# Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/1573 of 15 September 2017 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Division B: Entities

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Name
Alias
Location
Date of UN designation
Other information
51.
Central Military Commission of the Worker's Party of Korea (CMC)
Pyongyang, DPRK
11.9.2017
The Central Military Commission is responsible for the development and implementation of the Workers' Party of Korea's military policies, commands and controls the DPRK's military, and directs the country's military defence industries in coordination with the State Affairs Commission.
52.
Organization and Guidance Department (OGD)
DPRK
11.9.2017
The Organization and Guidance Department is a very powerful body of the Worker's Party of Korea. It directs key personnel appointments for the Workers' Party of Korea, the DPRK's military, and the DPRK's government administration. It also purports to control the political affairs of all of the DPRK and is instrumental in implementing the DPRK's censorship policies.
53.
Propaganda and Agitation Department (PAD)
Pyongyang, DPRK
11.9.2017
The Propaganda and Agitation Department has full control over the media, which it uses as a tool to control the public on behalf of the DPRK leadership. The Propaganda and Agitation Department also engages in or is responsible for censorship by the Government of the DPRK, including newspaper and broadcast censorship.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/1573/annex/division/B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1573/annex/division-B
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.