Article 1

Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   in Article 2a, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

   ‘5.

   The Member State concerned shall notify the Joint Commission of authorisations granted under point (e) of paragraph 1 and authorisations concerning the purchase, import or transport from Iran of the further goods and technology referred to in paragraph 4, whether or not originating in Iran.’;

2. (2)

   Article 3a is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

      ‘6.

      The competent authority granting an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1(a) shall ensure that, except for temporary exports, the applicant has submitted the end-use statement set out in Annex IIa or an end-use statement in an equivalent document containing information on the end-use and, as a basic principle, end-use location of any supplied item.’;

   2. (b)

      the following paragraph is inserted:

      ‘6a.

      If the competent authority decides to grant an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1(a) in the absence of information on the end-use location, it may request the applicant to supply such information at a later stage. The applicant shall provide the information within a reasonable period of time.’;

3. (3)

   Article 3c is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

      ‘2.

      The competent authority granting an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1 shall ensure that, except for temporary exports, the applicant has submitted the end-use statement set out in Annex IIa or an end-use statement in an equivalent document containing information on the end-use and, as a basic principle, end-use location of any supplied item.’;

   2. (b)

      the following paragraph is inserted:

      ‘2a.

      If the competent authority decides to grant an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1(a) in the absence of information on the end-use location, it may request the applicant to supply such information at a later stage. The applicant shall provide the information within a reasonable period of time.’;

4. (4)

   Article 3d is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

      ‘2.

      The competent authority granting an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1 shall ensure that:

      (a)

      all activities are undertaken strictly in accordance with the JCPOA; and

      (b)

      except for temporary exports, the applicant has submitted the end-use statement set out in Annex IIa or an end-use statement in an equivalent document containing information on the end-use and, as a basic principle, end-use location of any supplied item.’;

   2. (b)

      the following paragraph is inserted:

      ‘2a.

      If the competent authority decides to grant an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1(a) in the absence of information on the end-use location, it may request the applicant to supply such information at a later stage. The applicant shall provide the information within a reasonable period of time.’;

5. (5)

   The text set out in the Annex to this Regulation is inserted as Annex IIa.