COUNCIL DECISION 2013/124/CFSP
of 11 March 2013
amending Decision 2011/235/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 12 April 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/235/CFSP (1).
(2)
On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/235/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 13 April 2014.
(3)
Furthermore, in view of the gravity of the human rights situation in Iran, additional persons and an additional entity should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2011/235/CFSP.
(4)
Decision 2011/235/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 6(2) of Decision 2011/235/CFSP is replaced by the following:
‘2. This Decision shall apply until 13 April 2014. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.
Article 2
The persons and the entity listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2011/235/CFSP.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication.
Done at Brussels, 11 March 2013.