COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 503/2011
of 23 May 2011
implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 on 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 961/2010 of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 on restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2007.
(2)
In accordance with Council Decision 2011/299/CFSP of 23 May 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (2), additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 961/2010.
(3)
The entries for certain persons and entities included in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 should be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The persons and entities listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall be added to the list set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 961/2010.
Article 2
In Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 961/2010, 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 Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 23 May 2011.