CELEX: 32017R0661
Language: en
Date: 2017-04-06 00:00:00
Title: 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

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.’