Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661 of 6 April 2017 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Date: 2017-04-06
Institutions: European Commission, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Subjects: North Korea, arms control, dual-use good, economic sanctions, international sanctions, luxury products industry, natural person, nuclear non-proliferation, trade restriction








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7.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 94/25








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/661
of 6 April 2017
         
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 of 27 March 2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of Korea (1), and in particular Article 13(1)b, c, e and g thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 gives effect to measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 (2).












(2)


Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 should be updated with the latest information provided by Member States regarding the identification of competent authorities.












(3)


On 30 November 2016, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2321 (2016) providing for new measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, including an import ban for copper, nickel, silver, zinc and statues, and an export ban for helicopters and vessels. On 27 February 2017 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/330 (3) amending Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 accordingly, adding Annexes Ih, IIIa and IIIb. The copper, nickel, silver and zinc, the statues and the helicopters and vessels to be included in these Annexes should now be identified, and they should be allocated the reference numbers taken from the Combined Nomenclature as set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (4).












(4)


UNSCR 2321 (2016) also further refines the list of luxury goods, already subject to an export ban, set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007.












(5)


On 6 April 2017, the Council decided to add four natural persons to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.












(6)


Annexes Ih, II, III, IIIa, IIIb and V of Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,












(7)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 is amended as follows:






(1)


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










(2)


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










(3)


Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.










(4)


Annex IIIa is replaced by the text in Annex IV to this Regulation.










(5)


Annex IIIb is replaced by the text in Annex V to this Regulation.










(6)


Annex V is amended in accordance with Annex VI to this Regulation.






Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 April 2017.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Acting Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments






(1)  
            OJ L 88 29.3.2007, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 of 27 May 2016 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Decision 2013/183/CFSP (OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 79).

(3)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/330 of 27 February 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (OJ L 50, 28.2.2017, p. 1).

(4)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).




ANNEX I



‘ANNEX Ih
Copper, nickel, silver and zinc referred to in point (b) of Article 2(4) (1):

Copper








 


2603 


Copper ores and concentrates




 


 


 




 


74 


Copper and articles thereof




 


 


 




 


8536 90 95 30 


Rivet contacts






–


of copper










–


plated with silver nickel alloy AgNi10 or with silver containing by weight 11,2 % (± 1,0 %) of tin oxide and of indium oxide taken together










–


with a thickness of the plating of 0,3 mm (– 0/+ 0,015mm)








 


 


 




ex


8538 90 99 


Copper parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535 , 8536  or 8537 




 


 


 




 


 








– –


Winding wire:








 


8544 11 








– –


of copper








 


 


 




 


 








–


Other copper electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000  V:








ex


8544 42 








– –


Fitted with connectors








ex


8544 49 








– –


Other








 


 


 




 


 








–


Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1 000  V:








 


8544 60 10 








– –


With copper conductors









Nickel








 


2604 


Nickel ores and concentrates




 


 


 




 


 


Ferro-alloys:




 


7202 60 








–


Ferro-nickel








 


 


 




 


 


Wire of stainless steel:




 


7223 00 11 








– –


Containing by weight 28 % or more but not more than 31 % of nickel and 20 % or more but not more than 22 % of chromium








 


 


 




 


75 


Nickel and articles thereof




 


 


 




 


8105 90 00 10 


Bars or wires made of cobalt alloy containing, by weight:






—


35 % (± 2 %) cobalt,










—


25 % (± 1 %) nickel,










—


19 % (± 1 %) chromium and










—


7 % (± 2 %) iron




conforming to the material specifications AMS 5842, of a kind used in the aerospace industry





Silver








 


2616 10 


Silver ores and concentrates





Zinc








 


2608 


Zinc ores and concentrates




 


 


 




 


79 


Zinc and articles thereof






            ’
         


(1)  The nomenclature codes are the ones applicable to the relevant products in the Combined Nomenclature as defined in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 and as set out in Annex I thereto.





ANNEX II



‘ANNEX II
Websites for information on the competent authorities referred to in Articles 5, 7, 8, 10 and 15, and address for notifications to the European Commission:





BELGIUM
http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy_areas/peace_and_security/sanctions









BULGARIA
http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/135/index.html









CZECH REPUBLIC
http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce









DENMARK
http://um.dk/da/Udenrigspolitik/folkeretten/sanktioner/









GERMANY
http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/Aussenwirtschaft/aussenwirtschaftsrecht,did=404888.html









ESTONIA
http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/









IRELAND
http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519









GREECE
http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html









SPAIN
http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/GlobalizacionOportunidadesRiesgos/Paginas/SancionesInternacionales.aspx









FRANCE
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/autorites-sanctions/









CROATIA
http://www.mvep.hr/sankcije









ITALY
http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm









CYPRUS
http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions









LATVIA
http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539









LITHUANIA
http://www.urm.lt/sanctions









LUXEMBOURG
http://www.mae.lu/sanctions









HUNGARY
http://www.kormany.hu/download/9/2a/f0000/EU%20szankci%C3%B3s%20t%C3%A1j%C3%A9koztat%C3%B3_20170214_final.pdf









MALTA
https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/Government%20of%20Malta/Ministries%20and%20Entities/Officially%20Appointed%20Bodies/Pages/Boards/Sanctions-Monitoring-Board-.aspx









NETHERLANDS
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties









AUSTRIA
http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=









POLAND
http://www.msz.gov.pl









PORTUGAL
http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/ministerios/mne/quero-saber-mais/sobre-o-ministerio/medidas-restritivas/medidas-restritivas.aspx









ROMANIA
http://www.mae.ro/node/1548









SLOVENIA
http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika_in_mednarodno_pravo/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/









SLOVAKIA
https://www.mzv.sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu









FINLAND
http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet









SWEDEN
http://www.ud.se/sanktioner









UNITED KINGDOM
https://www.gov.uk/sanctions-embargoes-and-restrictions




Address for notifications to the European Commission:





European Commission




Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)




EEAS 07/99




B-1049 Brussels




Belgium




E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu






            ’
         





ANNEX III
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 is amended as follows:






1.


‘9. Hand-knotted carpets, handwoven rugs and tapestries’ is replaced by ‘9. Carpets, rugs and tapestries, hand-made or not, valued higher than 500 USD’.










2.


‘13. High quality tableware of porcelain, china, stone- or earthenware or fine pottery’ is replaced by ‘13. Tableware of porcelain, china, stone- or earthenware or fine pottery, valued higher than 100 USD’.









ANNEX IV



‘ANNEX IIIa
The statues referred to in Article 4c(1):







ex


4420 10 


Statues and statuettes of wood




 


 


 




 


 








–


Statues and statuettes of stone








ex


6802 91 








– –


Marble, travertine and alabaster








ex


6802 92 








– –


Other calcareous stone








ex


6802 93 








– –


Granite








ex


6802 99 








– –


Other stone








 


 


 




ex


6809 90 


Statues and statuettes of plaster or of compositions based on plaster




 


 


 




ex


6810 99 


Statues and statuettes of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced




 


 


 




ex


6913 


Ceramic statues and statuettes




 


 


 




 


 


Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares




 


 








–


Of precious metal whether or not plated or clad with precious metal








ex


7114 11 








– –


Statuettes of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal








ex


7114 19 








– –


Statuettes of other precious metal, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal








ex


7114 20 








–


Statues and statuettes of base metal clad with precious metal








 


 


 




 


 








–


Statues and statuettes of base metal








ex


8306 21 








– –


Statues and statuettes plated with precious metal








ex


8306 29 








– –


Other statues and statuettes








 


 


 




ex


9505 


Statues and statuettes for festive, carnival or other entertainment use




 


 


 




ex


9602 


Statuettes of worked vegetable or mineral carving material




 


 


 




ex


9703 


Original statuary, of any material






            ’
         





ANNEX V



‘ANNEX IIIb
The helicopters and vessels referred to in Article 4d(1):

Helicopters







8802 11 


Of an unladen weight not exceeding 2 000  kg




8802 12 


Of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000  kg





Vessels







8901 


Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods




8902 


Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products




8903 


Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; rowing boats and canoes




8904 


Tugs and pusher crafts




8906 


Other vessels, including warships and lifeboats other than rowing boats




8907 10 


Inflatable rafts






            ’
         





ANNEX VI
In Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 the following entries under the heading ‘Natural persons referred to in Article 6(2)(a)’ are added:








‘33.


RI Myong Su


DOB: 1937
POB: Myongchon, North Hamgyong


Vice-President of the Central Military Commission of the Korean Workers' Party and Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Forces. In this capacity, Ri Myong Su holds a key position for national defence matters and is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons-of-mass-destruction-related programmes.




34.


SO Hong Chan


DOB: 30.12.1957
POB: Kangwon
Passport No: PD836410105
Passport date of expiration: 27.11.2021


First Vice-Minister of the People's Armed forces, member of the Central Military Commission of the Korean Workers' Party and Colonel-General in the People's Armed Forces. In this capacity, So Hong Chan is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons-of-mass-destruction-related programmes.




35.


WANG Chang Uk


DOB: 29.05.1960


Minister for Industry and Atomic Energy. In this capacity, Wang Chang Uk is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons-of-mass-destruction-related programmes.




36.


JANG Chol


DOB: 31.03.1961
POB: Pyongyang
Passport No: 563310042


President of the State Academy of Sciences, an organisation dedicated to the development of technological and scientific capacities of DPRK. In this capacity, Jang Chol holds a strategic position for the development of DPRK nuclear activities and is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons-of-mass-destruction-related programmes.’