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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/35",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2012/35/CFSP of 23 January 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision 2012/35/CFSP\nof 23 January 2012\namending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 27 February 2007, the Council adopted Common Position 2007/140/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran which implemented United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1737 (2006).\n(2)\nOn 23 April 2007, the Council adopted Common Position 2007/246/CFSP which implemented UNSCR 1747 (2007).\n(3)\nOn 7 August 2008, the Council adopted Common Position 2008/652/CFSP which implemented UNSCR 1803 (2008).\n(4)\nOn 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP which implemented UNSCR 1929 (2010).\n(5)\nOn 1 December 2011, the Council reiterated its serious and deepening concerns over the nature of Iran's nuclear programme, and in particular over the findings on Iranian activities relating to the development of military nuclear technology, as reflected in the latest International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report. In the light of these concerns and in accordance with the European Council Declaration of 23 October 2011, the Council agreed to broaden existing sanctions by examining, in close coordination with international partners, additional measures including measures aimed at severely affecting the Iranian financial system, in the transport sector, in the energy sector, measures against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as well as in other areas.\n(6)\nOn 9 December 2011, the European Council endorsed the Council conclusions of 1 December 2011 and invited the Council to proceed with its work relating to extending the scope of the Union's restrictive measures against Iran as a matter of priority.\n(7)\nIn this context, it is appropriate to prohibit or control the supply, sale or transfer to Iran of additional items, materials, equipment, goods and technology, that could contribute to Iran's enrichment-related, reprocessing or heavy water-related activities, to the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems or to the pursuit of activities related to other topics about which the IAEA has expressed concerns or identified as outstanding, or to other weapons of mass destruction programmes. This prohibition should include dual-use goods and technology.\n(8)\nRecalling the potential connection between Iran's revenues derived from its energy sector and the funding of Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities and that chemical process equipment and materials required for the petrochemical industry have much in common with those required for certain sensitive nuclear fuel cycle activities, as underlined in UNSCR 1929 (2010), the sale, supply or transfer to Iran of further key equipment and technology which could be used in key sectors in the oil and natural gas industry or, in the petrochemical industry, should be prohibited. Moreover, Member States should prohibit any new investment in the petrochemical sector in Iran.\n(9)\nIn addition, the purchase, import or transport from Iran of crude oil and petroleum products, as well as of petrochemical products, should be prohibited.\n(10)\nMoreover, the sale, purchase, transportation or brokering of gold, precious metals and diamonds to, from or for the Government of Iran should be prohibited.\n(11)\nIn addition, the delivery of newly printed or minted or unissued Iranian denominated banknotes and coinage to or for the benefit of the Central Bank of Iran should be prohibited.\n(12)\nFurthermore, restrictive measures should be imposed against the Central Bank of Iran in view of its involvement in activities to circumvent sanctions imposed against Iran.\n(13)\nThe restrictions on admission and the freezing of funds and economic resources should be applied to additional persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran allowing it to pursue proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems, in particular persons and entities providing financial, logistical or material support to the Government of Iran.\n(14)\nThe restrictions on admission and the freezing of funds applied to members of the IRGC should no longer be restricted to senior members but could apply to other members of the IRGC.\n(15)\nMoreover, additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.\n(16)\nFurther action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 61, 28.2.2007, p. 49."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 106, 24.4.2007, p. 67."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 213, 8.8.2008, p. 58."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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