The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Trade: exceptions from prohibitions

84.—(1) The prohibitions in regulations 45(1)(a), 46(1) and 47(1) are not contravened by the export, supply, delivery or making available of aviation fuel—

(a)in a third country, and

(b)exclusively for use—

(i)in a civilian passenger aircraft, and

(ii)for consumption by that aircraft in a flight to the DPRK from a place outside the DPRK, or the return flight from the DPRK to its airport of origin.

(2) The prohibition in regulation 45(1)(f) and the prohibitions in regulations 46(1), 47(1), 48(1) and (2), 49(1) and 50(1) in respect of luxury goods are not contravened by the import, export, supply, delivery, making available or acquisition of—

(a)the personal effects of a person travelling to or from the DPRK;

(b)goods of a non-commercial nature for the personal use of a person travelling to or from the DPRK and contained in that person’s luggage;

(c)goods which are necessary for the official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post in the DPRK, or of an international organisation enjoying immunities in the DPRK in accordance with international law;

(d)the personal effects of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post in the DPRK.

(3) The prohibition in regulation 56(1)(e) (provision of computer and related services) is not contravened by the provision of computer and related services —

(a)exclusively for the official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post in the DPRK, or of an international organisation enjoying immunities in the DPRK in accordance with international law;

(b)provided by persons that receive funding from any part of the Government of the United Kingdom to provide those services for—

(i)development purposes directly addressing the needs of the civilian population of the DPRK, or

(ii)the promotion of denuclearisation of the DPRK.

(4) The prohibition in regulation 61(1) is not contravened by the provision of bunkering or ship supply services where a failure to do so would endanger the lives of persons on board a ship.

(5) In this regulation—

(a)the following terms have the same meaning as they have in Part 6—

“aviation fuel”;

“bunkering or ship supply services”;

“luxury goods”;

“computer and related services”;

(b)“third country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the DPRK.