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Official Journal of the European Union
16.3.2012
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/152/CFSP
of 15 March 2012
amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
Article 1
particular Article 29 thereof,
In Article 20 of Decision 2010/413/CFSP, the following
paragraph is added:
Whereas:
‘12. Without
prejudice
to
the
exemptions
provided
for
in
(1) On
26
July
2010,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
this Article, it shall be prohibited to supply specialised
2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against
financial messaging services, which are used to exchange
Iran ( 1 ).
financial data, to the persons and entities referred to in
paragraph 1.’.
(2) On
23
January
2012,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
2012/35/CFSP amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP ( 2 ),
Article 2
in response to its serious and deepening concerns over
the nature of Iran's nuclear programme.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

(3) In
this
context,
the
application
of
targeted
financial
measures by providers of specialised financial messaging
Done at Brussels, 15 March 2012.
services should be further developed, consistent with
Decision 2010/413/CFSP.
For the Council
(4) Decision
2010/413/CFSP
should
be
amended
accord
The President
ingly,
N. WAMMEN
( 1 ) OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.
( 2 ) OJ L 19, 24.1.2012, p. 22.

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