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LEARN MORE ABOUT OEFThe database was launched in July 2023. It contains the laws, regulations and other measures related to sanctions against the DPRK, such as national legislations, measures for national enforcement and international agreements. The data provides information on the current DPRK sanctions regimes, including a short description of imposed measure, date of adoption, classification and link to its original source.
The dataset was curated by Yerim Seo, ONN Research Consultant, and reviewed by independent external experts. The database is updated as of 1 July 2023.
To additionally designate 16 individuals for travel ban and asset freeze. To additionally designate 1 entity for asset freeze. *This measure is applied pursuant to UNSCR 2397.
To limit the amount of crude oil for exportation to the DPRK to 4 million barrels or 525,000 tons from December 23, 2017 to December 11, 2018 and for each twelve-month period thereafter.
To apply the measures of preventing entry specified in paragraph 8(e) of UNSC resolution 1718 to the individuals listed in Annex I of this resolution and to individuals acting on their behalf or at their direction.
To prohibit the export of iron, steel and other metals, industrial machinery, and transportation vehicles, as listed in Annex 1, to the DPRK.
To limit the amount of crude oil for exportation to the DPRK to 4 million barrels or 525,000 tons from December 23, 2017 to December 11, 2018 and for each twelve-month period thereafter.
To restrict the export of refined petroleum products to the DPRK: the amount shall not exceed 500,000 barrels from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018; The export must be unrelated to the DPRK’s nuclear or ballistic missile programs or other prohibited activities by UNSC resolutions and to the designated individuals or entities, individuals or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, entities owned or controlled by them, or individuals or entities assisting in the evasion of sanction; and the export must be exclusively for livelihood purposes and unrelated to generating revenue for the DPRK’s nuclear or ballistic missile programs or other prohibited activities by UNSC resolutions.
To prohibit foreign currency transactions with individuals and entities designated by the ROK government and by the UN Security Council or the Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1718, unless approved by the Governor of the Bank of Korea.
To additionally designate 1 entity and 16 individuals for asset freeze pursuant to UNSCR 2397.
To authorize Member State to request additional maritime and shipping information from other relevant Member States, if a Member State has information to suspect that the DPRK is attempting to supply, sell, transfer or procure illicit cargo. To respond as promptly as possible to such requests in an appropriate manner.
To prevent the supply, sale or tranfer to the DPRK of any new or used vessels.
To seize, inspect, and freeze any vessel, if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the vessel was involved in prohibited activities, or the transport of prohibited items. This sanction ceases to apply if the Committee decides, after six months of impounding a vessel, that adequate arrangements have been made to prevent future violations of the relevant resolutions.
To prohibit providing insurance or re-insurance services to vessels suspected to be involved in prohibited activities, or the transport of prohibited items, unless the vessel is 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.
To prohibit the supply, sale or tranfer to the DPRK of all industrial machinery (HS codes 84 and 85), transportation vehicles (HS codes 86 through 89), and iron, steel, and other metals (HS codes 72 through 83). Except for the provision of spare parts needed to maintain the safe operation of DPRK commercial civilian passenger aircraft.
To de-register any vessels suspected to be involved in prohibited activities, or the transport of prohibited items. To prohibit providing classification services to such a vessel. To prohibit registering any such vessel that has been de-registered by another Member States.
To prohibit the supply, sell or transfer of all crude oil to the DPRK, unless a shipment is exclusively for livelihood purposes and unrelated to the DPRK's nuclear or ballistic missile programmes or other prohibited activities. Except for crude oil that does not exceed 4 million barrels or 525,000 tons in the aggregate per twelve month period, for a period of twelve months after the date of adoption of this resolution, and for twelve months periods thereafter.
To apply the measures of asset freeze specified in paragraph 8(d) of UNSC resolution 1718 to the individuals and entities listed in Annex I and II of this resolution and to any individuals or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and to entities owned or controlled by them.
To prohibit the supply, sale or transfer of all refined petroleum products to the DPRK. To prohibit the DPRK from procuring such products. Except for procurement by, or supply, sale or transfer to the DPRK of refined petroleum products in the aggregate amount of up to 500,000 barrels during a period of twelve months beginning on January 1, 2018, and for twelve month periods thereafter, provided that such trade is notified to the Committee, involves no individuals or entities that are associated with the DPRK’s nuclear or ballistic missile programmes or other prohibited activities, and is exclusively for livelihood purposes of DPRK nationals and unrelated to generating revenue for the DPRK’s nuclear or ballistic missile programmes or other prohibited activities.
To prohibit the DPRK from supplying, selling or tranferring food and agricultural products (HS codes 12, 08, 07), machinery (HS code 84), electrical equipment (HS code 85), earth and stone including magnesite and magnesia (HS code 25), wood (HS code 44), and vessels (HS code 89). To prohibit all States from procuring the above-mentioned commodities and products from the DPRK. Exemption: A shipment, for which written contracts have been finalized prior to the adoption of this resolution, may be allowed.
To expand the sectoral ban on seafood to include prohibition of selling or transferring fishing rights.
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.
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