EN Official Journal of the European Union L 306/18

COUNCIL DECISION 2013/661/CFSP

of 15 November 2013

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,

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), and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran.

(2) By its judgments of 6 September 2013 in Cases T-493/10 (2), T-4/11 and T-5/11 (3), T-12/11 (4), T-13/11 (5), T-24/11 (6), T-42/12 and T-181/12 (7), T-57/12 (8) and T-110/12 (9), the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council’s decisions to include Persia International Bank plc, Export Development Bank of Iran, Iran Insurance Company, Post Bank Iran, Bank Refah Kargaran, Naser Bateni, Good Luck Shipping LLC and Iranian Offshore Engineering & Construction Co. on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

(3) Persia International Bank plc, Export Development Bank of Iran, Iran Insurance Company, Post Bank Iran, Bank Refah Kargaran, Naser Bateni, Good Luck Shipping LLC and Iranian Offshore Engineering & Construction Co. should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of new statements of reasons concerning each of them.

(4) An additional entity should be included on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, and the identifying information in relation to another entity subject to restrictive measures should be amended.

(5) Following the judgment of the General Court in Case T-421/11 (10), Qualitest FZE is not included on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 15 November 2013. For the Council The President R. ŠADŽIUS

(1) OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.

(2) Judgment of 6 September 2013 in Case T-493/10 Persia International Bank plc v Council of the European Union.

(3) Judgment of 6 September 2013 in joint Cases T-4/11 and T-5/11 Export Development Bank of Iran v Council of the European Union.

(4) Judgment of 6 September 2013 in Case T-12/11 Iran Insurance Company v Council of the European Union.

(5) Judgment of 6 September 2013 in Case T-13/11 Post Bank Iran v Council of the European Union.

(6) Judgment of 6 September 2013 in Case T-24/11 Bank Refah Kargaran v Council of the European Union.

(7) Judgment of 6 September 2013 in Cases T-42/12 and T-181/12 Naser Bateni v Council of the European Union.

(8) Judgment of 6 September 2013 in Case T-57/12 Good Luck Shipping LLC v Council of the European Union.

(9) Judgment of 6 September 2013 in Case T-110/12 Iranian Offshore Engineering & Construction Co. v Council of the European Union.

(10) Judgment of 5 December 2012 in Case T-421/11 Qualitest FZE v Council of the European Union.