CELEX: 32018D1238
Language: en
Date: 2018-09-13 00:00:00
Title: Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2018/1238 of 13 September 2018 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

14.9.2018   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  L 231/37
               
            
         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2018/1238
         of 13 September 2018
         implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
         Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 33(1) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:
         
                     (1)
                  
                  
                     On 27 May 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/849.
                  
               
                     (2)
                  
                  
                     On 8 August 2018, the United Nations Security Council (‘UNSC’) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1718 (2006) amended the listing of one entity subject to restrictive measures.
                  
               
                     (3)
                  
                  
                     Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 should therefore be amended accordingly,
                  
               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
         
            Article 1
            Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
         
         
            Article 2
            This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
         
         
            Done at Brussels, 13 September 2018.
            
               
                  For the Council
               
               
                  The President
               
               J. BOGNER-STRAUSS
            
         
         
            (1)  OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 79.
      
      
         
            ANNEX
            In Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849, entry 71 under the heading ‘B. Entities’, is replaced by the following:
            
               
                            
                        
                        
                           Name
                        
                        
                           Alias
                        
                        
                           Location
                        
                        
                           Date of UN designation
                        
                        
                           Other information
                        
                     
                           ‘71.
                        
                        
                           PRO-GAIN GROUP CORPORATION
                        
                        
                            
                        
                        
                            
                        
                        
                           30.3.2018
                        
                        
                           Company owned or controlled by Tsang Yung Yuan and involved in illicit transfers of DPRK coal.’.