# Council Regulation (EU) No 1067/2012 of 14 November 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran, Introduction: Introductory text

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Council Regulation (EU) No 1067/2012
of 14 November 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,
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 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 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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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