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Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 of 19 April 2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (repealed)
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1.A prior authorisation shall be required for the sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of the goods and technology listed in Annex II, whether or not originating in the Community, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Iran.
[F11a. For all exports for which an authorisation is required under this Regulation, such authorisation shall be granted by the competent authorities of the Member State where the exporter is established and shall be in accordance with the detailed rules laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000. The authorisation shall be valid throughout the Community.]
2.Annex II shall include any goods and technology other than those included in Annex I, which could contribute to enrichment-related, reprocessing or heavy water-related activities, to the development 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.
3.Exporters shall supply the competent authorities with all relevant information required for their application for an export authorisation.
4.The competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex III, shall not grant any authorisation for any sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods or technology included in Annex II, if they determine that the sale, supply, transfer or export thereof would contribute to one of the following activities:
(a)Iran's enrichment-related, reprocessing or heavy water-related activities;
(b)the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems by Iran; or
(c)the pursuit by Iran of activities related to other topics about which the IAEA has expressed concerns or identified as outstanding.
5.Under the conditions set out in paragraph 4, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex III, may annul, suspend, modify or revoke an export authorisation which they have already granted.
6.Where they refuse to grant an authorisation, or annul, suspend, substantially limit or revoke an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 4, the Member States shall notify the other Member States and the Commission thereof and share the relevant information with them, while complying with the provisions concerning the confidentiality of such information of Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters(1).
7.Before a Member State grants an export authorisation which has been denied by another Member State or States, in accordance with paragraph 4, for an essentially identical transaction and for which the denial is still valid, it will first consult the Member State or States which issued the denial as provided for in paragraphs 5 and 6. If, following such consultations, the Member State concerned decides to grant an authorisation, it shall inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof, providing all relevant information to explain the decision.
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OJ L 82, 22.3.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).
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