Considerations on JOIN(2012)30 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

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dossier JOIN(2012)30 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran.
document JOIN(2012)30 EN
date November 14, 2012
 
table>(1)Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP. That Regulation provides for, inter alia, the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by, the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annexes VIII and IX to the Regulation.
(2)Council Decision 2012/635/CFSP (3) provides for an exemption under the restrictive measures in order to protect the energy security of the Union.

(3)That exemption falls within the scope of the Treaty and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it.

(4)Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,