COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/555
of 7 April 2015
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 therein should be renewed until 13 April 2016.
(3)
The Council has also concluded that the entries concerning certain persons and one entity included in the Annex to Decision 2011/235/CFSP should be updated.
(4)
Furthermore, there are no longer grounds for keeping two persons on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision 2011/235/CFSP.
(5)
In addition, one entry concerning a person already included in the Annex to Decision 2011/235/CFSP should be deleted.
(6)
Decision 2011/235/CFSP should 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 2016. 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 Annex to Decision 2011/235/CFSP is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 7 April 2015.