Financial sector / Mandatory

Banks and financial institutions


(a) Opening of new offices, subsidiaries, branches or banking accounts in target state

Decides that States shall prohibit financial institutions within their territories or subject to their jurisdiction from opening new representative offices or subsidiaries, branches or banking accounts in the DPRK;

UNSCR 2270 (2016), Paragraph 34
Note:

UNSCR 2371 (2017) clarifies that “companies performing financial services commensurate with those provided by banks are considered financial institutions” (Paragraph 14).

UNSCR 2371 (2017), Paragraph 14

(b) Closure of existing offices, subsidiaries, branches or banking accounts in target state

Decides that Member States shall take the necessary measures to close existing representative offices, subsidiaries or banking accounts in the DPRK within 90 days...

UNSCR 2321 (2016), Paragraph 31

(c) Opening of target's banks

Decides that States shall prohibit in their territories the opening and operation of new branches, subsidiaries, and representative offices of DPRK banks…

UNSCR 2270 (2016), Paragraph 33
Note:

UNSCR 2371 (2017) clarifies that “companies performing financial services commensurate with those provided by banks are considered financial institutions” (Paragraph 14).

UNSCR 2371 (2017), Paragraph 14

(d) Closure of target's banks

…decides that States shall take the necessary measures to close such existing branches, subsidiaries and representative offices … within ninety days from the adoption of this resolution;

UNSCR 2270 (2016), Paragraph 33

(e) Establishment and operation of joint ventures, ownership interests and correspondent relations

Decides that States shall prohibit, by their nationals or in their territories, the opening, maintenance, and operation of all joint ventures or cooperative entities, new and existing, with DPRK entities or individuals, whether or not acting for or on behalf of the government of the DPRK...

UNSCR 2375 (2017), Paragraph 18

Decides that States shall prohibit, by their nationals or in their territories, the opening of new joint ventures or cooperative entities with DPRK entities or individuals, or the expansion of existing joint ventures through additional investments, whether or not acting for or on behalf of the government of the DPRK...

UNSCR 2371 (2017), Paragraph 12

…decides further that States shall prohibit financial institutions within their territories or subject to their jurisdiction from establishing new joint ventures and from taking an ownership interest in or establishing or maintaining correspondent relationships with DPRK banks, unless such transactions have been approved by the Committee in advance…

UNSCR 2270 (2016), Paragraph 33

(f) Termination of joint ventures, ownership interests and correspondent relations

...further decides that States shall close any such existing joint venture or cooperative entity within 120 days of the adoption of this resolution if such joint venture or cooperative entity has not been approved by the Committee on a case-by-case basis, and States shall close any such existing joint venture or cooperative entity within 120 days after the Committee has denied a request for approval...

UNSCR 2375 (2017), Paragraph 18

decides that States shall take the necessary measures to … terminate such joint ventures, ownership interests and correspondent banking relationships with DPRK banks within ninety days from the adoption of this resolution;

UNSCR 2270 (2016), Paragraph 33

(a) General

...unless such joint ventures or cooperative entities have been approved by the Committee in advance on a case-by-case basis;

UNSCR 2371 (2017), Paragraph 12

(b) Humanitarian or diplomatic purpose

...unless the Committee determines on a case-by-case basis that such offices, subsidiaries or accounts are required for the delivery of humanitarian assistance or the activities of diplomatic missions in the DPRK or the activities of the United Nations or its specialized agencies or related organizations or any other purpose consistent with the objectives of this resolution;

UNSCR 2321 (2016), Paragraph 31

(c) Specific exempted undertakings

...decides that this provision shall not apply with respect to existing China-DPRK hydroelectric power infrastructure projects and the Russia-DPRK Rajin-Khasan port and rail project solely to export Russia-origin coal as permitted by paragraph 8 of resolution 2371 (2017);

UNSCR 2375 (2017), Paragraph 18