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Text of the UN resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea
(AP) Updated: 2006-10-15 08:43
The text of the U.N. resolution passed Saturday that imposes sanctions on
North Korea for its claimed nuclear test:
The Security Council,
Recalling its previous relevant resolutions, including resolution 825 (1993),
resolution 1540 (2004) and, in particular, resolution 1695 (2006), as well as
the statement of its President of 6 October 2006 (S/PRST/2006/41),
Reaffirming that proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological
weapons, as well as their means of delivery, constitutes a threat to
international peace and security,
Expressing the gravest concern at the
claim by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) that it has conducted a
test of a nuclear weapon on 9 October 2006, and at the challenge such a test
constitutes to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and to
international efforts aimed at strengthening the global regime of
non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and the danger it poses to peace and
stability in the region and beyond, Expressing its firm conviction that
the international regime on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons should be
maintained and recalling that the DPRK cannot have the status of a
nuclear-weapon state in accordance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons,
Deploring the DPRKs announcement of withdrawal from the
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its pursuit of nuclear
weapons,
Deploring further that the DPRK has refused to return to the
Six-Party talks without precondition,
Endorsing the Joint Statement
issued on 19 September 2005 by China, the DPRK, Japan, the Republic of Korea,
the Russian Federation and the United States,
Underlining the importance
that the DPRK respond to other security and humanitarian concerns of the
international community,
Expressing profound concern that the test
claimed by the DPRK has generated increased tension in the region and beyond,
and determining therefore that there is a clear threat to international peace
and security, Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations, and taking measures under its Article 41,
1. Condemns the
nuclear test proclaimed by the DPRK on 9 October 2006 in flagrant disregard of
its relevant resolutions, in particular resolution 1695 (2006), as well as of
the statement of its President of 6 October 2006 (S/PRST/2006/41), including
that such a test would bring universal condemnation of the international
community and would represent a clear threat to international peace and
security;
2. Demands that the DPRK not conduct any further nuclear test
or launch of a ballistic missile;
3. Demands that the DPRK immediately
retract its announcement of withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation
of Nuclear Weapons;
4. Demands further that the DPRK return to the
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, and underlines the need for all States Parties
to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to continue to comply
with their Treaty obligations;
5. Decides that the DPRK shall suspend
all activities related to its ballistic missile programme and in this context
re-establish its pre-existing commitments to a moratorium on missile launching;
6. Decides that the DPRK shall abandon all nuclear weapons and existing
nuclear programmes in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner, shall act
strictly in accordance with the obligations applicable to parties under the
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the terms and conditions
of its International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards Agreement (IAEA
INFCIRC/403) and shall provide the IAEA transparency measures extending beyond
these requirements, including such access to individuals, documentation,
equipments and facilities as may be required and deemed necessary by the IAEA;
7. Decides also that the DPRK shall abandon all other existing weapons
of mass destruction and ballistic missile programme in a complete, verifiable
and irreversible manner;
8. Decides that:
(a) all Member States
shall prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the DPRK,
through their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or
aircraft, and whether or not originating in their territories, of:
(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, or items as determined by the Security
Council or the Committee established by paragraph 12 below (the Committee);
(ii) all items, materials, equipment, goods and technology as set out in
the lists in documents S/2006/814 and S/2006/815, unless within 14 days of
adoption of this resolution the Committee has amended or completed their
provisions also taking into account the list in document S/2006/816, as well as
other items, materials, equipment, goods and technology, determined by the
Security Council or the Committee, which could contribute to DPRKs
nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass
destruction-related programmes;
(iii) luxury goods;
(b) the DPRK
shall cease the export of all items covered in subparagraphs (a) (i) and (a)
(ii) above and that all Member States shall prohibit the procurement of such
items from the DPRK by their nationals, or using their flagged vessels or
aircraft, and whether or not originating in the territory of the DPRK;
(c) all Member States shall prevent any transfers to the DPRK by their
nationals or from their territories, or from the DPRK by its nationals or from
its territory, of technical training, advice, services or assistance related to
the provision, manufacture, maintenance or use of the items in subparagraphs (a)
(i) and (a) (ii) above;
(d) all Member States shall, in accordance with
their respective legal processes, freeze immediately the funds, other financial
assets and economic resources which are on their territories at the date of the
adoption of this resolution or at any time thereafter, that are owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by the persons or entities designated by the
Committee or by the Security Council as being engaged in or providing support
for, including through other illicit means, DPRKs nuclear-related, other weapons
of mass destruction-related and ballistic missile-related programmes, or by
persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and ensure
that any funds, financial assets or economic resources are prevented from being
made available by their nationals or by any persons or entities within their
territories, to or for the benefit of such persons or entities;
(e) all
Member States shall take the necessary steps to prevent the entry into or
transit through their territories of the persons designated by the Committee or
by the Security Council as being responsible for, including through supporting
or promoting, DPRK policies in relation to the DPRKs nuclear-related, ballistic
missile-related and other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes,
together with their family members, provided that nothing in this paragraph
shall oblige a state to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory;
(f) in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of this
paragraph, and thereby preventing illicit trafficking in nuclear, chemical or
biological weapons, their means of delivery and related materials, all Member
States are called upon to take, in accordance with their national authorities
and legislation, and consistent with international law, cooperative action
including through inspection of cargo to and from the DPRK, as necessary;
9. Decides that the provisions of paragraph 8 (d) above do not apply to
financial or other assets or resources that have been determined by relevant
States:
(a) to be necessary for basic expenses, including payment for
foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance
premiums, and public utility charges, or exclusively for payment of reasonable
professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the
provision of legal services, or fees or service charges, in accordance with
national laws, for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds, other
financial assets and economic resources, after notification by the relevant
States to the Committee of the intention to authorize, where appropriate, access
to such funds, other financial assets and economic resources and in the absence
of a negative decision by the Committee within five working days of such
notification;
(b) to be necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided
that such determination has been notified by the relevant States to the
Committee and has been approved by the Committee; or
(c) to be subject
of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgement, in which case the
funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be used to satisfy that
lien or judgement provided that the lien or judgement was entered prior to the
date of the present resolution, is not for the benefit of a person referred to
in paragraph 8 (d) above or an individual or entity identified by the Security
Council or the Committee, and has been notified by the relevant States to the
Committee;
10. Decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 8 (e)
above shall not apply where the Committee determines on a case-by-case basis
that such travel is justified on the grounds of humanitarian need, including
religious obligations, or where the Committee concludes that an exemption would
otherwise further the objectives of the present resolution;
11. Calls
upon all Member States to report to the Security Council within thirty days of
the adoption of this resolution on the steps they have taken with a view to
implementing effectively the provisions of paragraph 8 above;
12.
Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28 of its provisional rules of
procedure, a Committee of the Security Council consisting of all the members of
the Council, to undertake the following tasks:
(a) to seek from all
States, in particular those producing or possessing the items, materials,
equipment, goods and technology referred to in paragraph 8 (a) above,
information regarding the actions taken by them to implement effectively the
measures imposed by paragraph 8 above of this resolution and whatever further
information it may consider useful in this regard;
(b) to examine and
take appropriate action on information regarding alleged violations of measures
imposed by paragraph 8 of this resolution;
(c) to consider and decide
upon requests for exemptions set out in paragraphs 9 and 10 above;
(d)
to determine additional items, materials, equipment, goods and technology to be
specified for the purpose of paragraphs 8 (a) (i) and 8 (a) (ii) above;
(e) to designate additional individuals and entities subject to the
measures imposed by paragraphs 8 (d) and 8 (e) above;
(f) to promulgate
guidelines as may be necessary to facilitate the implementation of the measures
imposed by this resolution;
(g) to report at least every 90 days to the
Security Council on its work, with its observations and recommendations, in
particular on ways to strengthen the effectiveness of the measures imposed by
paragraph 8 above;
13. Welcomes and encourages further the efforts by
all States concerned to intensify their diplomatic efforts, to refrain from any
actions that might aggravate tension and to facilitate the early resumption of
the Six-Party Talks, with a view to the expeditious implementation of the Joint
Statement issued on 19 September 2005 by China, the DPRK, Japan, the Republic of
Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States, to achieve the verifiable
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and to maintain peace and stability on
the Korean Peninsula and in north-east Asia;
14. Calls upon the DPRK to
return immediately to the Six-Party Talks without precondition and to work
towards the expeditious implementation of the Joint Statement issued on 19
September 2005 by China, the DPRK, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian
Federation and the United States;
15. Affirms that it shall keep DPRKs
actions under continuous review and that it shall be prepared to review the
appropriateness of the measures contained in paragraph 8 above, including the
strengthening, modification, suspension or lifting of the measures, as may be
needed at that time in light of the DPRKs compliance with the provisions of the
resolution;
16. Underlines that further decisions will be required,
should additional measures be necessary;
17. Decides to remain actively
seized of the matter.
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