CHAPTER IEXPORT AND IMPORT RESTRICTIONS

F1Article 9

1.

The import, purchase or transfer of petroleum products from the DPRK shall be prohibited.

F22.

The direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer of all refined petroleum products to the DPRK by nationals of Member States, through or from the territories of Member States, or using the flag vessels, aircraft, pipelines, rail lines or vehicles of Member States shall be prohibited, regardless of whether those refined petroleum products originate in the territories of those Member States.

3.

By derogation from the prohibition in paragraph 2, where the amount of refined petroleum products, including diesel and kerosene, supplied, sold or transferred to the DPRK does not exceed 500 000 barrels during the period of 12 months beginning on 1 January 2018 , and for twelve-month periods thereafter, the competent authority of a Member State may authorise on a case-by-case basis the supply, sale or transfer to the DPRK of refined petroleum products where the competent authority has determined that the supply, sale or transfer is exclusively for humanitarian purposes and provided that:

(a)

the Member State notifies the Sanctions Committee every 30 days of the amount of such supply, sale or transfer of refined petroleum products to the DPRK, along with information about all the parties to the transaction;

(b)

the supply, sale or transfer of such refined petroleum products does not involve individuals or entities that are associated with 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), 2356 (2017), 2371 (2017), 2375 (2017) or 2397 (2017), including designated individuals or entities; and

(c)

the supply, sale or transfer of refined petroleum products is 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), 2356 (2017), 2371 (2017), 2375 (2017) or 2397 (2017).

4.

The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article.