Joint Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Date: 2012-11-23
Institutions: European Commission, High Representative of the Union
Subjects: Iran, dual-use good, economic sanctions, international sanctions, mining product, natural gas, nuclear non-proliferation, petroleum exploration, trade restriction

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

HIGH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION FOR
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
SECURITY POLICY

Brussels, 23.11.2012  
JOIN(2012) 33 final 

2012/0338 (NLE) 

Joint Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Council  Regulation  (EU)  No  267/2012  of  23  March  2012  gives  effect  to  the 
measures  provided  for  in  Decision  2010/413/CFSP  concerning  restrictive  measures 
against  Iran.  On  15  October  2012  the  Council  adopted  Decision  2012/635/CFSP 
which  amends  Council  Decision  2010/413/CFSP  and  provides  for  additional 
restrictive measures against Iran. 

These  additional  measures  comprise,  in  particular,  additional  restrictions  on  key 
equipment and technology which could be used in the petrochemical industry, a ban 
on  the  import  of  Iranian  natural  gas,  as  well  as  an  export  prohibition  on  key  naval 
equipment  and technology for ship-building, maintenance or refit. Moreover, a ban 
was  imposed  on  trade  in  graphite,  certain  raw  or  semi-finished  metals,  such  as 
aluminium and steel, and software for certain industrial processes. 

Decision  2012/635/CFSP  also  called  for  the  review  of  restrictive  measures 
concerning dual-use goods and technology set out in Annex I to Council Regulation 
(EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of 
exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items. 

In view of Article 215 TFEU, further action by the Union is needed to give effect to 
these measures. 

The  High  Representative  for  Foreign  Affairs  and  Security  Policy  and  the 
Commission  should  therefore  propose  to  amend  Regulation  (EU)  No  267/2012 
accordingly. 

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2012/0338 (NLE) 

Joint Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

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  from  the  High  Representative  of  the  Union  for  Foreign 
Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

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(3) 

(4) 

Council Regulation (EU) No 267/20122 of 23 March 2012 gives effect to the measures 
provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran. 
On  15  October  2012  the  Council  adopted  Decision  2012/635/CFSP3  which  amends 
Council  Decision  2010/413/CFSP  and  provides  for  additional  restrictive  measures 
against Iran. 

Those additional restrictive measures comprise, in particular, additional restrictions on 
key equipment and technology which could be used in the petrochemical industry, as 
well  as  an  export  prohibition  on  key  naval  equipment  and  technology  for  ship-
building,  maintenance  or  refit.  Moreover,  trade  in  graphite,  raw  or  semi-finished 
metals,  such  as  aluminium  and  steel,  and  software  for  certain  industrial  processes 
should be prohibited. 

The  additional  restrictive  measures  also  include  a  ban  on  the  import,  purchase  or 
transport of Iranian natural gas. Effective implementation of this prohibition requires 
that measures be taken to prohibit swaps of natural gas that are known to increase the 
export  of  natural  gas  from  Iran  in  circumvention  of  the  prohibition,  or  there  is 
reasonable cause to suspect this.  The contracts satisfied by use of a pipeline directly 
connected to the natural gas transmission grid of the European Union without any inlet 
point  directly  or  indirectly  connected  to  the  Iranian  natural  gas  transmission  grid 
should not be affected by the prohibition on natural gas imports. 

Decision  2012/635/CFSP  called  for  the  review  of  restrictive  measures  concerning 
dual-use  goods  and  technology  set  out  in  Annex  I  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 
428/2009  of  5  May  2009  setting  up  a  Community  regime  for  the  control  of  exports, 
transfer,  brokering  and  transit  of  dual-use  items4,  with  a  view  to  including  certain 
items in Part 2 of category 5 thereof which might be relevant to industries controlled 
directly  or  indirectly  by  the  Iranian  Revolutionary  Guard  Corps  or  which  might  be 

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OJ L 195, 27.7.2010. p. 39. 
OJ L88, 24.3.2012, p. 1. 
OJ L 282, 16.10.2012, p. 58. 
OJ L 134, 29.5.2009, p. 1. 

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relevant  to  Iran's  nuclear,  military  or  ballistic  missile  programme  while  taking  into 
account the need to avoid unintended effects on the civilian population in Iran.  

In order to ensure the effective implementation of the prohibition on the sale, supply, 
transfer  or  export  to  Iran  of  additional key  equipment  or  technology  which  could  be 
used in the key sectors of the oil, natural gas and petrochemical industries, lists of such 
key equipment and technology should be provided.  

For the same reason, lists of items subject to trade restrictions on natural gas, graphite, 
raw  or  semi-finished  metals,  such  as  aluminium  and  steel,  and  software  for  certain 
industrial processes should also be provided. 

Decision 2012/635/CFSP also prohibits transactions between Union and Iranian banks 
and financial institutions, unless authorised in advance by the relevant Member State. 

Furthermore,  Decision  2012/635/CFSP  provides  for  prohibitions  on  the  provision  of 
flagging and classification services to Iranian oil tankers and cargo vessels as well as 
regarding  the  supply  of  vessels  designed  for  the  transport  or  storage  of  oil  and 
petrochemical products to Iranian persons and entities or to other persons and entities 
for the purpose of transporting or storing Iranian oil and petrochemical products. 

These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 
Union and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to 
implement it, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic 
operators in all Member States. 

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is amended as follows: 

(1) 

In Article 2, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 

Article 1 

2. Annex I shall include goods and technology, including software, which are dual-
use  items  or  technology  as  defined  in  Regulation  (EC)  No  428/2009,  except  for 
certain goods and technology as specified in part A and, until 15 April 2013, in part 
C of Annex I to this Regulation. 

(2) 

The following Article 2a is inserted: 

1. The prohibition in Article 2(1) shall not apply to:  

"Article 2a 

(a) 

(b) 

the  execution,  until  15  April  2013,  of  contracts  concluded  before  16  October  2012 
for the sale, supply, transfer or export of goods and technology as specified in Part C 
of  Annex  I  to  this  Regulation  or  ancillary  contracts  necessary  for  the  execution  of 
such contracts. 

the  execution,  until  15  April  2013,  of  contracts  concluded  before  16  October  2012 
for the provision of technical assistance or financing or financial assistance related to 
goods and technology as specified in Part C of Annex I to this Regulation." 

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(3) 

Article 8 is replaced by the following: 

"Article 8 

1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export key equipment or technology listed 
in Annex VI and VIA, directly or indirectly, to any Iranian person, entity or body or for use 
in, Iran. 

2.  Annex  VI  and  VIA  shall  include  key  equipment  and  technology  for  the  following  key 
sectors of the oil and gas industry in Iran:  

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

exploration of crude oil and natural gas;  

production of crude oil and natural gas;  

refining;  

liquefaction of natural gas. 

3. Annex VI and VIA shall also include key equipment and technology for the petrochemical 
industry in Iran. 

4.  Annex  VI  and  VIA  shall  not  include  items  included  in  the  Common  Military  List,  or  in 
Annex I, Annex II or Annex III." 

(4) 

Article 10 is replaced be the following: 

1. The prohibitions in Articles 8 and 9 shall not apply to: 

"Article 10 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

execution,  until  15  April  2013,  of  transactions  required  by  a  trade  contract 
concerning key equipment or technology in the exploration of crude oil and natural 
gas, production of crude oil and natural gas, refining, liquefaction of natural gas as 
listed  in  Annex  VI  concluded  before  27  October  2010,  or  ancillary  contracts 
necessary  for  the  execution  of  such  contracts,  or  by  a  contract  or  agreement 
concluded before 26 July 2010 and relating to an investment in Iran made before 26 
July 2010, nor shall they prevent the execution of an obligation arising therefrom; or 

execution,  until  15  April  2013,  of  transactions  required  by  a  trade  contract 
concerning key equipment or technology for the petrochemical industry as listed in 
Annex  VI concluded before 24 March 2012, or of ancillary contracts  necessary for 
the execution of such contracts, or by a contract or agreement concluded before 23 
January 2012 and relating to an investment in Iran made before 23 January 2012, nor 
shall they prevent the execution of an obligation arising therefrom; or 

execution,  until  15  April  2013,  of  transactions  required  by  a  trade  contract 
concerning key equipment or technology in the exploration of crude oil and natural 
gas, production of crude oil and natural gas, refining, liquefaction of natural gas and 
for the petrochemical industry as listed in Annex VIA concluded before 16 October 
2012, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, or by a 
contract  or  agreement  concluded  before  16  October  2012  and  relating  to  an 
investment in Iran made before 23 January 2012, nor shall they prevent the execution 
of an obligation arising therefrom; 

provided  that  the  natural  or  legal  person,  entity  or  body  seeking  to  engage  in  such 
transactions,  or  to  provide  assistance  to  such  transactions,  has  notified,  at  least  20  working 

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days in advance, the transaction or assistance to the competent authority of the Member State 
in which it is established. 

2.  Paragraph  1  shall  be  without  prejudice  to  the  execution  of  obligations  arising  from 
contracts referred to in Article 12(1)(b) and 14(1)b provided that those obligations arise from 
service  contracts  or  ancillary  contracts  necessary  for  their  execution  and  provided  that  the 
execution  of  those  obligations  has  been  authorised  in  advance  by  the  competent  authority 
concerned and the competent authority has informed the other competent authorities and the 
Commission of its intention to grant an authorisation." 

(5) 

The following Articles 10a, 10b and 10c are added: 

"Article 10a 

1. It shall be prohibited  to  sell,  supply, transfer or export  equipment or technology  listed in 
Annex VIB, directly or indirectly, to any Iranian person, entity or body or for use in Iran. 

2. Annex VIB shall include key naval equipment or technology for ship building, maintenance 
or refit, including equipment or technology used in the construction of oil tankers. 

1. It shall be prohibited: 

Article 10b 

(a) 

(b) 

to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to 
the key equipment and technology listed in Annex VIB, or related to the provision, 
manufacture,  maintenance  and  use  of  goods  listed  in  Annex  VIB,  to  any  Iranian 
person, entity or body or for use in Iran. 

to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the key 
equipment and technology listed in Annex VIB, to any Iranian person, entity or body 
of for use in Iran. 

Article 10c 

1.  The  prohibitions  in  Articles  10a  and  10b  shall  be  without  prejudice  to  the  supply  of  key 
naval equipment and technology to a vessel which is not owned or controlled by an Iranian 
person, entity or body and which has been forced into a port in Iran, or into Iranian territorial 
waters, under force majeure. 

2. The prohibitions in Articles 10a and 10b shall not apply to the execution, until 15 February 
2013, of contracts concluded before 16 October 2012 or ancillary contracts necessary for the 
execution of such contracts."  

(6) 

The following Articles 10d, 10e and 10f are inserted: 

"Article 10d 

1.  It  shall  be  prohibited  to  sell,  supply,  transfer  or  export  software  for  integrating  industrial 
processes as listed in Annex VIIA, directly or indirectly, to any Iranian person, entity or body 
or for use in Iran; 

2. Annex VIIA shall include software for integrating industrial processes which is relevant to 
industries controlled directly or indirectly by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps or which 
is relevant to Iran's nuclear, military or ballistic missile programme. 

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1. It shall be prohibited: 

Article 10e 

(a) 

(b) 

to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to 
the  software  listed  in  Annex  VIIA,  or  related  to  the  provision,  manufacture, 
maintenance and use of goods listed in Annex VIIA, to any Iranian person, entity or 
body or for use in Iran. 

to  provide,  directly  or  indirectly,  financing  or  financial  assistance  related  to  the 
software  listed  in  Annex  VIIA,  to  any  Iranian  person,  entity  or  body  of  for  use  in 
Iran. 

1. The prohibitions in Articles 10d and 10e shall not apply to the execution, until 15 January 
2013, of contracts concluded before 16 October 2012 or ancillary contracts necessary for the 
execution of such contracts." 

Article 10f 

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The following Article 14a is inserted: 

"Article 14a 

1. It shall be prohibited:  

(a) 

(to import natural gas into the Union if it:  

(i) 

originates in Iran; or 

(ii)  has been exported from Iran;  

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

to  purchase  natural  gas  which  is  located  in,  transited  through  or  which  originated 
from Iran;  

to transport natural gas if it originates in Iran, or has been exported from Iran to any 
other country;  

to  swap  natural  gas  if  it  originates  in  Iran,  or  has  been  exported  from  Iran  to  any 
other country; and 

to  provide,  directly  or  indirectly,  brokering  services,  financing  or  financial 
assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance and 
brokering  services  relating  to  insurance  and  re-insurance,  related  to  the  import, 
purchase or transport of natural gas of Iranian origin or that has been imported from 
Iran.  

2. Natural gas means the products listed in Annex IVA.  

3.  For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1,  'to  swap'  means  to  exchange  natural  gas  streams  of 
different origins. 

4.  The  prohibitions  in  paragraph  1  (a),  (b),  (c)  and  (e)  shall  not  apply  to  the  execution  of 
contracts for the delivery of natural gas originating in a State other than Iran, nor to acts and 
transactions carried out with regard to entities listed in Annex IX which hold rights derived 
from an original award before 27 October 2010, by a sovereign Government other than Iran, 
of  a  production  sharing  agreement,  as  referred  to  in  Article  39,  insofar  as  such  acts  and 
transactions relate to those entities' participation in that agreement. 

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(8) 

The following Articles 15a, 15b, 15c and 15d is inserted: 

"Article 15a 

1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export graphite and raw or semi-finished 
metals as listed in Annex VIIB, directly or indirectly, to any Iranian person, entity or body or 
for use in Iran; 

2. Annex VIIB shall include graphite and raw or semi-finished metals, such as aluminium and 
steel,  which  are  relevant  to  industries  controlled  directly  or  indirectly  by  the  Iranian 
Revolutionary Guard Corps or which are relevant to Iran's nuclear, military or ballistic missile 
programme. 

3. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the goods listed in Annex III.  

1. It shall be prohibited: 

"Article 15b 

(a) 

(b) 

to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to 
the  goods  as  listed  in  Annex  VIIB,  or  related  to  the  provision,  manufacture, 
maintenance and use of goods listed in Annex VIIB, to any Iranian person, entity or 
body or for use in Iran.  

to  provide,  directly  or  indirectly,  financing  or  financial  assistance  related  to  the 
goods listed Annex VIIB, to any Iranian person, entity or body or for use in Iran. 

2. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply in relation to the goods listed in Annex III."  

"Article 15c 

The  prohibitions  in  Article  15a  shall  not  apply  to  the  execution,  until  15  April  2013,  of 
contracts concluded before 16 October 2012 or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution 
of such contracts." 

(9) 

(a) 

Article 23 is amended as follows: 

in paragraph 2, points (c) and (d) are replaced by the following: 

(c) 

"(c)  being  a  senior  member  of  the  Islamic  Revolutionary  Guard  Corps  or  a 
legal person, entity or body owned or controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary 
Guard  Corps  or  by  one  or  more  of  its  members,  or  natural  or  legal  persons 
acting  on  their  behalf  or  providing  insurance  and  other  essential  services  to 
them;  

(d) 

(d)  being  other  persons,  entities  or  bodies  that  provide  support,  such  as 
material, logistical or financial support, to the Government of Iran and entities 
owned or controlled by them, or persons and entities associated with them;" 

(b) 

paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:  

"4. Without prejudice to the derogations provided for in Articles 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 28a or 29, 
it  shall  be  prohibited  to  supply  specialised  financial  messaging  services,  which  are  used  to 
exchange  financial  data  to  the  natural  or  legal  persons,  entities  or  bodies  listed  in  Annexes 
VIII and IX." 

(10) 

Article 28 is replaced by the following: 

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By  way  of  derogation  from  Articles  23(2)  and  (3),  the  competent  authorities  may  also 
authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate: 

(a) 

(b) 

the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources of the Central Bank of Iran 
or the making available of certain funds or economic resources to the Central Bank 
of Iran, after having determined that the funds or economic resources are necessary 
for  the  purpose  of  providing  credit  or  financial  institutions  with  liquidity  for  the 
financing of trade, or the servicing of trade loans; or 

the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources held by the Central Bank of 
Iran  or  the  making  available  of  certain  funds  or  economic  resources  to  the  Central 
Bank  of  Iran,  after  having  determined  that  the  funds  or  economic  resources  are 
necessary  for  the  execution  of  a  contract  or  agreement  concluded  by  an  Iranian 
person,  entity or body  before  16  October 2012 where such a contract or agreement 
provides for the reimbursement of outstanding amounts to persons, entities or bodies 
under the jurisdiction of Member States;  

provided  that  the  Member  State  concerned  has  notified  the  other  Member  States  and  the 
Commission  of  its  intention  to  grant  an  authorisation  at  least  ten  working  days  prior  to  the 
authorisation." 

(11) 

Article 30 is replaced by the following Articles 30, 30a and 30b: 

"Article 30 

1. Transfers of funds to and from an Iranian person, entity or body which are not prohibited 
under Article 30a shall be processed as follows: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

transfers due on transactions regarding foodstuffs, healthcare, medical equipment, or 
for  agricultural  or  humanitarian  purposes  shall  be  carried  out  without  any  prior 
authorisation.  

The transfer shall be notified in advance in writing to the competent authority of the 
Member State concerned if above EUR 10 000 or equivalent; 

any  other  transfer  below  EUR  40  000  shall  be  carried  out  without  any  prior 
authorisation.  

The transfer shall be notified in advance in writing to the competent authority of the 
Member State concerned if above EUR 10 000 or equivalent; 

any other transfer above EUR 40 000 or equivalent shall require a prior authorisation 
of the competent authority of the Member State concerned.  

The  competent  authorities  shall  inform  each  other  of  any  authorisation  rejected  at 
three-monthly intervals. 

2.  Transfers  of  funds  below  EUR  10  000  shall  not  require  any  prior  authorisation  or 
notification. 

Article 30a 

1.  It  shall  be  prohibited  to  transfer  funds  between  financial  and  credit  institutions  falling 
within the scope of this Regulation, and  

(a) 

bureaux de change and credit and financial institutions domiciled in Iran; 

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(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

branches  and  subsidiaries,  where  they  fall  within  the  scope  of  this  Regulation,  of 
credit and financial institutions and bureaux de change domiciled in Iran; 

branches and subsidiaries, where they do not fall within the scope of this Regulation, 
of credit and financial institutions and bureaux de change domiciled in Iran; and 

bureaux de change and credit and financial institutions that are not domiciled in Iran 
but are controlled by persons, entities or bodies domiciled in Iran. 

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 and subject to paragraph 4 and Article 30b(1), the 
competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, and in 
accordance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 3, the following transfers: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

transfers  regarding  foodstuffs,  healthcare,  medical  equipment,  or  for  agricultural  or 
humanitarian purposes; 

transfers regarding personal remittances;  

transfers in connection with a specific trade contract provided that such transaction is 
not prohibited under this Regulation; 

transfers  regarding  diplomatic  missions  or  consular  posts  or 
international 
organisations  enjoying  immunities  in  accordance  with  international  law,  insofar  as 
such  transactions  are  intended  to  be  used  for  official  purposes  of  the  diplomatic 
missions or consular posts or organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with 
international law; 

transfers  regarding  payment  to  satisfy  claims  against  an  Iranian  person,  entity  or 
body,  or  transfers  of  similar  nature  provided  that  they  do  not  contribute  to  the 
activities  prohibited  under  this  Regulation,  on  a  case  by  case  basis,  if  the  Member 
State  concerned  has  notified  the  other  Members  States  and  the  Commission  of  its 
intention to grant an authorisation.  

3.  Transfers  of  funds  which  may  be  authorised  under  paragraph  2  shall  be  processed  as 
follows:  

(a) 

(b) 

transfers due on transactions regarding foodstuffs, healthcare, medical equipment, or 
for agricultural or humanitarian purposes, below EUR 100.000, and transfers due on 
transactions regarding personal remittances, below EUR 40 000, shall be carried out 
without any prior authorisation.  

The transfer shall be notified in advance in writing to the competent authority of the 
Member State concerned if above EUR 10 000 or equivalent; 

transfers due on transactions regarding foodstuffs, healthcare, medical equipment, or 
for  agricultural  or  humanitarian  purposes,  above  EUR  100.000  or  equivalent,  and 
transfers due on transactions regarding personal remittances, above EUR 40 000 or 
equivalent,  shall  require  prior  authorisation  of  the  competent  authority  of  the 
Member State concerned pursuant to paragraph 2.  

The  competent  authorities  shall  inform  each  other  of  any  authorisation  granted  at 
three-monthly intervals; 

(c) 

any other transfer above EUR 10 000 or equivalent shall require prior authorisation 
of the competent authority of the Member State concerned pursuant to paragraph 2.  

The  competent  authorities  shall  inform  each  other  of  any  authorisation  granted  at 
three-monthly intervals.  

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4.  Transfers  of  funds  below  EUR  10  000  shall  not  require  any  prior  authorisation  or 
notification. 

Article 30b 

1. Where an authorisation has been granted in accordance with Articles 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 or 
28a,  the  authorisation  referred  to  in  Articles  30(1)(c),  30a(3)(b)  and  30a(3)(c)  shall  not  be 
required and Articles 30, 30a and 30b shall not apply. 

2. Articles 30(1) and 30a(3) shall apply regardless of whether the transfer of funds is executed 
in a single operation or in several operations which appear to  be linked.  For the  purpose of 
this Regulation, "operations which appear to be linked" includes: 

(a) 

(b) 

a series of consecutive transfers from or to the same Iranian person, entity or body 
which are made in connection with a single obligation to a transfer of funds, where 
each individual transfer falls below the threshold set out in paragraph 1 but which, in 
the aggregate, meet the criteria for notification or authorisation; or 

a chain of transfers involving different payment service providers or natural or legal 
persons which effects a single obligation to make a transfer of funds. 

3.  Notifications  and  requests  for  authorisation  relating  to  the  transfer  of  funds  shall  be 
processed as follows: 

(a) 

In  the  case  of  electronic  transfers  of  funds  processed  by  credit  or  financial 
institutions,  notifications  and  requests  for  authorisation  relating  to  the  transfer  of 
funds shall be processed as follows: 

(i)  Notifications and requests for authorisation relating to the transfer of funds to 
an Iranian person, entity or body which is located outside the Union, shall be 
addressed by or on behalf of the payment service provider of the payer to the 
competent  authorities  of  the  Member  State  where  the  initial  order  to  execute 
the transfer is given. 

(ii)  Notifications  and  requests  for  authorisation  relating  to  the  transfer  of  funds 
from an Iranian person, entity or body which is located outside the Union, shall 
be addressed by or on behalf of the payment service provider of the payee to 
the competent authorities of the Member State in which the payee is resident or 
the payment service provider is established. 

(iii)  If the payment service provider of the payer or of the payee does not fall under 
the  scope  of  this Regulation, notifications and requests for authorisation shall 
be addressed, in the case of a transfer to an Iranian person, entity or body, by 
the payer, and in the case of a transfer from an Iranian person, entity or body 
by  the  payee  to  the  competent  authorities  of  the  Member  State  in  which, 
respectively, the payer or payee is resident. 

(iv)  Notifications and requests for authorisation relating to the transfer of funds to 
an  Iranian  person,  entity  or  body  which  is  located  within  the  Union,  shall  be 
addressed by or on behalf of the payment service provider of the payee to the 
competent  authorities  of  the  Member  States  in  which  the  payee  is  resident  or 
the payment service provider is established. 

(v)  Notifications  and  requests  for  authorisation  relating  to  the  transfer  of  funds 
from an Iranian person, entity or body which is located within the Union, shall 
be addressed by or  on behalf of the  payment service  provider of  the  payer to 

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(vi) 

the  competent  authorities  of  the  Member  States  where  the  initial  order  to 
execute the transfer is given. 

In  relation  to  a  transfer  of  funds  to  or  from  an  Iranian  person,  entity  or  body 
where  none  of  the  payer,  payee  or  their  respective  payment  service  providers 
fall  under  the  scope  of  this  Regulation  but  a  payment  service  provider  which 
does fall under the scope of this Regulation acts as an intermediary, then that 
payment  service  provider  must  comply  with  the  obligation  to  notify  or  seek 
authorisation, as applicable, if it knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that 
the transfer is to or from an Iranian person, entity or body. Where there is more 
than  one  payment  service  provider  acting  as  an  intermediary,  only  the  first 
payment service provider to process the transfer is required to comply with the 
obligation  to  notify  or  seek  authorisation,  as  applicable.  Any  notification  or 
request for authorisation must be addressed to the competent authorities of the 
Member State in which the payment service provider is established. 

(vii)  Where there is more than one payment service provider involved in a series of 
linked transfers of funds, transfers within the Union shall include a reference to 
the authorisation granted under Article 30 or 30a. 

(b) 

In  the  case  of  transfers  of  funds  which  are  made  by  non-electronic  means, 
notifications and requests for authorisation relating to the transfer of funds shall be 
processed as follows: 

(i)  Notifications  and  requests  for  authorisation  relating  to  transfers  to  an  Iranian 
person,  entity  or  body  shall  be  addressed  by  the  payer  to  the  competent 
authorities of the Member State where the payer is resident. 

(ii)  Notifications  and  requests  for  authorisation  relating  to  the  transfers  from  an 
Iranian person, entity or body shall be addressed by the payee to the competent 
authorities of the Member State in which the payee is resident. 

4.  For  the  purposes  of  Articles  30(1)(c),  30a(3)(b)  and  30a(3)(c),  the  competent  authorities 
shall  grant  the  authorisation,  under  such  terms  and  conditions  as  they  deem  appropriate, 
unless  they  have  reasonable  grounds  to  determine  that  the  transfer  of  funds  for  which  the 
authorisation is requested could be in breach of any of the prohibitions or obligations in this 
Regulation. 

A competent authority may charge a fee for the assessment of requests for authorisation. 

5.  For  the  purposes  of  Article  30(1)(c),  an  authorisation  shall  be  deemed  granted  if  a 
competent authority has received a request in writing for authorisation and, within four weeks, 
the competent authority has not objected in writing to the transfer of funds. If the objection is 
raised  because  an  investigation  is  pending,  the  competent  authority  shall  state  this  and 
communicate its decision without delay. The competent authorities shall have access, directly 
or  indirectly,  on  a  timely  basis  to  the  financial,  administrative  and  law  enforcement  related 
information necessary for carrying out the investigation. 

6.  The  following  persons,  entities  or  bodies  do  not  fall  within  the  scope  of  Articles  30  and 
30a: 

(a) 

(b) 

persons, entities or bodies who merely convert paper documents into electronic data 
and are acting under a contract with a credit institution or a financial institution; 

persons, entities or bodies who provide credit or financial institutions  solely  with a 
message or other support system for transmitting funds; or  

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(c) 

persons,  entities  or  bodies  who  provide  credit  or  financial  institutions  solely  with 
clearing and settlement systems." 

(12) 

Article 31 is replaced by the following: 

"Article 31 

1.  Branches  and  subsidiaries,  falling  within  the  scope  of  this  Regulation,  of  credit  and 
financial  institutions  domiciled  in  Iran  shall  notify  the  competent  authority  of  the  Member 
State where they are established of all transfers of funds carried out or received by them, the 
names of the parties and the amount and the date of the transaction, within five working days 
after carrying out or receiving the transfer of funds concerned. If the information is available, 
the notification must specify the nature of the transaction and, where appropriate, the nature 
of the goods covered by the transaction and must, in particular, state whether the goods are 
covered by Annex I, II, III, IV, IVA, V, VI, VIA, VIB, VII, VIIA and VIIB of this Regulation 
and, if their export is subject to authorisation, indicate the number of the licence granted. 

2.  Subject  to  and  in  accordance  with  the  information-sharing  arrangements,  the  notified 
competent authorities shall without delay transmit the information on notifications referred to 
in  paragraph  1,  as  necessary,  in  order  to  prevent  any  transaction  that  could  contribute  to 
proliferation-sensitive  nuclear  activities  or  to  the  development  of  nuclear  weapons  delivery 
systems, to the competent authorities of other Member States where the counterparts to such 
transactions are established." 

(13) 

(14) 

Article 32 is deleted. 

In Articles 33 and 34 references to Article 32(2) are replaced by references to Article 
30a(1). 

(15) 

The following Articles 37a and 37b are inserted: 

"Article 37a 

1. The provision of the following services in respect of oil tankers and cargo vessels flying the 
flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran or owned, controlled, or operated, directly or indirectly, 
by an Iranian person, entity or body shall be prohibited: 

(a) 

the provision of classification services of any kind, including but not limited to:  

(i) 

(ii) 

the production and application of classification rules or technical specifications 
concerning the design, construction, equipment and maintenance of ships,  

the  carrying  out  of  surveys  and  inspections  in  accordance  with  classification 
rules and procedures,  

(iii) 

the assignment of a class notation and the delivery, endorsement or renewal of 
certificates of compliance with classification rules or specifications; 

the  supervision  of  the  design,  construction  and  repair  of  ships  and  their  parts 
including  blocks,  elements,  machinery,  electrical 
installations  and  control 
installation; 

the  inspection,  testing  and  certification  of  marine  equipment,  materials  and 
components  as  well  as  the  supervision  of  their  installation  on  board  and  system 
integration; 

the carrying out of surveys, inspections, audits and visits and the issuance, renewal or 
endorsement of the relevant certificates and documents of compliance, on behalf of 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

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the flag State administration, in accordance with the International Convention for the 
Safety  of  Life  at  Sea,  1974,  as  amended  (SOLAS  1974)  and  its  1988  Protocol;  the 
International  Convention  for  the  Prevention  of  Pollution  from  Ships,  1973,  as 
modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, as amended (MARPOL 73/78); the 
Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, 
as amended (COLREG 1972); the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (LL 
1966) and its 1988 Protocol; the International Convention on Standards of Training, 
Certification  and  Watchkeeping  for  Seafarers,  1978,  as  amended  (STCW)  and  the 
International  Convention  on  Tonnage  Measurement  of  Ships,  1969  (TONNAGE 
1969); 

2. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall apply from 15 January 2013. 

Article 37b 

1.  It  shall  be  prohibited  to  supply  vessels  designed  for  the  transport  or  storage  of  oil  and 
petrochemical products:  

(i) 

to any Iranian person, entity or body; or 

(ii)  where  the  providers  of  the  service  have  reasonable  grounds  to  determine  that 
the vessels will be used to carry oil or petrochemical products that originate in 
Iran or have been exported from Iran. 

2.  The  prohibition  in  paragraph  1  shall  be  without  prejudice  to  the  execution  of  obligations 
arising  from  contracts  referred  to  in  Article  12(1)(b)  provided  that  the  execution  of  those 
obligations  has  been  authorised  in  advance  by  the  competent  authority  concerned  and  the 
competent authority has informed the other competent authorities and the Commission of its 
intention to grant an authorisation. 

3. The authorisation referred to in paragraph 2 shall not be required where the authorisation 
has been granted in accordance with Article 28a(b)."  

(16) 

Article 41 is replaced by the following: 

"Article 41 

It  shall  be  prohibited  to  participate,  knowingly  and  intentionally,  in  activities  the  object  or 
effect of which is to circumvent the measures referred to in Articles 2, 5, 8, 9, 10a, 10b, 10d, 
10e, 11, 13, 14a, 15a, 15b, 17, 22, 23,30a, 34, 35, 37a or 37b." 

(17) 

In Article 45, paragraph b is replaced by the following: 

"(b) amend Annexes III, IV, IVA, V, VI, VIA, VIB, VII, VIIA, VIIB and X on the 
basis of information supply by Member States." 

Annex I is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation. 

The text set out in Annex II is inserted as Annex IVA.  

The text set out in Annex III is inserted as Annex VIA.  

The text set out in Annex IV is inserted as Annex VIB.  

The text set out in Annex V is inserted as Annex VIIA.  

The text set out in Annex VI is inserted as Annex VIIB.  

(18) 

(19) 

(20) 

(21) 

(22) 

(23) 

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

Article 2  

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX I 

"ANNEX I 

PART A 

Goods and technology referred to in Articles 2(1),(2) and (4), 
3(3), 5(1), 6, 8(4), 17(2) and 31(1) 

This  Annex  comprises  all  goods  and  technology  listed  in  Annex  I  to  Regulation  (EC)  No 
428/2009, as defined therein, with the exception of those listed in Part A as well as with the 
exception, until 15 April 2013, of those listed in Part C. 

Item from 
Annex I to 
Regulation 
(EC) No 
428/2009 

1. 

Description 

"Information security" systems, equipment and components therefor for use in 
public  telecommunication  services,  internet  service  providing  or  for  the 
protection of these services, as follows: 

a. 

Systems,  equipment,  application  specific  “electronic  assemblies”, 
modules and integrated circuits for “information security”, as follows, 
and components therefor specially designed for “information security”: 

N.B.: For  the  control  of  Global  Navigation  Satellite  Systems  (GNSS) 
receiving  equipment  containing  or  employing  decryption  (i.e., 
GPS or GLONASS), see 7A005 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 
428/2009. 

1.  Designed  or  modified  to  use  "cryptography"  employing  digital 
techniques  performing  any  cryptographic  function  other  than 
authentication  or  digital  signature  and  having  any  of  the 
following: 

Technical Notes: 

1.  Authentication  and  digital  signature  functions  include  their 

associated key management function. 

2.  Authentication includes all aspects of access control where there 
is no encryption of  files or  text except as directly related to the 
protection of passwords, Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) 
or similar data to prevent unauthorised access.  

3. 

"Cryptography"  does  not  include  "fixed"  data  compression  or 
coding techniques. 

Note: 1.a.1.  includes  equipment  designed  or  modified  to  use 
"cryptography"  employing  analogue  principles  when 
implemented with digital techniques. 

a.  A "symmetric algorithm" employing a key length in excess 

of 56 bits; or 

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Item from 
Annex I to 
Regulation 
(EC) No 
428/2009 

Description 

b.  An  "asymmetric  algorithm"  where  the  security  of  the 

algorithm is based on any of the following: 

1. 

2. 

Factorisation  of  integers  in  excess  of  512 bits  (e.g., 
RSA); 

of 

Computation 
a 
discrete 
multiplicative  group  of  a  finite  field  of  size  greater 
than 512 bits (e.g., Diffie-Hellman over Z/pZ); or 

logarithms 

in 

3.  Discrete logarithms in a group other than mentioned 
in  1.a.1.b.2.  in  excess  of  112 bits  (e.g.,  Diffie-
Hellman over an elliptic curve); 

2. 

"Software"  as  follows,  for  use  in  public  telecommunication  services,  internet 
service providing or for the protection of these services: 

a. 

b. 

"Software" specially designed or modified for the "use" of equipment 
specified in 1.a.1 or "software" specified in 2.b.1; 

Specific "software", as follows: 

1. 

"Software"  having 
simulating 
5A002.a.1; 

the  functions  of 

the  characteristics,  or  performing  or 
in 

the  equipment,  specified 

3. 

"Technology"  according  to  the  General  Technology  Note  for  the  "use"  of 
equipment specified in 1.a.1 or "software" specified in 2.a. or 2.b.1 of this list, , 
for use in public telecommunication services, internet service providing or for 
the protection of these services. 

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Article 6 applies to the following goods: 

PART B 

Description 

Item from 
Annex I to 
Regulation 
(EC) No 
428/2009 

0A001 

"Nuclear  reactors"  and  specially  designed  or  prepared  equipment  and 
components therefor, as follows: 

a. 

b. 

c. 

d. 

e. 

f. 

g. 

h. 

i. 

j. 

"Nuclear reactors"; 

Metal  vessels,  or  major  shop-fabricated  parts  therefor,  including  the 
reactor vessel head for a reactor pressure vessel, specially designed or 
prepared to contain the core of a "nuclear reactor"; 

Manipulative equipment specially designed or prepared for inserting or 
removing fuel in a "nuclear reactor"; 

Control  rods  specially  designed  or  prepared  for  the  control  of  the 
fission process in a "nuclear reactor", support or suspension structures 
therefor, rod drive mechanisms and rod guide tubes; 

Pressure tubes specially designed or prepared to contain fuel elements 
and the primary coolant in a "nuclear reactor" at an operating pressure 
in excess of 5.1 MPa; 

Zirconium metal and alloys in the form of tubes or assemblies of tubes 
in which the ratio of hafnium to zirconium is less than 1:500 parts by 
weight, specially designed or prepared for use in a "nuclear reactor";  

Coolant  pumps  specially  designed  or  prepared  for  circulating  the 
primary coolant of "nuclear reactors"; 

'Nuclear  reactor  internals'  specially  designed  or  prepared  for  use  in  a 
"nuclear  reactor",  including  support  columns  for  the  core,  fuel 
channels, thermal shields, baffles, core grid plates, and diffuser plates; 

Note: In  0A001.h. 

'nuclear  reactor  internals'  means  any  major 
structure  within  a  reactor  vessel  which  has  one  or  more 
fuel 
functions  such  as  supporting 
alignment,  directing  primary  coolant  flow,  providing  radiation 
shields 
in-core 
instrumentation. 

the  core,  maintaining 

vessel,  and  guiding 

reactor 

the 

for 

Heat exchangers (steam generators) specially designed or prepared for 
use in the primary coolant circuit of a "nuclear reactor"; 

Neutron  detection  and  measuring  instruments  specially  designed  or 
prepared  for  determining  neutron  flux  levels  within  the  core  of  a 
"nuclear reactor". 

0C002 

Low enriched uranium covered by 0C002 when it is incorporated in assembled 
nuclear fuels elements 

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Item from 
Annex I to 
Regulation 
(EC) No 
428/2009 

5A002 

PART C 

Description 

"Information  security"  systems,  equipment  and  components 
as follows: 

therefor, 

a. 

Systems,  equipment,  application  specific  "electronic  assemblies", 
modules  and  integrated  circuits  for  "information  security",  as  follows 
and other specially designed components therefor: 

N.B.: For  the  control  of  Global  Navigation  Satellite  Systems  (GNSS) 
receiving  equipment  containing  or  employing  decryption  (i.e., 
GPS or GLONASS), see 7A005. 

1.  Designed  or  modified  to  use  "cryptography"  employing  digital 
techniques  performing  any  cryptographic  function  other  than 
authentication  or  digital  signature  and  having  any  of  the 
following: 

Technical Notes: 

1. 

2. 

Authentication  and  digital  signature  functions  include  their 
associated key management function. 

Authentication includes all aspects of access control where there 
is no encryption of files or text except as directly related to the 
protection of passwords, Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) 
or similar data to prevent unauthorised access.  

3. 

"Cryptography"  does  not  include  "fixed"  data  compression  or 
coding techniques. 

Note: 5A002.a.1.  includes  equipment  designed  or  modified  to  use 
principles  when 

employing 

analogue 

"cryptography" 
implemented with digital techniques. 

a.  A "symmetric algorithm" employing a key length in excess 

of 56 bits; or 

b.  An  "asymmetric  algorithm"  where  the  security  of  the 

algorithm is based on any of the following: 

1. 

2. 

Factorisation of integers in excess of 512 bits (e.g., RSA); 

Computation  of  discrete  logarithms  in  a  multiplicative 
group  of  a  finite  field  of  size  greater  than  512 bits  (e.g., 
Diffie-Hellman over Z/pZ); or 

3.  Discrete  logarithms  in  a  group  other  than  mentioned  in 
5A002.a.1.b.2.  in  excess  of  112 bits  (e.g.,  Diffie-Hellman 
over an elliptic curve); 

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Item from 
Annex I to 
Regulation 
(EC) No 
428/2009 

Description 

5D002 

"Software" as follows: 

a. 

c. 

"Software" specially designed or modified for the "use" of equipment 
specified in 5A002.a.1 or "software" specified in 5D002.c.1; 

Specific "software", as follows: 

1. 

"Software"  having 
simulating 
5A002.a.1; 

the  functions  of 

the  characteristics,  or  performing  or 
in 

the  equipment,  specified 

Note: 

5D002 does not control "software" as follows: 

a. 

b. 

"Software" required for the "use" of equipment excluded from control 
by the Note to 5A002; 

"Software" providing any of the functions of equipment excluded from 
control by the Note to 5A002. 

5E002 

"Technology"  according  to  the  General  Technology  Note  for  the  "use"  of 
equipment  specified  in  5A002.a.1  or  "software"  specified  in  5D002.a.  or 
5D002.c.1 of this list. 

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ANNEX II 

"ANNEX IVA 

Products referred to in articles 14a and 31(1)  

Natural gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons 

HS code 

Description 

2709 00 10 

Natural gas condensates 

2711 11 00  

Natural Gas – in liquefied state 

2711 21 00 

Natural Gas – in gaseous state  

2711 12  

Propane  

2711 13 

Butanes 

2711 19 00 

Other 

2711 29 00 

Other" 

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ANNEX III 

"ANNEX VIA 

Key equipment and technology referred to Articles 8, 10(1)(c) and 31(1) 

HS code 

Description 

7304 

7305 

7306 

7309 00 

7310 

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or 
steel 

Other  tubes  and  pipes  (for  example,  welded,  riveted  or  similarly  closed), 
having circular cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406,4 
mm, of iron or steel, with a chrome content of 1% or more and with a cold 
resistance that can go below -120°C 

Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, 
riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel 

Reservoirs,  tanks,  vats  and  similar  containers  for  any  material  (other  than 
compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity exceeding 300 l, 
whether  or  not  lined  or  heat-insulated,  but  not  fitted  with  mechanical  or 
thermal equipment 

Tanks,  casks,  drums,  cans,  boxes  and  similar  containers,  for  any  material 
(other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not 
exceeding  300  l,  whether  or  not  lined  or  heat-insulated,  but  not  fitted  with 
mechanical or thermal equipment 

7311 00 

Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel 

7613 

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ANNEX IV 

"ANNEX VIB 

Key equipment and technology referred to in Articles 10a, 10b, 10c and 31(1) 

HS code 

Description 

8406 10 00 

Turbines for marine propulsion 

8406 90 

Parts of turbines for marine propulsion 

8407 21 

Outboard  spark-ignition  reciprocating  or  rotary  internal  combustion  piston 
engines for marine propulsion 

8408 10 

Marine propulsion engines 

8409 91 00 

Parts  suitable  for  use  solely  or  principally  with  machines  of  subheadings 
8407 21, 8707 29 or 8408 10 

8411 81 

Other gas turbine of a power not exceeding 5000 kW 

8411 82 

Other gas turbines of a power exceeding 5000 kW 

8468 

8483 

Machinery  and  apparatus  for  soldering,  brazing  or  welding  whether  or  not 
capable  of  cutting,  other  than  those  of  heading  8515;  gas-operated  surface 
tempering machines and appliances: 

Transmission  shafts  (including  cam  shafts  and  crank  shafts)  and  cranks; 
bearing  housings  and  plain  shaft  bearings;  gears  and  gearing;  ball  or  roller 
screws;  gear  boxes  and  other  speed  changers,  including  torque  converters; 
flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings 
(including  universal  joints),  designed  for  the  propulsion  of  vessels  at  the 
maximum  possible  deadweight  tonnage  at  scantling  draught  of  55  000  dwt 
or more 

8487 10 

Ships' or boats' propellers and blades therefor  

8515 

Electric  (including  electrically  heated  gas),  laser  or  other  light  or  photon 
beam,  ultrasonic,  electron  beam,  magnetic  pulse  or  plasma  arc  soldering, 
brazing  or  welding  machines  and  apparatus,  whether  or  not  capable  of 
cutting;  electric  machines  and  apparatus  for  hot  spraying  of  metals  or 
cermets: 

9014 10 00 

Direction finding compasses 

9014 80 00 

  Other navigational instruments and appliances 

9014 90 00 

Parts and accessories of subheadings 9014 10 00 and 9014 80 00 

9015 

Surveying  (including  photogram  metrical  surveying),  hydro  graphic, 
oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and 
appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders " 

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ANNEX V 

"ANNEX VIIA  

Software for integrating industrial processes referred to in Article 10d, 10e, 10f and 
31(1) 

1. Enterprise Resource Planning software.  

Explanatory  note:  Enterprise  Resource  Planning  software  is  software  used  for  financial 
accounting,  management  accounting,  human  resources,  manufacturing,  supply  chain 
management,  project  management,  customer  relationship  management,  data  services,  and 
access control."  

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Graphite and raw or semi-finished metals referred to in Article 15a, 15b, 15c and 31(1) 

ANNEX VI 

"ANNEX VIIB 

1. Graphite 

HS code 

Description 

2504 

3801 

Natural graphite 

Artificial  graphite;  colloidal  or  semi-colloidal  graphite;  preparations  based 
on  graphite  or  other  carbon  in  the  form  of  pastes,  blocks,  plates  or  other 
semi-manufactures 

681510 

Non-electrical articles of graphite or other carbon, incl. carbon fibres 

690310 

Retorts,  crucibles,  mufflers,  nozzles,  plugs,  supports,  cupels,  tubes,  pipes, 
sheaths,  rods  and  other  refractory  ceramic  goods  (excl.  refractory  bricks, 
blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods). Other than 
those  of  siliceous  fossil  meals  or  of  similar  siliceous earths,  containing, by 
weight, more than 50% of graphite, or other carbon or of a mixture of these 
products  

8545 11 00 

Electrodes of a kind used for furnaces 

8545 90 90 10   Nipples used for graphite electrodes of a kind used for electric furnaces, with 
an apparent density of 1,65 g/cm³ or more and an electrical resistance of 6.0 
μΩ.m or less 

2. Iron and Steel 

HS code 

Description 

7201 

7202 

7203 

7204 

7205 

7206 

7207 

7208 

Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms 

Ferro-alloys 

Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy 
ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having a minimum 
purity by weight of 99,94 %, in lumps, pellets or similar forms 

Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel 

Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel 

Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms 

Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel 

Flat-rolled  products  of  iron  or  non-alloy  steel,  of  a  width  of  600  mm  or 

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7210 

7211 

7212 

7213 

7214 

7215 

7216 

7217 

7218 

7219 

7220 

more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated 

Flat-rolled  products  of  iron  or  non-alloy  steel,  of  a  width  of  600  mm  or 
more, cold-rolled (coldreduced), not clad, plated or coated 

Flat-rolled  products  of  iron  or  non-alloy  steel,  of  a  width  of  600  mm  or 
more, clad, plated or coated 

Flat-rolled  products  of  iron  or  non-alloy  steel,  of  a  width  of  less  than  600 
mm, not clad, plated or coated 

Flat-rolled  products  of  iron  or  non-alloy  steel,  of  a  width  of  less  than  600 
mm, clad, plated or coated 

Bars  and  rods,  hot-rolled,  in  irregularly  wound  coils,  of  iron  or  non-alloy 
steel 

Other  bars  and  rods  of  iron  or  non-alloy  steel,  not  further  worked  than 
forged,  hot-rolled,  hot-drawn  or  hot-extruded,  but  including  those  twisted 
after rolling 

Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel 

Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel 

Wire of iron or non-alloy steel 

Stainless  steel  in  ingots  or  other  primary  forms;  semi-finished  products  of 
stainless steel 

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more 

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm 

7221 00 

Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel 

7222 

Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless 

7223 00 

Wire of stainless steel 

7224 

7225 

7226 

7227 

7228 

Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of 
other alloy steel 

Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more 

Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm 

Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel 

Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other 
alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel 

7229 

Wire of other alloy steel 

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7301 

Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from 
assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel 

7303 00 

Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron 

7307 

7312 

Tube  or  pipe  fittings  (for  example,  couplings,  elbows,  sleeves),  of  iron  or 
steel 

Stranded  wire,  ropes,  cables,  plaited  bands,  slings  and  the  like,  of  iron  or 
steel, not electrically insulated 

3. Copper and articles thereof 

HS code 

Description 

7401 00 00 

Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper) 

7402 00 00 

Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining 

7403 

Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought 

7404 00 

Copper waste and scrap 

7405 00 00  

Master alloys of copper 

7406 

7407 

7408 

7409 

7410 

7411 

7412 

Copper powders and flakes 

Copper bars, rods and profiles 

Copper wire 

Copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,15 mm 

Copper  foil  (whether  or  not  printed  or  backed  with  paper,  paperboard, 
plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) 
not exceeding 0,15 mm 

Copper tubes and pipes 

Copper tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) 

7413 00 00 

Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of copper, not electrically 
insulated 

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4. Nickel and articles thereof 

HS code 

Description 

7501 

Nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel 
metallurgy 

7502 

Unwrought nickel 

7503 00 

Nickel waste and scrap 

7504 00 00 

Nickel powders and flakes 

7505 

7506 

7507 

Nickel bars, rods, profiles and wire 

Nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil 

Nickel tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, 
sleeves) 

5. Aluminium 

HS code 

Description 

7601 

7602 

7603 

7604 

7605 

7606 

7607 

Unwrought aluminium 

Aluminium waste and scrap 

Aluminium powders and flakes 

Aluminium bars, rods and profiles 

Aluminium wire 

Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm 

Aluminium  foil  (whether  or  not  printed  or  backed  with  paper,  paperboard, 
plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) 
not exceeding 0,2 mm 

7608 

Aluminium tubes and pipes 

7609 00 00 

Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) 

7614 

Stranded  wire,  cables,  plaited  bands  and  the  like,  of  aluminium,  not 
electrically insulated 

6. Lead 

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HS code 

Description 

7801 

Unwrought lead 

7802 00 00 

Lead waste and scrap 

7804 

Lead plates, sheets, strip and foil; lead powders and flakes 

7. Zinc  

HS code 

Description 

7901 

Unwrought zinc 

7902 00 00  

Zinc waste and scrap 

7903 

Zinc dust, powders and flakes 

7904 00 00  

Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire 

7905 00 00  

Zinc plates, sheets, strip and foil 

8. Tin 

HS code 

Description 

8001 

Unwrought tin 

8002 00 00 

Tin waste and scrap 

8003 00 00 

Tin bars, rods, profiles and wire 

9. Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 

HS code 

Description 

8101 

8102 

8103 

Tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 

Molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 

Tantalum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 

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   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8104 

8105 

Magnesium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 

Cobalt  mattes  and  other  intermediate  products  of  cobalt  metallurgy;  cobalt 
and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 

8106 00 

Bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 

8107 

8108 

8109 

8110 

Cadmium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 

Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 

Zirconium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 

Antimony and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 

8111 00 

Manganese and articles thereof, including waste and scrap 

8112 

Beryllium,  chromium,  germanium,  vanadium,  gallium,  hafnium,  indium, 
niobium  (columbium),  rhenium  and  thallium,  and  articles  of  these  metals, 
including waste and scrap 

8113 00 

Cermets and articles thereof, including waste and scrap" 

EN 

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