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OFFICE 39

Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity

OFFICE 39 is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	39 biuras · 39 padalinys · 39. Hivatal · 39. ODA (OFFICE 39) · 39. büroo · 25 more...				[sources]
Other name	BUREAU 39 · Bureau 39 · CENTRAL COMMITTEE BUREAU 39 · Central Committee Bureau 39 · Central Committee Bureau 39, · 18 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	THIRD FLOOR				[sources]
Legal form	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Description	Institution of the Workers' Party of Korea. Office 39 conducts various illegal activities, including narcotics production, smuggling, and distribution both domestically and internationally. It has also been implicated in attempts to procure and transfer luxury goods to DPRK, notably a failed attempt to buy two luxury yachts in 2009.				[sources]
Registration number	`RHG8JZLCN5F8`				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Address	Changgwang Street, Pyongyang · Changwang Street, Pyongyang · Changwang Street, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Changwang Street, Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Changwang Street, Pyongyang, North Korea · 14 more...				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-17	Last processed	2024-10-21	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

DPRK government entity

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

DPRK government entity "Office 39"

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-03-28

DPRK government entity.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

DPRK government entity "Office 39"

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-03-28

entité gouvernementale de la RPDC

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-04-20

DPRK government entity

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

DPRK government entity

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

Office #39; Office No. 39; Bureau 39; Central Committee Bureau 39; Third Floor; Division 39

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People, 2023-04-20

朝鮮労働党39号室；オフィス#39；オフィスNo.39；ビューロー39；セントラル・コミッティー・ビューロー39；サード・フロアー；ディヴィジョン39

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People, 2023-04-20

朝鮮労働党39号室；オフィス＃39；オフィスNo.39；ビューロー39；セントラル・コミッティー・ビューロー39；サード・フロアー；ディヴィジョン39

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People, 2023-04-20

Adresse : a) Second KWP Government Building (Korean – Ch’o’ngsa, Urban Town (Korean-Dong), Chung Ward, Pyongyang, République populaire démocratique de Corée b) Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang, République populaire démocratique de Corée c) Changwang Street, Pyongyang, République populaire démocratique de Corée

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2024-08-14

государственное учреждение КНДР.

— 2021-11-21

DPRK government entity

— UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	-
Second KWP Government Building (Korean - Ch'o'ngsa), Chungso'ng, Urban Town (Korean - Dong), Chung Ward, Pyongyang · Second KWP Government Building (Korean – Ch’o’ngsa, Urban Town (Korean-Dong), Chung Ward, Pyongyang · Second KWP Government Building (Korean – Ch’o’ngsa, Urban Town (Korean-Dong), Chung Ward, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Second KWP Government Building (Korean – Ch’o’ngsa, Urban Town (Korean-Dong), Chung Ward, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF · 2 more...	North Korea
Changwang Street, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	North Korea
Changwang Street, Pyongyang	North Korea
Changgwang Street, Pyongyang	North Korea
Changwang Street, Pyongyang, DPR Korea	North Korea
Changwang Street, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea	North Korea
北朝鮮平壌特別市中区アーバン・タウン第二朝鮮労働党政府庁舎；北朝鮮平壌特別市キョンリム洞ソソン通り中区域；北朝鮮平壌特別市チャンワン通り	-
Changwang Street, Pyongyang Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	-
北朝鮮平壌特別市中区アーバン・タウン第二朝鮮労働党政府庁舎	-
；北朝鮮平壌特別市キョンリム洞ソソン通り中区域；北朝鮮平壌特別市チャンワン通り	-
Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang · Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang, DPR Korea · Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	North Korea

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Koryo Bank	Associated	-	-
Accounting Department of the Workers' Party of Korea	Associated	-	-
Kwon Yong Rok	Linked	-	-
Kwangmyongsong Trading Co.	Room 39 operates Kwangmyongsong Trading Co.	-	-
Rakwon Trading Co.	Room 39 operates Rakwon Trading Co.	-	-
KOREAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (KNIC)	related-to	-	-
DAESONG TRADING COMPANY	Korea Daesong General Trading Corporation is owned or controlled by Office 39	-	-
Korea Daesong Bank	Korea Daesong Bank is subordinate to and the financial arm of Office 39	-	-
Korea Daesong Bank	related-to	-	-
Taesong Group	Taesong Group is under direction of Office 39	-	-
KOREA DAESONG GENERAL TRADING CORPORATION	related-to	-	-

Members
Member	Role	Start date	End date
JON Il Chun	Former Director	-	-
Kim Tong Un	Former Director	-	-
Kim Sang Ho	Official	-	-
Kim Jong Man	Official based in Hong Kong	2015	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	1718 (DPRK)	2022-08-03	-
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry	-	-	-
State Finance Monitoring Service	РБ ООН (Комітет 1718 (2006))	2023-06-06	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · (UE) 2022/1503 du 09/09/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · Décision du comité de sanction des Nations unies du 02/03/2016 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 26/07/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509)	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	PRK	2022-09-13	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 18 May 2016 on measures against North Korea (SR 946.231.127.6), annexes 1 et 6	2016-03-04	-
Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova	Comitetul Consiliului de Securitate al ONU instituit prin Rezoluția 1718 (2006)	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UN	The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2016-03-02	-
UN Security Council	Resolution 2270 (2016)	-	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UN	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016-03-02	-
United Nations Security Council	DPRK	2016-03-02	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	PRK	2022-09-13	-
Ministry of Finance	北朝鮮に関連する国際連合安全保障理事会決議に基づく資産凍結等の措置の対象となる者（団体） · 国際平和のための国際的な努力に我が国として寄与するために講ずる資産凍結等の措置の対象となる	2013-08-30	-
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Treasury and Finance - Financial Crimes Investigation Board	Asset freezes within the scope of Articles 3.A and 3.B of Law No. 7262, aimed at preventing the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.	-	-

Data sources

DPRK Reports5,540

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions1,236

The Security Council's set of sanctions serve as the foundation for most national sanctions lists.

UNSC

Japan METI End User List700

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · METI

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,259

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,759

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,554

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,142

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Moldovan Sanctions for Terrorism and Proliferation of WMD698

Sanctions on persons and entities involved in terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of masss destruction

Moldova · CAS-SIS

US SAM Procurement Exclusions115,280

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List32,847

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,356

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Qatar Unified Record of Persons and Entities on Sanction List708

This dataset contains both UN-mandated and the national sanctions designations for Qatar (Targeted Financial Sanctions).

Qatar · NCTC

Türkiye Asset Freezing Sanctions List (MASAK)2,220

Individuals, entities, and organizations whose assets are frozen by the Republic of Türkiye based on United Nations Security Council resolutions, requests from foreign countries, domestic decisions, and efforts to counter the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Türkiye · MASAK

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,604

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

French National Asset Freezing System5,108

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,421

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,599

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

Ukraine SFMS Blacklist870

Ukraine's financial intelligence unit publishes this list of sanctioned individuals.

Ukraine · SFMS

Source data IDs: au-dfat-3172-office-39 · ofac-12209 · jp-eul-57d93d734420bf8e72e26929caed788569e287af · unsc-6908524 · ua-sfms-1460 · kprusi-ce00e8751cadeec66c3f7d07de5b1f0b6e10382f · mc-freezes-dcdf6e29a6541895af750c4a4997be37d5755e4b · ru-wmd-114-kpe-030 · fr-ga-2253 · ch-seco-33948 · ja-mof-4eceadb907ed385eccf09eae026e20881112edd9 · gb-fcdo-dpr0182 · NK-HTR83rw3b7C865FxnqJEXG · NK-Ubtrqmk9aKSa2Fvr4e8xz9 · eu-fsf-eu-3318-4 · md-terr-e91ef858b32ee29d9b4e70afd6639a20bb65297e · usgsa-s4mr3qtzb · tr-fcib-91e314cbb37f336cd7bb4ec4e0f342a4f6089fb2 · qa-nctc-6908524-office-39 · gb-hmt-12453

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Address
Full address	Country
Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	-
Second KWP Government Building (Korean - Ch'o'ngsa), Chungso'ng, Urban Town (Korean - Dong), Chung Ward, Pyongyang · Second KWP Government Building (Korean – Ch’o’ngsa, Urban Town (Korean-Dong), Chung Ward, Pyongyang · Second KWP Government Building (Korean – Ch’o’ngsa, Urban Town (Korean-Dong), Chung Ward, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Second KWP Government Building (Korean – Ch’o’ngsa, Urban Town (Korean-Dong), Chung Ward, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF · 2 more...	North Korea
Changwang Street, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	North Korea
Changwang Street, Pyongyang	North Korea
Changgwang Street, Pyongyang	North Korea
Changwang Street, Pyongyang, DPR Korea	North Korea
Changwang Street, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea	North Korea
北朝鮮平壌特別市中区アーバン・タウン第二朝鮮労働党政府庁舎；北朝鮮平壌特別市キョンリム洞ソソン通り中区域；北朝鮮平壌特別市チャンワン通り	-
Changwang Street, Pyongyang Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	-
北朝鮮平壌特別市中区アーバン・タウン第二朝鮮労働党政府庁舎	-
；北朝鮮平壌特別市キョンリム洞ソソン通り中区域；北朝鮮平壌特別市チャンワン通り	-
Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang · Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang, DPR Korea · Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	North Korea

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Koryo Bank	Associated	-	-
Accounting Department of the Workers' Party of Korea	Associated	-	-
Kwon Yong Rok	Linked	-	-
Kwangmyongsong Trading Co.	Room 39 operates Kwangmyongsong Trading Co.	-	-
Rakwon Trading Co.	Room 39 operates Rakwon Trading Co.	-	-
KOREAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (KNIC)	related-to	-	-
DAESONG TRADING COMPANY	Korea Daesong General Trading Corporation is owned or controlled by Office 39	-	-
Korea Daesong Bank	Korea Daesong Bank is subordinate to and the financial arm of Office 39	-	-
Korea Daesong Bank	related-to	-	-
Taesong Group	Taesong Group is under direction of Office 39	-	-
KOREA DAESONG GENERAL TRADING CORPORATION	related-to	-	-

Members
Member	Role	Start date	End date
JON Il Chun	Former Director	-	-
Kim Tong Un	Former Director	-	-
Kim Sang Ho	Official	-	-
Kim Jong Man	Official based in Hong Kong	2015	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	1718 (DPRK)	2022-08-03	-
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry	-	-	-
State Finance Monitoring Service	РБ ООН (Комітет 1718 (2006))	2023-06-06	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · (UE) 2022/1503 du 09/09/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · Décision du comité de sanction des Nations unies du 02/03/2016 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 26/07/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509)	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	PRK	2022-09-13	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 18 May 2016 on measures against North Korea (SR 946.231.127.6), annexes 1 et 6	2016-03-04	-
Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova	Comitetul Consiliului de Securitate al ONU instituit prin Rezoluția 1718 (2006)	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UN	The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2016-03-02	-
UN Security Council	Resolution 2270 (2016)	-	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UN	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016-03-02	-
United Nations Security Council	DPRK	2016-03-02	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	PRK	2022-09-13	-
Ministry of Finance	北朝鮮に関連する国際連合安全保障理事会決議に基づく資産凍結等の措置の対象となる者（団体） · 国際平和のための国際的な努力に我が国として寄与するために講ずる資産凍結等の措置の対象となる	2013-08-30	-
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Treasury and Finance - Financial Crimes Investigation Board	Asset freezes within the scope of Articles 3.A and 3.B of Law No. 7262, aimed at preventing the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.	-	-