Council Decision 2013/124/CFSP of 11 March 2013 amending Decision 2011/235/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran

12.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 68/57
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/124/CFSP
of 11 March 2013
amending Decision 2011/235/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 12 April 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/235/CFSP (1).
(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/235/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 13 April 2014.
(3) Furthermore, in view of the gravity of the human rights situation in Iran, additional persons and an additional entity should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2011/235/CFSP.
(4) Decision 2011/235/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,