Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/548 of 6 April 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/548of 6 April 2018implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Article 1Annexes XIII and XIV to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 are amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This 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.ANNEX1.The following person and entities are added to the list of persons and entities referred to in Article 34(1) and (3) as set out in Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509:"(a)Natural persons
NameAliasIdentifying informationDate of UN designationStatement of reasons
80.TSANG YUNG YUANNeil Tsang, Yun Yuan TsangDOB: 20.10.1957Passport No: 30200158130.3.2018Tsang Yung Yuan has coordinated DPRK coal exports with a DPRK broker operating in a third country, and he has a history of other sanctions evasion activities.
(b)Legal persons, entities and bodies
NameAliasLocationDate of UN designationOther information
55.CHANG AN SHIPPING & TECHNOLOGY02018R0548-20180409_en_img_1;CHANG AN SHIPPING AND TECHNOLOGYRoom 2105, DL1849, Trend Centre, 29-31 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China30.3.2018Registered owner, ship manager, and commercial manager of Panama-flagged vessel HUA FU, a cargo ship that loaded DPRK coal at Najin DPRK on 24 September 2017.
56.CHONMYONG SHIPPING COCHON MYONG SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITEDKalrimgil 2-dong, Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK; Saemaul 2-dong, Pyongchon-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of CHON MYONG 1, a DPRK-flagged vessel that conducted ship-to-ship transfer of fuel in late December 2017.
57.FIRST OIL JV CO LTDJongbaek 1-dong, Rakrang-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Owner of the DPRK tanker PAEK MA, which was involved in ship to ship transfer operations for oil in mid-January 2018.
58.HAPJANGGANG SHIPPING CORPKumsong 3-dong, Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of the DPRK tanker NAM SAN 8, which is believed to have been involved in ship to ship transfer operations for oil, and owner of vessel HAP JANG GANG 6.
59.HUAXIN SHIPPING HONGKONG LTD02018R0548-20180409_en_img_2Room 2105, Trend Centre, 29-31 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China30.3.2018Ship and commercial manager of the ASIA BRIDGE 1. Hong Kong-owned vessel, the probable "ASIA BRIDGE 1" was instructed on 19 October 2017 by Huaxin Shipping to make preparations for entry into Nampo, DPRK to receive a shipment of coal bound for Vietnam. The "ASIA BRIDGE 1" was instructed by an unidentified employee of Huaxin Shipping Ltd to make preparations to receive 8000 metric tonnes of coal and then sail to Cam Pha, Vietnam. The master of the vessel was instructed to cover the ship's name and other markings using canvas while in port at Nampo.
60.KINGLY WON INTERNATIONAL CO., LTDTrust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands30.3.2018In 2017, Tsang Yung Yuan (aka Neil Tsang) and Kingly Won attempted to engage in an oil deal valued at over USD 1 million with a petroleum company in a third country to illicitly transfer to the DPRK. Kingly Won acted as a broker for that petroleum company and a Chinese company that reached out to Kingly Won to purchase marine oil on its behalf.
61.KOREA ACHIM SHIPPING COSochang-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of DPRK tanker CHON MA SAN. DPRK-flagged CHON MA SAN prepared for likely ship to ship transfer operations in late January 2018. The master of the DPRK-flagged motor tanker YU JONG 2 reported on 18 November 2017 to an unidentified DPRK-based controller that the vessel was avoiding a storm in advance of a ship to ship transfer. The master suggested that the YU JONG 2 load fuel oil before the DPRK-flagged tanker CHON MA SAN since the CHON MA SAN's larger size was better suited to conduct ship to ship transfers in a storm. After the CHON MA SAN loaded fuel oil from a vessel, the YU JONG 2 loaded 1168 kilolitres of fuel oil on 19 November 2017 through a ship to ship transfer operation.
62.KOREA ANSAN SHIPPING COMPANYKOREA ANSAN SHPG COMPANYPyongchon 1-dong, Pyongchon-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of DPRK tanker AN SAN 1 believed to have been involved in ship to ship transfer operations for oil.
63.KOREA MYONGDOK SHIPPING COChilgol 2-dong, Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of the YU PHYONG 5. In late November 2017, the YU PHYONG 5 conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of 1721 metric tonnes of fuel oil.
64.KOREA SAMJONG SHIPPINGTonghung-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of DPRK tankers SAM JONG 1 and SAM JONG 2. Both vessels are believed to have imported refined petroleum to DPRK in violation of UN sanctions in late January 2018.
65.KOREA SAMMA SHIPPING CORakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017, loading almost 1600 metric tonnes of fuel oil in one transaction. The ship master was instructed to erase SAMMA SHIPPING and the Korean words found on the ship's seal and instead put "Hai Xin You 606" to mask its identity as a DPRK vessel.
66.KOREA YUJONG SHIPPING CO LTDPuksong 2-dong, Pyongchon-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK;Company Number IMO 543435830.3.2018Registered owner of the DPRK tanker YU JONG 2, which loaded 1168 kilolitres of fuel oil on 19 November 2017 through a ship to ship transfer operation.
67.KOTI CORPPanama City, Panama30.3.2018Ship manager and commercial manager of the Panama-flagged vessel KOTI, which conducted ship-to-ship transfers of likely petroleum product to the DPRK-flagged KUM UN SAN 3 on 9 December 2017.
68.MYOHYANG SHIPPING COKumsong 3-dong, Mangyondae-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Ship manager of DPRK oil products tanker YU SON, which is believed to have been involved in ship to ship transfer operations for oil.
69.PAEKMA SHIPPING COCare of First Oil JV Co LtdJongbaek 1-dong, Rakrang-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of the DPRK tanker PAEK MA, which was involved in ship to ship transfer operations for oil in mid-January 2018.
70.PHYONGCHON SHIPPING & MARINEPHYONGCHON SHIPPING AND MARINEOtan-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of DPRK tanker JI SONG 6, which is believed to have been involved in ship to ship transfer operations of oil in late January 2018. The company also owns vessels JI SONG 8 and WOORY STAR.
71.PRO-GAIN GROUP CORPORATIONLe Sanalele Complex, Ground Floor, Vaea Street, Saleufi, Apia, Samoa30.3.2018Company owned or controlled by Tsang Yung Yuan and involved in illicit transfers of DPRK coal.
72.SHANGHAI DONGFENG SHIPPING CO LTDRoom 601, 433, Chifeng Lu, Hongkou Qu, Shanghai, 200083, China30.3.2018Registered owner, ship and commercial manager of the DONG FENG 6, a vessel that loaded coal at Hamhung, DPRK on 11 July 2017 for export in violation of UN sanctions.
73.SHEN ZHONG INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING02018R0548-20180409_en_img_3Unit 503, 5th Floor, Silvercord Tower 2, 30, Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China30.3.2018Ship and commercial manager of HAO FAN 2 and HAO FAN 6, St Kitts-Nevis-flagged vessels. The HAO FAN 6 loaded coal at Nampo, DPRK on 27 August 2017. HAO FAN 2 loaded North Korean coal at Nampo, DPRK on 3 June 2017.
74.WEIHAI WORLD-SHIPPING FREIGHT419-201, Tongyi Lu, Huancui Qu, Weihai, Shandong 264200, China30.3.2018Ship and commercial manager of the XIN GUANG HAI, a vessel that on loaded coal at Taean, DPRK on 27 October 2017 and had an ETA of 14 November 2017 to Cam Pha, Vietnam, but it did not arrive and instead went to Port Klang, Malaysia on 18 December 2017.
75.YUK TUNG ENERGY PTE LTD17-22, UOB Plaza 2, Raffles Place, Singapore 048624, Singapore30.3.2018Ship manager and commercial manager of the YUK TUNG, which conducted ship-to-ship transfer of refined petroleum product."
2.The following vessels are added to the list of vessels subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 under the heading "A. Vessels subject to a seizure":"1.Name: CHON MYONG 1Additional informationIMO: 87123622.Name: AN SAN 1Additional informationIMO: 73038033.Name: YU PHYONG 5Additional informationIMO: 86050264.Name: SAM JONG 1Additional informationIMO: 84053115.Name: SAM JONG 2Additional informationIMO: 74088736.Name: SAM MA 2Additional informationIMO: 81064967.Name: YU JONG 2Additional informationIMO: 86049178.Name: PAEK MAAdditional informationIMO: 90669789.Name: JI SONG 6Additional informationIMO: 889874010.Name: CHON MA SANAdditional informationIMO: 866031311.Name: NAM SAN 8Additional informationIMO: 812234712.Name: YU SONAdditional informationIMO: 869170213.Name: WOORY STARAdditional informationIMO: 840859514.Name: JI SONG 8Additional informationIMO: 850322815.Name: HAP JANG GANG 6Additional informationIMO: 9066540"3.The following vessels are added to the list of vessels subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 under the heading "B. Vessels which are prohibited entry into ports":"9.Name: CHON MYONG 1Additional informationIMO: 871236210.Name: AN SAN 1Additional informationIMO: 730380311.Name: YU PHYONG 5Additional informationIMO: 860502612.Name: SAM JONG 1Additional informationIMO: 840531113.Name: SAM JONG 2Additional informationIMO: 740887314.Name: SAM MA 2Additional informationIMO: 810649615.Name: YU JONG 2Additional informationIMO: 860491716.Name: PAEK MAAdditional informationIMO: 906697817.Name: JI SONG 6Additional informationIMO: 889874018.Name: CHON MA SANAdditional informationIMO: 866031319.Name: NAM SAN 8Additional informationIMO: 812234720.Name: YU SONAdditional informationIMO: 869170221.Name: WOORY STARAdditional information22.Name: ASIA BRIDGE 1Additional informationIMO: 891658023.Name: XIN GUANG HAIAdditional informationIMO: 900470024.Name: HUA FUAdditional informationIMO: 902000325.Name: YUK TUNGAdditional informationIMO: 903059126.Name: KOTIAdditional informationIMO: 941711527.Name: DONG FENG 6Additional informationIMO: 900820128.Name: HAO FAN 2Additional informationIMO: 874760429.Name: HAO FAN 6Additional informationIMO: 862859730.Name: JIN HYEAdditional informationIMO: 851857231.Name: FAN KEAdditional informationIMO: 891493432.Name: WAN HENG 11Additional informationIMO: 879166733.Name: MIN NING DE YOU 078Additional informationIMO: does not exist"
Article 1Annexes XIII and XIV to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 are amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This 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.ANNEX1.The following person and entities are added to the list of persons and entities referred to in Article 34(1) and (3) as set out in Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509:"(a)Natural persons
NameAliasIdentifying informationDate of UN designationStatement of reasons
80.TSANG YUNG YUANNeil Tsang, Yun Yuan TsangDOB: 20.10.1957Passport No: 30200158130.3.2018Tsang Yung Yuan has coordinated DPRK coal exports with a DPRK broker operating in a third country, and he has a history of other sanctions evasion activities.
(b)Legal persons, entities and bodies
NameAliasLocationDate of UN designationOther information
55.CHANG AN SHIPPING & TECHNOLOGY02018R0548-20180409_en_img_1;CHANG AN SHIPPING AND TECHNOLOGYRoom 2105, DL1849, Trend Centre, 29-31 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China30.3.2018Registered owner, ship manager, and commercial manager of Panama-flagged vessel HUA FU, a cargo ship that loaded DPRK coal at Najin DPRK on 24 September 2017.
56.CHONMYONG SHIPPING COCHON MYONG SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITEDKalrimgil 2-dong, Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK; Saemaul 2-dong, Pyongchon-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of CHON MYONG 1, a DPRK-flagged vessel that conducted ship-to-ship transfer of fuel in late December 2017.
57.FIRST OIL JV CO LTDJongbaek 1-dong, Rakrang-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Owner of the DPRK tanker PAEK MA, which was involved in ship to ship transfer operations for oil in mid-January 2018.
58.HAPJANGGANG SHIPPING CORPKumsong 3-dong, Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of the DPRK tanker NAM SAN 8, which is believed to have been involved in ship to ship transfer operations for oil, and owner of vessel HAP JANG GANG 6.
59.HUAXIN SHIPPING HONGKONG LTD02018R0548-20180409_en_img_2Room 2105, Trend Centre, 29-31 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China30.3.2018Ship and commercial manager of the ASIA BRIDGE 1. Hong Kong-owned vessel, the probable "ASIA BRIDGE 1" was instructed on 19 October 2017 by Huaxin Shipping to make preparations for entry into Nampo, DPRK to receive a shipment of coal bound for Vietnam. The "ASIA BRIDGE 1" was instructed by an unidentified employee of Huaxin Shipping Ltd to make preparations to receive 8000 metric tonnes of coal and then sail to Cam Pha, Vietnam. The master of the vessel was instructed to cover the ship's name and other markings using canvas while in port at Nampo.
60.KINGLY WON INTERNATIONAL CO., LTDTrust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands30.3.2018In 2017, Tsang Yung Yuan (aka Neil Tsang) and Kingly Won attempted to engage in an oil deal valued at over USD 1 million with a petroleum company in a third country to illicitly transfer to the DPRK. Kingly Won acted as a broker for that petroleum company and a Chinese company that reached out to Kingly Won to purchase marine oil on its behalf.
61.KOREA ACHIM SHIPPING COSochang-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of DPRK tanker CHON MA SAN. DPRK-flagged CHON MA SAN prepared for likely ship to ship transfer operations in late January 2018. The master of the DPRK-flagged motor tanker YU JONG 2 reported on 18 November 2017 to an unidentified DPRK-based controller that the vessel was avoiding a storm in advance of a ship to ship transfer. The master suggested that the YU JONG 2 load fuel oil before the DPRK-flagged tanker CHON MA SAN since the CHON MA SAN's larger size was better suited to conduct ship to ship transfers in a storm. After the CHON MA SAN loaded fuel oil from a vessel, the YU JONG 2 loaded 1168 kilolitres of fuel oil on 19 November 2017 through a ship to ship transfer operation.
62.KOREA ANSAN SHIPPING COMPANYKOREA ANSAN SHPG COMPANYPyongchon 1-dong, Pyongchon-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of DPRK tanker AN SAN 1 believed to have been involved in ship to ship transfer operations for oil.
63.KOREA MYONGDOK SHIPPING COChilgol 2-dong, Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of the YU PHYONG 5. In late November 2017, the YU PHYONG 5 conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of 1721 metric tonnes of fuel oil.
64.KOREA SAMJONG SHIPPINGTonghung-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of DPRK tankers SAM JONG 1 and SAM JONG 2. Both vessels are believed to have imported refined petroleum to DPRK in violation of UN sanctions in late January 2018.
65.KOREA SAMMA SHIPPING CORakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017, loading almost 1600 metric tonnes of fuel oil in one transaction. The ship master was instructed to erase SAMMA SHIPPING and the Korean words found on the ship's seal and instead put "Hai Xin You 606" to mask its identity as a DPRK vessel.
66.KOREA YUJONG SHIPPING CO LTDPuksong 2-dong, Pyongchon-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK;Company Number IMO 543435830.3.2018Registered owner of the DPRK tanker YU JONG 2, which loaded 1168 kilolitres of fuel oil on 19 November 2017 through a ship to ship transfer operation.
67.KOTI CORPPanama City, Panama30.3.2018Ship manager and commercial manager of the Panama-flagged vessel KOTI, which conducted ship-to-ship transfers of likely petroleum product to the DPRK-flagged KUM UN SAN 3 on 9 December 2017.
68.MYOHYANG SHIPPING COKumsong 3-dong, Mangyondae-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Ship manager of DPRK oil products tanker YU SON, which is believed to have been involved in ship to ship transfer operations for oil.
69.PAEKMA SHIPPING COCare of First Oil JV Co LtdJongbaek 1-dong, Rakrang-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of the DPRK tanker PAEK MA, which was involved in ship to ship transfer operations for oil in mid-January 2018.
70.PHYONGCHON SHIPPING & MARINEPHYONGCHON SHIPPING AND MARINEOtan-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, DPRK30.3.2018Registered owner of DPRK tanker JI SONG 6, which is believed to have been involved in ship to ship transfer operations of oil in late January 2018. The company also owns vessels JI SONG 8 and WOORY STAR.
71.PRO-GAIN GROUP CORPORATIONLe Sanalele Complex, Ground Floor, Vaea Street, Saleufi, Apia, Samoa30.3.2018Company owned or controlled by Tsang Yung Yuan and involved in illicit transfers of DPRK coal.
72.SHANGHAI DONGFENG SHIPPING CO LTDRoom 601, 433, Chifeng Lu, Hongkou Qu, Shanghai, 200083, China30.3.2018Registered owner, ship and commercial manager of the DONG FENG 6, a vessel that loaded coal at Hamhung, DPRK on 11 July 2017 for export in violation of UN sanctions.
73.SHEN ZHONG INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING02018R0548-20180409_en_img_3Unit 503, 5th Floor, Silvercord Tower 2, 30, Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China30.3.2018Ship and commercial manager of HAO FAN 2 and HAO FAN 6, St Kitts-Nevis-flagged vessels. The HAO FAN 6 loaded coal at Nampo, DPRK on 27 August 2017. HAO FAN 2 loaded North Korean coal at Nampo, DPRK on 3 June 2017.
74.WEIHAI WORLD-SHIPPING FREIGHT419-201, Tongyi Lu, Huancui Qu, Weihai, Shandong 264200, China30.3.2018Ship and commercial manager of the XIN GUANG HAI, a vessel that on loaded coal at Taean, DPRK on 27 October 2017 and had an ETA of 14 November 2017 to Cam Pha, Vietnam, but it did not arrive and instead went to Port Klang, Malaysia on 18 December 2017.
75.YUK TUNG ENERGY PTE LTD17-22, UOB Plaza 2, Raffles Place, Singapore 048624, Singapore30.3.2018Ship manager and commercial manager of the YUK TUNG, which conducted ship-to-ship transfer of refined petroleum product."
2.The following vessels are added to the list of vessels subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 under the heading "A. Vessels subject to a seizure":"1.Name: CHON MYONG 1Additional informationIMO: 87123622.Name: AN SAN 1Additional informationIMO: 73038033.Name: YU PHYONG 5Additional informationIMO: 86050264.Name: SAM JONG 1Additional informationIMO: 84053115.Name: SAM JONG 2Additional informationIMO: 74088736.Name: SAM MA 2Additional informationIMO: 81064967.Name: YU JONG 2Additional informationIMO: 86049178.Name: PAEK MAAdditional informationIMO: 90669789.Name: JI SONG 6Additional informationIMO: 889874010.Name: CHON MA SANAdditional informationIMO: 866031311.Name: NAM SAN 8Additional informationIMO: 812234712.Name: YU SONAdditional informationIMO: 869170213.Name: WOORY STARAdditional informationIMO: 840859514.Name: JI SONG 8Additional informationIMO: 850322815.Name: HAP JANG GANG 6Additional informationIMO: 9066540"3.The following vessels are added to the list of vessels subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 under the heading "B. Vessels which are prohibited entry into ports":"9.Name: CHON MYONG 1Additional informationIMO: 871236210.Name: AN SAN 1Additional informationIMO: 730380311.Name: YU PHYONG 5Additional informationIMO: 860502612.Name: SAM JONG 1Additional informationIMO: 840531113.Name: SAM JONG 2Additional informationIMO: 740887314.Name: SAM MA 2Additional informationIMO: 810649615.Name: YU JONG 2Additional informationIMO: 860491716.Name: PAEK MAAdditional informationIMO: 906697817.Name: JI SONG 6Additional informationIMO: 889874018.Name: CHON MA SANAdditional informationIMO: 866031319.Name: NAM SAN 8Additional informationIMO: 812234720.Name: YU SONAdditional informationIMO: 869170221.Name: WOORY STARAdditional information22.Name: ASIA BRIDGE 1Additional informationIMO: 891658023.Name: XIN GUANG HAIAdditional informationIMO: 900470024.Name: HUA FUAdditional informationIMO: 902000325.Name: YUK TUNGAdditional informationIMO: 903059126.Name: KOTIAdditional informationIMO: 941711527.Name: DONG FENG 6Additional informationIMO: 900820128.Name: HAO FAN 2Additional informationIMO: 874760429.Name: HAO FAN 6Additional informationIMO: 862859730.Name: JIN HYEAdditional informationIMO: 851857231.Name: FAN KEAdditional informationIMO: 891493432.Name: WAN HENG 11Additional informationIMO: 879166733.Name: MIN NING DE YOU 078Additional informationIMO: does not exist"