 shall be prohibited." 

5) Article 8 is replaced by the following: 

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"Article 8 

By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  6,  the  competent  authorities  of  the  Member 
States,  which  are  indicated  on  the  websites  listed  in  Annex  II,  may  authorise  the 
release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, if the following conditions are 
met: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

the funds or economic resources are the subject of a judicial, administrative or 
arbitral  lien  established  prior  to  the  date  on  which  the  person,  entity  or  body 
referred  to  in  Article  6  was  designated,  or  of  a  judicial,  administrative  or 
arbitral judgment rendered prior to that date; 

the  funds  or  economic  resources  will  be  used  exclusively  to  satisfy  claims 
secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgement, within the 
limits  set  by  applicable  laws  and  regulations  governing  the  rights  of  persons 
having such claims; 

the lien or judgement is not for the benefit of a person, entity or body listed in 
Annex IV or V; 

recognising  the  lien  or  judgement  is  not  contrary  to  public  policy  in  the 
Member State concerned; and 

the lien or judgement has been notified by the Member State to the Sanctions 
Committee." 

6) Article 9(2) is be replaced by the following: 

"2. 

Article 6(4) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of: 

(a) 

interest or other earnings on those accounts; or 

(b)  payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded 
or  arose  prior  to  the  date  on  which  the  person,  entity  or  body  referred  to  in 
Article  6  was  designated,  provided  that  any  such  interest,  other  earnings  and 
payments are frozen in accordance with Article 6(1) or 6(2)." 

7) Article 11 is replaced by the following: 

"Article 11 

1. 

The  freezing  of  funds  and  economic  resources  or  the  refusal  to  make  funds  or 
economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action 
is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on 
the  part  of  the  natural  or  legal  person  or  entity  or  body  implementing  it,  or  its 
directors  or  employees,  unless  it  is  proved  that  the  funds  and  economic  resources 
were frozen or withheld as a result of negligence. 

2. 

The prohibitions set out in Articles 3(1)(b) and 6(4) shall not give rise to liability of 
any kind on the part of the natural or legal persons or entities concerned, if they did 

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not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe 
these prohibitions.” 

8) The following article is added: 

“Article 11a 

1. 

Credit and financial institutions, in the course of their activities with the credit and 
financial institutions referred to in paragraph 2 and in order to avoid their activities 
contributing  to  North  Korea's  nuclear-related,  other  weapons  of  mass  destruction-
related or ballistic missile-related programmes: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

shall exercise constant vigilance over account activity, in particular by means 
of  their  programmes  on  customer  due  diligence  and  pursuant  to  their 
obligations relating to money-laundering and financing of terrorism; 

shall require that all information fields of payment instructions which relate to 
the originator and beneficiary of the transaction in question be completed and, 
if that information is not supplied, refuse the transaction; 

shall  maintain  all  records  of  transactions  for  a  period  of  five  years  and  make 
them available to national authorities on request; and 

if they suspect or have reasonable grounds to suspect that funds are linked to 
financing  for  the  proliferation  of  nuclear  weapons,  other  weapons  of  mass 
destruction  or  ballistic  missiles,  shall  promptly  report  their  suspicions  to  the 
financial intelligence unit (FIU) or another competent authority designated by 
the  Member  State  concerned,  as  indicated  in  the  websites  listed  in  Annex  II, 
without  prejudice  to  Articles  3(1)  or  6.  The  FIU  or  other  such  competent 
authority will serve as a national centre for receiving and analysing suspicious 
transaction reports regarding potential proliferation financing. The FIU or other 
such competent authority shall have timely access, directly or indirectly, to the 
financial,  administrative  and  law  enforcement  information  that  it  requires  in 
order to undertake this function properly, including the analysis of suspicious 
transaction reports. 

2. 

The measures set out in paragraph 1 shall apply to credit and financial institutions in 
their activities with: 

(a) 

credit and financial institutions domiciled in North Korea; 

(b)  branches  and  subsidiaries  falling  within  the  scope  of  Article 16  of  credit  and 

financial institutions domiciled in North Korea, as listed in Annex VI; 

(c) 

(d) 

branches and subsidiaries falling outside the scope of Article 16 of credit and 
financial institutions domiciled in North Korea, as listed in Annex VI; and 

credit and financial institutions that are neither domiciled in North Korea nor 
fall  within  the  scope  of  Article 16  but  are  controlled  by  persons  or  entities 
domiciled in North Korea that are listed in Annex VI." 

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9) Article 13 is replaced by the following: 

1. 

The Commission shall be empowered to: 

"Article 13 

(a) 

amend  Annex  I  on  the  basis  of  decisions  made  by  either  the  Sanctions 
Committee or the United Nations Security Council and, where appropriate, add 
the  reference  numbers  taken  from  the  Combined  Nomenclature  in  Annex I  to 
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87; 

(b) 

amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States; 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

amend Annex III in order to refine or adapt the list of goods included therein, 
according  to  any  definition  or  guidelines  that  may  be  promulgated  by  the 
Sanctions  Committee  and  taking  into  account  the  lists  produced  by  other 
jurisdictions,  or  to  add  the  reference  numbers  taken  from  the  Combined 
Nomenclature  as  set  out  in  Annex  I  to  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2658/87,  if 
necessary or appropriate; 

amend  Annex  IV  on  the  basis  of  decisions  made  by  either  the  Sanctions 
Committee or the United Nations Security Council; and 

amend  Annexes  V  and  VI  in  accordance  with  decisions  taken  concerning 
Annexes II, III, IV and V of Common Position 2006/795/CFSP. 

2. 

The Commission shall process personal data in order to carry out the tasks incumbent 
on it under this Regulation. These tasks include: 

(a) 

(b) 

preparing amendments of Annexes IV, V and VI to this Regulation;  

incorporating the contents of Annexes IV and V in the electronic consolidated 
list of persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions available 
on the Commission website10; 

(c) 

processing of information concerning the grounds for listing; and 

(d)  processing  of  information  on  the  impact  of  the  measures  of  this  Regulation 
such as the value of frozen funds and information on authorisations granted by 
the competent authorities. 

The  Commission  may  process  relevant  data  about  criminal  offences  committed  by 
listed natural persons, and criminal convictions or security measures concerning such 
persons,  only  to  the  extent  that  such  processing  is  necessary  for  the  review  of  the 
views on the grounds for listing expressed by the natural person concerned, subject 
to appropriate specific safeguards. Such data shall not be made public or exchanged.  

For  the  purposes  of  this  Regulation,  the  Commission  unit  listed  in  Annex  II  is 
designated  as  “controller”  within  the  meaning  of  Article  2(d)  of  Regulation  (EC) 

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3. 

4. 

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No 45/2001 in order to ensure that the natural persons concerned can exercise their 
rights under Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. 

When the Commission receives classified information, it shall treat such information 
in  accordance  with  Commission  Decision  2001/844/EC,  ECSC,  Euratom11  and, 
where applicable, the agreement on the security of classified information concluded 
between the European Union and the submitting State. 

Documents  classified  at  a  level  corresponding  to  ‘EU  Top  Secret’,  ‘EU  Secret’  or 
‘EU Confidential’ shall not be released without the consent of the originator." 

5. 

6. 

10) Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation. 

11) Annex IV is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation. 

12) The text in Annex III to this Regulation shall be added as Annex V. 

13) The text in Annex IV to this Regulation shall be added as Annex VI. 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Union. 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, […] 

For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX I 

"ANNEX I 

Goods and technology referred to in Articles 2 and 3 

A. Dual-use goods and technologies which could contribute to North Korea's nuclear-related, 
other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes, as listed in 
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/200912. 

All goods and technologies listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009. 

B. Other items, materials, equipment, goods and technology which could contribute to North 
Korea's nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related 
programmes. 

1. Graphite designed or specified for use in Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) machines 

2. Para-aramid “fibrous or filamentary materials” (Kevlar® and other Kevlar®-like fibres)"  

ANNEX II 

"ANNEX IV 

List of persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 6(1) 

A. 

Natural persons:  

(1)  Han Yu-ro. Post: Director of Korea Ryongaksan General Trading Corporation. Other 
information:  involved  in  North  Korea's  ballistic  missile  programme.  Date  of 
designation: 16.7.2009. 

(2)  Hwang  Sok-hwa.  Post:  Director  of  the  General  Bureau  of  Atomic  Energy  (GBAE). 
Other  information:  involved  in  North  Korea’s  nuclear  programme  as  Chief  of  the 
Scientific  Guidance  Bureau  in  the  GBAE,  served  on  the  Science  Committee  in  the 
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. Date of designation: 16.7.2009. 

(3) 

(4) 

Ri Hong-sop. Year of birth: 1940. Post: Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research 
Centre. Other information: oversaw three core facilities that assist in the production of 
weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the Nuclear Reactor, and the 
Reprocessing Plant. Date of designation: 16.7.2009. 

Ri Je-son (alias Ri Che-son). Year of birth: 1938. Post: Director of the General Bureau 
of Atomic Energy (GBAE), chief agency directing North Korea’s nuclear programme. 
Other 
including  GBAE’s 
management  of  Yongbyon  Nuclear  Research  Centre  and  Namchongang  Trading 
Corporation. Date of designation: 16.7.2009. 

information:  facilitates  several  nuclear  endeavours 

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Yun  Ho-jin  (alias  Yun  Ho-chin).  Date  of  birth:  13.10.1944.  Post:  Director  of 
Namchongang Trading Corporation. Other  information: oversees the  import of items 
needed for the uranium enrichment programme. Date of designation: 16.7.2009. 

B. 

Legal persons, entities and bodies  

(1)  Korea  Mining  Development  Trading  Corporation  (aka  (a)  CHANGGWANG 
(b)  EXTERNAL  TECHNOLOGY  GENERAL 
SINYONG  CORPORATION; 
(c)  DPRKN  MINING  DEVELOPMENT  TRADING 
CORPORATION; 
COOPERATION;  (d)  “KOMID”).  Address:  Central  District,  Pyongyang,  DPRK. 
Other  information:  Leading  arms  dealer  and  main  exporter  of  goods  and  equipment 
related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons. Date of designation: 24.4.2009. 

(2)  Korea  Ryonbong  General  Corporation  (aka  (a)  KOREA  YONBONG  GENERAL 
CORPORATION;  (b)  LYONGAKSAN  GENERAL  TRADING  CORPORATION). 
Address:  Pot’onggang  District,  Pyongyang,  DPRK;  Rakwon-dong,  Pothonggang 
District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Other information: Defence conglomerate specialising in 
acquisition for DPRK defence industries and support to that country’s military-related 
sales. Date of designation: 24.4.2009. 

(3) 

Tanchon  Commercial  Bank  (aka  (a)  CHANGGWANG  CREDIT  BANK;  (b) 
KOREA  CHANGGWANG  CREDIT  BANK).  Address:  Saemul  1-Dong  Pyongchon 
District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Other information: Main DPRK financial entity for sales 
of  conventional  arms,  ballistic  missiles,  and  goods  related  to  the  assembly  and 
manufacture of such weapons. Date of designation: 24.4.2009. 

(4)  General  Bureau  of  Atomic  Energy  (GBAE)  (aka  General  Department  of  Atomic 
Energy (GDAE)). Address: Haeudong, Pyongchen District, Pyongyang, DPRK. Other 
information: The GBAE is responsible for North Korea’s nuclear programme, which 
includes the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Centre and its 5-MWe (25-MWt) plutonium 
production research reactor, as well as its fuel fabrication and reprocessing facilities. 
The  GBAE  has  held  nuclear-related  meetings  and  discussions  with  the  International 
Atomic Energy Agency. GBAE is the primary North Korean Government agency for 
overseeing  nuclear  programmes,  including  the  operation  of  the  Yongbyon  Nuclear 
Research Centre. Date of designation: 16.7.2009. 

(5)  Hong Kong Electronics (aka Hong Kong Electronics Kish Co.). Address: Sanaee St., 
Kish Island, Iran. Other information: (a) owned or controlled by, or acts or purports to 
act  for  or  on  behalf  of  Tanchon  Commercial  Bank  and  KOMID;  (b)  Hong  Kong 
Electronics has transferred millions of dollars of proliferation-related funds on behalf 
of  Tanchon  Commercial  Bank  and  KOMID  (both  designated  by  the  UN  Sanctions 
Committee  in  April  2009)  since  2007.  Hong  Kong  Electronics  has  facilitated  the 
movement  of  money  from  Iran  to  North  Korea  on  behalf  of  KOMID.  Date  of 
designation: 16.7.2009. 

(6)  Korea  Hyoksin  Trading  Corporation  (aka  Korea  Hyoksin  Export  And  Import 
Corporation).  Address:  Rakwon-dong,  Pothonggang  District,  Pyongyang,  DPRK. 
Other  information:  (a)  located  in  Pyongyang,  DPRK;  (b)  subordinate  to  Korea 
Ryonbong General Corporation (designated by the UN Sanctions Committee in April 
2009)  and  is  involved  in  the  development  of  weapons  of  mass  destruction.  Date  of 
designation: 16.7.2009. 

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(7)  Korean Tangun Trading Corporation. Other information: (a) located in Pyongyang, 
DPRK; (b) Korea Tangun Trading Corporation is subordinate to the DPRK's Second 
Academy  of  Natural  Sciences  and  is  primarily  responsible  for  the  procurement  of 
commodities  and  technologies  to  support  North  Korea’s  defence  research  and 
development programmes, including, but not limited to, weapons of mass destruction 
and  delivery  system  programmes  and  procurement,  including  materials  that  are 
controlled  or  prohibited  under  relevant  multilateral  control  regimes.  Date  of 
designation: 16.7.2009. 

(8) 

Namchongang  Trading Corporation (aka (a) NCG, (b) Namchongang Trading, (c) 
Nam  Chon  Gang  Corporation,  (d)  Nomchongang  Trading  Co.,  (e)  Nam  Chong  Gan 
Trading  Corporation).  Other  information:  (a)  located  in  Pyongyang,  DPRK;  (b) 
Namchongang  is  a  North  Korean  trading  company  subordinate  to  the  GBAE. 
Namchongang  has  been  involved  in  the  procurement  of  Japanese-origin  vacuum 
pumps  that  were  identified  at  a  North  Korean  nuclear  facility,  as  well  as 
nuclear-related procurement associated with a German individual. It has further been 
involved in the purchase of aluminium tubes and other equipment specifically suitable 
for  a  uranium  enrichment  programme  from  the  late  1990s.  Its  representative  is  a 
former diplomat who served as North Korea’s representative for the IAEA inspection 
of the Yongbyon nuclear facilities in 2007. Namchongang’s proliferation activities are 
of grave concern given North Korea’s past proliferation activities. Date of designation: 
16.7.2009." 

ANNEX III 

“ANNEX V 

List of persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 6(2) 

(To be completed)" 

ANNEX IV 

"ANNEX VI 

List of persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 11a 

(To be completed)" 

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