1. Arms
1. Sanctions on arms (Articles 1(1)(c), (3) and (4), and 3 of
Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP; Articles 5(1)(a) and (c), 17(1) and (2)(a), and
19 of Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012); and
1. Sanctions on associated
services for the category above (see the references above).
1. Listing of persons, entities
and bodies (asset freeze and visa ban)
1. Asset freeze and visa ban
measures applicable to:
1.
listed Iranian banks and
financial institutions, including the
Central Bank of Iran;
2.
listed persons, entities
and bodies related to the oil, gas and
petrochemical sectors;
3.
listed persons, entities
and bodies related to shipping,
shipbuilding and transport;
4.
other
listed persons, entities and bodies not related to proliferation-sensitive
nuclear-, arms- and ballistic missile- related activities;
5.
listed
persons, entities and bodies related to proliferation-sensitive nuclear-, arms-
and ballistic missile-related activities; and
6.
entities and individuals
listed by the UN Security Council,
as set out in Attachment 1,
part I to this Annex for categories 1.9.1.1-1.9.1.4, Attachment 2, part I to
this Annex for category 1.9.1.5, and Parts II of Attachments 1 and 2 to this
Annex for category 1.9.1.6 (Articles 19 and 20, and Annexes I and II to Council
Decision 2010/413/CFSP; Articles 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 28a, 28b and 29, and
Annexes VIII and IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012).
1. Other provisions
1. The commitment in Section 1 covers all remaining provisions of
Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 not
specified above.
1. Definitions (Article 1 of
Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012); and
1. General and final provisions (Articles 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 26a,
27 and 28 of Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP; Articles 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,
43a, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51, and Annex X of Council Regulation (EU)
No 267/2012).
2. The EU represents that the provisions listed in Section 1 above
constitute the full and complete list of all EU nuclear-related sanctions or
restrictive measures. These sanctions or restrictive measures will be lifted in
accordance with Annex V.
3.
Effects of the lifting
of EU economic and financial sanctions
3. As a result of the lifting of sanctions specified in Section 1
above, the following activities, including associated services, will be
allowed, beginning on implementation day, in accordance with this JCPOA and
provided that such activities are otherwise consistent with EU and EU Member
States’ laws and regulations in effect:[4]
3. Financial, banking and insurance
measures (See Sections 1.1.1 to 1.1.8)
1. Transfers of funds between EU persons, entities or bodies,
including EU financial and credit institutions, and Iranian persons, entities
or bodies, including Iranian financial and credit institutions, without the
requirement for authorisation or notification;
1. Opening of new branches, subsidiaries or representative offices
of Iranian banks in the territories of EU Member States; and the establishment
of new joint ventures, or the taking of an ownership interest or the
establishment of new correspondent banking relationships by Iranian banks with
EU banks; and opening by EU persons, including EU financial and credit
institutions, of representative offices, subsidiaries, joint ventures or bank accounts
in Iran;
1. Provision of insurance or reinsurance to Iran or the Government
of Iran, an Iranian legal person, entity or body, or a natural person or a
legal person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction;
1.
Supply
of specialised financial messaging services to any Iranian natural or legal
persons, entities or bodies, including those listed in Attachment 1 to this
Annex;
1. Entering into commitments by EU Member States to provide
financial support for trade with Iran, including the granting of export
credits, guarantees or insurance; and into commitments for grants, financial
assistance and concessional loans to the Government of Iran; and
1. Sale or purchase of public or public-guaranteed bonds to and
from Iran, the Government of Iran, the Central Bank of Iran, or Iranian banks
and financial institutions or persons acting on their behalf.
3. Oil, gas and petrochemical sectors
(See Sections 1.2.1 to 1.2.5)
1.
Import,
purchase, swap or transport of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products,
natural gas or petrochemical products and related financing;
1. Sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment or technology,
technical assistance, including training, used in the sectors of the oil, gas
and petrochemical industries in Iran covering exploration, production and
refining of oil and natural gas, including liquefaction of natural gas, to any
Iranian person, in or outside Iran, or for use in Iran; and
1. Granting of any financial loan or credit to, the acquisition or
extension of a participation in, and the creation of any joint venture with,
any Iranian person that is engaged in the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors in
Iran or outside Iran.
3. Shipping, shipbuilding and
transport sectors (See Sections 1.3.1 to 1.3.3)
1. Sale, supply, transfer or export of naval equipment and
technology for ship building, maintenance or refit, to Iran or to any Iranian
persons engaged in this sector; the design, construction or the participation
in the design or construction of cargo vessels and oil tankers for Iran or for
Iranian persons; the provision of vessels designed or used for the transport or
storage of oil and petrochemical products to Iranian persons, entities or
bodies; and the provision of flagging and classification services, including
those pertaining to technical specification, registration and identification
numbers of any kind, to Iranian oil tankers and cargo vessels;
1. Access to the airports under the jurisdiction of EU Member
States of all cargo flights operated by Iranian carriers or originating from
Iran;
1.
Cessation
of inspection, seizure and disposal by EU Member States of cargoes to and from
Iran in their territories with regard to items which are no longer prohibited;
and
1. Provision of bunkering or ship supply services, or any other
servicing of vessels, to Iranian-owned or Iranian-contracted vessels not
carrying prohibited items; and the provision of fuel, engineering and
maintenance services to Iranian cargo aircraft not carrying prohibited items.
3. Gold, other precious metals,
banknotes and coinage (See Sections 1.4.1 to 1.4.2)
1. Sale, supply, purchase, export, transfer or transport of gold
and precious metals as well as diamonds, and provision of related brokering,
financing and security services, to, from or for the Government of Iran, its
public bodies, corporations and agencies, or the Central Bank of Iran; and
1. Delivery of newly printed or minted or unissued Iranian
denominated banknotes and coinage to, or for the benefit of the Central Bank of
Iran.
3. Metals (See Sections 1.6.1 to
1.6.2)
1. Sale, supply, transfer or export of graphite and raw or
semi-finished metals, such as aluminum and steel to any Iranian person, entity
or body or for use in Iran, in connection with activities consistent with this
JCPOA.
3. Software (See Sections 1.7.1 to
1.7.2)
1. Sale, supply, transfer or export of software for integrating
industrial processes, including updates, to any Iranian person, entity or body,
or for use in Iran, in connection with activities consistent with this JCPOA,
3. Listing of persons, entities and bodies
(asset freeze and visa ban) (See Section 1.9.1)
1. As a result of delisting as specified in this Annex, releasing
of all funds and economic resources which belong to, and making available funds
or economic resources to, the persons, entities and bodies, including Iranian
banks and financial institutions, the Central Bank of Iran, listed in
Attachment 1 to this Annex; and
3.8.2.
As a
result of delisting as specified in this Annex, entry into, or transit through
the territories of EU Member States of individuals listed in Attachment 1 to
this Annex.
B. United States[5]
4. The United States commits to cease the application of, and to
seek such legislative action as may be appropriate to terminate, or
modify to effectuate the termination of, all nuclear-related sanctions[6] as specified in Sections
4.1-4.9 below, and to terminate Executive Orders 13574, 13590, 13622 and 13645,
and Sections 5-7 and 15 of Executive Order 13628, in accordance with Annex V.[7]
4.1.
Financial
and banking measures
4.1.1.
Sanctions
on transactions with individuals and entities set out in Attachment 3 to this
Annex, including: the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and other specified Iranian
financial institutions; the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC),[8] Naftiran Intertrade Company
(NICO), National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) and other specified individuals
and entities identified as Government of Iran by the Office of Foreign Assets
Control; and certain designated individuals and entities on the Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) (Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA) Section
104(c)(2)(E)(ii)(I); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
(NDAA) Sections 1245(d)(1) and (3); Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act
of 2012 (IFCA) Sections 1244(c)(1) and (d), 1245(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(C)(i)(II) and
(c), 1246(a) and 1247(a); Sections 1(a)(i) and 5(a) of Executive Order (E.O.)
13622 and Sections 2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645);
4.1.2.
Sanctions
on the Iranian Rial (NDAA Sections 1245(d)(1) and (3); IFCA Sections
1244(c)(1), 1246(a) and 1247(a); Section 5(a) of E.O. 13622 and Sections 1(a),
2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645);
4.1.3.
Sanctions
on the provision of U.S. banknotes to the Government of Iran (NDAA Sections
1245(d)(1) and (3); IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1) and (d), 1246(a)
and 1247(a); Section 5(a) of E.O. 13622 and Sections 2(a)(i) and
3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645);
4.1.4.
Bilateral
trade limitations on Iranian revenues held abroad, including limitations on
their transfer (NDAA Sections 1245(d)(1) and (3); IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1), (d)
and (h)(2), 1246(a) and 1247(a); Sections 1(a)(i)-(ii), 2(a)(i) and 5(a) of
E.O. 13622 and Sections 2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645);
4.1.5.
Sanctions
on the purchase, subscription to, or facilitation of the issuance of Iranian
sovereign debt, including governmental bonds (NDAA Sections 1245(d)(1) and (3);
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (TRA) Section 213(a);
IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1) and (d), 1246(a) and 1247(a); Sections 1(a)(i) and
5(a) of E.O. 13622 and Sections 2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645);
4.1.6.
Sanctions
on financial messaging services to the CBI and Iranian financial institutions
set out in Attachment 3 to this Annex (NDAA Sections 1245(d)(1) and (3); TRA
Section 220; IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1) and (d), 1246(a) and 1247(a); Section
5(a) of E.O. 13622 and Sections 2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645); and
4.1.7.
Sanctions
on associated services[9] for each of the categories above (see individual citation
references above).
4.2.
Insurance
measures
4.2.1. Sanctions on the
provision of underwriting services, insurance, or re-insurance in connection
with activities consistent with this JCPOA, including activities with
individuals and entities set forth in Attachment 3 to this Annex (Iran
Sanctions Act of 1996 (ISA) Section 5(a)(7); NDAA Sections 1245(d)(1) and (3);
TRA Sections 211(a) and 212(a); IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1) and (d), 1246(a) and
1247(a); Section 5(a) of E.O. 13622 and Sections 2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O.
13645).
4.3.
Energy
and petrochemical sectors
4.3.1.
Efforts
to reduce Iran's crude oil sales, including limitations on the quantities of
Iranian crude oil sold and the nations that can purchase Iranian crude oil (ISA
Section 5(a)(7); NDAA Sections 1245(d)(1) and (3); TRA Section 212(a); IFCA
Sections 1244(c)(1) and (d), 1246(a) and 1247(a); Section 1 of E.O. 13574,
Sections 1(a)(i)-(ii), 2(a)(i) and 5(a) of E.O. 13622, Section 5 of E.O. 13628,
and Sections 2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645);
4.3.2.
Sanctions
on investment, including participation in joint ventures, goods, services,
information, technology and technical expertise and support for Iran's oil,
gas, and petrochemical sectors (ISA Sections 5(a)(1)-(2) and (4)-(8); TRA
Section 212(a); IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1), (d) and (h)(2), 1245(a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(C)(i)(I)-(II),
(a)(1)(C)(ii)(I)-(II) and (c), 1246(a) and 1247(a); Section 1 of E.O. 13574,
Section 1 of E.O. 13590, Sections 1(a)(i)-(ii), 2(a)(i)-(iii) and 5(a) of E.O.
13622, and Sections 2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645);
4.3.3.
Sanctions
on the purchase, acquisition, sale, transportation, or marketing of petroleum,
petrochemical products and natural gas from Iran (NDAA Sections 1245(d)(1) and
(3); TRA Section 212(a); IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1), (d) and (h)(2), 1246(a) and
1247(a); Sections 1(a)(i)-(iii), 2(a)(i)-(ii) and 5(a) of E.O. 13622, and
Sections 2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645);
4.3.4.
Sanctions
on the export, sale or provision of refined petroleum products and
petrochemical products to Iran (ISA Section 5(a)(3); NDAA Sections 1245(d)(1)
and (3); TRA Section 212(a); IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1) and (d), 1246(a) and
1247(a); Section 1 of E.O. 13574, Sections 1(a)(i) and 5(a) of E.O. 13622,
Section 5 of E.O. 13628, and Sections 2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645);
4.3.5.
Sanctions
on transactions with Iran's energy sector including with NIOC, NICO and NITC
(NDAA Sections 1245(d)(1) and (3); IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1), (d) and (h)(2),
1246(a) and 1247(a); TRA Section 212(a); Sections 1(a)(i)-(iii), 2(a)(i)-(ii)
and 5(a) of E.O. 13622, and Sections 2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645); and
4.3.6.
Sanctions
on associated services for each of the categories above (see individual
citation references above).
4.4.
Shipping,
shipbuilding and port sectors
4.4.1.
Sanctions
on transactions with Iran's shipping and shipbuilding sectors and port
operators including IRISL, South Shipping Line, and NITC, and the port
operator(s) of Bandar Abbas[10] (TRA Sections 211(a) and 212(a); IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1) and
(d); 1245(a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(C)(i)(I)-(II), (a)(1)(C)(ii)(I)-(II) and (c),
1246(a) and 1247(a); Section 5(a) of E.O. 13622 and Sections 2(a)(i) and
3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645); and
4.4.2.
Sanctions
on associated services for each of the categories above (see individual
citation references above).
4.5.
Gold
and other precious metals
4.5.1.
Sanctions
on Iran's trade in gold and other precious metals (NDAA Sections 1245(d)(1) and
(3); IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1), 1245(a)(1)(A) and (c), 1246(a) and 1247(a);
Section 5(a) of E.O. 13622 and Sections 2(a)(i) and 3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645); and
4.5.2.
Sanctions
on associated services for each of the categories above (see individual
citation references above).
4.6.
Software
and metals
4.6.1.
Sanctions
on trade with Iran in graphite, raw or semi-finished metals such as aluminum
and steel, coal, and software for integrating industrial processes, in
connection with activities consistent with this JCPOA, including trade with
individuals and entities set forth in Attachments 3 and 4 to this Annex (NDAA
Sections 1245(d)(1) and (3); IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1), 1245(a)(1)(B)-(C) and
(c), 1246(a) and 1247(a); Section 5(a) of E.O. 13622 and Sections 2(a)(i) and
3(a)(i) of E.O. 13645); and
4.6.2.
Sanctions
on associated services for each of the categories above (see individual
citation references above).
4.7.
Automotive
sector
4.7.1.
Sanctions
on the sale, supply or transfer of goods and services used in connection with
Iran's automotive sector (NDAA Sections 1245(d)(1) and (3); IFCA Sections 1244(c)(1),
1245(a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(C)(i)(II), (a)(1)(C)(ii)(II) and (c), 1246(a) and
1247(a); Section 5(a) of E.O. 13622 and Sections 2(a)(i), 3(a)(i)-(ii), 5 and 6
of E.O. 13645); and
4.7.2.
Sanctions
on associated services for each of the categories above (see individual
citation references above).
4.8.
Designations
and other sanctions listings
4.8.1. Removal of individuals and entities set out in
Attachments 3 and 4 to this Annex from the Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons List
(SDN List), the Foreign
Sanctions Evaders List, and/or the Non-SDN Iran Sanctions Act List (Removal of
designations and/or sanctions imposed under ISA Section 5(a), IFCA Section
1244(d)(1) and TRA Section 212; and removals pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act of certain persons listed pursuant to E.O. 13382,
E.O. 13608, E.O. 13622, and E.O. 13645).
4.9.
Nuclear
proliferation-related measures
4.9.1. Sanctions under the
Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act on the acquisition of
nuclear-related commodities and services for nuclear activities contemplated in
the JCPOA, to be consistent with the U.S. approach to other non-nuclear-weapon
states under the NPT;
1. Sanctions on joint ventures relating to the mining, production,
or transportation of uranium (ISA Section 5(b)(2)); and
1. Exclusion of Iranian citizens from higher education coursework
related to careers in nuclear science, nuclear engineering or the energy sector
(TRA Section 501).
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