US tightens licensing requirements for certain medical device exports to N. Korea
The US Treasury Department has published a list of medical devices that require specific authorization for export to North Korea. The list includes items such as oxygen generators, diagnostic medical imaging equipment, and laboratory items, which could be used for both civilian and military purposes. The new licensing requirements aim to curb the exportation of dual-use items amid North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile threats.
- ▪The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control released the list of medical devices on Thursday.
- ▪The list includes items such as oxygen generators, pumps, and diagnostic medical imaging equipment.
- ▪The licensing requirements could curb the exportation of dual-use items that could be used for both civilian and military purposes.
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The Treasury Department building is pictured at dusk in Washington, Jun. 6, 2019. AP-YonhapWASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department has published a list of medical devices requiring "specific authorization" for export to North Korea, a Federal Register notice showed Friday, apparently tightening licensing requirements for the items amid North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile threats.On Thursday, the department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released the list of medical devices that may not be exported or reexported to North Korea under a general license that authorizes the exportation to the North of certain agricultural commodities, medicine and medical devices.The items on the new list require specific authorization from the OFAC for exports to North Korea, the office…
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