Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1327 of 31 July 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

• Published date: 01 August 2015
• Subject Matter: Common foreign and security policy
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 206, 1 August 2015

1.8.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 206/18

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2015/1327

of 31 July 2015

amending 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, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (1),

Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

(2) On 31 July 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1336 (3) amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP providing for certain measures in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2231 (2015) endorsing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iran nuclear issue and providing for actions to take place in accordance with the JCPOA.

(3) UNSCR 2231 (2015) provides in particular that the measures imposed in UNSCRs 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008) and 1929 (2010) shall not apply, under certain conditions, to activities by JCPOA participant States, or UN Member States acting in coordination with them, directly related to the modification of two cascades at the Fordow facility for stable isotope production, the export of Iran's enriched uranium in excess of 300 kilograms in return for natural uranium, or the modernisation of the Arak reactor based on the agreed conceptual design and, subsequently, on the agreed final design of such reactor.

(4) UNSCR 2231 (2015) further determines that the measures imposed in UNSCRs 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008) and 1929 (2010) shall not apply to the extent necessary to carry out, under certain conditions, transfers and activities that are related to the implementation of certain nuclear-related commitments specified in the JCPOA, required for preparation for the implementation of the JCPOA, or determined by the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1737 (2006) to be consistent with the objectives of UNSCR 2231 (2015).

(5) Regulatory action at the level of the Union is

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