Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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• Sec. 3. (a) The following are prohibited: (ii) new investment in North Korea by a United States person, wherever located; and (iii) any approval, financing, facilitation, or guarantee by a United States person, wherever located, of a transaction by a foreign person where the transaction by that foreign person would be prohibited by this section i...
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Program
Executive Order 13722 of March 15, 2016 Blocking Property of the Government of North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea, and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea
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OFAC country specific / UN
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Official Information
On March 15, 2016, the President issued E.O. 13722 pursuant to, inter alia, IEEPA, the NEA, the UNPA, and the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. § 9201 et seq.) (the NKSPEA), to take additional steps to address the national emergency declared in E.O. 13466 and expanded in E.O. 13551, in light of further North Korean...
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