Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Systems, equipment and components, specially designed or modified for submersible vehicles and designed to operate at depths exceeding 1 000 m, as follows: 1.  Pressure housings or pressure hulls with a maximum inside chamber diameter exceeding 1,5 m; 2.  Direct current propulsion motors or thrusters; 3.  Umbilical cables, and connectors therefor, using optical fibre and having synthetic strength members; 4.  Components manufactured from material as follows: ‘Syntactic foam’ designed for underwater use and having all of the following: a.  Designed for marine depths exceeding 1 000 m; and b.  A density less than 561 kg/m 3 ;

Code

8A002A

EU Code

IX.A8.001

Category

ANNEX II - Goods and technology referred to in points (a) and (c) of Article 3(1) and in Article 7

Subcategory

IX.A8.MARINE

Prohibited Supply To

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Authority

EU

Document

EU Regulation 2017/1509

Program information

Authority

EU

Program

Restrictive measures in relation to the non-proliferation of the weapons of mass destruction

Regime

UN, EU country specific

Target State

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Measures

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission

Sanctions Portfolio

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in Annex I, II and III of Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849. Member States shall also expel: (1) DPRK nationals who they dete...

Official Information

The ongoing nuclear and ballistic missile-related activities of the DPRK represent a serious threat to international peace and security. These activities undermine the global non-proliferation and disarmament regime of which the EU has been a steadfast supporter for decades. In this context, the EU has implemented the restrictive measures imposed b...

Program URL

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02016D0849-20230404