Article 5U.K.

[F11. It shall be prohibited:

(a) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to the goods and technology listed in the Common Military List of the European Union, or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of goods included in that list, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Iran;

(b) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to the goods and technology listed in Annexed I and IA, or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of goods listed in Annexes I and IA, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Iran;

(c) to provide investment to enterprises in Iran engaged in the manufacture of goods and technology listed in the Common Military List of the European Union or in Annexes I and IA;

(d) to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology listed in the Common Military List of the European Union or in Annexes I and IA, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for any provision of related technical assistance to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Iran;

(e) to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities, the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a) to (d).]

2.The provision of:

(a)technical assistance, or brokering services related to, goods and technology listed in Annex II and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of these items, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Iran;

(b)investment to enterprises in Iran engaged in the manufacture of goods and technology as listed in Annex II;

(c)financing or financial assistance related to goods and technologies referred to in Annex II, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of these items, or for any provision of related technical assistance, directly or indirectly, to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Iran;

shall be subject to an authorisation of the competent authority of the Member State concerned.

3.The competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex III, shall not grant any authorisation for the transactions referred to in paragraph 2, if they determine that the action were to 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.