International Law Advisory - North Korea, SDN List

August 27, 2002

North Korean Company Sanctioned for Missile Proliferation Activities; OFAC Revises the List of Specially Designated Nationals

This is a general advisory regarding developments on US sanctions implemented by the US Department of State and the US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"). First, the State Department has ordered sanctions against a North Korean entity for missile proliferation activities. Second, there have been a number of changes by OFAC to its list of blocked persons and entities. We have summarized those changes for you below.

The State Department Imposes Missile Proliferation Sanctions on a North Korean Company

A Federal Register notice issued August 23, 2002, confirmed press reports that US sanctions have been imposed on a North Korean company, Changgwang Sinyong Corporation.1 The sanctions, effective August 16, 2002, ban exports of equipment and technology related to missiles and missile development as designated by the Missile Technology Control Regime ("MTCR") for two years. Please click here for the Federal Register notice.

The State Department imposed the sanctions following a determination that the company has been engaging in missile technology proliferation activities that violate the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Administration Act. The sanctions include not only a two year ban on exports of MTCR-controlled items to Changgwang Sinyong Corp., but also a ban on sales of these items to the Government of North Korea.

State Department officials have noted that they do not know of any US companies engaged in business with Changgwang Sinyong Corp. However, the imposition of these sanctions should alert companies that the US government is paying close attention to the North Korean weapons research and production activities. Further, this decision represents the fourth major announcement of nonproliferation sanctions this year. Additional companies involved in proliferation activities are likely to be identified in coming months.

OFAC Adds and Subtracts Individuals and Companies from the List of Specially Designated Nationals

Since our last advisory, the following entries have been added to OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons:

NEW PEOPLE’S ARMY / COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES (a.k.a. COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES; a.k.a. CPP; a.k.a. NEW PEOPLE’S ARMY; a.k.a. NPA; a.k.a. NPA/CPP) [FTO] [SDGT]
SISON, Jose Maria (a.k.a. LIWINAG, Armando), The Netherlands; DOB 8 Feb 1938; POB Llocos Sur, Northern Luzon, Philippines (individual) [SDGT]

The following individuals and entities have been removed from the SDN list:

AARAN MONEY WIRE SERVICE INC., 1806 Riverside Ave., 2nd Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. [SDGT]
ADEN, Abdirisak, Skaftingebacken 8, Spanga 163 67, Sweden; DOB 01 Jun 68 (individual) [SDGT]
ALI, Abdi Abdulaziz, Drabantvagen 21, Spanga 177 50, Sweden; DOB 01 Jan 1955 (individual) [SDGT]
BARAKAAT ENTERPRISE, 1762 Huy Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43224-3550, U.S.A. [SDGT]
DONNEYS GONZALEZ, Federico, c/o DISTRIBUIDORA DE DROGAS CONDOR LTDA., Bogota, Colombia (individual) [SDNT]
GLOBAL SERVICE INTERNATIONAL, 1929 5th St., Suite 204, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. [SDGT]
JAMA, Garad (a.k.a. NOR, Garad K.; a.k.a. WASRSAME, Fartune Ahmed), 2100 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.; 1806 Riverside Ave., 2nd Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.; DOB 26 Jun 1974 (individual) [SDGT]
NOR, Garad K. (a.k.a. JAMA, Garad; a.k.a. WASRSAME, Fartune Ahmed), 2100 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota U.S.A.; 1806 Riverside Ave., 2nd Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.; DOB 26 Jun 1974 (individual) [SDGT]
PLATINUM COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., Head Office: 76-B Block E-1, Main Blvd., Gulberg III, Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan; Main Office: SRI, Business & Finance Center, Plot No. 7/3 I.I. Chundrigar Rd., Karachi 74200, Sindh, Pakistan; 76 Abdali Rd., Multan, Punjab, Pakistan; all other offices located in Pakistan [BPI-LIBYA]
WASRSAME, Fartune Ahmed (a.k.a. JAMA, Garad; a.k.a. NOR, Garad K.), 2100 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota U.S.A.; 1806 Riverside Ave., 2nd Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.; DOB 26 Jun 1974 (individual) [SDGT]

We will continue to keep you apprised of sanctions and export control developments. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ed Krauland at 202.429.8083.

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Footnotes

1 67 Fed. Reg. 54693-94 (State Dep’t Aug. 23, 2002).