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To inspect cargo within or transiting through the Union where there are reasonable grounds to believe that it may contain prohibited items in case the cargo originates in, is destined for the DPRK, or has been brokered or facilitated by the DPRK or its nationals or individuals or entities acting on their behalf.

To seize all vessels listed in Annex XIV.

To prohibit selling, supplying, transferring or exporting all refined petroleum products, as listed in Annex XId, to the DPRK. By way of derogation, transactions in refined petroleum products that are determined to be exclusively for humanitarian purposes can be authorised, provided that all of the following conditions are met: the transactions do not involve individuals or entities that are associated with the DPRK's nuclear or ballistic missile programmes or other prohibited activities, including designated persons, entities and bodies listed in Annexes XIII, XV, XVI and XVII, the transaction is unrelated to generating revenue for the DPRK's nuclear or ballistic missile programmes or other prohibited activities prohibited, and the Sanctions Committee has not notified the Member States that 90 % of the aggregate annual limit has been reached.

To prohibit transferring funds, including clearing of funds, to and from the DPRK.

To prohibit selling, supplying, transferring or exporting crude oil, as listed in Annex XIe, to the DPRK. By way of derogation, transactions in crude oil can be authorised, provided that the transaction is determined to be exclusively for humanitarian purposes.

To prohibit credit and financial institutions from entering into, or continuing to participate in, any transaction with credit and financial institutions domiciled in the DPRK, branches or subsidiaries falling within or outside the scope of Article 1 of credit and financial institutions domiciled in the DPRK, credit and financial institutions that are not domiciled in the DPRK, that do and do not fall within the scope of Article 1 and that are controlled by persons, entities or bodies domiciled in the DPRK.

To prohibit importing, purchasing or transferring seafood, including fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates in all forms, as listed in Annex XIa, from the DPRK. To prohibit purchasing or transferring fishing rights from the DPRK.

To prohibit leasing or making available real property of the DPRK government, for any purpose other than diplomatic or consular activities. To prohibit leasing real property from the DPRK government. To prohibit engaging in any activity linked to the use of real property that the DPRK government own, lease or are otherwise entitled to use, except for the provision of goods and services which are essential for the functioning of diplomatic missions or consular posts and which cannot be used to generate income or profit for the DPRK government.

By way of derogation from the prohibitions in Article 21(1) and (2), the transactions mentioned in points (a) to (e) of Article 21(4) with a value above EUR 15 000 or equivalent and mentioned in Article 21(5) with a value above EUR 5 000 or equivalent can be authorised. By way of derogation from the prohibitions in Article 21(1) and (2), transactions regarding payments to satisfy claims against the DPRK, its nationals or legal persons, entities or bodies incorporated or constituted under the law of the DPRK, and transactions of a similar nature that do not contribute to activities prohibited by this Regulation can be authorised.

To prohibit establishing, maintaining or operating a joint venture or a cooperative entity with any person, entity or body referred to in Article 17(1) or domiciled in the DPRK. To prohibit taking, maintaining or extending an ownership interest, including by acquisition in full or the acquisition of shares and other securities of a participatory nature in any legal person, entity or body that is referred to in Article 17(1) or is domiciled in the DPRK, or in activities or assets in the DPRK. By way of derogation, such activities, in particular those regarding joint ventures or cooperative entities that are non-commercial, public utility infrastructure projects not generating profit, can be authorised. By way of derogation, and in insofar as they do not relate to joint ventures or cooperative entities, such activities can be authorised, provided that those activities are determined to be exclusively for humanitarian purposes, and are not in the sectors of mining, refining, chemical, metallurgy or the metalworking, aerospace or conventional arms-related industries.

To prohibit applying for or assisting in the registration or maintenance on the register of any vessel that is owned, controlled or operated by the DPRK or DPRK nationals, any vessel listed in Annex XVIII or that has been deregistered by another State.

To close existing joint ventures or cooperative entities referred to in point (a) of Article 17(2) by 9 January 2018.

To prohibit providing insurance or reinsurance services to vessels owned, controlled or operated by the DPRK or vessels listed in Annex XVIII. By way of derogation, the provision of insurance or reinsurance services can be authorised, provided that the vessel is determined to be engaged in activities exclusively for livelihood purposes which will not be used by DPRK individuals or entities to generate revenue or exclusively for humanitarian purposes.

Any activities can be authorised otherwise prohibited by UNSC resolutions if the Sanctions Committee has determined, on a case-by-case basis, that they are necessary to facilitate the work of international and non-governmental organisations carrying out assistance and relief activities in the DPRK for the benefit of the civilian population in the DPRK or for any other purpose consistent with the objectives of those UNSCRs.

To prohibit any aircraft operated by DPRK carriers or originating from the DPRK to take off from, land in or overfly the territory of the EU, unless the aircraft is landing for inspection or emergency. By way of derogation, the competent authorities of the Member States may authorise an aircraft to take off from, land in or overfly the territory of the EU if those competent authorities have determined in advance that this is required for humanitarian purposes or any other purpose consistent with the objectives of this Regulation.

To prohibit leasing or chartering vessels or aircraft or provide crew services to the DPRK, persons or entities listed in Annex XIII, XV, XVI or XVII, any other DPRK entities, any other persons or entities which have assisted in violating the provisions of UNSC resolutions or any person or entity acting on behalf of, or at the direction of, any such person or entity, and entities owned or controlled by them.

Not to apply measures specified in Article 34(1) and (3), inasmuch as they refer to the persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex XVII, where the funds and economic resources are required to carry out diplomatic and consular missions of the DPRK, or where the funds, financial assets or economic resources are required for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, denuclearisation or any other purpose consistent with the objectives of UNSCR 2270.

To prohibit procuring vessel or aircraft crew services from the DPRK.

To prohibit opening an account for DPRK diplomatic missions or consular posts, and their DPRK members. By way of derogation, the opening of one account per mission, post and member can be authorised, provided that the mission or post is hosted in that Member State or the member of the mission or post is accredited to that Member State. To close any account held or controlled by a DPRK diplomatic mission or consular post, and their DPRK members. By way of derogation, an account can be authorised to remain open, provided that the Member State has determined that the mission or post is hosted in that Member State or the member of that mission or post is accredited to that Member State, and does not hold any other account within that Member State.

To prohibit any person that is owned or controlled by a US financial institution and established or maintained outside the US from knowingly engaging in any transaction with the DPRK government or any designated person for the imposition of sanctions described in § 510.201(a)(3)(vii) through (ix) and under an applicable Executive order or an applicable UNSC resolution.