Statutory guidance

Democratic People's Republic of Korea sanctions: guidance

Guidance on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Export Control Joint Unit, and Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation and Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation
Published
31 December 2020
Last updated
910 FebruaryOctober 20232024 — See all updates

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea sanctions: guidance

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The UK’s sanctions framework has changed. This page tells you about UK sanctions that are now in force.

This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It covers the prohibitions and requirements imposed by the regulations. It also provides guidance on best practice for:

  • complying with the prohibitions and requirements
  • enforcing them
  • circumstances where they do not apply

This guidance should be read alongside more detailed sanctions guidance published by departments including the Department for InternationalBusiness and Trade (DIT),(DBT), Department for Transport (DfT), Home Office and HM Treasury, through the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).

Updates to this page

Published 31 December 2020
Last updated 910 FebruaryOctober 20232024 + show all updates

  1. Added the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) as a supporting organisation, who took over civil enforcement for sanctions in October 2024. As part of these new powers, OTSI has introduced a new service to apply for sanctions licences for the provision of services, which replaces the previous process of applying via SPIRE. Applications for goods-related exports sanctions licences remain via SPIRE.

  2. Updated to reflect provisions of UN Humanitarian Exception SI

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