This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and should be read in conjunction with the news release issued on 12 June 2017.
On 1 June 2017, the UN Security Council 1718 Sanctions Commitee amended the listing of four existing entries.
Annex IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 has been amended with effect from 9 June 2017, following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/970.
Amendments
Deleted information is in square brackets. Additions are shown in italics.
CHOE, SONG, IL
Nationality: North Korean
Passport Details: Passport No: (a) 472320665 (Date of Expiration: 26.9.2017), (b) 563120356.
Position: Tanchon Commercial Bank Representative in Vietnam.
Other Information: Annex IV. UN and EU listing. Served as the Tanchon Commerical Bank Representative in Vietnam.
Listed on: 05/03/2016 Last Updated: [05/03/2016] 12/06/2017 Group ID: 13325
JANG, YONG, SON
DOB: 20/02/1957.
Nationality: North Korean
Position: Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) Representative in Iran
Other Information: Annex IV. UN and EU Listing. Served as the KOMID Representative in Iran.
Listed on: 05/03/2016 Last Updated: [05/03/2016] 12/06/2017 Group ID: 13328.
KIM, JUNG, JONG
DOB: 07/11/1966.
a.k.a: KIM , Chung Chong
Nationality: North Korean
Passport Details: Passport No: (a) 199421147 (Date of Expiration: 29.12.2014), (b) 381110042 (Date of Expiration: 25.1.2016), (c) 563210184 (Date of Expiration: 18.6.2018).
Position: Tanchon Commercial Bank Representative in Vietnam.
Other Information: Annex IV. UN and EU listing. Tanchon Commercial Bank Representative in Vietnam.
Listed on: 05/03/2016 Last Updated: [05/03/2016] 12/06/2017 Group ID: 13332.
KIM, YONG, CHOL
DOB: 18/02/1962.
Nationality: North Korean
Position: Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) Representative in Iran.
Other Information: Annex IV. UN and EU listing. Served as the KOMID Representative in Iran.
Listed on: 05/03/2016 Last Updated: [05/03/2016] 12/06/2017 Group ID: 13334.
Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individuals and entities. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the Sanctions Officer at the Customs and Excise Division of the Treasury. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individuals entities they are not required to report these details again.
Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.
Further details of the sanctions regime related to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and links to the Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to these and other financial sanctions may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.
