Introductory text

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran^f1, and in particular Article 46(1) and (2) thereof,

Whereas:

On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

On 20 December 2012, the United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1737 (2006) amended the list of persons and entities subject to the travel ban and asset freeze pursuant to UNSCR 1737 (2006), UNSCR 1747 (2007), UNSCR 1803 (2008) and UNSCR 1929 (2010), adding two entities to that list. Those entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

Furthermore, in accordance with Council Decision 2013/270/CFSP of 6 June 2013 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran^f2, additional entities with ties to entities already listed should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

In addition, the entries concerning certain persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be amended.

There are also no longer grounds for keeping certain entities on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

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

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

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