This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed by the Council of the European Union against Iran.
Following the publication of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1154/2013 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 16 November 2013.
Eight entities and one individual have been relisted in Annex IX and continue to be subject to the asset freeze imposed by the 2012 Regulation. The identifying information for one entity has also been changed.
RE-LISTINGS (some including amended information)
Deleted information appears in square brackets [ ]. Additional information appears initalics.
Individual
BATENI, Naser
DOB: 16/12/1962
Nationality: Iranian
Position: Managing Director of Hanseatic Trade and Trust Shipping Company (HTTS) [and NHL Basic Limited]
Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Former [legal] director of IRISL and former Managing Director of IRISL Europe GmbH
Group ID: 12279
Entities
BANK REFAH KARGARAN
a.k.a.: Bank Refah
Address: 40, North Shiraz St, Mollasadra Ave, Vanak Sq, Tehran, Iran,19917
Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. [Taken over ongoing operations from Bank Melli in the wake of the sanctions imposed on the latter by EU.] Swift code: REF AIRTH. 94% owned by the Iranian Social Security organisation which is controlled by the Government of Iran.
Group ID: 11184
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BANK OF IRAN (EDBI)
Address:
- Export Development Building, Next to the 15th Alley, Bokharest St, Argentina Square, Tehran, Iran.
- Export Development Building, 21st Floor Tose’e Tower, 15th St, Ahmad Qasir Ave, 15138-35711, Tehran, Iran.
- No. 129, 21,s Khaled Eslamboli, No. 1 Building, Tehran, Iran.
- Tose’e Tower, Corner of the 15th St, Ahmad Qasir Ave, Argentine Square, Tehran, Iran.
Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Designation applies to all branches and subsidiaries. C.R no 86936 (Iran).
Group ID: 11189
GOOD LUCK SHIPPING COMPANY LLC
a.k.a.: Good Luck Shipping Company
Address:
- P.O. Box 5562, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- P.O. Box 8486, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Office No 206/207, Ahmad Ghubash Building, Oud Mehta, Bur]
Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. [Set up in June 2011 to replace Great Ocean Shipping Services and Pacific Shipping. Controlled by Mohammad Moghddami Fard.] Agent for Hafize Darya Shipping Lines (HDS Lines) in the UAE.
Group ID: 12297
IRAN INSURANCE COMPANY
a.k.a.: Bimeh Iran
Address:
- 121 Fatemi Ave, PO Box 14155-6363, Tehran, Iran.
- PO Box 14155-6363, 107 Fatemi Ave, Tehran, Iran.
Other Information: EU listing. Not UN.
Group ID: 11202
IRANIAN OFFSHORE ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO (IOEC)
Address:
- 18 Shahid Dehghani Street, Qarani Street, Tehran, 19395-5999
- No 52 North Kheradmand Avenue (Corner of 6th Alley), Tehran, Iran
Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Website: www.ioec.com
Group ID: 12256
HANSEATIC TRADE TRUST & SHIPPING (HTTS) GMBH
Address:
- Opp 7th Alley, Zarafshan St, Eivanak St, Qods Township
- Schottweg 7, 22087 Hamburg, Germany
Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. [Controlled and/or acting on behalf of IRISL. Registered under the same address as IRISL Europe GmbH in Hamburg, and its principal Dr. Nasr Baseni was previously employed with IRISL.] General Agent for Safiran Payam Darya Shipping Lines (SAPID) and Hafize Darya Shipping Lines (HDS Lines).
Group ID: 11247
PERSIA INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC
Address: No. 6 Lothbury, London, United Kingdom, EC2R 7HH
Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. [60% owned by Bank Mellat.] Owned by Bank Mellat and Bank Tejarat.
Group ID: 11168
POST BANK OF IRAN
a.k.a.:
- Post Bank
- Post Bank Iran
Address: 237, Motahari Ave, Tehran, Iran, 158618118
Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. [Acts on behalf of Bank Sepah.] Website: www.postbank.ir
Group ID: 11215
AMENDMENTS
Deleted information appears in square brackets [ ]. Additional information appears initalics.
Entity
ONERBANK ZAO
a.k.a.:
- Eftekhar Bank
- Honor Bank
- Honorbank
- Onerbank ZAT
- North European Bank
Address: Ulitsa Klary Tsetkin 51-1, Minsk, Belarus, 220004
Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Belarus-based bank owned by Bank Refah Kargaran, Bank Saderat and [the Export Development Bank of Iran] Bank Toseeh Saderat Iran
Group ID: 11513
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 individual and entities. 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 at the Customs and Excise Division of the Treasury. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individual and entities 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 individual and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.
