Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

This Order may be cited as the Export Control (Iran) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 26th May 2007.

In this Order—

• “the 1979 Act” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979^f1;

• “Annex I items” means goods or technology listed in Annex I to the Regulation;

• “Annex II items” means goods or technology listed in Annex II to the Regulation;

• “a Community authorisation” means an authorisation granted under Article 3, 5(2) or 6 of the Regulation;

• “the customs and excise Acts” and “assigned matter” have the same meanings as in section 1 of the 1979 Act;

• “the Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007;

• “technical assistance” has the same meaning as in the Regulation.

References in this Order to the Regulation are references to the Regulation as amended from time to time in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 15 of the Regulation.