LegalizeCouncil Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 of 30 August 2017 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Regulation (EC) No 329/2007
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| 1. | CHON Chi Bu 전지부 | CHON Chi-bu | Gender: male | 22.12.2009 | Member of the General Bureau of Atomic Energy, former technical director of Yongbyon. Photographs connected him to nuclear reactor in Syria before it was bombed by Israel in 2007. |
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| 4. | PAK Jae-gyong 박재경 | PAK Chae-Kyong PAK Jae Gyong | DOB: 10.6.1933 Passport number: 554410661 Gender: male | 22.12.2009 | General of the Korean People’s Army. Former Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the People’s Armed Forces and former Deputy Director of the Logistics Bureau of the People’s Armed Forces (military adviser to late Kim Jong-Il). Present at Kim Jong Un’s inspection of Strategic Rocket Force Command in 2012. Former member of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea. President of the Korean Committee of Veterans against Imperialism. Pak Jae Gyong was described as a member of veteran cadres invited to banquets with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on 9 September 2022 on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK. |
| 5. | RYOM Yong 렴영 | Gender: male | 22.12.2009 | Director of the General Bureau of Atomic Energy (entity designated by the United Nations), in charge of international relations. | |
| 6. | SO Sang-kuk 서상국 | SO Sang Kuk | DOB: 30.11.1938 Gender: male | 22.12.2009 | Head of the Department of Nuclear Physics, Kim Il Sung University. |
| 7. | KIM Yong Chol 김영철 | KIM Yong-Chol; KIM Young-Chol; KIM Young-Cheol; KIM Young-Chul | DOB: 1946 POB: Pyongan-Pukto, DPRK Gender: male | 19.12.2011 | Alternate Member of Political Bureau and Member of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Member of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and from June 2023, United Front Department Advisor. Former commander of Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), an entity sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council. |
| 8. | CHOE Kyong-song 최경성 | CHOE Kyong song | DOB: 1945 Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Colonel General in the Korean People’s Army. Former member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which is a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. |
| 9. | CHOE Yong-ho 최용호 | CHOE Yong Ho | Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Colonel General in the Korean People’s Army/Korean People’s Army Air Force General. Former member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which is a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. Commander of Korean People’s Army Air Force and Anti-aircraft force. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. |
| 10. | HONG Sung-Mu 홍승무 | HONG Sung Mu | DOB: 1.1.1942 Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Vice Director of the Munitions Industry Department (MID). The MID – designated by the UN Security Council on 2 March 2016 – is involved in key aspects of the DPRK’s missile programme. The MID is responsible for overseeing the development of the DPRK’s ballistic missiles, including research and development programmes. As such, Hong is responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear arms-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. He witnessed the launch of the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile on 28 November 2017. He participated in a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Korean Workers’ Party in July 2020 dedicated to ‘deterrence from war’, a euphemism used to refer to the DPRK nuclear programme. He was re-elected to Party Central Committee in January 2021. In March 2023, he was photographed with Kim Jong Un inspecting purported nuclear warheads ready for mounting on ballistic missiles, and in September 2024, he was photographed with Kim Jong Un inspecting a DPRK uranium enrichment facility. |
| 11. | JO Kyongchol 조경철 | JO Kyong Chol | Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | General in the Korean People’s Army. Appointed as a Member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea in June 2022, which is a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. Director of the Military Security Command. As such, he is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. Re-elected to Party Central Committee in January 2021. Accompanied Kim Jong Un to large-scale artillery drills in March 2024. |
| 12. | KIM Chun-sam 김춘삼 | KIM Chun Sam | Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Lieutenant General, former member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which is a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. Former Director of the Operations Department of the Military Headquarters of the Korean People’s Army and first vice chief of the Military Headquarters. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. |
| 13. | KIM Chun-sop 김춘섭 | KIM Chun Sop | Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Former director of the Munitions Industry Department (MID). The MID – designated by the UN Security Council on 2 March 2016 – is involved in key aspects of the DPRK’s missile programme. The MID is responsible for overseeing the development of the DPRK’s ballistic missiles, including research and development programmes. Former member of the National Defence Commission, which was a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. Present at a photo session for those who contributed to successful SLBM test in May 2015. |
| 14. | KIM Jong-gak (alias KIM Jong Gak) | DOB: 20.7.1941 POB: Pyongyang, DPRK Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Former Director of the General Political Department of the Korean’s People’s Army. Vice Marshal in the Korean People’s Army, rector of the Military University of Kim Il-Sung, former Minister of the People’s Armed Forces and former member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which is a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. | |
| 15. | KIM Rak Kyom | KIM Rak-gyom; KIM Rak Gyom | Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Four Star General, former Commander of the Strategic Rocket Force, an entity designated by the United Nations, which comprises four strategic and tactical missile units, including the KN-08 (ICBM) brigade. Former member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which is a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. Media reports identified KIM as attending the April 2016 ICBM engine test with KIM Jong Un. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. Ordered ballistic rocket firing drill. |
| 16. | KIM Won-hong 김원홍 | KIM Won Hong | DOB: 7.1.1945 POB: Pyongyang, DPRK Passport number: 745310010 Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | General of the Korean People’s Army. Former First Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the Korean People’s Army. Former Director of the State Security Department. Former Minister of State Security. Former Member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea and National Defence Commission, which was a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. |
| 17. | PAK Jong-chon 박정천 | PAK Jong Chon | Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party, Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Worker’s Party of Korea. Member of the State Affairs Commission, Marshal and former Chief of the General Staff. Performed the formal review at the 25 April 2022 military parade, which indicates his role in and responsibility for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. Pak accompanied Kim Jong Un on a visit to Russia in September 2023 along with other high-level military commanders and arms industry officials. |
| 18. | LI Yong-ju 리용주 | RI Yong Ju | Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Admiral of the Korean People’s Army. Former member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which is a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. Former Commander in chief of the Korean People’s Navy, which is involved in the development of ballistic-missile programmes and in the development of the nuclear capacities of the DPRK naval forces. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. |
| 19. | SON Chol-ju 손철주 | SON Chol Ju | Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Colonel General of the Korean People’s Army. Vice Director, Guidance Bureau of the Korean People’s Army General Political Bureau and former Political Director of the Air and Anti-Air Forces, which oversee the development of modernised anti-aircraft rockets. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. Son was listed as participating in a meeting of the Central Military Commission in May 2020 as Deputy Director responsible for the organisation of the Korean People’s Army. |
| 20. | YUN Jong-rin 윤정린 | YUN Jong Rin | Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | General of the Korean People’s Army, former commander of the Supreme Guard Command. Former member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea and member of the National Defence Commission, which was a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. |
| 21. | HONG Yong Chil 홍영칠 | Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Vice Director of the Munitions Industry Department (MID). The MID – designated by the UNSC on 2 March 2016 – is involved in key aspects of the DPRK’s missile programme. The MID is responsible for overseeing the development of the DPRK’s ballistic missiles, including R&D programmes. The Second Economic Committee and the Second Academy of Natural Sciences – also designated in August 2010 – are subordinate to the MID. He is vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea. Hong accompanied Kim Jong Un in 2023 and 2024 to a site linked to the DPRK munitions industry. Hong was described in 2019 as one of the leading officials in the field of national defence science. He accompanied Kim Jong Un during the firing of a new type of tactical guided weapon, and during the inspection of a new type of submarine under construction. He was one of the scientists congratulated by Kim Jong Un in 2017 for the launch of the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and observed earlier engine tests and other ballistic launches. In 2016, he accompanied Kim Jong Un to a meeting with scientists in which research to mount nuclear warheads on tactical and strategic missiles was discussed. He may have played a significant role in the DPRK’s nuclear test on 6 January 2016. As such, he is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. | |
| 22. | RI Hak Chol 리학철 | RI Hak Chul; RI Hak Cheol | DOB: 19.1.1963 or 8.5.1966 Passport numbers: 381320634, PS- 563410163 Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | President of Green Pine Associated Corporation (‘Green Pine’). According to the UN Sanctions Committee in 2012, Green Pine had taken over many of the activities of the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID). KOMID was designated by the Committee in April 2009 and is the DPRK’s primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons. Green Pine was also seen as responsible for approximately half of the arms and related materiel exported by the DPRK. Green Pine was identified for sanctions for exporting arms or related materiel from the DPRK. Green Pine specialises in the production of maritime military craft and armaments, such as submarines, military boats and missile systems, and has exported torpedoes and technical assistance to Iranian defence-related firms. Green Pine has been designated by the UNSC. |
| 23. | YUN Chang Hyok 윤창혁 | DOB: 9.8.1965 Gender: male | 20.5.2016 | Deputy Director of the Satellite Control Centre, National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA), which Kim Jong Un visited prior to the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test on 24 March 2022. NATA is subject to sanctions under UNSCR 2270 (2016) for involvement in the DPRK’s development of space science and technology, including satellite launches and carrier rockets. UNSCR 2270 (2016) condemned the DPRK’s satellite launch of 7 February 2016 for using ballistic missile technology and being in serious violation of Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013) and 2094 (2013). As such, he is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. On 23 November 2023, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on behalf of the European Union, condemned the DPRK’s launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology for violating UN Security Council Resolutions. | |
| 24. | RI Myong Su 리명수 | DOB: 1937 POB: Myongchon, North Hamgyong, DPRK Gender: male | 7.4.2017 | Vice Marshall of the Korean People’s Army, first vice commander of the Korean People’s Army Supreme Command. Until 2018, member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea and Chief of Staff of the People’s Armed Forces. Chief military representative at a state funeral in May 2022, but described as veteran in an April 2022 parade. Ri Myong Su has been influential in national defence matters including the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. Ri is a member of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA). | |
| 25. | SO Hong Chan 서홍찬 | DOB: 30.12.1957 POB: Kangwon, DPRK Passport: PD836410105 Passport date of expiration: 27.11.2021 Gender: male | 7.4.2017 | Former First Vice-Minister of the People’s Armed Forces, former Director General of the Rear Services Bureau and former member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea. Re-elected as a Member of the Central Committee in January 2021. 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. | |
| 26. | WANG Chang Uk 왕창욱 | DOB: 29.5.1960 Gender: male | 7.4.2017 | Minister for Industry and Atomic Energy, promoted to full Member of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee in December 2021. 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. | |
| 27. | JANG Chol 장철 | DOB: 31.3.1961 POB: Pyongyang, DPRK Passport number: 563310042 Gender: male | 7.4.2017 | Member of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission and former president of the State Academy of Sciences, an organisation dedicated to the development of technological and scientific capacities of the DPRK. In this latter capacity, Jang Chol held a strategic position for the development of DPRK nuclear activities. As such, responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. | |
| 28. | KIM Su Gil 김수길 | KIM Su-gil | DOB: 1950 Gender: male | 21.4.2022 | In his capacity as Director of the Korean People’s Army General Political Bureau between 2018 and 2021 and a Member of the State Affairs Commission between 2019 and 2021, and his position since 2023 as Chief Secretary of the Pyongyang City Party Committee and Alternate Member of the Political Bureau, he is responsible for the implementation of the Korean Workers’ Party decisions, related to the development of nuclear and ballistic programmes in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2356 (2017), 2371 (2017), 2375 (2017), and 2397 (2017). In February 2024, he led a party delegation to Russia and held several meetings with senior Russian leadership. |
| 29. | JON Il Ho 전일호 | JON Il-Ho | DOB: 1955 or 1956 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male | 21.4.2022 | President of Kim Jong Un University of National Defence since December 2023, an institution that is involved in the development of the DPRK’s illegal weapons programmes. In addition, in his capacity as Chair of the Worker’s Party of Korea (WPK) Committee of the Academy for Defence Research and a member of the Central Committee of the WPK, Jon also plays a major role in and is responsible for the development of the DPRK’s weapons of mass destruction programmes. Promoted to Colonel General in August 2019, recipient of the February 16 Science and Technology Prize, Director of the Research Institute of Automation and Institute Director of Kim Chaek University of Technology, and Vice Director of a Department of the Central Committee of the WPK, he participated at the launches of the Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on 4 July 2017 and 28 July 2017, as well as most other missile launches in 2017, 2019 and March 2020. |
| 30. | JONG Sung Il 정승일 | JONG Sung-Il | DOB: 20.3.1961 Passport number: 927240105 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male | 21.4.2022 | In his capacity as a ‘Senior Party Official’ and ‘leading official in the field of national defence science’ and identified by a UN Member State as a former Vice-Director of the Munitions Industry Department of the Central Committee of Workers’ Party of Korea in 2017, he plays a major role in and is responsible for the development of the DPRK’s weapons of mass destruction programmes, in particular ballistic missiles. He was present during the Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests on 4 July 2017 and 28 July 2017 and present during ballistic missiles/large Multiple Launch Rocket System launches on 24 August 2019 and 10 September 2019. |
| 31. | YU Jin 유진 | YU Jin | DOB: 1960 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male | 21.4.2022 | In his capacity as former Director of the Munitions Industry Department and, since 1 January 2023, Member of the Central Committee of Workers’ Party of Korea, he is responsible for playing a major role in the development of the DPRK’s weapons of mass destruction programmes both in nuclear and ballistic fields. He accompanied Kim Jong Un to the National Aerospace Development Administration prior to the March 2022 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch and took part in the 2021 National Defence Exhibition, which displayed apparently new weapons systems. As Deputy Director, he was present during the Hwasong-14 ICBM tests of 4 July 2017 and 28 July 2017, as well as Kim Jong Un’s inspection of a new type of submarine, which the DPRK indicated was intended for the ‘strategic’ purpose of deploying submarine-launched ballistic missiles, possibly capable of carrying nuclear warheads, on 22 July 2019 and the ballistic missile launches of 25 July and 30 July 2019, and 2 August 2019. |
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| 32. | KIM Kwang Yon 김광연 | DOB: 30.7.1966 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male Passport number: 563210059 (expired 2018); 654410104 (expired 2019) | 12.12.2022 | In his capacity as a representative for Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) in Southern Africa, KIM Kwang Yon takes part in activities for an entity designated on 24 April 2009 by the Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1718 (2006) as being engaged in or providing support for DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. As such, he is directly involved in providing funds and supplies for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. | |
| 33. | KIM Su Il 김수일 | DOB: 4.3.1985 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male Passport number: 108220348; 745220480 Address: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | 12.12.2022 | Since 2016, KIM Su Il has been an agent in Viet Nam for the Munitions Industry Department, performing economic, trading, mining and shipping activities associated with the Department’s business activities to earn foreign currency for the DPRK. He is involved in the export of DPRK products such as anthracite and titanium concentrate. He also earned foreign currency by importing and exporting raw materials to and from the DPRK and exporting Vietnamese goods to China and other countries. He is therefore responsible for financial activities supporting the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic programmes. | |
| 34. | PAK Kwang Hun 박광훈 | BAK Gwang Hun | DOB: 1970 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male | 12.12.2022 | In his capacity as a representative for Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (Ryonbong), PAK Kwang Hun takes part in activities for an entity designated on 24 April 2009 by the Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1718 (2006) as being engaged in or providing support for DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. As such, he is directly involved in providing funds and supplies for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. |
| 35. | KIM Ho Kyu 김호규 | KIM Ho Gyu | DOB: 15.9.1970 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male Address: DPRK Consulate General in Nakhodka, Russian Federation Function or profession: Representative for Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (Ryonbong) Deputy Consul at DPRK Consulate General in Nakhodka, Russian Federation | 12.12.2022 | In his capacity as a representative for Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (Ryonbong), KIM Ho Kyu takes part in activities for an entity designated on 24 April 2009 by the Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1718 (2006) as being engaged in or providing support for DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. As such, he is directly involved in providing funds and supplies for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. |
| 36. | JONG Yong Nam 정영남 | DOB: 26.1.1966 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male Passport number: PS 927120050 Address: Minsk, Belarus Function or profession: Representative in Minsk of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences of the DPRK | 12.12.2022 | In his capacity as a representative in Minsk, Belarus, of an organisation with direct links to the Second Academy of Natural Sciences in the DPRK, JONG Yong Nam takes part in activities for a sanctioned entity set out in UNSCR 2094 (2013). This entity is known for its proliferation activities benefitting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. As such, he is directly involved in providing funds and supplies for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. | |
| 37. | SONG Rim 송림 | Naya Liu | DOB: 25.2.1991 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male | 31.5.2024 | The UN Panel of Experts reports that Song Rim is a worker for the ‘Biryugang Overseas Technology Cooperation Company’ (‘Head of IT Development Department’), which is directly linked to the ‘Hapjanggang Trading Corporation’, which is subordinate to the Ministry of Rocket Industry of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. A DPRK IT worker, Song Rim was identified in an apparent promotional video for a voice phishing hacking application, as highlighted by the Panel of Experts in its 2022 midterm report. The individual is therefore directly involved in providing support for the DPRK’s illicit programmes. |
| 38. | KIM Chol Sok | Sok Kha; Lee Un-Kang; Chang Sok-kha; Kang Hyok; Li Yun-chiang; Steven Lee | DOB: 1.1.1970 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male Passport: D0004492 (Cambodian diplomatic passport, currently invalid) | 31.5.2024 | The UN Panel of Experts reports that an intelligence officer of the Reconnaissance General Bureau of the DPRK, named Kim Chol Sok, operated hotels, casinos, restaurants and bars in Cambodia as of mid-2020 and worked to expand his business activities in tourism as well as in other business sectors, such as the mining of precious metals. Through his illicit activity in Cambodia, he is generating foreign currency whilst working for the Reconnaissance General Bureau. The Reconnaissance General Bureau of the DPRK is under UN sanctions since UNSCR 2270 (2016) of 2 March 2016. Kim Chol Sok is directly involved in violating UNSC resolutions and providing funds for the DPRK’s illicit programmes. |
| 39. | RIM Yong Hyok | Abu Rim | DOB: 4.3.1972 POB: DPRK Nationality: DPRK Gender: male Deputy Representative for the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) in Syria | 31.5.2024 | Rim Yong Hyok is the Deputy Representative for the UN-sanctioned Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) in Syria, which is the primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons from the DPRK. According to the United Nations Security Council Report on the Korea Mining and Development Trading Company (KOMID) and its subsidiary proxy cells, DPRK state-owned enterprises have been known to play a major role in the DPRK’s arms sales in global conflicts. Rim Yong Hyok has been promoting and supplying DPRK-made weapons and ammunition in Syria, including to Russian nationals, prompting his designation under US sanctions. He is directly involved in the DPRK’s illicit programmes. |
(b) Legal persons, entities and bodies designated in accordance with point (a) of Article 34(4)
| | Name (and possible aliases) | Alias | Location | Date of designation | Reasons |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1. | Korea Pugang mining and Machinery Corporation ltd | | | 22.12.2009 | Subsidiary of Korea Ryongbong General Corporation (entity designated by the UNSC, 24.4.2009); operates facilities for the production of aluminium powder, which can be used in missiles. | | | | | | | | | 2. | Korean Ryengwang Trading Corporation a.k.a. KOREA RYONGWANG TRADING CORPORATION | | Rakwon-dong, Pothonggang District, Pyongyang, DPRK | 22.12.2009 | Subsidiary of Korea Ryongbong General Corporation (entity designated by the UNSC, 24.4.2009). | | | | | | | | | 3. | Sobaeku United Corp. (alias Sobaeksu United Corp.) | | | 22.12.2009 | State-owned company, involved in research into, and the acquisition, of sensitive products and equipment. It possesses several deposits of natural graphite, which provide raw material for two processing facilities, which, inter alia, produce graphite blocks that can be used in missiles. | | | | | | | | | 4. | Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre 녕변 원자력 연구소 영변 원자력 연구소 | | | 22.12.2009 | Facilities capable of producing fissile material for military uses, including a 5MW (e) reactor, a plutonium reprocessing facility (radio-chemical laboratory), a Light Water Reactor (LWR) and a reported uranium enrichment facility. The Centre is maintained by the General Bureau of Atomic Energy (entity designated by the UNSC, 16.7.2009). In June 2024, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated that they had observed the intermittent discharge of water from the cooling system of the LWR at Yongbyon since December 2023, consistent with the operation of the LWR. The IAEA also detected ongoing indications of operation of the 5MW(e) reactor and of the reported centrifuge enrichment facility. The UN Panel of Experts, in its March 2024 report, also detected significant ongoing activity at Yongbyon. Satellite imagery taken throughout 2025 confirmed continued operations and the completion of several new construction projects. | | ————— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5. | Korean People’s Army 조선인민군 | | | 16.10.2017 | The Korean People’s Army includes the Strategic Force (previously Strategic Rocket Force), which controls the DPRK’s nuclear and conventional strategic missile units. The Strategic Rocket Force has been listed by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2356 (2017). | | | | | | | | | 6. | Ministry of Rocket Industry 로케트공업부 | Rocket Industry Department | Pyongchon, DPRK | 12.12.2022 | The UN Panel of Experts received information on an individual employed by companies linked to the Ministry of Rocket Industry who is involved in the procurement of finance through the sale of voice-phishing hacking applications. The UN Panel of Experts has also received information from multiple UN Member States on an individual procuring aluminium powder and other commodities known to be used in solid-fuel propellant for the Ministry of Rocket Industry. The UN Panel reports that the Ministry of Rocket Industry is an agency of the Munitions Industry Department. As the Munitions Industry Department is responsible for the development of nuclear and missile technology, the funding procured by the Ministry of Rocket Industry could be used to support the development of nuclear and missile technology prohibited by UNSCRs. | | | | | | | | | 7. | Hapjanggang Trading Corporation 합장강무역회사 | | | 31.5.2024 | The UN Panel of Experts reports that the ‘Hapjanggang Trading Corporation’ is a subordinate to the Ministry of Rocket Industry of the DPRK. The Ministry of Rocket Industry is an agency of the Munitions Industry Department, which is responsible for the development of nuclear and missile technology. As such, the entity is directly involved in the DPRK’s illicit programmes. | | | | | | | |
(c) Natural persons designated in accordance with point (b) of Article 34(4)
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| 1. | JON Il-chun 전일춘 | JON Il Chun | DOB: 24.8.1941 Gender: male | 22.12.2010 | Former Director of ‘Office 39’, an office of the Worker’s Party of Korea responsible for acquiring hard currency, and former Director General of the State Development Bank. In this capacity, he was responsible for procuring financial resources that could be used to support the nuclear and ballistic missile programme. ‘Office 39’ was also in charge of bypassing sanctions by purchasing goods through DPRK diplomatic representations. Representative of the National Defence Commission, which was a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK, he was elected director-general of the State Development Bank in March 2010. Elected Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee alternate member in May 2016 at the 7th Party Congress of Workers’ Party of Korea. |
| 2. | KIM Tong-un 김동운 | KIM Tong Un | DOB: 1.11.1936 Gender: male | 22.12.2009 | Former director of ‘Office 39’ of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which was involved in proliferation financing. He may have also worked in another Party unit, ‘Office 38’, to raise funds for the leadership and elites that could have supported the nuclear and ballistic missile programme. |
| 3. | KIM Yong Nam 김영남 | KIM Yong-Nam, KIM Young-Nam, KIM Yong-Gon | DOB: 2.12.1947 POB: Sinuju, DPRK Gender: male | 20.4.2018 | KIM Yong Nam has been identified by the Panel of Experts as an agent of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, an entity that has been designated by the United Nations. He and his son KIM Su Gwang have been identified by the Panel of Experts as engaging in a pattern of deceptive financial practices, which could have contributed to the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. KIM Yong Nam opened various current and savings accounts in the European Union and was involved in various large bank transfers to bank accounts in the European Union or to accounts outside the European Union while working as a diplomat, including to accounts in the name of his son KIM Su Gwang and daughter-in-law KIM Kyong Hui. |
| 4. | DJANG Tcheul Hy 장철희 | JANG Tcheul-hy, JANG Cheul-hy, JANG Chol-hy, DJANG Cheul-hy, DJANG Chol-hy, DJANG Tchoul-hy, KIM Tcheul-hy | DOB: 11.5.1950 POB: Kangwon Gender: female | 20.4.2018 | DJANG Tcheul Hy was involved together with her husband KIM Yong Nam, her son KIM Su Gwang and her daughter-in-law KIM Kyong Hui in a pattern of deceptive financial practices, which could have contributed to the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. She was the owner of several bank accounts in the European Union, which were opened by her son KIM Su Gwang in her name. She was also involved in several bank transfers from accounts from her daughter-in-law KIM Kyong Hui to bank accounts outside the Union. |
| 5. | KIM Su Gwang 김수광 | KIM Sou-Kwang, KIM Sou-Gwang, KIM Son-Kwang, KIM Su-Kwang, KIM Soukwang, KIM Su-gwang, KIM Son-gwang | DOB: 18.8.1976 POB: Pyongyang, DPRK Diplomat, DPRK Embassy, Belarus Gender: male | 20.4.2018 | KIM Su Gwang has been identified by the Panel of Experts as an agent of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, an entity that has been designated by the United Nations. He and his father KIM Yong Nam have been identified by the Panel of Experts as engaging in a pattern of deceptive financial practices, which could have contributed to the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. KIM Su Gwang opened multiple bank accounts in several Member States, including under family members’ names. He was involved in various large bank transfers to bank accounts in the European Union or to accounts outside the European Union while working as a diplomat, including to accounts in the name of his spouse KIM Kyong Hui. |
| 6. | KIM Kyong Hui 김경희 | DOB: 6.5.1981 POB: Pyongyang, DPRK Gender: female | 20.4.2018 | KIM Kyong Hui was involved together with her husband KIM Su Gwang, her father-in-law KIM Yong Nam and her mother-in-law DJANG Tcheul Hy in a pattern of deceptive financial practices, which could have contributed to the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. She received several bank transfers from her husband KIM Su Gwang and father-in-law KIM Yong Nam, and transferred money to accounts outside the Union in her name or the name of her mother-in-law, DJANG Tcheul Hy. | |
| 7. | KIM Kyong Nam 김경남 | DOB: 11.07.1976 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Representative in Khabarovsk, Russian Federation | 31.5.2024 | The UN Panel of Experts has received information from multiple UN Member States on Kim Kyong Nam being a representative of the Foreign Trade Bank (FTB), the DPRK’s primary foreign exchange bank. FTB was sanctioned by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1718 (2006) on 26 July 2022. In his position, Kim Kyong Nam is directly involved in providing support for the DPRK’s illicit programmes. |
(d) Legal persons, entities and bodies designated in accordance with point (b) of Article 34(4)
| Name (and possible aliases) | Alias | Location | Date of designation | Reasons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Korea Namgang Trading Corporation (NTC) 조선남강무역회사 | Korea Namgang Trading Company | Pyongyang, DPRK | 31.5.2024 | The Korea Namgang Trading Corporation is responsible for the expatriation of workers from the DPRK including expatriation to generate revenue for the DPRK government or the Workers’ Party of Korea. The Namgang Trading Corporation is involved in the logistics cycle of expatriating workers and handles DPRK personnel’s visas, passports and departures for overseas employment. Its personnel then remit funds back to the DPRK, some of which are routed directly back to the DPRK government. The DPRK’s continued expatriation of DPRK nationals as illicit labourers is part of an ongoing effort to undermine and evade UNSCR 2375 (2017) and UNSCR 2397(2017). |
(e) Natural persons designated in accordance with point (c) of Article 34(4)
(f) Legal persons, entities and bodies designated in accordance with point (c) of Article 34(4)
| Name | Alias | Identifying information | Date of designation | Reasons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Unica | Type of ship: delivery vessel, oil tanker Principal place of business: DPRK, People’s Republic of China IMO: 8514306 | 12.12.2022 | The oil tanker and delivery vessel Unica actively participates in ship-to-ship transfers of refined petroleum and vessel identity laundering in order to effectively deliver refined petroleum to the DPRK, in violation of UNSCR 2397 (2017). Unica is regularly cited by the UN Panel of Experts pursuant to UNSCR 1874 (2009) for designation by the Committee. Unica is therefore involved in supplies that could contribute to the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. | |
| 2. | New Konk | Type of ship: delivery vessel, oil tanker Owner: New Konk Ocean International Company Limited Principal place of business: DPRK, People’s Republic of China IMO: 9036387 | 12.12.2022 | The oil tanker and delivery vessel New Konk actively participates in ship-to-ship transfers of refined petroleum and vessel identity laundering in order to effectively deliver refined petroleum to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in violation of UNSCR 2397 (2017). New Konk is regularly cited by the UN Panel of Experts pursuant to UNSCR 1874 (2009) for designation by the Committee. New Konk is therefore involved in supplies that could contribute to the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. |
ANNEX XVI
List of persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 34(1) and 34(3)
(a) Natural persons
| Name (and possible aliases) | Identifying information | Date of designation | Reasons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | KIM Hyok Chan 김혁찬 | Date of birth: 9.6.1970 Passport number: 563410191 | 16.10.2017 | Kim Hyok Chan has served as Secretary at the DPRK embassy in Angola and as representative of Green Pine, a UN listed entity, including negotiating contracts for the refurbishment of Angolan naval vessels in violation of the prohibitions imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolutions. |
| 2. | CHOE Chan Il 촤찬일 | 22.1.2018 | Director of the Dandong office of Korea Heungjin Trading Company, a UN designated entity. Korea Heungjin is used by KOMID, another UN designated entity, for trading purposes. KOMID was designated by the UN Sanctions Committee in April 2009 and is the DPRK’s primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons. | |
| 3. | KIM Chol Nam 김철남 | 22.1.2018 | Dandong branch of Sobaeksu United Director of the Corp which has been designated by the Union. Representative of the Beijing branch of Korea Changgwang Trading Corporation, which has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as an alias of KOMID. KOMID was designated by the Sanctions Committee in April 2009 and is the DPRK's primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons. | |
| 4. | JON Chol Young a.k.a: JON Chol Yong 전철영 | Date of birth: 30.4.1975 Passport number: 563410192 Diplomat DPRK Embassy, Angola | 22.1.2018 | Former representative in Angola of Green Pine Associated Corporation and DPRK diplomat accredited to Angola. Green Pine has been designated by the UN for activities including violating the UN arms embargo. Green Pine has also negotiated contracts for the refurbishment of Angolan naval vessels in violation of the prohibitions imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolutions. |
| 5. | AN Jong Hyuk a.k.a: An Jong Hyok 안정혁 안종혁 | Date of birth: 14.3.1970 Passport number: 563410155 | 22.1.2018 | Representative of Saeng Pil Trading Corporation, an alias of Green Pine Associated Corporation, and DPRK diplomat in Egypt. Green Pine has been designated by the UN for activities including breach of the UN arms embargo. An Jong Hyuk was authorized to conduct all types of business on behalf of Saeng Pil, including signing and implementing contracts and banking business. The company specializes in the construction of naval vessels and the design, fabrication and installation of electronic communication and marine navigation equipment. |
| 6. | YUN Chol a.k.a. CHOL Yun 윤철 | 22.1.2018 | Yun Chol has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as contact person of the DPRK Company General Precious Metal involved in the sale of lithium-6, a UN prohibited nuclear-related item, and DPRK diplomat. General Precious Metal has previously been identified by the Union as an alias of the UN designated entity Green Pine. | |
| 7. | CHOE Kwang Hyok 최광혁 | 22.1.2018 | Choe Kwang Hyok has served as a representative of Green Pine Associated Corporation, a UN designated entity. Choe Kwang Hyok has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as chief executive of Beijing King Helong International Trading Ltd, an alias of Green Pine. He has also been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as director of Hong Kong King Helong Int'l Trading Ltd and operator of the DPRK entity named Beijing representative office of Korea Unhasu Trading Company, which are also aliases of Green Pine. | |
| 8. | KIM Chang Hyok a.k.a: James Kim 김창혁 | Date of birth: 29.4.1963 Place of birth: N. Hamgyong Passport number: 472130058 Gender: male | 22.1.2018 | Kim Chang Hyok has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as the representative of Pan Systems Pyongyang in Malaysia. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations. Established multiple accounts in Malaysia in the name of front companies of ‘Glocom’, itself a front company of designated entity Pan Systems Pyongyang. The March 2023 Final Report of the UN Panel of Experts presents information that Pan Systems continues to engage in attempts to export arms. The September 2023 Report of the UN Panel of Experts identified Pan Systems as exporting and providing training in the use of military telecommunications equipment to the Ethiopian armed forces via front companies in Malaysia and Indonesia. |
| 9. | PARK Young Han 박영한 | 22.1.2018 | Director of Beijing New Technology which has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a front company of KOMID. KOMID was designated by the Sanctions Committee in April 2009 and is the DPRK's primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons. Legal representative of Guancaiweixing Trading Co., Ltd, which was identified by the UN Panel of Experts as the shipper of an intercepted shipment to Eritrea of military-related items in August 2012. | |
| 10. | RYANG Su Nyo 량수니오 | Date of birth: 11.8.1959 Place of birth: Japan Gender: male | 22.1.2018 | Director of Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations. The March 2023 Final Report of the UN Panel of Experts presents information that Pan Systems continues to engage in attempts to export arms. The September 2023 Report of the UN Panel of Experts identified the company as exporting and providing training in the use of military telecommunications equipment to the Ethiopian armed forces via front companies in Malaysia and Indonesia. |
| 11. | PYON Won Gun 변원군 | Date of birth: 13.3.1968 Place of birth: S. Phyongan Service passport number: 836220035 Passport number: 290220142 Gender: male | 22.1.2018 | Director of Glocom, a front company of Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations. Glocom advertises radio communications equipment for military and paramilitary organizations. Pyon Won Gun has also been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a DPRK national operating Pan Systems Pyongyang. The March 2023 Final Report of the UN Panel of Experts presents information that Pan Systems continues to engage in attempts to export arms. As of July 2024, Glocom continued to operate and was actively selling military telecommunications equipment. |
| 12. | PAE Won Chol 배원철 | Date of birth: 30.8.1969 Place of birth: Pyongyang Diplomatic Passport number: 654310150 Gender: male | 22.1.2018 | Pae Won Chol has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a DPRK national operating Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations. The March 2023 Final Report of the UN Panel of Experts presents information that Pan Systems continues to engage in attempts to export arms. The September 2023 Report of the UN Panel of Experts identified the company as exporting and providing training in the use of military telecommunications equipment to the Ethiopian armed forces via front companies in Malaysia and Indonesia. |
| 13. | RI Sin Song 리신송 | Gender: male | 22.1.2018 | Ri Sin Song has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a DPRK national operating Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations. The March 2023 Final Report of the UN Panel of Experts presents information that Pan Systems continues to engage in attempts to export arms. The September 2023 Report of the UN Panel of Experts identified the company as exporting and providing training in the use of military telecommunications equipment to the Ethiopian armed forces via front companies in Malaysia and Indonesia. |
| 14. | KIM Sung Su 김성수 | Gender: male | 22.1.2018 | Kim Sung Su has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as representative of Pan Systems Pyongyang in China. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations. The March 2023 Final Report of the UN Panel of Experts presents information that Pan Systems continues to engage in attempts to export arms. The September 2023 Report of the UN Panel of Experts identified the company as exporting and providing training in the use of military telecommunications equipment to the Ethiopian armed forces via front companies in Malaysia and Indonesia. |
| 15. | KIM Pyong Chol 김병철 | Gender: male | 22.1.2018 | Kim Pyong Chol has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a DPRK national operating Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations. The March 2023 Final Report of the UN Panel of Experts presents information that Pan Systems continues to engage in attempts to export arms. The September 2023 Report of the UN Panel of Experts identified the company as exporting and providing training in the use of military telecommunications equipment to the Ethiopian armed forces via front companies in Malaysia and Indonesia. |
| 16. | CHOE Kwang Su 최광수 | Date of birth: 20.4.1955 Passport number: 381210143 (expiration date: 3.6.2016) | 22.1.2018 | Choe Kwang Su has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a representative of Haegeumgang Trading Company. In this capacity Choe Kwang Su signed a DPRK – Mozambique military cooperation contract in violation of the prohibitions imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolutions. The contract concerned the supply of arms and arm-related material to Monte Binga, a company controlled by the Government of Mozambique. |
| 17. | PAK In Su a.k.a: Daniel Pak 박인수 | Date of birth: 22.5.1957 Place of birth: N. Hamgyong Diplomatic passport number: 290221242 | 22.1.2018 | Pak In Su has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as being involved in activities related to the sale of coal from DPRK in Malaysia in violation of the prohibitions imposed by the United Nations Security Council Resolutions. |
| 18. | SON Young-Nam 손영남 | 22.1.2018 | Son Young-Nam has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as being involved in the smuggling of gold and other items to the DPRK in violation of the prohibitions imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolutions. | |
| 19. | KIM Il-Su a.k.a. KIM Il Su 김일수 | DOB: 2.9.1965 POB: Pyongyang, DPRK Gender: male | 3.7.2015 | Manager in the reinsurance department of the Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) based in the headquarters in Pyongyang and former authorised chief representative of KNIC in Hamburg, acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction. The UN Panel of Experts in its September 2023 and March 2024 reports found that KNIC continued to operate and expand its activities in various third countries. |
| 20. | KANG Song-Sam a.k.a. KANG Song Sam | DOB: 5.7.1972 POB: Pyongyang, DPRK Gender: male | 3.7.2015 | Former authorised representative of the Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) in Hamburg, continues to act for or on behalf of KNIC or at its direction. The UN Panel of Experts in its September 2023 and March 2024 reports found that KNIC continued to operate and expand its activities in various third countries. |
| 21. | CHOE Chun-Sik a.k.a. CHOE Chun Sik 최천식 | DOB: 23.12.1963 POB: Pyongyang, DPRK Passport number: 745132109 Valid until 12.2.2020 Gender: male | 3.7.2015 | Director in the reinsurance department of the Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) based in the headquarters in Pyongyang acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction. The UN Panel of Experts in its September 2023 and March 2024 reports found that KNIC continued to operate and expand its activities in various third countries. |
| 22. | SIN Kyu-Nam a.k.a. SIN Kyu Nam 신규남 | DOB: 12.9.1972 POB: Pyongyang, DPRK Passport number: PO472132950 Gender: male | 3.7.2015 | Director in the reinsurance department of the Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) based in the headquarters in Pyongyang and former authorised representative of KNIC in Hamburg, acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction. The UN Panel of Experts in its September 2023 and March 2024 reports found that KNIC continued to operate and expand its activities in various third countries. |
| 23. | PAK Chun-San a.k.a. PAK Chun San 박천산 | DOB: 18.12.1953 POB: Pyongyang, DPRK Passport number: PS472220097 Gender: male | 3.7.2015 | Director in the reinsurance department of the Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) based in the headquarters in Pyongyang at least until December 2015 and former authorised chief representative of KNIC in Hamburg, continues to act for or on behalf of KNIC or at its direction. The UN Panel of Experts in its September 2023 and March 2024 reports found that KNIC continued to operate and expand its activities in various third countries. |
| 24. | SO Tong Myong 서동명 | DOB: 10.9.1956 Gender: male | 3.7.2015 | Former president of the Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC), former KNIC Executive Management Committee Chairman (June 2012); former KNIC General Manager, September 2013, acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction. The UN Panel of Experts in its September 2023 and March 2024 reports found that KNIC continued to operate and expand its activities in various third countries. |
| 25. | PAK Hwa Song a.k.a. PAK Hwa-Song 박화성 | Co-founder of the CONGO ACONDE company POB: DPRK Passport number: 654331357 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male Address: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) | 21.4.2022 | Pak Hwa Song is engaged in sanctions evasion and responsible for supporting financially the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic programmes. He is co-founder of the CONGO ACONDE company, a front company of the PAEKHO TRADING CORPORATION. PAEKHO is involved in the export of statues to several Sub-Saharan countries in violation of UN sanctions. Pak also opened a bank account in a Lubumbashi branch of a Cameroon-based bank in violation of UNSC resolutions. Pak works with Hwang Kil Su. He provides financial services supporting the DPRK’s regime and nuclear programmes. |
| 26. | HWANG Kil Su a.k.a. HWANG Kil-Su 황길수 | Co-founder of the CONGO ACONDE company POB: DPRK Passport number: 654331363 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male Address: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) | 21.4.2022 | Hwang Kil Su is engaged in sanctions evasion and responsible for supporting financially the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic programmes. He is co-founder of the CONGO ACONDE company, a front company of the PAEKHO TRADING CORPORATION. PAEKHO is involved in the export of statues to several Sub-Saharan countries in violation of UNSC resolutions. Hwang also opened a bank account in a Lubumbashi branch of a Cameroon-based bank in violation of UNSC resolutions. Hwang works with Pak Hwa Song. He provides financial services supporting the DPRK’s regime and nuclear programmes. |
| 27. | IM Song Sun a.k.a. IM Song-Sun | Nationality: DPRK Gender: male | 21.4.2022 | In his capacity as a representative of the Corman Construction Company (Tong Bang), a front company for the UN-designated Mansudae Overseas Project (MOP) Group (also known as Mansudae Art Studio), Im Song Sun is engaged in sanctions evasion in violation of the provisions of UNSCRs 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2356 (2017), 2371 (2017), 2375 (2017) or 2397(2017). He has managed construction by this company in Senegal and has received payments on contracts awarded to MOP and Corman Construction, and therefore he is responsible for financial activities supporting the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic programmes. The US government sanctioned Im Song Sun in 2023 for similar reasons. The UN Panel of Experts in March 2024 found that artists linked to Mansudae Overseas Project Group continued to operate abroad. |
| 28. | CHOE Song Chol a.k.a. CHOE Song-Chol | Nationality: DPRK Gender: male | 21.4.2022 | In his capacity as a representative of the Corman Construction company (Tong Bang), a front company for UN-designated Mansudae Overseas Project Group (also known as Mansudae Art Studio), Choe Song Chol is engaged in sanctions evasion in violation of the provisions of UNSCRs 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2356 (2017), 2371 (2017), 2375 (2017) or 2397(2017). He has managed construction by this company in Senegal and has received payments on contracts awarded to MOP and Corman Construction, and therefore he is responsible for financial activities supporting the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic programmes. The US government sanctioned Choe Song Chol in 2023 for similar reasons. The UN Panel of Experts in March 2024 found that artists linked to Mansudae Overseas Project Group continued to operate abroad. |
| 29. | KIL Jong Hun | DOB: 7.8.1965 / 20.2.1972 Passport number: 563410081 / 472410022 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male | 12.12.2022 | In his capacity as a representative for the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID), Kil Jong Hun is responsible for providing assistance in arms procurement for Equatorial Guinea, thus evading the international arms embargo set out in relevant UNSCRs. He has been under US sanctions since 2015. Previously employed as the representative of the designated entity KOMID in Namibia under diplomatic status, he has set up a bank account in South Africa. Due to his position, he continues his proliferation activities for KOMID, providing valuable finance for the DPRK despite international sanctions. |
| 30. | PYON Kwang Chol | DOB: 16.9.1964 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male | 12.12.2022 | In his capacity as a deputy representative for a suspected front company of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences in Dalian (China), PYON Kwang Chol takes part in activities for a sanctioned entity set out in UNSCR 2094 (2013). This entity is known for its proliferation activities benefitting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. As such, he is directly involved in providing funds and supplies for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. |
| 31. | O Yong Ho | Date of Birth: 25.12.1961 Passport number: 108410041 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male | 12.12.2022 | In his capacity as a representative in Moscow, Russian Federation, with direct links to the Second Academy of Natural Sciences, O Yong Ho takes part, under diplomatic status, in activities for a sanctioned entity set out in UNSCR 2094 (2013). This entity is known for its proliferation activities benefiting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. He sought to procure missile-applicable items from third countries on behalf of the DPRK’s missile program, including aramid fiber, stainless steel tubes, and ball bearings. He has also sought to procure multiple goods controlled by the Nuclear Suppliers Group with ballistic missile applications, including Kevlar thread, aramid fiber, aviation oil, ball bearings, and precision milling machines. As such, he is directly involved in providing funds and supplies for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. |
| 32. | AN Se-Ho 안세호 | DOB: 15.6.1976 Passport: 572110043 Nationality: DPRK Gender: male Intermediary for the construction project of an ammunition factory in Mali | 31.5.2024 | An Se-Ho is a DPRK diplomat who was formerly the First Secretary at the Embassy of the DPRK in Conakry (Guinea). The embassy closed in December 2023. He was the main coordinator for the construction of an ammunition factory in Mali. In 2022, he met the Malian Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, Abdoulaye Maïga. In November 2022, he also met senior officials of the Malian junta to discuss the construction of the factory in Dialakorobougou, near Bamako. |
| 33. | Oleg Nikolaevich KOZHEMYAKO Олег Николаевич КОЖЕМЯКО | DOB: 17.3.1962 POB: Chernigovka, (Russian: Черниговка), Russian Federation Passport: 572110043 Nationality: Russian Gender: male Governor, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation | 31.5.2024 | In his capacity as governor of the Primorsky Krai region of the Russian Federation, Oleg Nikolaevich Kozhemyako played an instrumental role in the September 2023 official visit of Kim Jong Un to the Russian Federation. During that visit, Mr. Kozhemyako presented weaponry and uniforms to Kim Jong Un as gifts for him to take back to the DPRK, in violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Such material will then be used by the DPRK armed forces and reengineered, constituting an indirect transfer of technology to the DPRK. He is thus assisting in the evasion of UN sanctions. |
(b) Legal persons, entities and bodies.
| Name (and possible aliases) | Location | Date of designation | Reasons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Korea International Exhibition Corporation 조선국제전람사 | Address: Jungsong-dong, Central District, Sungri St, Pyonyang, DPRK Telephone: 850 2 381 5926 Email: kiec@silibank.net.kp | 16.10.2017 | The Korea International Exhibition Corporation has assisted designated entities in the evasion of sanctions by hosting the Pyongyang International Trade Fair, which provides designated entities with the opportunity to breach UN sanctions by continuing economic activity. |
| 2. | Korea Rungrado General Trading Corporation a.k.a. Rungrado Trading Corporation 조선릉라도무역총회사 | Address: Segori-dong, Pothonggang District, Pyongyang, DPRK Telephone: 850-2-18111-3818022 Fax: 850-2-3814507 Email: rrd@co.chesin.com | 16.10.2017 | The Panel of Experts reported that Korea Rungrado General Trading Corporation has assisted in violating sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council Resolutions through the sale of Scud missiles to Egypt. |
| 3. | Maritime Administrative Bureau a.k.a. Maritime Administration of DPR Korea a.k.a. DPRK National Maritime Supervision Bureau 조선민주주의인민공화국 국가해사감독국 | Address: Ryonhwa-2Dong, Central District, Pyongyang, DPRK PO Box 416 Telephone: 850-2-18111 Ex 8059 Fax 850 2 381 4410 Email: mab@silibank.net.kp Website: www.ma.gov.kp | 16.10.2017 | The Maritime Administrative Bureau has assisted in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council including by renaming and re-registering assets of designated entities and providing false documentation to vessels subject to United Nations sanctions. |
| 4. | Pan Systems Pyongyang a.k.a. Wonbang Trading Co.; Glocom; International Golden Services; International Global System | Address: Room 818, Pothonggang Hotel, Ansan-Dong, Pyongchon district, Pyongyang, DPRK | 16.10.2017 | Pan Systems has assisted in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, an entity that has been designated by the United Nations. The March 2023 Final Report of the UN Panel of Experts presents information that Pan Systems continues to engage in attempts to export arms. The September 2023 Report of the UN Panel of Experts identified the company as exporting and providing training in the use of military telecommunications equipment to the Ethiopian armed forces via front companies in Malaysia and Indonesia. |
| 5. | Eritech Computer Assembly & Communication Technology PLC | Address: Denden Street N028, Asmara, 257, Eritrea | 21.4.2022 | Eritech Computer Assembly & Communication technology PLC is placed under the authority or under the direction of the Eritrean Defense Forces and is domiciled within their complex of the Asha Golgol Military Technical Center, used for the production, modification or repair of civil and military and paramilitary equipment. It is engaged in sanctions evasion and responsible for supporting the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic programmes since it was identified as the intended recipient in July 2016 of a shipment from China of military communications equipment of DPRK origin. Most of the equipment concerned came from GLOCOM, a DPRK company specialised in the supply of military transmission equipment, linked to the DPRK intelligence services in violation, in particular, of UNSCR 2270 (2016). The March 2023 Final Report of the UN Panel of Experts presents information that Pan Systems continues to engage in attempts to export arms. |
| 6. | Korea General Corporation for External Construction (Aliases: KOGEN, GENCO) 조선대외건설총회사 | Address: Taedonggang District, Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 21.4.2022 | The Korea General Corporation for External Construction (KOGEN) has advertised itself as using DPRK employees for projects in other countries, including through the official DPRK internet portal Naenara. KOGEN is, thereby, engaged in sanctions evasion by violating UNSCR 2397 (2017), which prohibits the deployment of overseas workers whose wages are paid to the DPRK government and could be used to support the nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, and is responsible for supporting financially the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic programmes as it transfers all or part of the wages of workers it sends abroad to the regime, a practice prohibited by UNSCR 2397 (2017). |
| 7. | Chilsong Trading Corporation | Address: Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 21.4.2022 | Chilsong Trading Corporation is engaged in sanctions evasion in violation of UNSCR 2270 (2016) and is responsible for supporting the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic programmes as it is notably represented by a DPRK citizen, CHOE Jin-myong, who markets military communications equipment and negotiated with the DAERYONGGANG TRADING CORPORATION, an entity sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council on 16 July 2009. |
| 8. | Korea Paekho Trading Corporation (Alias: Joson Paekho Muyok Hoesa) 조선백호무역회사 | Address: Chongryu 3-dong, Taedonggang District, Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 21.4.2022 | Paekho Trading Corporation is an art company involved in constructing statues overseas, in exporting artwork statues produced by Paekho Art Studio, and facilitates illicit labour and access to international financial systems. It specifically targets development grants and loans, as well as foreign-direct investment earmarked for municipal projects. It is, thereby, engaged in the evasion of sanctions and responsible for supporting financially the DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic programmes. In July 2024, the company was seen participating in a trade fair of DPRK products in Vladivostok, Russia, and in November 2024, it was seen participating in the 16th Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair. |
| 9. | Korea Rounsan Trading Corporation 로은산무역회사 | 12.12.2022 | The Korean Rounsan Trading Corporation is a subordinate company of the Ministry of Rocket Industry of the DPRK. As such, the entity is directly involved in providing support for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. The company is particularly involved in establishing joint ventures in the DPRK, promoting large-scale projects with Chinese companies, sending DPRK workers, and managing the procurement of large European equipment. | |
| 10. | Eastern Stevedoring Company (a.k.a. Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company LLC) OOO ‘Восточная Стивидорная Компания’ | Address: 14a, ul. Vnutriportovaya. Vrangel-1 692941 Nakhodka, Russian Federation | 31.5.2024 | The Eastern Stevedoring Company, also known as the Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company, operates the terminals at the main container port of the Russian Far-East in Vostochny Port. It is through this port in the Russian Federation that thousands of containers of DPRK weapons and ammunition have been transferred to the Russian armed forces before being transported to near the front line in Ukraine. As operator of Vostochny Port, the Eastern Stevedoring Company has been involved in arms transfers from the DPRK to the Russian Federation, in violation of UNSCR 1718 (2006) and UNSCR 1874 (2009). |
| 11. | Royal Shune Lei | Address: Building 37, Room 6, Bahosi Housing, Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar/Burma | 16.12.2024 | The UN Panel of Experts reports that Royal Shune Lei, a Myanmar/Burma company working as an intermediary firm for the armed forces of Myanmar/Burma, is identified as working with the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) for supply of arms and weapons from the DPRK. Such arms transfers from the DPRK are a breach of UN Security Council Resolutions. As such, the entity is assisting in the evasion of UN sanctions. |
ANNEX XVII
List of persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 34(1) and 34(3)
ANNEX XVIII
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