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TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK

Aliases

KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK; CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK

Address

Saemul 1-Dong Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, Korea, North

Official reason

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated two officials from North Korea-based Tanchon Commercial Bank, as well as one entity—Leader (Hong Kong) International Trading Limited—pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their supporters. Our actions today target two North ...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/tg1828

Date of listing

2005-06-29

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544

Regime

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Target State

Non-Proliferation

Measures

Blocking Property

Official Information

On April 13, 2009, OFAC issued the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 544 (74 FR 16771, April 13, 2009) (the “Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of June 28, 2005, “Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters” (70 FR 38567, July 1, 2005)

Additional Details

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Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/16/2022-03361/weapons-of-mass-destruction-proliferators-sanctions-regulations