COUNCIL DECISION 2011/299/CFSP
of 23 May 2011
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,
Whereas:
(1)
On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (1).
(2)
Additional persons and entities 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.
(3)
The entries for certain persons and entities included in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be amended.
(4)
The application of the travel restrictions should be suspended insofar as it concerns Mr Ali Akbar Salehi.
(5)
Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 26 of Decision 2010/413/CFSP, the following paragraph is added:
‘4. The measures referred to in Article 19(1)(b), in so far as they apply to Mr Ali Akbar Salehi, shall be suspended.’.
Article 2
The persons and entities listed in Annex I to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
Article 3
In Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP, the entries for the following persons and entities:
(1)
Mr Ali Akbar Salehi;
(2)
Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (aka TSA or TESA);
(3)
Ministry of Defence and Support for Armed Force Logistics (MODAFL);
(4)
Research Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (aka Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute),
shall be replaced by the entries set out in Annex II to this Decision.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 23 May 2011.