COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1203/2013
of 26 November 2013
implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (1), and in particular Article 46 (2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran.
(2)
By it judgments of 16 September 2013 in Case T-489/10 (2), the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decisions to include Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, Bushehr Shipping Co. Ltd, Hafize Darya Shipping Lines (HDSL), Irano - Misr Shipping Co., Irinvestship Ltd, IRISL (Malta) Ltd, IRISL Club, IRISL Europe GmbH, IRISL Marine Services and Engineering Co., ISI Maritime Ltd, Khazar Shipping Lines, Leadmarine, Marble Shipping Ltd, Safiran Payam Darya Shipping Lines (SAPID), Shipping Computer Services Co., Soroush Saramin Asatir Ship Management, South Way Shipping Agency Co. Ltd and Valfajr 8th Shipping Line Co. on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.
(3)
Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, Bushehr Shipping Co. Ltd, Hafize Darya Shipping Lines (HDSL), Irano - Misr Shipping Co., Irinvestship Ltd, IRISL (Malta) Ltd, IRISL Europe GmbH, IRISL Marine Services and Engineering Co., ISI Maritime Ltd, Khazar Shipping Lines, Marble Shipping Ltd, Safiran Payam Darya Shipping Lines (SAPID), Shipping Computer Services Co., Soroush Saramin Asatir Ship Management, South Way Shipping Agency Co. Ltd and Valfajr 8th Shipping Line Co. should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, on the basis of new statements of reasons concerning each of those entities.
(4)
The identifying information in relation to an entity on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be amended.
(5)
Three entities should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.
(6)
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force on the date of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 November 2013.