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Financial Sanctions: Iran (Nuclear Proliferation)

Friday, 28 December 2012

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures against Iran.

Following the publication of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1264/2012 in the Official Journal of the European Union, the Council of the European Union has amended Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 ['the 2012 Regulation'], with effect from 22 December 2012.

Annex IX to the 2012 Regulation lists persons, entities and bodies identified by the Council under Article 23(2) of that Regulation as subject to the financial sanctions imposed by that Regulation.

One individual and 18 entities have been added to Annex IX, 2 entities removed, and amendments to the identifying information of 3 existing entries in Annex IX.

The individuals and entities added to Annex IX are therefore subject to the Asset Freeze imposed by the 2012 Regulation.

The entities removed from Annex IX are no longer subject to the asset freeze imposed by the 2012 Regulation.

Additions

Individuals

ZANJANI, Babak

DOB: 12/03/1971.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. 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.

Group ID: 12824.

Entities

ALUMINAT

Address: (1) Parcham St, 13th Km of Qom Rd, 38135, Arak. (2) Unit 38, 5th Fl, Bldg No 60, Golfam St, Jordan, 19395-5716, Tehran, Iran.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Tel 98 212049216 / 98 22049928 / 98 22045237. Fax 98 21 22057127. Website www.aluminat.com Group ID: 12820.

CF SHARP AND COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN.

Group ID: 12835.

FIRST ISLAMIC INVESTMENT BANK (FIIB)

Address:(1) 19A-31-3A, Level 31 Business Suite, Wisma UOA, Jalan Pinang 50450, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan. (2) Investor Relations, Menara Prima 17th floor Jalan Lingkar, Mega Kuningan Blok 6.2, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia, 12950. (3) Unit 13 (C), Main Office Tower, Financial Park Labuan Complex, Jalan Merdeka, 87000 Federal Territory of Labuan, Labuan F.T; 87000, Malaysia.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Tel 603 21620361 / 603 21620362/603 21620363/ 603 21620364 / 6087417049 / 6087417050 / 622157948110. FIIB is part of the Sorinet Group owned and operated by Babak Zanjani. It is being used to channel Iranian oil-related payments.

Group ID: 12825.

HONG KONG INTERTRADE COMPANY LTD (HKICO)

Address: Hong Kong.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. HKICO is a front company controlled by EU-designated National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). Group ID: 12822

INTERNATIONAL SAFE OIL (ISO)

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. ISO is part of the Sorinet Group owned and operated by Babak Zanjani. It is being used to channel Iranian oil-related payments.

Group ID: 12826.

IRAN ALUMINIUM COMPANY

a.k.a: (1) IRALCO (2) IRANIAN ALUMINIUM COMPANY

Address: Arak Road Km 5, Tehran Road, 38189-8116, Arak, Iran.

Other Information: EU Listing. Not UN. Tel 98 8614130430. Fax 98 861413023. Website www.iralco.net. As of mid-2012 IRALCO had a contract to supply aluminium to EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA).

Group ID: 12818.

IRAN COMPOSITES INSTITUTE (ICI)

a.k.a: COMPOSITE INSTITUTE OF IRAN

Address: Iranian University of Science and Technology, 16845-188, Tehran, Iran.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Tel 98 2173912858. Fax 98 2177491206. E-mail ici@iust.ac.ir. Website http://www.irancomposites.org. As of 2011 ICI had been contracted to provide EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA) with IR-2M centrifuge rotors

Group ID: 12815.

IRANIAN OIL PIPELINES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY (IOPTC)

Address: No.194, Tehran, Sepahbod Gharani Ave.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Tel 98 2188801960 / 98 2166152223. Fax 98 2166154351. Website www.ioptc.com. Subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC)

Group ID: 12832.

JELVESAZAN COMPANY

Address: 22 Bahman St., Bozorgmehr Ave, 84155666, Esfahan, Iran.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Tel 98 03112658311 15. Fax 98 03112679097. As of early 2012 Jelvesazan intended to supply controlled vacuum pumps to EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA).

Group ID: 12817.

MOALLEM INSURANCE COMPANY (MIC)

a.k.a: (1) Export and Investment Insurance Co. (2) Moallem Insurance (3) Moallem Insurance Co.

Address: (1) No. 56, Haghani Boulevard, Vanak Square, Tehran, 1517973511, Iran, PO Box 19395-6314. (2) 11/1 Sharif Ave, Vanaq Square, Tehran , 19699, Iran, Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Tel 98 21886776789 / 98 21887950512 / 98 21887791835. Fax 98 2188771245 Website www.mic-ir.com. Main insurer of IRISL.

Group ID: 12836

NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (NIOEC)

Address: No.263, Tehran, Ostad Nejatollahi Ave., P.O.Box: 11365/6714.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Tel 98 2188907472. Fax 98 2188907472. Website www.nioec.org. Subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC)

Group ID: 12833.

NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (NIOPDC)

Address: No.1, Tehran, Iranshahr Ave, Shadab St, P.O.Box: 79145/3184.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Tel 98 2177606030. Website www.niopdc.ir. Subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC)

Group ID: 12831.

OIL INDUSTRY PENSION FUND INVESTMENT COMPANY (OPIC)

a.k.a: (1) NIOC Pension Fund (2) Oil Pension Fund (3) Petroleum Ministry Pension Fund

Address: No 234, Taleghani St, Tehran, Iran.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. OPIC operates under the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). Holds shares in a number of EU-designated entities

Group ID: 12834.

ORGANISATION OF DEFENSIVE INNOVATION AND RESEARCH (SPND)

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Run by UN-designated Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and is part of the Ministry of Defence For Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). SPND's head of security is Davoud Babaei.

Group ID: 12821.

PETRO SUISSE

Address: Avenue De la Tour-Halimand 6, 1009 Pully, Switzerland.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of the EU Regulation on Iran.

Group ID: 12823.

SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Address: Azadi Ave, 11365-8639, Tehran, Iran.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Tel 98 21 66022727. Fax 98 2166036005. Website www.sharif.ir. Assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of the EU Regulation on Iran.

Group ID: 12816.

SIMATEC DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of UN and EU sanctions on Iran. 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.

Group ID: 12819.

SORINET COMMERCIAL TRUST (SCT)

Address: (1) SCT Bankers Company Branch: No. 301, 3rd Floor, Sadaf Building, Kish Island, P.O. Box 1618, Iran. (2) SCT Bankers Company Branch: No.1808, 18th Floor, Grosvenor House Commercial Tower, Sheik Zayed Road, Dubai, P.O. Box 31988, UAE.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. (Branch 1808) Tel 97 143257022-99. E-mail INFO@SCTBankers.Com. Dubai SWIFT Code SCTSAEA1. (Branch 301) Tel 98 76444432341-2. Fax 98 76444450390-1. SCT is part of the Sorinet Group owned and operated by Babak Zanjani.

Group ID: 12827.

AMENDMENTS

Entities

Additional information appears in italics.

TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION OFFICE (TCO) OF THE IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

a.k.a: Center for Innovation and Technology (CITC)

Address: Tehran, Iran.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Responsible for Iran's technological advancement through relevant foreign procurement and training links. Supports the nuclear and missile programmes.

Group ID: 11221.

SUREH (NUCLEAR REACTORS FUEL COMPANY)

a.k.a: (1) Soreh (2) Nuclear Fuel Reactor Company (3) Sookht Atomi Reactorhaye Iran (4) Soukht Atomi Reactorha-ye Iran

Address: (1) 61 Shahid Abtahi St, Karegar e Shomali, Tehran, (Head Office). (2) Persian Gulf Boulevard, Km20 SW Esfahan Road, (Complex).

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. A company subordinate to the UN-sanctioned Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) consisting of the Uranium ConversionFacility, the Fuel Manufacturing Plant and the Zirconium Production Plant.

Group ID: 11545.

TIDEWATER

a.k.a: (1) Tidewater Middle East Co. (2) Faraz Royal Qeshm Company LLC

Address: No. 80, Tidewater Building, Vozara Street, Next to Saie Park, Tehran, Iran.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Owned or controlled by IRGC.

Group ID: 12460.

DELETIONS

Entities

CF SHARP SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTD

Address: 15 New Bridge Road, Rocha House, Singapore 059385.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. IRISL.

Group ID: 12315

SOREH (NUCLEAR FUEL REACTOR COMPANY)

Address: (1) 61 Shahid Abthani Street, Karegar e Shomali, Teheran. (2) Persian Gulf Boulevard, KM 20 SW, Ispahan.

Other Information: EU listing. Not UN.

Group ID: 12267.

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated entity. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must report their findings to the Sanctions Officer:

Customs and Excise Division

P.O. Box 6

Custom House

North Quay

Douglas

Isle of Man

IM99 1AG

Telephone:+44 1624 648100

Email:Send Email

Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated entity they are not required to report these details again.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Iran and links to the Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

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