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Council Regulation (EU) No 1263/2012 of 21 December 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran| Legal instrument | Regulation |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Regulation 2012/1263 |
| Original proposal | JOIN(2012)33  |
| CELEX number i | 32012R1263 |
| Document | 21-12-2012 |
|---|---|
| Publication in Official Journal | 22-12-2012; OJ L 356 p. 34-54 |
| Effect | 23-12-2012; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
22.12.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 356/34 |
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1263/2012
of 21 December 2012
amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1),
Having regard to the joint proposals from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP. On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/635/CFSP (3) which amends Decision 2010/413/CFSP and provides for additional restrictive measures against Iran. |
(2) |
Those additional restrictive measures comprise, in particular, an export prohibition on key naval equipment and technology for ship-building, maintenance or refit. Moreover, trade in graphite, raw or semi-finished metals, such as aluminium and steel, and software for certain industrial processes should be prohibited. |
(3) |
The additional restrictive measures also include a ban on the import, purchase or transport of Iranian natural gas. Effective implementation of this prohibition requires that measures be taken to prohibit swaps of natural gas that are known to increase the export of natural gas from Iran in circumvention of the prohibition, or there is reasonable cause to suspect this. The contracts satisfied by use of a pipeline directly connected to the natural gas transmission grid of the Union without any inlet point intended to facilitate the purchase or increase export of natural gas originating in Iran should not be affected by the prohibition on natural gas imports. |
(4) |
Decision 2012/635/CFSP called for the review of restrictive measures concerning dual-use goods and technology set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (4), with a view to including certain items in Part 2 of category 5 thereof which might be relevant to industries controlled directly or indirectly by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or which might be relevant to Iran's nuclear, military or ballistic missile programme while taking into account the need to avoid unintended effects on the civilian population in Iran. |
(5) |
In order to ensure the effective implementation of the prohibition on the sale, supply, transfer or export to Iran of additional key equipment or technology which could be used in the key sectors of the oil, natural gas and petrochemical industries, an additional list of such key equipment and technology should be provided. |
(6) |
For the same reason, lists of items subject to trade restrictions on natural gas, graphite, raw or semi-finished metals, such as aluminium and steel, and software for certain industrial processes should also be provided. |
(7) |
Decision 2012/635/CFSP also prohibits transactions between Union and Iranian banks and financial institutions, unless authorised in advance by the relevant Member State. |
(8) |
Furthermore, Decision 2012/635/CFSP provides for prohibitions on the provision of flagging and classification services to Iranian oil tankers and cargo vessels as well as regarding the supply of vessels designed for the transport or storage of oil and petrochemical products to Iranian persons and entities or to other persons and entities for the purpose of transporting or storing Iranian oil and petrochemical products. |
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