Last Updated: January 19, 2026
CHOE CHUN-SIK
Aliases
Choe Chun Sik; Ch'oe Ch'un Sik
Position
Former director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS)|Former head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.
Nationality
DPRK
DoB
1954-10-12
Address
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Other Information
Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.
Date of listing
2016-03-02
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UN, UK country specific
Target State
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regul...
Additional Details
Licencing, exception and direction provisions are contained in Part 9 of the Regulations.
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