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Notification  No. 35/2015-2020 New Delhi, dated: 18 October, 2017  Subject:  Amendment  in  Para  2.17  of the  Foreign  Trade  Policy  2015-2020  on  imports  and Exports  to  Democratic  People^s  Republic  of Korea  (DPRK)  in  terms  of  UNSC resolutions concerning DPRK.  S.O.(E)        In exercise of the powers conferred  by Section  5  and Section  l 4A of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act,  1992, as amended,  read with Para  1.02 of the  Foreign  Trade Policy (FTP)  2015-2020,  the Central Government  hereby makes amendment  to the Paragraph 2.17 of FTP 2015-2020,as notified vide Notification No. 41/2015-20 dated 21.03.2017, with immediate effect.  2.           Paragraph  2.17 of the Foreign  Trade Policy (FTP)  2015-2020,as  notified  vide Notification No.41/2015-20 dated 21.03.2017, stands substituted as follows:  "2.17   prohibition   on  direct   or   indirect   import   and   export   from/to  Democratic   People^s Republic of Korea (DPRK)  Prohibition  on export: (A) The direct or indirect supply,  sale,  transfer or export of the following  items  to Democratic People^s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is prohibited:-  (i)  any  battle  tanks,  armoured  combat  vehicles,  large  calibre  artillery  systems,  combat aircraft,  attack helicopters, warships, missiles or missile  systems as defined for  the purpose of the United Nations  Register  on Conventional  Arms, or related materiel  including spare parts;   (ii) all arms and related materiel, including small arms and light weapons  and their related materiel;   (iii) all items,  materials,  equipment,  goods and technology  as set  out in  the  UNSC  United Nations  Security  Council  and  International  Atomic  Energy  Agency  (IAEA)  documents, namely, 1.  S/2006/853*; 2. S/2006/853/Corr.1; 3.  Part B of S/2009/364; 4. Annex III of Resolution 2094 (2013); 5.  S/2016/1069; 6. Annex A to INFCIRC/254/Rev.12/Partl  (IAEA document); 7. Annex to INFCIRC/254/Rev.9/Part2 (IAEA document); 8. S/2014/253; 9. S/2016/308; 10. Annex III of Resolution 2321 (2016); and 11. other  items, materials, equipment,  goods and technology,  as determined  by  the Central  Government,  which  could  contribute  to  DPRK^s  nuclear  related,  ballistic missile-related  or other weapons of mass destruction related programmers; (iv)  luxury   goods,  including,   but  not  limited  to,  the  items   specified   in   Annex  JV   of Resolution  2094 (2013),  Annex IV of Resolution  2270 (2016)  and Annex IV  of Resolution 2321 (2016);  (v)  items as determined  by the Central  Government,  except  food  or medicine,  that could directly  contribute  to  the  development  of the  Democratic  People^s  Republic  of Korea^s operational  capabilities of its armed forces.  This measure is subject to the exemptions set out in paragraph 8 (a) and (b) of Resolution 2270 (2016);  Prohibition on import: (B)  The  direct  or  indirect  procurement   or  import  from  DPRK,  of  items,  whether  or  not originating in DPRK, covered in sub-paragraphs (A)(i), (A)(ii), (A)(iii) and (A)(v) above is prohibited.  Sectoral  prohibitions ( export) (C) The direct  or indirect supply, sale, transfer or export of the following items to  DPRK  is prohibited:  (i) new helicopters  and vessels, except as approved in advance by the Committee on a case by-case basis;  (ii)  aviation  fuel,  including aviation  gasoline,  naptha-type jet  fuel,  kerosene-type  jet  fuel, and kerosene-type  rocket fuel. This measure is subject to the provisions  of paragraph  31  of Resolution 2270 (2016) and paragraph 20 of Resolution of2321  (2016);  (iii) condensates and natural gas liquids;  (iv) refined petroleum  products.  This measure is  subject  to the exemptions  and procedures set out in paragraph  14 of Resolution 2375 (2017);  (v) crude oil. This measure is  subject to the exemptions and procedures  set out in  paragraph 15  of Resolution 2375 (2017);  Sectoral  prohibitions (import) (D)  The  direct  or indirect procurement  or import  from  DPRK,  of the  following  items  is prohibited: (i) coal,  iron  and  iron  ore. This  measure  is  subject to the exemptions  and  procedures  set out in paragraph 8 of Resolution 2371 (2017);  (ii) gold, titanium ore, vanadium  ore, and rare earth minerals; (iii) copper,  nickel,  silver and zinc; (iv) statues,  unless the Committee approves  on a case-by-case basis  in advance;  (v) seafood (including  fish,  crustaceans, mollusks,  and  other aquatic  invertebrates  in all forms).  This  measure  is  subject to the exemptions and procedures set out  in  paragraph  9 of Resolution 23 71 (2017);  (vi) lead  and lead ore. This measure  is subject to the exemptions and procedures set out in paragraph 10 of Resolution 2371 (2017);  (vii) textiles (including  but not limited to fabrics  and partially  or fully completed  apparel products).  This  measure  is  subject  to the exemptions and procedures set out in  paragraph 16 of Resolution 2375 (2017);  Explanation.- a)       UNSC  means the United Nations  Security  Council; b)      IAEA means  the International Atomic  Energy  Agency; c)       Committee  means  the  Committee  of the  UNSC  set  up  in  terms  of paragraph   12  of Resolution 1718 (2006);  and d)       Resolution, as the case may be, means the UNSC  Resolutions under Chapter  VII of the Charter  of  the  United  Nations  on  Democratic People^s  Republic   of  Korea,  namely, 1718  (2006),  1874  (2009),  2087 (2013),  2094 (2013),  2094 (2013),  2270  (2016),  2231 (2016), 2356 (2017), 2371 (2017) and 2375 (2017)".  3.         Effect of the notification This  Notification seeks to update  the Para  2.17 of the Foreign  Trade  Policy  2015-2020, on imports  and  exports   to  Democratic  People^s   Republic   of Korea  (DPRK),   to  account   for UNSC  Resolutions under  Chapter  VII of the  Charter  of the United Nations  on  Democratic People^s  Republic  of Korea,  namely,  1718  (2006),  1874  (2009),  2087  (2013),  2094  (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2231 (2016), 2356 (2017) ), 2371 (20 (2017).