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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-659/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/659",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/659 of 27 April 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-659",
  "path": "annex",
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  "number": null,
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  "text": "Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 is amended as follows:\n(1) the entries concerning the following persons listed under the heading ‘C. Natural persons referred to in Article 6(2)(b)’ are replaced as follows:\nName (and possible aliases)\nIdentifying information\nStatement of Reasons\n‘4.\nKIM Il-Su\nDate of birth: 2.9.1965\nPlace of birth: Pyongyang, DPRK\nManager in the reinsurance department of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) based in the headquarters in Pyongyang and former authorised chief representative of KNIC in Hamburg, acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction.\n5.\nKANG Song-Sam\nDate of birth: 5.7.1972\nPlace of birth: Pyongyang, DPRK\nFormer authorised representative of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) in Hamburg, continues to act for or on behalf of KNIC or at its direction.\n6.\nCHOE Chun-Sik\nDate of birth: 23.12.1963\nPlace of birth: Pyongyang, DPRK\nPassport No 745132109\nValid until 12.2.2020\nDirector in the reinsurance department of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) based in the headquarters in Pyongyang acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction.\n7.\nSIN Kyu-Nam\nDate of birth: 12.9.1972\nPlace of birth: Pyongyang, DPRK\nPassport No.PO472132950\nDirector in the reinsurance department of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) based in the headquarters in Pyongyang and former authorised representative of KNIC in Hamburg, acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction.\n8.\nPAK Chun-San\nDate of birth: 18.12.1953\nPlace of birth: Pyongyang, DPRK\nPassport No.PS472220097\nDirector in the reinsurance department of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) based in the headquarters in Pyongyang at least until December 2015 and former authorised chief representative of KNIC in Hamburg, continues to act for or on behalf of KNIC or at its direction.\n9.\nSO Tong Myong\nDate of birth: 10.9.1956\nPresident of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC), acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction.’\n(2) the following entry is added under the heading ‘D. Legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 6(2)(b)’:\nName (and possible aliases)\nIdentifying information\nReasons\n‘7.\nKorea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) and its branch offices (a.k.a. Korea Foreign Insurance Company)\nHaebangsan-dong, Central District, Pyongyang, DPRK\nRahlstedter Strasse 83 a, 22149 Hamburg.\nKorea National Insurance Corporation of Alloway, Kidbrooke Park Road, Blackheath, London SE3 0LW\nKorea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC), a State-owned and controlled company, is generating substantial foreign exchange revenue which could contribute to the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic-missile-related or other weapons-of-mass-destruction-related programmes.\nFurthermore, the KNIC headquarters Pyongyang is linked to Office 39 of the Korean Worker's Party, a designated entity.’\n(3) the following entry is deleted under the heading ‘D. Legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 6(2)(b)’:\nName (and possible aliases)\nIdentifying information\nReasons\n‘7.\nKorea National Insurance Company (KNIC) GmbH (alias Korea Foreign Insurance Company)\nRahlstedter Strasse 83 a, 22149 Hamburg\nKNIC GmbH, as a subsidiary controlled by KNIC headquarters in Pyongyang (address Haebangsan-dong, Central District, Pyongyang, DPRK), a government entity, is generating substantial foreign exchange revenue which is used to support the regime in North Korea. Those resources could contribute to the DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes.\nFurthermore, the KNIC headquarters Pyongyang is linked to Office 39 of the Korean Worker's Party, a designated entity.’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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