Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 of 30 August 2017 (OJ L 224/1 of 31/08/2017) has been amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1836 of 10 October 2017 (OJ L 261/1 of 11/10/2017) in order to transpose the sectoral sanctions imposed by UN Security Council resolution 2375 (2017), adopted on 11 September 2017, in response to the DPRK’s ongoing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles-development activities.
Latest amendments, notably, insert new parts in Annex II (which lists all dual-use items, other nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related and weapons of mass destruction-related items) to transpose paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 of UNSCR 2371 (2017). These paragraphs concern respectively:
- Weapons of mass destruction-related items, materials, equipment, goods and technology designated;
- Conventional arms-related items, materials, equipment, goods and technology designated.
Other measures introduced by UNSC resolution 2375 (2017) include a ban on the sale of natural gas liquids to the DPRK, and on the importation of its textiles, as well as limitations on the sale of refined petroleum products and crude oil to the DPRK.