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Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces (MPAF)

Listed by UK Sanctions List, EU Consolidated List, UN Security Council, SECO (Switzerland)
North Korea
First listed 2017-12-22
6 aliases

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EU Consolidated ListActive listingID 114583

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Source: EU Consolidated List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2024-07-29
Extractor: eu-xml-parser

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Name on list: Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces (MPAF)
Programmes / regimes: PRK
Listed on: 2017-12-22
Last updated: 2024-07-29
Aliases: Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces (MPAF) · Ministry of Defense · Ministry of Defence · Ministry of National Defense · Ministry of National Defence
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
Identifiers: EU reference: EU.4093.2
Legal act: 2024/2070 (OJ L202402070) – https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202402070
Remarks: .

SECO (Switzerland)Active listingID 37799

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Source: SECO (Switzerland)
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2025-04-15
Extractor: seco-xml-parser

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Name on list: Ministry of National Defence
Programmes / regimes: North Korea
Listed on: 2017-12-22
Last updated: 2025-04-15
Aliases: Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces (MPAF) · Ministry of National Defense · Ministry of Defence · Ministry of Defense
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Pyongyang, DPR Korea
Identifiers: Foreign identifier: KPe.054
Remarks: The Ministry of National Defence manages the general administrative and logistical needs of the Korean People’s Army.

UK Sanctions ListActive listingID DPR0176

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Source: UK Sanctions List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2024-03-11
Extractor: uk-xml-parser

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Name on list: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
Programmes / regimes: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Listed on: 2017-12-22
Last updated: 2024-03-11
Aliases: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE · MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · MINISTRY OF DEFENSE · MINISTRY OF THE PEOPLES ARMED FORCES (MPAF)
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Pyongyang, North Korea
Identifiers: UN reference: KPe.054
OFSI group ID: 13575
Remarks: The Ministry of National Defence manages the general administrative and logistical needs of the Korean People’s Army. Sanctions imposed: Asset freeze|Chartering of Ships|Closure of representative offices|Crew servicing of ships and aircraft|Prevention of business arrangements|Prohibition of port entry

UN Security CouncilActive listingID 6908657

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Source: UN Security Council
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2024-03-07
Extractor: un-xml-parser

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Name on list: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
Programmes / regimes: DPRK
Listed on: 2017-12-22
Last updated: 2024-03-07
Aliases: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE · MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · MINISTRY OF DEFENSE · MINISTRY OF THE PEOPLE’S ARMED FORCES (MPAF)
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Identifiers: UN reference: KPe.054
Remarks: The Ministry of National Defence manages the general administrative and logistical needs of the Korean People’s Army.

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