Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1375 of 29 July 2016 amending Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012^f1, and in particular Article 45 thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP^f2.

On 18 October 2015, the Council adopted Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1861^f3 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

Regulation (EU) 2015/1861 introduced Annexes I and III and amended Annex VIIB, among others. Annex I comprises the items, including goods, technology and software, contained in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) list. Annex III comprises items, including goods and technology, contained in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) list. Annex VIIB contains a list of graphite and raw or semi-finished metals.

Article 45 of Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 empowers the Commission to amend Annexes I, III and VIIB. Pursuant to this Article and in order to facilitate implementation, Annexes I and III should be supplemented with information allowing a better identification of the items in those Annexes by reference to existing identifying codes as applied under Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009^f4. Moreover, certain technical amendments should also be made to Annex VIIB,

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