Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661

of 6 April 2017

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 of 27 March 2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of Korea(1), and in particular Article 13(1)b, c, e and g thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 gives effect to measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849(2).

(2) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 should be updated with the latest information provided by Member States regarding the identification of competent authorities.

(3) On 30 November 2016, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2321 (2016) providing for new measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, including an import ban for copper, nickel, silver, zinc and statues, and an export ban for helicopters and vessels. On 27 February 2017 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/330(3) amending Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 accordingly, adding Annexes Ih, IIIa and IIIb. The copper, nickel, silver and zinc, the statues and the helicopters and vessels to be included in these Annexes should now be identified, and they should be allocated the reference numbers taken from the Combined Nomenclature as set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87(4).

(4) UNSCR 2321 (2016) also further refines the list of luxury goods, already subject to an export ban, set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007.

(5) On 6 April 2017, the Council decided to add four natural persons to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.

(6) Annexes Ih, II, III, IIIa, IIIb and V of Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,

(7) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 U.K.

Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 is amended as follows:

(1)

Annex Ih is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.

(2)

Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.

(3)

Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.

(4)

Annex IIIa is replaced by the text in Annex IV to this Regulation.

(5)

Annex IIIb is replaced by the text in Annex V to this Regulation.

(6)

Annex V is amended in accordance with Annex VI to this Regulation.

Article 2 U.K.

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 April 2017.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Acting Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

ANNEX I U.K.

‘ANNEX Ih

Copper, nickel, silver and zinc referred to in point (b) of Article 2(4)(5):

Copper

	2603	Copper ores and concentrates
	74	Copper and articles thereof
	8536 90 95 30	Rivet contacts – of copper – plated with silver nickel alloy AgNi10 or with silver containing by weight 11,2 % (± 1,0 %) of tin oxide and of indium oxide taken together – with a thickness of the plating of 0,3 mm (– 0/+ 0,015mm)
ex	8538 90 99	Copper parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537
		– – Winding wire:
	8544 11	– – of copper
		– Other copper electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V:
ex	8544 42	– – Fitted with connectors
ex	8544 49	– – Other
		– Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1 000 V:
	8544 60 10	– – With copper conductors

Nickel

	2604	Nickel ores and concentrates
		Ferro-alloys:
	7202 60	– Ferro-nickel
		Wire of stainless steel:
	7223 00 11	– – Containing by weight 28 % or more but not more than 31 % of nickel and 20 % or more but not more than 22 % of chromium
	75	Nickel and articles thereof
	8105 90 00 10	Bars or wires made of cobalt alloy containing, by weight: 35 % (± 2 %) cobalt, 25 % (± 1 %) nickel, 19 % (± 1 %) chromium and 7 % (± 2 %) iron conforming to the material specifications AMS 5842, of a kind used in the aerospace industry

Silver

2616 10

Silver ores and concentrates

Zinc

	2608	Zinc ores and concentrates
	79	Zinc and articles thereof’

ANNEX II U.K.

‘ANNEX II

Websites for information on the competent authorities referred to in Articles 5, 7, 8, 10 and 15, and address for notifications to the European Commission:

• BELGIUM

  http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy_areas/peace_and_security/sanctions

• BULGARIA

  http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/135/index.html

• CZECH REPUBLIC

  http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce

• DENMARK

  http://um.dk/da/Udenrigspolitik/folkeretten/sanktioner/

• GERMANY

  http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/Aussenwirtschaft/aussenwirtschaftsrecht,did=404888.html

• ESTONIA

  http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/

• IRELAND

  http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519

• GREECE

  http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html

• SPAIN

  http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/GlobalizacionOportunidadesRiesgos/Paginas/SancionesInternacionales.aspx

• FRANCE

  http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/autorites-sanctions/

• CROATIA

  http://www.mvep.hr/sankcije

• ITALY

  http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm

• CYPRUS

  http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions

• LATVIA

  http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539

• LITHUANIA

  http://www.urm.lt/sanctions

• LUXEMBOURG

  http://www.mae.lu/sanctions

• HUNGARY

  http://www.kormany.hu/download/9/2a/f0000/EU%20szankci%C3%B3s%20t%C3%A1j%C3%A9koztat%C3%B3_20170214_final.pdf

• MALTA

  https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/Government%20of%20Malta/Ministries%20and%20Entities/Officially%20Appointed%20Bodies/Pages/Boards/Sanctions-Monitoring-Board-.aspx

• NETHERLANDS

  https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties

• AUSTRIA

  http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=

• POLAND

  http://www.msz.gov.pl

• PORTUGAL

  http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/ministerios/mne/quero-saber-mais/sobre-o-ministerio/medidas-restritivas/medidas-restritivas.aspx

• ROMANIA

  http://www.mae.ro/node/1548

• SLOVENIA

  http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika_in_mednarodno_pravo/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/

• SLOVAKIA

  https://www.mzv.sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu

• FINLAND

  http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet

• SWEDEN

  http://www.ud.se/sanktioner

• UNITED KINGDOM

  https://www.gov.uk/sanctions-embargoes-and-restrictions

Address for notifications to the European Commission:

European Commission

Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)

EEAS 07/99

B-1049 Brussels

Belgium

E-mail: [e-mail]’

ANNEX III U.K.

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 is amended as follows:

1.

‘9. Hand-knotted carpets, handwoven rugs and tapestries’ is replaced by ‘9. Carpets, rugs and tapestries, hand-made or not, valued higher than 500 USD’.

2.

‘13. High quality tableware of porcelain, china, stone- or earthenware or fine pottery’ is replaced by ‘13. Tableware of porcelain, china, stone- or earthenware or fine pottery, valued higher than 100 USD’.

ANNEX IV U.K.

‘ANNEX IIIa

The statues referred to in Article 4c(1):

ex	4420 10	Statues and statuettes of wood
		– Statues and statuettes of stone
ex	6802 91	– – Marble, travertine and alabaster
ex	6802 92	– – Other calcareous stone
ex	6802 93	– – Granite
ex	6802 99	– – Other stone
ex	6809 90	Statues and statuettes of plaster or of compositions based on plaster
ex	6810 99	Statues and statuettes of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced
ex	6913	Ceramic statues and statuettes
		Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares
		– Of precious metal whether or not plated or clad with precious metal
ex	7114 11	– – Statuettes of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal
ex	7114 19	– – Statuettes of other precious metal, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal
ex	7114 20	– Statues and statuettes of base metal clad with precious metal
		– Statues and statuettes of base metal
ex	8306 21	– – Statues and statuettes plated with precious metal
ex	8306 29	– – Other statues and statuettes
ex	9505	Statues and statuettes for festive, carnival or other entertainment use
ex	9602	Statuettes of worked vegetable or mineral carving material
ex	9703	Original statuary, of any material’

ANNEX V U.K.

‘ANNEX IIIb

The helicopters and vessels referred to in Article 4d(1):

Helicopters

8802 11	Of an unladen weight not exceeding 2 000 kg
8802 12	Of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kg

Vessels

8901	Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
8902	Fishing vessels; factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products
8903	Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; rowing boats and canoes
8904	Tugs and pusher crafts
8906	Other vessels, including warships and lifeboats other than rowing boats
8907 10	Inflatable rafts’

ANNEX VI U.K.

In Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 the following entries under the heading ‘Natural persons referred to in Article 6(2)(a)’ are added:

‘33.	RI Myong Su	DOB: 1937 POB: Myongchon, North Hamgyong	Vice-President of the Central Military Commission of the Korean Workers' Party and Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Forces. In this capacity, Ri Myong Su holds a key position for national defence matters and is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons-of-mass-destruction-related programmes.
34.	SO Hong Chan	DOB: 30.12.1957 POB: Kangwon Passport No: PD836410105 Passport date of expiration: 27.11.2021	First Vice-Minister of the People's Armed forces, member of the Central Military Commission of the Korean Workers' Party and Colonel-General in the People's Armed Forces. In this capacity, So Hong Chan is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons-of-mass-destruction-related programmes.
35.	WANG Chang Uk	DOB: 29.05.1960	Minister for Industry and Atomic Energy. In this capacity, Wang Chang Uk is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons-of-mass-destruction-related programmes.
36.	JANG Chol	DOB: 31.03.1961 POB: Pyongyang Passport No: 563310042	President of the State Academy of Sciences, an organisation dedicated to the development of technological and scientific capacities of DPRK. In this capacity, Jang Chol holds a strategic position for the development of DPRK nuclear activities and is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons-of-mass-destruction-related programmes.’

(1)

OJ L 88 29.3.2007, p. 1.

(2)

Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 of 27 May 2016 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Decision 2013/183/CFSP (OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 79).

(3)

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/330 of 27 February 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (OJ L 50, 28.2.2017, p. 1).

(4)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(5)

The nomenclature codes are the ones applicable to the relevant products in the Combined Nomenclature as defined in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 and as set out in Annex I thereto.