[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 24585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11935]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2798]


Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Imposition of Missile 
Proliferation Sanctions Against Entities in North Korea and Pakistan

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Government has determined that entities in 
North Korea and Pakistan have engaged in missile technology 
proliferation activities that require imposition of sanctions pursuant 
to the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, and the Export 
Administration Act of 1979, as amended (as carried out under Executive 
Order 12424 of August 19, 1994).

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 17, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vann H. Van Diepen, Office of Chemical, Biological and Missile 
Nonproliferation, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of 
State, (202-647-1142).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 73(a)(1) of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)(1)), Section 11B(b)(1) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. app. 2401b(b)(1)), as 
carried out under Executive Order 12924 of August 19, 1994 (hereinafter 
cited as the ``Export Administration Act of 1979''), and Executive 
Order 12851 of June 11, 1993, the United States Government determined 
on April 17, 1998, that the following foreign persons have engaged in 
missile technology proliferation activities that require the imposition 
of the sanctions described in Sections 73(a)(2) (B) and (C) of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)(2) (B) and (C)) and Sections 
11B(b)(1)(B) (ii) and (iii) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
(50 U.S.C. app. 2410b(b)(1)(B) (ii) and (iii)) on these entities:
    1. Changgwang Sinyong Corporation (a.k.a. North Korea Mining 
Development Trading Corporation) (North Korea) and its sub-units, 
successors, and affiliated companies; and
    2. Khan Research Laboratories (Pakistan) and its sub-units and 
successors.
    Accordingly, the following sanctions are being imposed on these 
entities:
    (A) New individual licenses for export to the entities described 
above of items controlled pursuant to the Export Administration Act of 
1979 will be denied for two years;
    (B) New licenses for export to the entities described above of 
items controlled pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act will be denied 
for two years;
    (C) No United States Government contracts involving the entities 
described above will be entered into for two years; and
    (D) No products produced by the entities described above will be 
imported into the United States for two years.
    With respect to items controlled pursuant to the Export 
Administration Act of 1979, the export sanction only applies to exports 
made pursuant to individual export licenses.
    Additionally, because of the definition of ``person'' in section 
74(8)(B) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797c(8)(B)) and 
North Korea's status as a country with a non-market economy that is not 
a former member of the Warsaw Pact, the following sanctions shall be 
applied to all activities of the North Korean government relating to 
the development of production of missile equipment or technology and 
all activities of the North Korean government affecting the development 
or production of electronics, space systems or equipment, and military 
aircraft:
    (A) New licenses for export to the government activities described 
above of items controlled pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act will 
be denied for two years;
    (B) No U.S. Government contracts involving the government 
activities described above will be entered into for two years; and
    (C) No products produced by the government activities described 
above will be imported into the United States for two years.
    These measures shall be implemented by the responsible agencies as 
provided in Executive Order 12851 of June 11, 1993.

    Dated: April 24, 1998.
Eric D. Newsom,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-11935 Filed 5-1-98; 8:45 am]
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