Last Updated: January 17, 2025
Korean People's Army
Aliases
조선인민군; Armée populaire coréenne; Λαϊκός Στρατός της Κορέας; Ludowe Siły Zbrojne Korei; Ejército Popular de Corea; Exército do Povo Coreano; Armata tal-Poplu Korean; Koreaans Volksleger; Koreanische Volksarmee; Esercito popolare coreano; Narodna armija Koreje; Korejska ljudska vojska; Kórejská ľudová armáda; Koreai Néphadsereg; Ко...
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202403152
Other Information
The Korean People’s Army includes the Strategic Rocket Force, which controls the DPRK’s nuclear and conventional strategic missile units. The Strategic Rocket Force has been listed by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2356 (2017).
Date of listing
2024-12-16
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