Amendments to the DPRK regime Amendments have been made to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea financial sanctions regime. 11 entries have been removed from the Consolidated List. They do however remain subject to other sanctions under the Sanctions Act. Further information is available in the UK Sanctions List. Further, amendments have […]
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Amendments to the Consolidated List 44 individuals and entities have been amended in the Consolidated List of Asset Freeze Targets. This follows an update to the UK Sanctions List. Amendments have been made to entries in the Belarus, Burma, Chemical Weapons, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, […]
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Yesterday, OFAC added the following persons: IRLU, Hasan (a.k.a. AMIRIAN, Amir; a.k.a. AZADFAR, Mansur; a.k.a. EYRLO, Hassan; a.k.a. EYRLOU, Hassan; a.k.a. HASSAN, Abu; a.k.a. IRLOO, Hassan; a.k.a. IRLU, Hasan Azir), Sanaa, Yemen; DOB 11 Jun 1964; alt. DOB 1959; alt. DOB 1958; alt. DOB 1960; POB Rey, Tehran, Iran; nationality […]
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Today, OFAC added the following entities: KOREA CHOLSAN GENERAL TRADING CORPORATION (Cyrillic: ГЕНЕРАЛЬНАЯ ТОРГОВАЯ КОМПАНИЯ ЧХОЛСАН КНДР) (a.k.a. CHKHOLSAN; a.k.a. CHOLSAN TRADING COMPANY; a.k.a. CHOLSON LLC (Cyrillic: OOO ЧХОЛСАН)), Russia; Tongdaewon District, Pyongyang, Korea, North; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons […]
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The topic of the latest episode is that multiagency North Korea Ballistic Missile Procurement Advisory – what’s in it, who is it really targeted to (hint: it ain’t US persons), and what are the lessons it’s trying to impart, without hammering people over the head with it. Enjoy! Would appreciate […]
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Industry Advisory on North Korea Ballistic Missile Procurement MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 Share Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security […]
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If you strip out the introduction, the review of the sanctions authorities and the annex (a list of goods and components), you get a much more manageable text… Key North Korean Ballistic Missile Procurement Entities Many of the entities and individuals (including non-North Korean entities and individuals) supporting or providing […]
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North Korea Ballistic Missile Procurement Advisory Release date 09/01/2020 Body The United States is issuing an advisory to alert industry worldwide to North Korea’s ballistic missile procurement activities. This advisory identifies key North Korean procurement entities and deceptive techniques employed by North Korean proliferators and procurement networks, provides an overview of U.S. […]
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UK regulators today made changes pursuant to the passage of Council Implememting Regulation (EU) 2020/1129 to the following North Korea sanctions individual: 1. CHI BU CHON, Chon Chi Bu a.k.a: CHON,Chi-bu Position: MemberoftheGeneralBureauofAtomicEnergy.Other Information: Annex XV. EU listing. Not UN. Gender: male. Former technical director of Yongbyon. Photographs connected him […]
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Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 23, 2020 United States Files Complaint to Forfeit More Than $2.37 Million From Companies Accused of Laundering Funds to Benefit Sanctioned North Korean Entities The United States has filed a complaint to forfeit $2,372,793, announced the Department of […]
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