Council Common Position 2008/652/CFSP of 7 August 2008 amending Common Position 2007/140/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Date: 2008-08-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, economic resources, economic sanctions, international sanctions, nuclear non-proliferation, trade restriction

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COUNCIL COMMON POSITION 2008/652/CFSP

of 7 August 2008

amending Common Position 2007/140/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 15 thereof,

the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.
With a view to exercising such vigilance,
certain
provisions in this Common Position relate to Directive
the
2005/60/EC of
Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the
use of the financial system for the purpose of money
laundering and terrorist financing (3).

the European Parliament and of

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

On 27 February 2007 the Council of
the European
Union adopted Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (1)
which implemented United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1737 (2006) (UNSCR 1737 (2006)).

On 23 April 2007 the Council adopted Common
Position 2007/246/CFSP (2) which implemented United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1747 (2007)
(UNSCR 1747 (2007)).

On 3 March 2008 the United Nations Security Council
adopted Resolution 1803 (2008) (UNSCR 1803 (2008))
which widened the scope of
the restrictive measures
imposed by UNSCR 1737 (2006) and UNSCR 1747
(2007) and required all States to take the necessary
measures to implement those provisions effectively.

On 23 June 2008 the Council adopted Common
Position 2008/479/CFSP which identified additional
persons and entities to be covered by the restrictions
on admission and the freezing of funds.

(7)

(8)

(9)

UNSCR 1803 (2008) calls upon all States to exercise
vigilance in entering into new commitments for public
provided financial support for trade with Iran, in order to
avoid such financial support contributing to proliferation
sensitive nuclear activities or to the development of
nuclear weapon delivery systems.

(10)

financial

For the same reasons, UNSCR 1803 (2008) also calls
upon all States to exercise vigilance over the activities
of
territories with all
banks domiciled in Iran, and their branches and subsi­
diaries abroad,
in order to avoid such activities contri­
buting to proliferation sensitive nuclear activities or to

institutions

in their

(1) OJ L 61, 28.2.2007, p. 49. Common Position as last amended by
Common Position 2008/479/CFSP (OJ L 163, 24.6.2008, p. 43).
(2) Council Common Position 2007/246/CFSP of 23 April 2007
amending Common Position 2007/140/CFSP concerning restrictive
measures against Iran (OJ L 106, 24.4.2007, p. 67).

UNSCR 1803 (2008) welcomes the guidance issued by
the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to assist States in
implementing their financial obligations under UNSCR
1737 (2006).

UNSCR 1803 (2008) furthermore calls upon all States, in
accordance with their national legal authorities and legis­
lation and consistent with international
law, to inspect
the cargoes to and from Iran, of aircraft and vessels, at
their airports and seaports, owned or operated by Iran
Air Cargo and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line,
provided there are reasonable grounds to believe that the
aircraft or vessel is transporting prohibited goods.

UNSCR 1803 (2008) extends restrictive measures to
additional persons and entities that are engaged in,
directly associated with or providing support for Iran's
proliferation sensitive nuclear activities or for the deve­
lopment of nuclear weapon delivery systems, or have
the
been determined by the Security Council or
designated
Sanctions Committee
persons and entities in evading sanctions of, or
in
violating the provisions of, UNSCR 1737 (2006), 1747
(2007) or 1803 (2008).

to have

assisted

The necessary measures should also be taken to ensure
that no compensation is granted to the Government of
Iran, or to any person or entity in Iran, or to designated
persons or entities, or to any person claiming through or
in
for
the benefit of any such person or entity,
connection with any contract or other
transaction
where its performance was prevented by reason of the
measures decided on pursuant to UNSCR 1737 (2006),
1747 (2007) or 1803 (2008), including measures of the
European Communities or
in
accordance with, as required by or in any connection
with the implementation of
the relevant decisions of
the Security Council.

any Member

State

(3) OJ L 309, 25.11.2005, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Directive

2008/20/EC (OJ L 76, 19.3.2008, p. 46).

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(11)

Furthermore, it is appropriate to prohibit the supply, sale
or transfer to Iran of certain items, materials, equipment,
goods and technology, in addition to those determined
by the Security Council or the Sanctions Committee, that
repro­
could contribute to Iran's enrichment-related,
cessing or heavy water-related activities, to the develop­
ment of nuclear weapon delivery systems or to the
pursuit of activities related to other topics about which
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has
expressed concerns or identified as outstanding.

(12)

Common Position 2007/140/CFSP should be amended
accordingly.

‘Article 3b

1. Member States
activities of financial
with:

shall exercise vigilance over
the
institutions within their jurisdiction

(a) banks domiciled in Iran,

in particular with Bank

Saderat;

(b) branches and subsidiaries within the jurisdiction of the
Member States of banks domiciled in Iran, as listed in
Annex III;

(13) Action by the Community is needed in order

to

implement certain measures,

(c) branches and subsidiaries outside the jurisdiction of the
Member States of banks domiciled in Iran, as listed in
Annex IV;

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Article 1

Common Position 2007/140/CFSP is hereby amended as
follows:

1.

in Article 1(1), the following point shall be added:

(d) financial entities that are neither domiciled in Iran nor
within the jurisdiction of the Member States but are
controlled by persons and entities domiciled in Iran,
as listed in Annex IV;

in order to avoid such activities contributing to prolif­
eration sensitive nuclear activities or to the development
of nuclear weapon delivery systems.

‘(d) certain other items, materials, equipment, goods and
technology that
to enrichment-
could contribute
related, reprocessing or heavy water-related activities,
to the development of nuclear weapon delivery
system or to the pursuit of activities related to other
topics about which the IAEA has expressed concerns
or identified as outstanding. The European Community
shall take the necessary measures in order to determine
the relevant items to be covered by this provision.’;

For the above purpose, financial institutions shall be
2.
required, in their activities with banks and financial insti­
tutions as set out in paragraph 1, to:

(a) exercise continuous vigilance over account activity
including through their programmes on customer due
diligence and under their obligations relating to money-
laundering and financing of terrorism;

2. Article 3a shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 3a

1. Member States shall not enter into new commitments
for grants, financial assistance and concessional loans to the
Government of Iran, including through their participation
institutions, except for humani­
in international financial
tarian and developmental purposes.

shall

2.
In order to avoid any financial support contributing
to the proliferation sensitive nuclear activities, or to the
development of nuclear weapon delivery systems, Member
in entering into new
States
restraint
commitments for public provided financial support
for
including the granting of export credits,
trade with Iran,
guarantees or
to their nationals or entities
involved in such trade.’;

insurance,

exercise

3. the following Article shall be inserted:

(b) require

all

that

information fields of payment
instructions which relate to the originator and bene­
ficiary of
the transaction in question be completed;
and if that information is not supplied, refuse the trans­
action;

(c) maintain all records of transactions for a period of five
years and make them available to national authorities
on request;

are

funds

(d) if they suspect or have reasonable grounds to suspect
related to proliferation financing,
that
promptly report their suspicions to the Financial Intel­
ligence Unit
(FIU) or another competent authority
designated by the Member State concerned. The FIU
or such other competent authority shall have access,
to the
directly or
financial, administrative and law enforcement
infor­
mation that
requires to properly undertake this
function,
including the analysis of suspicious trans­
action reports.

indirectly, on a

timely basis

it

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Bank Saderat branches and subsidiaries within the
3.
jurisdiction of the Member States shall also be required
to notify the competent authority of the Member State
where they are established, of all
funds
carried out or received by them, within five working days
after carrying out or receiving the respective transfer of
funds.

transfers of

to information-sharing

arrangements, notified
Subject
this
competent authorities shall without delay transmit
data, as appropriate,
to the competent authorities of
other Member States, where the counterparts to such trans­
actions are established.’;

4. the following Article shall be inserted:

‘Article 3c

1.
In addition to inspections to ensure implementation
of the relevant provisions of UNSCR 1737 (2006), 1747
(2007) and 1803 (2008), and of the provisions of Article 1
in accordance
of this Common Position, Member States,
with their national
legal authorities and legislation and
consistent with international law, in particular the law of
the sea and relevant international civil aviation agreements,
shall inspect at their airports and seaports the cargoes to
and from Iran, of aircraft and vessels owned or operated by
Iran Air Cargo and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line,
provided there are reasonable grounds to believe that the
aircraft or vessel is transporting goods prohibited under this
Common Position.

2.
In cases when inspection mentioned in paragraph 1 is
undertaken of cargoes of aircraft and vessels owned or
operated by Iran Air Cargo and Islamic Republic of Iran
Shipping Line, Member States shall submit to the United
Nations Security Council within five working days a written
report on the inspection containing, in particular, an expla­
nation of the grounds for the inspection, as well as infor­
mation on its time, place, circumstances, results and other
relevant details.

Cargo aircraft

3.
and merchant vessels owned or
controlled by Iran Air Cargo and Islamic Republic of Iran
Shipping Line shall be subject to the requirement of addi­
tional pre-arrival or pre-departure information for all goods
brought into or out of a Member State.’;

5.

in Article 4(1), point (b) shall be replaced by the following:

6. Article 5(1) shall be replaced by the following:

All funds and economic resources which belong to,

‘1.
are owned, held or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

(a) persons and entities designated in the Annex to UNSCR
1737 (2006) as well as those of additional persons and
entities designated by the Security Council or by the
Committee in accordance with paragraph 12 of UNSCR
1737 (2006) and paragraph 7 of UNSCR 1803 (2008),
such persons or entities being listed in Annex I;

for,

(b) persons and entities not covered by Annex I that are
engaged in, directly associated with, or providing
support
Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear
activities or for the development of nuclear weapon
delivery systems, or persons or entities acting on their
their direction, or entities owned or
behalf or at
controlled by them, including through illicit means as
well as persons that have assisted designated persons or
entities
in evading or violating the provisions of
UNSCR 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007) and 1803 (2008)
or this Common Position, as listed in Annex II, shall be
frozen.’;

7. the following Article shall be inserted:

‘Article 6a

No compensation or other claim of this kind, such as a
claim of set-off or a claim under a guarantee, in connection
with any contract or transaction the performance of which
was affected, directly or indirectly, wholly or in part, by
reason of measures decided on pursuant to UNSCR 1737
(2006), 1747 (2007) or 1803 (2008), including measures
of the European Communities or any Member State in
accordance with, as required by or in any connection
with the implementation of the relevant decisions of the
Security Council, shall be granted to the designated persons
or entities listed in Annexes I or II, or any other person or
entity in Iran,
including the Government of Iran, or any
person or entity claiming through or for the benefit of any
such person or entity.’;

8. Article 7(2) shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.
The Council, acting by unanimity on a proposal from
Member States or the Commission, shall establish the lists
in Annexes II, III, and IV and adopt modifications to them.’;

‘(b) other persons not covered by Annex I that are engaged
in, directly associated with, or providing support for,
Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities or for the
development of nuclear weapon delivery systems,
including through the involvement in procurement of
the prohibited items, goods, equipment, materials and
technology, as well as persons
that have assisted
designated persons or entities in evading or violating
the provisions of UNSCR 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007)
and 1803 (2008) or this Common Position, as listed in
Annex II.’;

9. Annexes I and II shall be replaced by the text set out in

Annexes I and II to this Common Position;

10. Annexes III and IV set out in this Common Position shall
be added as Annexes III and IV to Common Position
2007/140/CFSP.

Article 2

This Common Position shall
adoption.

take effect on the date of

its

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This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 7 August 2008.

For the Council
The President

B. KOUCHNER

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

List of persons referred to in Article 4(1)(a) and of persons and entities referred to in Article 5(1)(a)

A. Natural persons

(1) Fereidoun Abbasi-Davani. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007. Other information: Senior Ministry of Defence
and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) scientist with links to the Institute of Applied Physics. Working closely
with Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi.

(2) Dawood Agha-Jani. Function: Head of the PFEP - Natanz. Other information: Person involved in Iran’s nuclear

programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(3) Ali Akbar Ahmadian. Title: Vice Admiral. Function: Chief of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Joint

Staff. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(4) Amir Moayyed Alai. Other information: involved in managing the assembly and engineering of centrifuges. Date

of EU designation: 24.4.2007 (UN: 3.3.2008).

(5) Behman Asgarpour. Function: Operational Manager (Arak). Other information: Person involved in Iran’s nuclear

programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(6) Mohammad Fedai Ashiani. Other information: involved in the production of ammonium uranyl carbonate and

management of the Natanz enrichment complex. Date of EU designation: 24.4.2007 (UN: 3.3.2008).

(7) Abbas Rezaee Ashtiani. Other information: a senior official at the AEOI Office of Exploration and Mining Affairs.

Date of UN designation: 3.3.2008.

(8) Bahmanyar Morteza Bahmanyar. Function: Head of Finance & Budget Dept, Aerospace Industries Organisation
(AIO). Other information: Person involved in Iran’s ballistic missile programme. Date of UN designation:
23.12.2006.

(9) Haleh Bakhtiar. Other information: involved in the production of magnesium at a concentration of 99,9 %. Date

of EU designation: 24.4.2007 (UN: 3.3.2008).

(10) Morteza Behzad. Other information:

involved in making centrifuge components. Date of EU designation:

24.4.2007 (UN: 3.3.2008).

(11) Ahmad Vahid Dastjerdi. Function: Head of the Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO). Other information:

Person involved in Iran’s ballistic missile programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(12) Ahmad Derakhshandeh. Function: Chairman and Managing Director of Bank Sepah. Date of UN designation:

24.3.2007.

(13) Mohammad Eslami. Title: Dr. Other information: Head of Defence Industries Training and Research Institute.

Date of UN designation: 3.3.2008.

(14) Reza-Gholi Esmaeli. Function: Head of Trade & International Affairs Dept, Aerospace Industries Organisation
(AIO). Other information: Person involved in Iran’s ballistic missile programme. Date of UN designation:
23.12.2006.

(15) Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi. Other information: Senior MODAFL scientist and former head of the Physics

Research Centre (PHRC). Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(16) Mohammad Hejazi. Title: Brigadier General. Function: Commander of Bassij resistance force. Date of UN desig­

nation: 24.3.2007.

(17) Mohsen Hojati. Function: Head of Fajr Industrial Group. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(18) Seyyed Hussein Hosseini. Other information: AEOI official involved in the heavy water research reactor project at

Arak. Date of EU designation: 24.4.2007 (UN: 3.3.2008).

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(19) M. Javad Karimi Sabet. Other information: Head of Novin Energy Company, which is designated under resolution

1747 (2007). Date of EU designation: 24.4.2007 (UN: 3.3.2008).

(20) Mehrdada Akhlaghi Ketabachi. Function: Head of Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group (SBIG). Date of UN desig­

nation: 24.3.2007.

(21) Ali Hajinia Leilabadi. Function: Director General of Mesbah Energy Company. Other information: Person involved

in Iran’s nuclear programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(22) Naser Maleki. Function: Head of Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG). Other information: Naser Maleki is
also a MODAFL official overseeing work on the Shahab-3 ballistic missile programme. The Shahab-3 is Iran’s
long-range ballistic missile currently in service. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(23) Hamid-Reza Mohajerani. Other information: Involved in production management at the Uranium Conversion

Facility (UCF) at Esfahan. Date of EU designation: 24.4.2007 (UN: 3.3.2008).

(24) Jafar Mohammadi. Function: Technical Adviser to the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) (in charge of
managing the production of valves for centrifuges). Other information: Person involved in Iran’s nuclear
programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(25) Ehsan Monajemi. Function: Construction Project Manager, Natanz. Other information: Person involved in Iran’s

nuclear programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(26) Mohammad Reza Naqdi. Title: Brigadier General. Other information: Former Deputy Chief of Armed Forces
General Staff for Logistics and Industrial Research/Head of State Anti-Smuggling Headquarters, engaged in efforts
to get round the sanctions imposed by UNSCR 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007). Date of UN designation:
3.3.2008.

(27) Houshang Nobari. Other information: Involved in the management of the Natanz enrichment complex. Date of

EU designation: 24.4.2007 (UN: 3.3.2008).

(28) Mohammad Mehdi Nejad Nouri. Title: Lt Gen. Function: Rector of Malek Ashtar University of Defence Tech­
nology. Other information: The chemistry department of Ashtar University of Defence Technology is affiliated to
MODALF and has conducted experiments on beryllium. Person involved in Iran’s nuclear programme. Date of
UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(29) Mohammad Qannadi. Function: AEOI Vice President for Research & Development. Other information: Person

involved in Iran’s nuclear programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(30) Amir Rahimi. Function: Head of Esfahan Nuclear Fuel Research and Production Center. Other information:
Esfahan Nuclear Fuel Research and Production Center is part of the AEOI’s Nuclear Fuel Production and
Procurement Company, which is involved in enrichment-related activities. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(31) Abbas Rashidi. Other information: Involved in enrichment work at Natanz. Date of EU designation: 24.4.2007

(UN: 3.3.2008).

(32) Morteza Rezaie. Title: Brigadier General. Function: Deputy Commander of IRGC. Date of UN designation:

24.3.2007.

(33) Morteza Safari. Title: Rear Admiral. Function: Commander of IRGC Navy. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(34) Yahya Rahim Safavi. Title: Maj Gen. Function: Commander, IRGC (Pasdaran). Other information: Person involved

in both Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(35) Seyed Jaber Safdari. Other information: Manager of the Natanz Enrichment Facilities. Date of UN designation:

24.3.2007.

(36) Hosein Salimi. Title: General. Function: Commander of the Air Force, IRGC (Pasdaran). Other information: Person

involved in Iran’s ballistic missile programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(37) Qasem Soleimani. Title: Brigadier General. Function: Commander of Qods force. Date of UN designation:

24.3.2007.

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(38) Ghasem Soleymani. Other information: Director of Uranium Mining Operations at the Saghand Uranium Mine.

Date of UN designation: 3.3.2008.

(39) Mohammad Reza Zahedi. Title: Brigadier General. Function: Commander of IRGC Ground Forces. Date of UN

designation: 24.3.2007.

(40) General Zolqadr. Function: Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs, IRGC officer. Date of UN designation:

24.3.2007.

B. Legal persons, entities and bodies

(1) Abzar Boresh Kaveh Co. (alias BK Co.). Other information: Involved in the production of centrifuge components.

Date of UN designation: 3.3.2008.

(2) Ammunition and Metallurgy Industries Group (alias (a) AMIG, (b) Ammunition Industries Group). Other infor­
mation: (a) AMIG controls 7th of Tir, (b) AMIG is owned and controlled by the Defence Industries Organisation
(DIO). Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(3) Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI). Other information: Involved in Iran’s nuclear programme. Date of

UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(4) Bank Sepah and Bank Sepah International. Other information: Bank Sepah provides support for the Aerospace
Industries Organisation (AIO) and subordinates, including Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG) and Shahid
Bagheri Industrial Group (SBIG). Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(5) Barzagani Tejarat Tavanmad Saccal companies. Other information: (a) Subsidiary of Saccal System companies, (b)
this company tried to purchase sensitive goods for an entity listed in resolution 1737 (2006). Date of UN
designation: 3.3.2008.

(6) Cruise Missile Industry Group (alias Naval Defence Missile Industry Group). Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(7) Defence Industries Organisation (DIO). Other information: (a) Overarching MODAFL-controlled entity, some of
whose subordinates have been involved in the centrifuge programme making components, and in the missile
programme, (b) Involved in Iran’s nuclear programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(8) Electro Sanam Company (alias (a) E. S. Co., (b) E. X. Co.). Other information: AIO front-company, involved in the

ballistic missile programme. Date of UN designation: 3.3.2008.

(9) Esfahan Nuclear Fuel Research and Production Centre (NFRPC) and Esfahan Nuclear Technology Centre (ENTC).
Other information: They are parts of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran’s (AEOI) Nuclear Fuel Production
and Procurement Company. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(10) Ettehad Technical Group. Other information: AIO front-company, involved in the ballistic missile programme.

Date of UN designation: 3.3.2008.

(11) Fajr Industrial Group. Other information: (a) Formerly Instrumentation Factory Plant, (b) Subordinate entity of

AIO, (c) Involved in Iran’s ballistic missile programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(12) Farayand Technique. Other information: (a) Involved in Iran’s nuclear programme (centrifuge programme), (b)

Identified in IAEA reports. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(13) Industrial Factories of Precision (IFP) Machinery (alias Instrumentation Factories Plant). Other information: Used

by AIO for some acquisition attempts. Date of UN designation: 3.3.2008.

(14) Jabber Ibn Hayan. Other information: AEOI laboratory involved in fuel-cycle activities. Date of EU designation:

24.4.2007 (UN: 3.3.2008).

(15) Joza Industrial Co. Other information: AIO front-company, involved in the ballistic missile programme. Date of

UN designation: 3.3.2008.

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(16) Kala-Electric (alias Kalaye Electric). Other information: (a) Provider for PFEP - Natanz, (b) Involved in Iran’s

nuclear programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(17) Karaj Nuclear Research Centre. Other information: Part of AEOI’s research division. Date of UN designation:

24.3.2007.

(18) Kavoshyar Company. Other information: Subsidiary company of AEOI. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(19) Khorasan Metallurgy Industries. Other information: (a) subsidiary of the Ammunition Industries Group (AMIG)
which depends on DIO, (b) involved in the production of centrifuge components. Date of UN designation:
3.3.2008.

(20) Mesbah Energy Company. Other information: (a) Provider for A40 research reactor - Arak, (b) Involved in Iran’s

nuclear programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(21) Niru Battery Manufacturing Company. Other information: (a) Subsidiary of the DIO, (b) its role is to manufacture

power units for the Iranian military including missile systems. Date of UN designation: 3.3.2008.

(22) Novin Energy Company (alias Pars Novin). Other information: It operates within AEOI. Date of UN designation:

24.3.2007.

(23) Parchin Chemical Industries. Other information: Branch of DIO. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(24) Pars Aviation Services Company. Other information: Maintains aircraft. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(25) Pars Trash Company. Other information: (a) Involved in Iran’s nuclear programme (centrifuge programme), (b)

Identified in IAEA reports. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(26) Pishgam (Pioneer) Energy Industries. Other information: Has participated in construction of

the Uranium

Conversion Facility at Esfahan. Date of UN designation: 3.3.2008.

(27) Qods Aeronautics Industries. Other information:

It produces unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), parachutes,

paragliders, paramotors, etc. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(28) Sanam Industrial Group. Other information: Subordinate to AIO. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(29) Safety Equipment Procurement (SEP). Other information: AIO front-company, involved in the ballistic missile

programme. Date of UN designation: 3.3.2008.

(30) 7th of Tir. Other information: (a) Subordinate of DIO, widely recognised as being directly involved in Iran’s

nuclear programme, (b) Involved in Iran’s nuclear programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(31) Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group (SBIG). Other information: (a) Subordinate entity of AIO, (b) Involved in Iran’s

ballistic missile programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(32) Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG). Other information: (a) Subordinate entity of AIO, (b) Involved in Iran’s

ballistic missile programme. Date of UN designation: 23.12.2006.

(33) Sho’a’ Aviation. Other information: It produces microlights. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.

(34) TAMAS Company. Other information: (a) Involved in enrichment-related activities, (b) TAMAS is an overarching
body, under which four subsidiaries have been established, including one for uranium extraction to concentration
and another in charge of uranium processing, enrichment and waste. Date of EU designation: 24.4.2007 (UN:
3.3.2008).

(35) Ya Mahdi Industries Group. Other information: Subordinate to AIO. Date of UN designation: 24.3.2007.’

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX II

List of persons referred to in Article 4(1)(b) and of persons and entities referred to in Article 5(1)(b)

A. Natural persons

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

1.

Reza AGHAZADEH

Passport

15.3.1949

DoB:
number:
S4409483 valid 26.4.2000–27.4.2010
passport
Tehran, Diplomatic
Issued:
number:
on
22.1.2008 valid until 21.1.2013, Place
of birth: Khoy

D9001950,

issued

Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran
(AEOI). The AEOI oversees
Iran's nuclear
programme and is designated under UNSCR
1737 (2006).

24.4.2007

2.

IRGC Brigadier-General
Javad DARVISH-VAND

MODAFL Deputy for Inspection. Responsible for
all MODAFL facilities and installations.

24.6.2008

3.

IRGC Brigadier-General
Seyyed Mahdi FARAHI

Managing Director of
the Defence Industries
Organisation (DIO) which is designated under
UNSCR 1737 (2006).

24.6.2008

4. Dr Hoseyn (Hossein)

FAQIHIAN

Address of NFPC: AEOI-NFPD, P.O. Box:
11365-8486, Tehran/Iran

24.4.2007

Deputy and Director-General of the Nuclear Fuel
Production and Procurement Company (NFPC),
the AEOI. The AEOI oversees Iran's
part of
nuclear programme and is designated under
UNSCR 1737 (2006). The NFPC involved in
enrichment-related
is
that
required by the
IAEA Board and Security
Council to suspend.

activities

Iran

5.

Engineer Mojtaba HAERI

MODAFL Deputy for Industry. Supervisory role
over AIO and DIO.

24.6.2008

6.

IRGC Brigadier-General Ali
HOSEYNITASH

7. Mohammad Ali JAFARI,

IRGC.

8. Mahmood JANNATIAN

Head of the General Department of the Supreme
National Security Council and involved in formu­
lating policy on the nuclear issue.

24.6.2008

Holds a command post at the IRGC.

24.6.2008

Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation
of Iran.

24.6.2008

9.

Said Esmail KHALILIPOUR DoB: 24.11.1945, PoB: Langroud

Deputy Head of AEOI. The AEOI oversees Iran's
nuclear programme and is designated under
UNSCR 1737 (2006).

24.4.2007

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Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

10. Ali Reza KHANCHI

Address of NRC: AEOI-NRC P.O. Box:
11365-8486 Tehran/Iran; Fax:
(+ 9821)
8021412

24.4.2007

Head of AEOI's Tehran Nuclear Research Centre.
The IAEA is continuing to seek clarification from
Iran about plutonium separation experiments
including about the
carried out at the TNRC,
presence of HEU particles
in environmental
samples
the Karaj Waste Storage
taken at
Facility where containers used to store depleted
uranium targets used in those experiments are
located. The AEOI oversees
Iran's nuclear
programme and is designated under UNSCR
1737 (2006).

11.

Ebrahim MAHMUDZADEH

Managing Director of Iran Electronic Industries.

24.6.2008

12.

Brigadier-General Beik
MOHAMMADLU

13. Anis NACCACHE

14.

Brigadier-General
Mohammad NADERI

15.

IRGC Brigadier-General
Mostafa Mohammad
NAJJAR

MODAFL Deputy for Supplies and Logistics.

24.6.2008

Administrator of Barzagani Tejarat Tavanmad
Saccal companies; his company has attempted
to procure sensitive goods for entities designated
under Resolution 1737 (2006).

24.6.2008

Head of Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO),
Iranian
AIO has
programmes.

in sensitive

taken part

MODAFL Minister, responsible for all military
missiles
programmes,
programmes.

including

ballistic

24.6.2008

24.6.2008

24.4.2007

16. Dr Javad RAHIQI

DoB: 21.4.1954, PoB: Mashad

Head of AEOI's Esfahan Nuclear Technology
Centre. This oversees the uranium conversion
plant at Esfahan. Iran is required by the IAEA
Board and the Security Council to suspend all
enrichment-related activities. This
includes all
uranium conversion work. AEOI oversees Iran's
nuclear programme and is designated under
UNSCR 1737 (2006).

17.

Rear Admiral Mohammad
SHAFI'I RUDSARI

18.

IRGC Brigadier-General Ali
SHAMSHIRI

19. Abdollah SOLAT SANA

20.

IRGC Brigadier-General
Ahmad VAHIDI

MODAFL Deputy for Coordination.

24.6.2008

MODAFL Deputy
Counter-Intelligence,
for
responsible for security of MODAFL personnel
and Installations.

24.6.2008

Managing Director of the Uranium Conversion
in Esfahan. This is the facility
Facility (UCF)
for the
that produces the feed material
enrichment facilities at Natanz. On 27 August
2006, Solat Sana received a special award from
President Ahmadinejad for his role.

(UF6)

24.4.2007

Deputy Head of MODAFL.

24.6.2008

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B. Legal persons, entities and bodies

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

1. Aerospace Industries

AIO, 28 Shian 5, Lavizan, Tehran

Organisation, AIO

Iran's production of missiles,
AIO oversees
Industrial Group,
including Shahid Hemmat
Shahid Bagheri
Fajr
Industrial Group, which were all designated
under UNSCR 1737 (2006). The head of AIO
also
and two other
designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006).

Industrial Group and

senior officials were

24.4.2007

2. Armament Industries

Pasdaran Av.,
Tehran

PO Box 19585/777,

A subsidiary of
Organisation).

the DIO (Defence Industries

24.4.2007

3. Armed Forces Geographical

Organisation

Assessed to provide geospatial data for
Ballistic Missile programme.

the

24.6.2008

4.

Bank Melli,

Bank Melli Iran and all
branches and subsidiaries
including

Ferdowsi Avenue, PO Box 11365-171,
Tehran

(a) Melli Bank plc

London Wall, 11th floor, London EC2Y
5EA, United Kingdom

(b) Bank Melli Iran Zao

Number 9/1, Ulitsa Mashkova, Moscow,
130064, Russia

Providing or attempting to provide financial
support
for companies which are involved in
or procure goods for Iran's nuclear and missile
programmes (AIO, SHIG, SBIG, AEOI, Novin
Energy Company, Mesbah Energy Company,
Kalaye Electric Company and DIO). Bank Melli
serves as a facilitator for Iran's sensitive activities.
It has facilitated numerous purchases of sensitive
and missile
materials
programmes.
range of
financial services on behalf of entities linked to
Iran's nuclear and missile industries,
including
opening
and maintaining
accounts. Many of the above companies have
been designated by UNSCRs 1737 (2006) and
1747 (2007).

It has provided a

letters of

nuclear

credit

Iran's

for

24.6.2008

5. Defence Technology and
Science Research Centre
(DTSRC) – also known as
the Educational Research
Institute/Moassese Amozeh
Va Tahgiaghati
(ERI/MAVT Co.)

Pasdaran Av.,
Tehran

PO Box 19585/777,

Responsible for R&D. A subsidiary of the DIO.
The DTSRC handles much of the procurement
for the DIO.

24.4.2007

6.

Iran Electronic Industries

P.O. Box 18575-365, Tehran, Iran

7.

IRGC Air Force

8.

Khatem-ol Anbiya
Construction Organisation

Number 221, North Falamak-Zarafshan
Intersection, 4th Phase, Shahkrak-
E-Ghods, Tehran 14678, Iran

9. Malek Ashtar University

Wholly-owned subsidiary of MODAFL (and
therefore a sister-organisation to AIO, AvIO
and DIO). Its role is to manufacture electronic
components for Iranian weapons systems.

24.6.2008

Operates Iran's inventory of short and medium
range ballistic missiles. The head of the IRGC air
force was designated by UNSCR 1737 (2006).

24.6.2008

IRGC-owned group of companies. Uses IRGC
engineering resources for construction acting as
prime contractor on major projects including
tunnelling,
Iranian
assessed to support
ballistic missile and nuclear programmes.

the

24.6.2008

Linked to the Ministry of Defence, set up a
missiles training course in 2003, in close colla­
boration with the AIO.

24.6.2008

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Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

10. Marine Industries

Pasdaran Av.,
Tehran

PO Box 19585/777,

A subsidiary of the DIO.

24.4.2007

11. Mechanic Industries Group

Took part in the production of components for
the ballistics programme.

24.6.2008

12. Ministry of Defence and
Armed Forces Logistics
(MODAFL)

side of Dabestan Street, Abbas

West
Abad District, Tehran

Responsible for Iran's defence research, develop­
ment and manufacturing programmes, including
support to missile and nuclear programmes.

24.6.2008

13. Ministry of Defence

P.O. Box 16315-189, Tehran, Iran

Logistics Export (MODLEX)

It is the export arm of MODAFL, and the agency
used for exporting finished weapons in state-to-
state transactions. Under UNSCR 1747 (2007)
MODLEX should not be trading.

24.6.2008

14.

3M Mizan Machinery
Manufacturing

Front company for
ballistics procurement.

the AIO,

taking part

in

24.6.2008

15. Nuclear Fuel Production

and Procurement Company
(NFPC)

AEOI-NFPD,
Tehran/Iran

P.O.Box:

11365-8486,

24.4.2007

fuel

cycle

nuclear

including:

Nuclear Fuel Production Division (NFPD) of
AEOI is research and development in the field
of
uranium
exploration, mining, milling, conversion and
nuclear waste management. The NFPC is the
successor to the NFPD, the subsidiary company
under the AEOI that runs research and develop­
ment
including
conversion and enrichment.

in the nuclear

cycle

fuel

16.

Parchin Chemical Industries

Worked on propulsion techniques for the Iranian
ballistics programme.

24.6.2008

17.

Special Industries Group

Pasdaran Av.,
Tehran

PO Box 19585/777,

A subsidiary of the DIO.

24.4.2007

18.

State Purchasing
Organisation (SPO)

The SPO appears to facilitate the import of
It appears to be a subsidiary
whole weapons.
of MODAFL.

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ANNEX III

‘ANNEX III

Branches and subsidiaries within the jurisdiction of the Member States of banks domiciled in Iran referred to in
Article 3b(1)(b)’

ANNEX IV

‘ANNEX IV

Branches and subsidiaries, outside the jurisdiction of the Member States, of banks domiciled in Iran as well
as financial entities that are neither domiciled in Iran nor within the jurisdiction of the Member States but are
controlled by persons and entities domiciled in Iran referred to in Article 3b(1)(c) and (d)’