Notice for the attention of those persons, entities and bodies that have been included by the Council on the list of persons, entities and bodies to which Article 7(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 applies (Annex V)

(2008/C 159/01)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons, entities and bodies that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2008/475/EC of 23 June 2008 [1].

The Council of the European Union has determined that the persons, entities and bodies that appear on the above-mentioned list fulfil the criteria set out in Article 7(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 of 19 April 2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran [2], and they have consequently been included, by the Decision referred to above, in Annex V to that Regulation. That Regulation provides for a freezing of all funds, other financial assets and economic resources belonging to the persons, entities or bodies concerned and that no funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be made available to them, whether directly or indirectly.

The attention of the persons, entities and bodies concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the websites in Annex III of the Regulation, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Articles 8, 9 and 10 of the Regulation).

The persons, entities or bodies concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered.

Any such requests should be sent to the following address:

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

Rue de la Loi 175

B-1048 Brussels

The attention is also drawn to the possibility for each person, entity or body concerned of challenging the Council's Decision before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 230(4) and (5) of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

[1] OJ L 163, 24.6.2008.

[2] OJ L 103, 20.4.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 618/2007 (OJ L 143, 6.6.2007, p. 1).

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