CELEX: 32017D0667
Language: en
Date: 2017-04-06 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/667 of 6 April 2017 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

7.4.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 94/45
            
         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2017/667
   of 6 April 2017
   amending 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 29 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(2) 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)
            
            
               In view of the continued proliferation activities carried out by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (‘the DPRK’), four persons should be added to the list of persons and entities responsible for the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes or persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction set out in Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      Done at Brussels, 6 April 2017.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         L. GRECH
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 79.
   
      ANNEX
      The following persons are added to the list of persons set out in section I.A of Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849:
      I.   Persons and entities responsible for the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes or persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or entities owned or controlled by them.
      A.   Persons
      
                   
               
               
                  Name
               
               
                  Alias
               
               
                  Date of birth
               
               
                  Date of designation
               
               
                  Statement of reasons
               
            
                  31
               
               
                  RI Myong Su
               
               
                   
               
               
                  DOB: 1937
                  POB: Myongchon, North Hamgyong
               
               
                  7.4.2017
               
               
                  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.
               
            
                  32
               
               
                  SO Hong Chan
               
               
                   
               
               
                  DOB: 30.12.1957
                  POB: Kangwon,
                  Passport: PD836410105
                  Passport date of expiration: 27.11.2021
               
               
                  7.4.2017
               
               
                  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.
               
            
                  33
               
               
                  WANG Chang Uk
               
               
                   
               
               
                  DOB: 29.05.1960
               
               
                  7.4.2017
               
               
                  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.
               
            
                  34
               
               
                  JANG Chol
               
               
                   
               
               
                  DOB: 31.03.1961
                  POB: Pyongyang,
                  Passport number: 563310042
               
               
                  7.4.2017
               
               
                  President of the State Academy of Sciences, an organisation dedicated to the development of technological and scientific capacities of the 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.