Notice for the attention of RI Myong Su, SO Hong Chan, WANG Chang Uk and JANG Chol, whose names were added to the list referred to in Article 6(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons or entities responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661
Date: 2017-04-07
Institutions: European Commission, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Subjects: North Korea, arms control, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, nuclear non-proliferation, trade restriction








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7.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 109/7





Notice for the attention of RI Myong Su, SO Hong Chan, WANG Chang Uk and JANG Chol, whose names were added to the list referred to in Article 6(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons or entities responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661
(2017/C 109/07)






1.


Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 (1) calls upon the Union to freeze the funds and economic resources of persons and entities, as referred to in the list drawn up in Annex II of Decision (CFSP) 2016/849. The Decision also calls upon the Member States to take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through their territories of those same persons.
The list drawn up by the Council of the EU comprises persons or entities responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them.










2.


On 6 April 2017, the Council decided to add the persons RI Myong Su, SO Hong Chan, WANG Chang Uk and JANG Chol to the list.










3.


In order to implement the new listings, the Commission has adopted Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661 (2) amending Annex V of Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 (3) accordingly.
The concerned individuals and entities may submit observations on the decision to list them, together with supporting documentation, to the European Commission on the following address:





European Commission




‘Restrictive measures’




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË














4.


The attention of the individuals and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661 before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the fourth and sixth paragraphs of Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.










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Finally, the attention of the listed entities and individuals is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities in the relevant Member State(s), as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds and economic resources for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation.






(1)  OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 79.

(2)  OJ L 94, 7.4.2017, p. 25.

(3)  OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 1.