Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1562 of 14 September 2017 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

1 The procurement from the DPRK by nationals of Member States, or using the flag vessels or aircraft of Member States, of coal, iron, and iron ore, shall be prohibited, whether or not originating in the territory of the DPRK.

2 The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by paragraph 1.

3 Paragraph 1 shall not apply with respect to coal that, as confirmed by the procuring Member State on the basis of credible information, has originated from outside the DPRK and was transported through the DPRK solely for export from the port of Rajin (Rason), provided that that Member State notifies the Sanctions Committee in advance and such transactions are unrelated to generating revenue for the DPRK's nuclear or ballistic-missile programmes or other activities prohibited by UNSCR 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 (2016) or 2356 (2017), or by this Decision.

4 The procurement from the DPRK by nationals of Member States, or using the flag vessels or aircraft of Member States, of lead and lead ore shall be prohibited, whether or not originating in the territory of the DPRK.

5 The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by paragraph 4.’.

1 The procurement from the DPRK by nationals of Member States, or using the flag vessels or aircraft of Member States, of seafood shall be prohibited, whether or not originating in the territory of the DPRK.

2 The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by paragraph 1, which shall include fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates in all forms.’.

Member States shall consider companies performing financial services commensurate with those provided by banks as financial institutions for the purposes of implementing Articles 13, 14 and 24a.’.

1 Member States shall not exceed, on any date after 5 August 2017, the total number of work authorisations for DPRK nationals provided in their jurisdictions and valid on 5 August 2017.

2 Paragraph 1 shall not apply where the Sanctions Committee approves in advance on a case-by-case basis that employment of additional DPRK nationals beyond the number of work authorisations provided in the Member State's jurisdiction on 5 August 2017 is required for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, denuclearisation or any other purpose consistent with the objectives of UNSCRs 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2356 (2017) or 2371(2017).’.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.