Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1242 of 29 July 2021 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1242of 29 July 2021implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against IranTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1., and in particular Article 46(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,Whereas:(1)On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.(2)On 18 June 2020, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2020/847Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/847 of 18 June 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ L 196, 19.6.2020, p. 1)., implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.(3)Following the judgment of the General Court in Case T-580/19Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021, Sayed Shamsuddin Borborudi v Council of the European Union, T-580/19, ECLI:EU:T:2021:330., Sayed Shamsuddin Borborudi should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.(4)Moreover, on the basis of a review of Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSPCouncil Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39)., the restrictive measures against all persons and entities in the list set out therein should be maintained, in so far as their names are not mentioned in Annex VI to that Decision, and 21 entries included in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be updated.(5)Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: