Is the smartphone received by North Korean athletes a ”violation of sanctions”? ... South Korean government: ”Make sure they are not brought to the North”

Regarding the provision of Samsung Electronics smartphones to the North Korean national team participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics, the South Korean government has commented that it may be a violation of sanctions against North Korea, but has also stated that "Samsung
"If the maho is not brought into North Korea, it is not a violation of the resolution," he said. A spokesman for the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at a regular press conference on the 8th, "The UN Security Council has decided to suspend the use of the 2397 resolution in accordance with paragraph 7.
"The resolution also prohibits the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer of any commercial machinery to North Korea, and smartphones are among the banned items that fall under this category."
"To ensure that this case does not violate the resolution, we must ensure that the embargoed items are not brought into North Korea," he said.
"It is important to make sure that the North Korean athletes do not receive the smartphones in Paris," he said. This means that while the North Korean athletes receiving the smartphones in Paris was not a violation of the resolution, if they were to return to North Korea with them, it would be a violation of the sanctions against North Korea.
"Our government is making the necessary diplomatic efforts in cooperation with the international community to ensure that the UN Security Council resolutions are implemented thoroughly, and will continue to make such efforts," the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, a South Korean official from the Ministry of Unification told reporters on the same day that "there is a possibility that this is a violation of sanctions against North Korea," but added that "the final answer will be made by the IOC (International Olympic Committee)."
"It is a situation where we should do it," he said. The IOC has decided to provide all athletes participating in the Paris Olympics with a smartphone, the Galaxy Z, specially made by Samsung Electronics, an official sponsor of the Olympics.
According to the US radio station Radio Free Asia (RFA), the North Korean National Olympic Committee (NOC) also held a press conference at the Samsung Olympic Experience Center in the Athletes' Village.
The smartphones were given to North Korean athletes in a lump sum. During the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the Olympic Organizing Committee was concerned about violations of sanctions against North Korea, and so the North Korean athletes were given smartphones.
However, when they were told that they would be provided with a Samsung Electronics smartphone on the condition that it be returned before returning home, North Korea refused to accept it.