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Official Journal of the European Union

L 92/12

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/549

of 7 April 2015

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.

(2)

By its judgment of 22 January 2015 in Joined Cases T-420/11 and T-56/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled Council Decisions 2011/299/CFSP (2) and 2011/783/CFSP (3) in so far as they include the following entities on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012: Ocean Capital Administration GmbH, First Ocean Administration GmbH, First Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Second Ocean Administration GmbH, Second Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Third Ocean Administration GmbH, Third Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Fourth Ocean Administration GmbH, Fourth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Fifth Ocean Administration GmbH, Fifth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Sixth Ocean Administration GmbH, Sixth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Seventh Ocean Administration GmbH, Seventh Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Eighth Ocean Administration GmbH, Eighth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Ninth Ocean Administration GmbH, Ninth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Tenth Ocean Administration GmbH, Tenth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Eleventh Ocean Administration GmbH, Eleventh Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Twelfth Ocean Administration GmbH, Twelfth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Thirteenth Ocean Administration GmbH, Fourteenth Ocean Administration GmbH, Fifteenth Ocean Administration GmbH, Sixteenth Ocean Administration GmbH, Kerman Shipping Co. Ltd, Woking Shipping Investments Ltd, Shere Shipping Co. Ltd, Tongham Shipping Co. Ltd, Uppercourt Shipping Co. Ltd, Vobster Shipping Co. Ltd, Lancelin Shipping Co. Ltd, IRISL Maritime Training Institute, Kheibar Co. and Kish Shipping Line Manning Co.

(3)

On the basis of a new statement of reasons, 32 of those entities should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.

(4)

By its judgment of 22 January 2015 in Case T-176/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled Council Decision 2012/35/CFSP (4) to include Bank Tejarat on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

(5)

Bank Tejarat should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons.

(6)

Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is 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, 7 April 2015.

For the Council

The President

E. RINKĒVIČS

(1) OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.

(2) Council Decision 2011/299/CFSP of 23 May 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ L 136, 24.5.2011, p. 65).

(3) Council Decision 2011/783/CFSP of 1 December 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ L 319, 2.12.2011, p. 71).

(4) Council Decision 2012/35/CFSP of 23 January 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ L 19, 24.1.2012, p. 22).

ANNEX

(1)

The entity listed below shall be inserted in the list set out in Part I of Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012:

I. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran

B. Entities

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

105.

Bank Tejarat

Postal Address: Taleghani Br. 130, Taleghani Ave. P.O. Box: 11365 -5416, Tehran; Tel. 88826690; Tlx.: 226641 TJTA IR; Fax 88893641; Website: http://www.tejaratbank.ir

Bank Tejarat provides significant support to the Government of Iran by offering financial resources and financing services for oil and gas development projects. The oil and gas sector constitutes a significant source of funding for the Government of Iran and several projects financed by Bank Tejarat are carried out by subsidiaries of entities owned and controlled by the Government of Iran. In addition, Bank Tejarat remains partly owned by and closely linked to the Government of Iran which is therefore in a position to influence Bank Tejarat's decisions, including its involvement in the financing of projects regarded by the Iranian Government as a high priority.

Furthermore, as Bank Tejarat provides financing to various crude oil productions and refining projects which necessarily require the acquisition of key equipment and technology for those sectors whose supply for use in Iran is prohibited, Bank Tejarat can be identified as being involved in the procurement of prohibited goods and technology.

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(2)

The entities listed below shall be inserted in the list set out in Part III of Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012:

III. Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)

B. Entities

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

4.

Ocean Capital Administration GmbH

Schottweg 5, Hamburg 22087, Germany; Business Registration Document # HRB92501 (Germany) issued 4 Jan 2005

A German-based IRISL holding company that is owned and controlled by IRISL.

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5.

First Ocean Administration GmbH

Schottweg 5, Hamburg 22087, Germany; Business Registration Document # HRB94311 (Germany) issued 21 Jul 2005