COUNCIL DECISION 2013/270/CFSP
of 6 June 2013
amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
(2)
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 as set out in Annex I to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
(3)
Furthermore, the Council considers that additional entities with ties to entities already listed should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
(4)
In addition, the Council considers that the entries concerning certain persons and entities included in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be amended.
(5)
There are no longer grounds for keeping certain entities on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
(6)
Decision 2010/413/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 6 June 2013.