COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1231

of 13 September 2018

implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council 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 (1), and in particular Article 47(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)	On 30 August 2017, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/1509.

(2)	On 8 August 2018, the United Nations Security Council (‘UNSC’) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1718 (2006) amended the listing of one entity subject to restrictive measures.

(3)	Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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, 13 September 2018.

For the Council

The President

J. BOGNER-STRAUSS

	Name	Alias	Location	Date of UN designation	Other information
‘71.	PRO-GAIN GROUP CORPORATION			30.3.2018	Company owned or controlled by Tsang Yung Yuan and involved in illicit transfers of DPRK coal.’.