Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea

Executive Order 13570 of April 18, 2011

Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to
North Korea

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),
section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act of
1945 (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), and section 301 of title
3, United States Code, and in view of United Nations
Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1718 of October 14,
2006, and UNSCR 1874 of June 12, 2009,

I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, in order to take additional steps to address
the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13466 of June 26, 2008, and expanded in Executive Order
13551 of August 30, 2010, that will ensure
implementation of the import restrictions contained in
UNSCRs 1718 and 1874 and complement the import
restrictions provided for in the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), hereby order:

Section 1. Except to the extent provided in statutes or
in licenses, regulations, orders, or directives that
may be issued pursuant to this order, and
notwithstanding any contract entered into or any
license or permit granted prior to the date of this
order, the importation into the United States, directly
or indirectly, of any goods, services, or technology
from North Korea is prohibited.

Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person
or within the United States that evades or avoids, has
the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation
of, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set
forth in this order is prohibited.

    (b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the
prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.

Sec. 3. The provisions of Executive Orders 13466 and
13551 remain in effect, and this order does not affect
any action taken pursuant to those orders.

Sec. 4. For the purposes of this order:

    (a) the term “person” means an individual or
entity;
    (b) the term “entity” means a partnership,
association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group,
subgroup, or other organization;
    (c) the term “United States person” means any
United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity
organized under the laws of the United States or any
jurisdiction within the United States (including
foreign branches), or any person in the United States;
    (d) the term “North Korea” includes the territory
of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the
Government of North Korea; and
    (e) the term “Government of North Korea” means
the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, its agencies, instrumentalities, and controlled
entities.

Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to
take such actions, including the promulgation of rules
and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to
the President

by IEEPA and the UNPA as may be necessary to carry out
the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the
Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other
officers and agencies of the United States Government
consistent with applicable law. All agencies of the
United States Government are hereby directed to take
all appropriate measures within their authority to
carry out the provisions of this order.

Sec. 6. This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.

Sec. 7. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time on April 19, 2011.

    (Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

    April 18, 2011.