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22.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
356/71
DECISIONS
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/829/CFSP
of 21 December 2012
amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(b) require that all information fields of payment
instructions which relate to the originator and bene
ficiary of the transaction in question be completed
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
and, if that information is not supplied, refuse the trans
particular Article 29 thereof,
action;
Whereas:
(c) maintain all records of transactions for a period of five
(1) On
26
July
2010,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
years and make them available to national authorities
2010/413/CFSP ( 1 ).
on request;
(2)
A provision concerning enhanced monitoring over all
activities of financial institutions within the Union with
(d) if they suspect, or have reasonable grounds to suspect,
Iranian financial institutions should be inserted in
that funds are related to proliferation financing,
Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
promptly report their suspicions to the FIU or another
competent authority designated by the Member State
concerned. The FIU or such other competent authority
(3) In
addition,
a
provision
in
Decision
2010/413/CFSP
shall have access, directly or indirectly, on a timely basis
concerning the freezing of funds and economic
to the financial, administrative and law enforcement
resources should also be amended.
information that it requires to properly undertake this
function, including the analysis of suspicious transaction
(4) Furthermore,
additional
persons
and
entities
should
be
reports.".
included in the list of persons and entities subject to
restrictive measures as set out in Annex II to Decision
2010/413/CFSP, certain entities should be removed from
that list and the entries concerning certain entities should
(2) Article 20(1)(b) is replaced by the following:
be amended.
(5) Decision
2010/413/CFSP
should
therefore
be
amended
"(b) persons and entities not covered by Annex I that are
accordingly,
engaged in, directly associated with, or providing
support for, Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear
activities or for the development of nuclear weapon
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
delivery systems, including through the involvement
in procurement of the prohibited items, goods,
equipment, materials and technology, or persons or
Article 1
entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or
Decision 2010/413/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
entities owned or controlled by them, including
through illicit means, or persons and entities that
have assisted designated persons or entities in evading
(1) In Article 10, the following paragraph is inserted:
or violating the provisions of UNSCR 1737 (2006),
UNSCR 1747 (2007), UNSCR 1803 (2008) and
"
UNSCR 1929 (2010) or this Decision, as well as
3a. Financial
institutions
shall
be
required,
in
their
other members and entities of IRGC and IRISL and
activities with banks and financial institutions as set out
entities owned or controlled by them or acting on
in paragraph 1, to:
their behalf or providing insurance or other essential
services to them, as listed in Annex II.".
(a) exercise continuous vigilance over account activity
including through their programmes on customer due
diligence and under their obligations relating to money-
laundering and financing of terrorism;
Article 2
Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP shall be amended as set
( 1 ) OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.
out in the Annex to this Decision.

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Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2012.
For the Council
The President
A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

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22.12.2012 Official
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European
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ANNEX
I. The person and entities listed below shall be added to the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP:
"I. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to
the Government of Iran
Person
Name
Identifying
information
Reasons Date
of
listing
1. Babak
Zanjani Date
of
birth:
Babak Zanjani is assisting designated entities to 22.12.2012
12 March 1971 violate the provisions of the EU regulation on Iran
and is providing financial support to the
government of Iran. Zanjani is a key facilitator for
Iranian oil deals and transferring oil-related money.
Zanjani owns and operates the UAE-based Sorinet
Group, and some of its companies are used by
Zanjani to channel oil-related payments.
Entities
Name Identifying
information Reasons Date
of
listing
1. National
Iranian No.1, Tehran, Iranshahr
Subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil 22.12.2012
Oil Products
Ave.Shadab.St,
Refining and Distribution Company
Distribution
P.O.Box: 79145/3184
(NIORDC)
Company
Tel: +98-21-77606030
(NIOPDC)
Website: www.niopdc.ir
2. Iranian
Oil
No.194, Tehran, Sepahbod
Subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil 22.12.2012
Pipelines and
Gharani Ave.
Refining and Distribution Company
Telecommuni
Tel: +98-21-88801960/
(NIORDC)
cations Company +98-21-66152223
(IOPTC)
Fax: +98-21-66154351
Website: www.ioptc.com
3. National
Iranian No.263, Tehran, Ostad Neja
Subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil 22.12.2012
Oil Engineering
tollahi Ave.
Refining and Distribution Company
and Construction P.O.Box: 11365/6714
(NIORDC)
Company
Tel: +98-21-88907472
(NIOEC)
Fax: +98-21-88907472
Website: www.nioec.org
4. Iran
Composites Iran Composites Institute,
Iranian Composites Institute (ICI, aka 22.12.2012
Institute
Iranian University of Science
Composite Institute of Iran) is
and Technology,
assisting designated entities to violate
16845-188, Tehran, Iran,
the provisions of UN and EU
Telephone: 98 217 3912858 sanctions on Iran and is directly
Fax: 98 217 7491206
supporting Iran's proliferation
E-mail: ici@iust.ac.ir
sensitive nuclear activities. As of
Website:
2011 ICI had been contracted to
http://www.irancomposites.org provide EU-designated Iran Centrifuge
Technology Company (TESA) with IR-
2M centrifuge rotors.

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Name Identifying
information Reasons Date
of
listing
5. Jelvesazan
22 Bahman St., Bozorgmehr
Jelvesazan Company is assisting 22.12.2012
Company
Ave, 84155666, Esfahan, Iran designated entities to violate the
Tel: 98 0311 2658311 15
provisions of UN and EU sanctions
Fax: 98 0311 2679097
on Iran and is directly supporting
Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear
activities. As of early 2012 Jelvesazan
intended to supply controlled vacuum
pumps to EU-designated Iran
Centrifuge Technology Company
(TESA).
6. Iran
Aluminium Arak Road Km 5, Tehran
The Iran Aluminium Company (aka 22.12.2012
Company
Road, 38189-8116, Arak, Iran IRALCO, Iranian Aluminium
Tel: 98 861 4130430
Company) is assisting designated
Fax: 98 861 413023
entities to violate the provisions of
Website: www.iralco.net
UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is
directly supporting Iran's proliferation
sensitive nuclear activities. As of mid-
2012 IRALCO had a contract to
supply aluminium to EU-designated
Iran Centrifuge Technology
Company (TESA).
7. Simatec
Devel
Simatec Development Company is 22.12.2012
opment Company
assisting designated entities to violate
the provisions of UN and EU
sanctions on Iran and is directly
supporting Iran's proliferation
sensitive nuclear activities. As of
early 2010 Simatec was contracted
by UN-designated Kalaye Electric
Company (KEC) to procure Vacon
inverters to power uranium
enrichment centrifuges. As of mid-
2012 Simatec was attempting to
procure EU-controlled inverters.
8. Aluminat 1.
Parcham
St,
13 th Km of Aluminat is assisting designated 22.12.2012
Qom Rd 38135 Arak
entities to violate the provisions of
(Factory)
UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is
directly supporting Iran's proliferation
2. Unit 38, 5 th Fl, Bldg No sensitive nuclear activities. In early
60, Golfam St, Jordan,
2012 Aluminat had a contract to
19395-5716, Tehran
supply 6061-T6 aluminium to EU-
Tel: 98 212 2049216 /
designated Iran Centrifuge Technology
22049928 / 22045237
Company (TESA).
Fax: 98 21 22057127
Website: www.aluminat.
com
9. Organisation
of
The Organisation of Defensive Inno
22.12.2012
Defensive Inno
vation and Research (SPND) is
vation and
assisting designated persons and
Research
entities to violate the provisions of
UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is
directly supporting Iran's proliferation
sensitive nuclear activities. The IAEA
has identified SPND with their
concerns over possible military
dimensions (PMD) to Iran's nuclear
programme over which Iran
continues to refuse to co-operate.
SPND is run by UN-designated
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and is part of
the Ministry of Defence For Armed
Forces Logistics (MODAFL, designated

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Union L
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Name Identifying
information Reasons Date
of
listing
by the EU in May 2011). Davoud
Babaei was designated by the EU in
December 2011 in his role as SPND's
head of security, in which he is
responsible for preventing the
disclosure of information including
to the IAEA.
10. First
Islamic
Branch: 19A-31-3A, Level 31 First Islamic Investment Bank (FIIB) is 22.12.2012
Investment Bank
Business Suite, Wisma UOA,
assisting designated entities to violate
Jalan Pinang 50450, Kuala
the provisions of the EU regulation
Lumpur; Kuala Lumpur;
on Iran and is providing financial
Wilayah Persekutuan; 50450
support to the government of Iran.
Tel: 603-21620361/2/3/4,
FIIB is part of the Sorinet Group
+6087417049/ 417050,
owned and operated by Babak
+622157948110
Zanjani. It is being used to channel
Iranian oil-related payments.
Branch: Unit 13 (C), Main
Office Tower, Financial Park
Labuan Complex, Jalan
Merdeka, 87000 Federal
Territory of Labuan, Malaysia;
Labuan F.T; 87000
Investor Relations: Menara
Prima 17 th floor Jalan Lingkar,
Mega Kuningan Blok 6.2
Jakarta 12950 – Indonesia;
South Jakarta; Jakarta; 12950
11. International
Safe
International Safe Oil (ISO) is assisting 22.12.2012
Oil
designated entities to violate the
provisions of the EU regulation on
Iran and is providing financial
support to the government of Iran.
ISO is part of the Sorinet Group
owned and operated by Babak
Zanjani. It is being used to channel
Iranian oil-related payments.
12. Sorinet
SCT Bankers Company
Sorinet Commercial Trust (SCT) is 22.12.2012
Commercial Trust Branch: No.1808, 18th Floor, assisting designated entities to violate
Grosvenor House Commercial the provisions of the EU regulation
Tower, Sheik Zayed Road,
on Iran and is providing financial
Dubai, UAE, P.O.Box 31988
support to the government of Iran.
Tel: 0097 14 3257022-99
SCT is part of the Sorinet Group
E-mail: INFO@SCTBankers.
owned and operated by Babak
com
Zanjani. It is being used to channel
Dubai SWIFT Code:
Iranian oil-related payments.
SCTSAEA1
Branch: No.301, 3 rd Floor
Sadaf Building Kish Island,
Iran, P.O.Box 1618
Tel: +98 764 444 32 341-2
Fax: +98 764 444 50 390-1
13. Hong
Kong
Hong Kong Intertrade
Hong Kong Intertrade Company Ltd 22.12.2012
Intertrade
Company, Hong Kong
(HKICO) is assisting designated
Company Ltd
entities to violate the provisions of
the EU regulation on Iran and is
providing financial support to the
government of Iran. HKICO is a
front company controlled by EU-
designated National Iranian Oil

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22.12.2012
Name Identifying
information Reasons Date
of
listing
Company (NIOC). In mid-2012
HKICO was scheduled to receive
millions of dollars from NIOC oil
sales.
14. Petro
Suisse Petro
Suisse
Petro Suisse is assisting designated 22.12.2012
Avenue De la Tour-Halimand entities to violate the provisions of
6, 1009 Pully, Switzerland
the EU regulation on Iran and is
providing financial support to the
government of Iran. It is a front
company controlled by EU-designated
NIOC. NIOC set up Petro Suisse as a
company and would use Petro Suisse
accounts to make and receive
payments. Petro Suisse continued to
be in contact with NIOC in 2012.
15. Oil
Industry
No 234, Taleghani St, Tehran Iran's Oil Industry Pension Fund 22.12.2012
Pension Fund
Iran
Investment Company (OPIC, aka the
Investment
Oil Pension Fund, NIOC Pension
Company
Fund, Petroleum Ministry Pension
Fund) is providing financial support
to the government of Iran. OPIC
operates under the Iranian Ministry
of Petroleum and the National
Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), both
of which are EU-designated. It holds
shares in a number of EU-designated
entities.
16. CF
Sharp
and
This entity has been assisting the 22.12.2012
Company Private
Irano-Hind Shipping Company
Limited
(IHSC) (designated by the United
Nations on 9 June 2010) in circum
venting the sanctions adopted against
it. Following its designation, IHSC has
tried to conceal its ownership of three
tankers, by placing them under the
management of Noah Ship
Management and then Marian Ship
Management. CF Sharp and Co. has
contributed to this arrangement by
concluding a personnel management
contract with IHSC covering the
crew of those three tankers. That
contract was performed by Noah
Ship Management and Marian Ship
Management.
17. Sharif
University Azadi Ave, 11365-8639,
Sharif University of Technology (SUT) 22.12.2012
of Technology
Tehran, Iran
is assisting designated entities to
Tel: 98 21 66022727
violate the provisions of UN and EU
Fax: 98 21 66036005
sanctions on Iran and is providing
Website: www.sharif.ir
support to Iran's proliferation
sensitive nuclear activities. As of late
2011 SUT had provided laboratories
for use by UN-designated Iranian

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Name Identifying
information Reasons Date
of
listing
nuclear entity Kalaye Electric
Company (KEC) and EU-designated
Iran Centrifuge Technology
Company (TESA).
18. Moallem
No. 56, Haghani Boulevard,
Main insurer of IRISL 22.12.2012"
Insurance
Vanak Square, Tehran
Company (also
1517973511, Iran PO Box
known as:
19395-6314, 11/1 Sharif Ave,
Moallem
Vanaq Square, Tehran 19699,
Insurance;
Iran
Moallem
Phone: (98-21) 886776789,
Insurance Co.;
887950512, 887791835
M.I.C; Export and Fax: (98-21) 88771245
Investment
Website: www.mic-ir.com
Insurance Co.)
II. The entries for entities set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP listed below shall be replaced by the entries
below:
"B. Entities
Name Identifying
information Reasons Date
of
listing
1. Technology Cooperation Tehran, Iran Responsible
for
Iran's
technological
26.07.2010
Office (TCO) of the Iranian
advancement through relevant foreign
President's Office (a.k.a.
procurement and training links.
Center for Innovation and
Supports the nuclear and missile
Technology (CITC))
programmes.
2. Sureh
(a.k.a.
Soreh)
Nuclear Head Office: 61
A company subordinate to the UN- 23.05.2011
Reactors Fuel Company Shahid Abtahi St, sanctioned Atomic Energy Organisation
(a.k.a. Nuclear Fuel Reactor Karegar e Shomali, of Iran (AEOI) consisting of the
Company; Sookht Atomi Tehran
Uranium Conversion Facility, the Fuel
Reactorhaye Iran; Soukht Complex: Persian Gulf Manufacturing Plant and the
Atomi Reactorha-ye Iran)
Boulevard, Km20 SW Zirconium Production Plant.
Esfahan Road, Esfahan
3. Tidewater
(a.k.a.
Tidewater Postal address: No 80, Owned or controlled by IRGC 23.01.2012"
Middle East Co.; Faraz Tidewater Building,
Royal Qeshm Company Vozara Street, next to
LLC)
Saie Park, Tehran, Iran
III. The entities listed below shall be deleted from the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP:
1. CF Sharp Shipping Agencies Pte Ltd
2. Soreh (Nuclear Fuel Reactor Company).

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