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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1.For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall...

  3. CHAPTER II EXPORT AND IMPORT RESTRICTIONS

    1. Article 2.(1) It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or...

    2. Article 3.(1) A prior authorisation shall be required for the sale,...

    3. Article 4.It shall be prohibited to purchase, import or transport from...

    4. Article 5.(1) It shall be prohibited: (a) to provide, directly or...

    5. Article 6.Article 2(1) and Article 5(1) shall not apply to: the...

    6. Article 7.(1) Without prejudice to Article 1(b) of Regulation (EU) No...

    7. Article 8.(1) It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or...

    8. Article 9.It shall be prohibited: to provide, directly or indirectly, technical...

    9. Article 10.(1) The prohibitions in Articles 8 and 9 shall not...

    10. Article 10a.(1) It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or...

    11. Article 10b.(1) It shall be prohibited: (a) to provide, directly or...

    12. Article 10c.(1) The prohibitions in Articles 10a and 10b shall be...

    13. Article 10d.(1) It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or...

    14. Article 10e.(1) It shall be prohibited: (a) to provide, directly or...

    15. Article 10f.(1) The prohibitions in Articles 10d and 10e shall not...

    16. Article 11.(1) It shall be prohibited: (a) to import crude oil...

    17. Article 12.(1) The prohibitions in Article 11 shall not apply to:...

    18. Article 13.(1) It shall be prohibited (a) to import petrochemical products...

    19. Article 14.(1) The prohibitions in Article 13 shall not apply to:...

    20. Article 14a.(1) It shall be prohibited: (a) to purchase, transport, or...

    21. Article 15.(1) It shall be prohibited: (a) to sell, supply, transfer...

    22. Article 15a.(1) It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or...

    23. Article 15b.(1) It shall be prohibited: (a) to provide, directly or...

    24. Article 15c.The prohibitions in Article 15a shall not apply to the...

    25. Article 16.It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export,...

  4. CHAPTER III RESTRICTIONS ON FINANCING OF CERTAIN ENTREPRISES

    1. Article 17.(1) The following shall be prohibited: (a) the granting of...

    2. Article 18.(1) The making of an investment through transactions referred to...

    3. Article 19.(1) By way of derogation from Article 17(2)(a), the competent...

    4. Article 20.Article 17(2)(b) shall not apply to the granting of a...

    5. Article 21.Article 17(2)(c) shall not apply to the granting of a...

    6. Article 22.It shall be prohibited to accept or approve, by concluding...

  5. CHAPTER IV FREEZING OF FUNDS AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES

    1. Article 23.(1) All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held...

    2. Article 24.By way of derogation from Article 23, the competent authorities...

    3. Article 25.By way of derogation from Article 23 and provided that...

    4. Article 26.(1) By way of derogation from Article 23, the competent...

    5. Article 27.By way of derogation from Article 23(2) and (3), the...

    6. Article 28.By way of derogation from Article 23(2), the competent authorities...

    7. Article 28a.The prohibitions in Article 23(2) and (3) shall not apply...

    8. Article 29.(1) Article 23(3) shall not prevent financial or credit institutions...

  6. CHAPTER V RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS AND ON FINANCIAL SERVICES

    1. Article 30.(1) It shall be prohibited to transfer funds between, on...

    2. Article 30a.(1) Transfers of funds to and from an Iranian person,...

    3. Article 30b.(1) Where an authorisation has been granted in accordance with...

    4. Article 31.(1) Branches and subsidiaries, falling within the scope of this...

    5. Article 32.. . . . . . . . . ....

    6. Article 33.(1) It shall be prohibited for credit and financial institutions...

    7. Article 34.It shall be prohibited: to sell or purchase public or...

    8. Article 35.(1) It shall be prohibited to provide insurance or re-insurance,...

  7. CHAPTER VI RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSPORT

    1. Article 36.(1) To prevent the transfer of goods and technology which...

    2. Article 37.(1) The provision of bunkering or ship supply services, or...

    3. Article 37a.(1) The provision of the following services in respect of...

    4. Article 37b.(1) It shall be prohibited to make available vessels designed...

  8. CHAPTER VII GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 38.(1) No claims in connection with any contract or transaction...

    2. Article 39.For the purposes of Articles 8 and 9, point (b)...

    3. Article 40.(1) Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality...

    4. Article 41.It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in...

    5. Article 42.(1) The freezing of funds and economic resources or the...

    6. Article 43.(1) A Member State may take all action it deems...

    7. Article 43a.(1) By way of derogation from Articles 8, 9, Article...

    8. Article 44.(1) The Commission and Member States shall inform each other...

    9. Article 45.The Commission shall: amend Annex II on the basis of...

    10. Article 46.(1) Where the Security Council or the Sanctions Committee lists...

    11. Article 47.(1) Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties...

    12. Article 48.(1) Member States shall designate the competent authorities referred to...

    13. Article 49.This Regulation shall apply: within the territory of the Union,...

    14. Article 50.Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 is hereby repealed. References to the...

    15. Article 51.This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of...

  9. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      1. PART A Goods and technology referred to in Articles 2(1), (2) and (4), 3(3), 5(1), 6, 8(4), 17(2) and 31(1)

      2. PART B

    2. ANNEX II

      Goods and technology referred to in Articles 2(1), 2(2) and 2(4), 3(3), 5(1), 8(4), 17(2), 31(1) and 45

      1. INTRODUCTORY NOTES

        1. 1. Unless otherwise stated, reference numbers used in the column entitled...

        2. 2. A reference number in the column entitled 'Related item from...

        3. 3. Definitions of terms between 'single quotation marks' are given in...

        4. 4. Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" can be found...

      2. GENERAL NOTES

        1. 1. The object of the prohibitions contained in this Annex should...

          1. N.B.: In judging whether the prohibited component or components are to...

        2. 2. The goods specified in this Annex include both new and...

      3. GENERAL TECHNOLOGY NOTE (GTN)

        1. 1. The sale, supply, transfer or export of "technology" which is...

        2. 2. The sale, supply, transfer or export of "technology" which is...

        3. 3. The "technology""required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of prohibited...

        4. 4. Prohibitions do not apply to that "technology" which is the...

        5. 5. Prohibitions on "technology" transfer do not apply to information "in...

      4. II.A. GOODS

      5. II.B. TECHNOLOGY

    3. ANNEX III

      Goods and technology referred to in Articles 3(1), 3(3) and 3(5), 5(2), 8(4), 18(1), 31(1) and 45

      1. INTRODUCTORY NOTES

        1. 1. Unless otherwise stated, reference numbers used in the column below...

        2. 2. A reference number in the column below entitled 'Related item...

        3. 3. Definitions of terms between 'single quotation marks' are given in...

        4. 4. Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" can be found...

      2. GENERAL NOTES

        1. 1. The object of the controls contained in this Annex should...

          1. N.B.: In judging whether the controlled component or components is/are to...

        2. 2. The goods specified in this Annex include both new and...

      3. GENERAL TECHNOLOGY NOTE (GTN)

        1. 1. The sale, supply, transfer or export of "technology" which is...

        2. 2. The sale, supply, transfer or export of "technology" which is...

        3. 3. The "technology""required" for the "use" of goods under control remains...

        4. 4. Controls do not apply to that "technology" which is the...

        5. 5. Controls on "technology" transfer do not apply to information "in...

      4. III.A. GOODS

      5. III.B. TECHNOLOGY

    4. ANNEX IV

    5. ANNEX IVA

      Products referred to in Articles 14a and 31(1)

      1. HS code Description 2709 00 10 Natural gas condensates 2711 11 00 Natural Gas...

    6. ANNEX V

    7. ANNEX VI

      List of key equipment and technology referred to in Articles 8 and 31(1)

      1. GENERAL NOTES

        1. 1. The object of the prohibitions contained in this Annex should...

          1. N.B.: In judging whether the prohibited component or components are to...

        2. 2. The goods specified in this Annex include both new and...

        3. 3. Definitions of terms between 'single quotation marks' are given in...

        4. 4. Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" can be found...

      2. GENERAL TECHNOLOGY NOTE (GTN)

        1. 1. The "technology""required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of prohibited...

        2. 2. Prohibitions do not apply to that "technology" which is the...

        3. 3. Prohibitions on "technology" transfer do not apply to information "in...

      3. EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS

        1. 1.A Equipment

          1. 1. Geophysical survey equipment, vehicles, vessels and aircraft specially designed or...

          2. 2. Sensors specially designed for downhole well operations in oil and...

          3. 3. Drilling equipment designed to drill rock formations, specifically for the...

          4. 4. Drill bits, drill pipes, drill collars, centralisers and other equipment,...

          5. 5. Drilling wellheads, 'blowout preventers' and 'Christmas or production trees' and...

            1. Technical Notes:

              1. a. A 'blowout preventer' is a device typically used at ground...

              2. b. A 'Christmas tree or production tree' is a device typically...

              3. c. For the purpose of this item, 'API and ISO specifications'...

          6. 6. Drilling and production platforms for crude oil and natural gas....

          7. 7. Vessels and barges incorporating drilling and/or petroleum processing equipment used...

          8. 8. Liquid/gas separators meeting API specification 12J, specially designed to process...

          9. 9. Gas compressor with a design pressure of 40 bar (PN 40...

          10. 10. Subsea production control equipment and the components thereof meeting 'API...

            1. Technical Note:

          11. 11. Pumps, typically high capacity and/or high pressure (in excess of...

        2. 1.B Test and inspection equipment

          1. 1. Equipment specially designed for sampling, testing and analysing the properties...

          2. 2. Equipment specially designed for sampling, testing and analysing the properties...

          3. 3. Equipment specially designed for collecting and interpreting information about the...

        3. 1.C Materials

          1. 1. Drilling mud, drilling mud additives and the components thereof, specially...

          2. 2. Cements and other materials meeting the 'API and ISO specifications'...

            1. Technical Note:

          3. 3. Corrosion inhibiting, emulsion treatment, defoaming agents and other chemicals specially...

        4. 1.D Software

          1. 1. "Software" specially designed to collect and interpret data acquired from...

          2. 2. "Software" specially designed for storing, analysing and interpreting information acquired...

          3. 3. "Software" specially designed for the "use" of petroleum production and...

        5. 1.E Technology

          1. 1. "Technology""required" for the "development", "production" and "use" of equipment specified...

      4. REFINING OF CRUDE OIL AND LIQUEFACTION OF NATURAL GAS

        1. 2.A Equipment

          1. 1. Heat exchangers as follows and specially designed components therefore:

          2. 2. Cryogenic pumps for the transport of media at a temperature...

          3. 3. 'Coldbox' and 'coldbox' equipment not specified by 2.A.1.

            1. Technical Note:

          4. 4. Equipment for shipping terminals of liquefied gases having a temperature...

          5. 5. Flexible and non-flexible transfer line having a diameter greater than...

          6. 6. Maritime vessels specially designed for the transport of LNG.

          7. 7. Electrostatic desalters specially designed to remove contaminants such as salts,...

          8. 8. All crackers, including hydrocrackers, and cokers, specially designed for conversion...

          9. 9. Hydrotreaters specially designed for desulphurisation of gasoline, diesel cuts and...

          10. 10. Catalytic reformers specially designed for conversion of desulphurised gasoline into...

          11. 11. Refinery units for C5-C6 cuts isomerisation, and refinery units for...

          12. 12. Pumps specially designed for the transport of crude oil and...

          13. 13. Tubes with an outer diameter of 0,2 m or more and...

            1. Technical Note:

          14. 14. 'Pigs' (Pipeline Inspection Gauge(s)) and specially designed components therefore.

          15. 15. 'Pig' launchers and 'pig' catchers for the integration or removing...

            1. Technical Note:

          16. 16. Tanks for the storage of crude oil and fuels with...

          17. 17. Subsea flexible pipes specially designed for the transportation of hydrocarbons...

          18. 18. Flexible pipes used for high pressure for topside and subsea...

          19. 19. Isomeration equipment specially designed for production of high-octane gasoline based...

        2. 2.B Test and inspection equipment

          1. 1. Equipment specially designed for testing and analysing of quality (properties)...

          2. 2. Interface control systems specially designed for controlling and optimising of...

        3. 2.C Materials

          1. 1. Diethyleneglycol (CAS 111-46-6), Triethylene glycol (CAS 112-27-6)

          2. 2. N-Methylpyrrolidon (CAS 872-50-4), Sulfolane (CAS 126-33-0)

          3. 3. Zeolites, of natural or synthetic origin, specially designed for fluid...

          4. 4. Catalysts for the cracking and conversion of hydrocarbons as follows:...

          5. 5. Gasoline additives specially formulated for increasing the octane number of...

            1. Note:

        4. 2.D Software

          1. 1. "Software" specially designed for the "use" of LNG plants or...

          2. 2. "Software" specially designed for the "development", "production" or "use" of...

        5. 2.E Technology

          1. 1. "Technology""required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment for...

          2. 2. "Technology" for the liquefaction of natural gas, including "technology" required...

          3. 3. "Technology""required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment for...

          4. 4. "Technology""required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of maritime vessels...

          5. 5. "Technology""required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of tanks for...

          6. 6. "Technology""required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of a refinery...

      5. PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

        1. 3.A Equipment

          1. 1. Reactors

          2. 2. Thin film evaporators and falling film evaporators consisting of materials...

          3. 3. Plants for the separation of hydrochloric acid by electrolysis and...

          4. 4. Columns having a diameter larger than 5 000 mm and specially...

          5. 5. Ball valves and plug valves with ceramic balls or plugs,...

          6. 6. Centrifugal and/or reciprocating compressor having an installed power above 2...

        2. 3.B Test and inspection equipment

        3. 3.C Materials

          1. 1. Catalysts applicable to processes of production of trinitrotoluene, ammonium nitrate...

          2. 2. Catalysts used for the production of monomers such as ethylene...

        4. 3.D Software

          1. 1. "Software" specially designed for the "development", "production" or "use" of...

          2. 2. "Software" specially designed for the "use" in methanol plants;

        5. 3.E Technology

          1. 1. "Technology" for the "development", "production" or "use" of Gas-To-Liquid (GTL)...

          2. 2. "Technology""required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment designed...

          3. 3. "Technology" for the "production" of MEG (Mono ethylene glycol), EO...

            1. Note:

    8. ANNEX VIA

    9. ANNEX VIB

    10. ANNEX VII

    11. ANNEX VIIA

      Software for integrating industrial processes referred to in Article 10d, 10e, 10f and 31(1)

      1. 1. Enterprise Resource Planning software, designed specifically for use in nuclear,...

    12. ANNEX VIIB

      Graphite and raw or semi-finished metals referred to in Articles 15a, 15b, 15c and 31(1)

      2. 1. Graphite HS code Description 2504 Natural graphite 3801 Artificial...

      3. 2. Iron and Steel HS code Description 7201 Pig iron...

      4. 3. Copper and articles thereof HS code Description 7401 00 00 Copper...

      5. 4. Nickel and articles thereof HS code Description 7501 Nickel...

      6. 5. Aluminium HS code Description 7601 Unwrought aluminium 7602 Aluminium...

      7. 6. Lead HS code Description 7801 Unwrought lead 7802 00 00 Lead...

      8. 7. Zinc HS code Description 7901 Unwrought zinc 7902 00 00 Zinc...

      9. 8. Tin HS code Description 8001 Unwrought tin 8002 00 00 Tin...

      10. 9. Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof HS code Description...

    13. ANNEX VIII

      List of persons and entities referred to in Article 23(1)

      1. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missiles activities...

    14. ANNEX IX

      List of persons and entities referred to in Article 23(2)

      1. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities...

    15. ANNEX X

      Web sites for information on the competent authorities referred to in Articles 3(2),(4),(5),(6) and (7), 5(2) and (3), 7(1), 10(1), 12(1), 14(1), 18(1), 19(1), 20, 21, 24(1), 25, 26(1) and (3), 27(1), 28, 29(1), 30(1),(3) and (4), 31(1) and (2), 32(1), 36(1), 37(1),(2) and (3), 39, 40(1), 43a and 48(1) and (2), and address for notifications to the European Commission

      1. BELGIUM

      2. BULGARIA

      3. CZECH REPUBLIC

      4. DENMARK

      5. GERMANY

      6. ESTONIA

      7. IRELAND

      8. GREECE

      9. SPAIN

      10. FRANCE

      11. ITALY

      12. CYPRUS

      13. LATVIA

      14. LITHUANIA

      15. LUXEMBOURG

      16. HUNGARY

      17. MALTA

      18. NETHERLANDS

      19. AUSTRIA

      20. POLAND

      21. PORTUGAL

      22. ROMANIA

      23. SLOVENIA

      24. SLOVAKIA

      25. FINLAND

      26. SWEDEN

      27. UNITED KINGDOM

      28. Address for notifications to the European Commission: